HandBrake 0.9.4

Macworld's HandBrake 0.9.4 Coverage

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  HandBrake remains a rockin' rippin' application HandBrake 0.9.4 offers improved speed, a helpful preview window, subtitles you can switch off, and constant encoding. What's not to like?
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  Create custom presets in HandBrake Presets are big time savers when using the DVD-ripping and video-converting software HandBrake. Creating your own presets for new devices is pretty easy if you know a few simple tricks. Here's how.
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  Fix HandBrake DVD ripping if you've installed VLC 2.0 If you upgraded to the latest version of VLC Player, you may no longer be able to rip encrypted DVDs with HandBrake. Luckily, there's an easy fix.
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  How to convert audio and video files for free There are scads of media conversion tools advertised on the Web. But you needn't pay for a single one as you have some perfectly great free options.
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  How Apple devices saved me thousands on my new car Jason Snell explains how Apple's technology allowed him to bypass several thousands dollars in optional extras for his new car.
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  How to rip a DVD with HandBrake Looking to liberate the movies in your DVD collection from the confines of their plastic-and-metal prison so you can enjoy them on your iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Apple TV? Well look no further--all you need is some free software and to follow a few steps.
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  Expo Notes: OWC Mac mini-based home media system Creating a Mac mini-based media center and finding the right combination of hardware and software can be a lot of hard work. At Macworld 2011, OWC demoed its attempt to simply the process.
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  HandBrake update adds new presets, goes Intel-only DVD-lovers, start your engines! On Monday, the developers of the free, open-source video transcoder HandBrake released an update that’s small in number change but large in feature additions.
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  HandBrake and the 99 title DVD mystery The DVD you own apparently has 99 main features, which confuses HandBrake. How do you successfully rip the disc? Learn from DVD Player.
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  Speaking with spammers It's not often that you have a chance to communicate directly with those who spam your forums. I did and learned what it's like to live on the dark side.
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  How to convert DVDs for iPhone, iPad, and other Apple devices You have multiple Apple media players. What are the best video-encoding settings to use? Tune in.
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  The best Gems of 2010...so far Despite all the iPhone excitement this week, your Mac is still chugging away. Take a look at our favorite Gems from the first half of 2010 and reward your "real" computer with some quality software.
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  DVD-ripper roundup Christopher Breen compares several popular DVD-ripping applications to help you find the right one to use.
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  DVD-ripping FAQs Whenever we write about applications such as HandBrake or RipIt, we get comments asking about whether ripping your DVDs to enjoy in a different format is OK to do. Here's our take on the subject.