This fixes an issue with the aspect ratio of the picture looking wrong in the preview window.Īdded 'None' option for automatic audio track selection.Īdded a log message to General if the Stable -> Beta settings copy does not work. This is no longer needed as the image previews now have the padding included. Removed the extra padding frame meant to show padding in the preview window. When editing a queue item, the original preset name is now shown first, 'Old preset - Restored from Queue' rather than just showing 'Restored from Queue'. VidCoder offers a welcome - and friendly - alternative interface to Handbrake.Fixed crash when editing short preset names.Īdded checkbox in Global Options to quickly enable or disable auto-pause on process.Īdded 'pause' and 'resume' commands to VidCoderCLI.exe. Note this is the portable version of VidCoder. You can tweak just about every aspect of the conversion process, so advanced users will be pleased, while novices can restrict themselves to one of the available presets: normal or high profile for most, with various Apple-related options also available.Ĭonversion isn’t particularly quick, but the end results are suitably impressive, just as they are with the program that inspired VidCoder. The interface is definitely easier to navigate than Handbrake’s: everything you need is accessible from a single screen, and when you click Settings to tweak the various presets, these appear in their own window beneath the main one, ensuring you don’t lose sight of where you’ve been. If you want this functionality, try DVD Decrypter, available as part of the Free Studio suite, or as a standalone download. Like Handbrake it'll only output to MP4 and MKV file containers, and it won’t rip encrypted DVDs, which covers most commercial discs. It takes the underlying code behind Handbrake, and overlays its own specially designed user interface that's simpler and more intuitive to use. One small problem if you're a Windows user: the GUI was designed for the Mac, and the Windows build sometimes feels like an afterthought, particularly with the slightly cluttered GUI.Įnter, stage left, VidCoder. When it comes to ripping DVDs to your hard drive, Handbrake is one of the best known open-source tools there is.

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