Software Update: HandBrake 1.0.3

Version 1.0.3 of HandBrake was released recently. Available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, this open source program can convert footage into files that include h.264, h265, or mpeg4 image formats, and aac, ac3, mp3, or Ogg Vorbis sound formats. Presets are available for commonly used equipment, such as an iPad, AppleTV or Android tablet, and things like chapter layout and subtitles can also be taken into account. The changelog for this release can be found below.

Video

• Fixed H.264 decoding using Libav where the initial GOP was dropped
• Fixed 2-pass x265 encoding where the source header incorrectly specifies frame rate
• Fixed 2-pass encoding with bob deinterlace and constant frame rate
• Fixed a seek issue in Libav while reading MKV sources with embedded subtitles
• Fixed multiple issues preventing Libav from opening WMV sources properly
• Fixed miscellaneous issues in Libav
• Fixed memory leaks in OpenCL
• Improved sync for streams delayed by a large amount

audio

• Fixed a Libav crash encoding AAC at very high bitrates
• Fixed a potential hang in Libav while decoding AAC
• Improved Libav audio sync with MP4 sources containing edit lists
• Improved mapping from single channel layouts to single channel layouts

Linux

• Fixed a potential crash when selecting video encoders
• Fixed various controls not applying values ​​properly

mac

• Fixed a crash when attempting to edit a queued job
• Improved audio start point to use edit lists when encoding using CoreAudio AAC

Windows

• Fixed Title Specific Scan for DVD/Blu-ray
• Fixed broken/missing NLMeans denoise tunes
• Fixed an issue that could cause error -17 when encoding using Intel QuickSync Video
• Fixed an issue where the SRT language code was not being set correctly