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HandBrake

HandBrake 1.8.1

  -  22.68 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    HandBrake 1.8.2

  • Operating System

    Windows 10 / Windows 11

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  • Author / Product

    Handbrake Team / External Link

  • Filename

    HandBrake-1.8.1-x86_64-Win_GUI.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    ca510455d864af4812db1c443da3a0da

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of HandBrake 1.8.1.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of HandBrake or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

Video:
- Fixed a warning / misconfiguration when repeat-headers is used with the x265 encoder
- Fixed an issue where the NVEnc encoder ignored the level option

Subtitles:
- Fixed an issue where dvd subtitles could be corrupted during rendering

Filters:
- Fixed an issue that caused video artefacts to occur when using the eedi2 filter

Third-party libraries:
- Updated libraries
- FFmpeg 7.0.1 (decoding and filters)
- libdav1d 1.4.3 (AV1 video decoding)
- Hardware decoding is now defaulted to off for new installations. Users can opt-in whilst making sure they are running up-to-date drivers
- Fixed an issue where hardware decoding could erroneously be used for previews
- Fixed an issue where auto name was triggering too aggressively
- Removed an erroneous error message when dragging files onto the main window that include a subtitle file