There are always many questions arise that the software you use is safe or not? Are there any viruses in software’s file? Will my pc crash while using any software? Like this we have arises many questions about any software.
Here also the same question about handbrake “Is HandBrake video converter safe for compressing video files?” The answer is Yes. I have HandBrake 1.5.1 a free open-source video transcoder for all operating system Windows, Mac and Linux.
HandBrake 1.5.1 is the safe and latest version full of multiple features. Download it now.
What is HandBrake? :-
HandBrake can be characterized as a free and open-source video converter for Windows, Mac and Linux. Its upheld media structures range from actual DVDs to Matroska (MKV), Audio Video Interleave (AVI), MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4), VIDEO_TS and a few others. After almost a long time since its turn of events (in 2003), HandBrake video converter is as yet well known. Let’s see basic information before we go in deeper.
- Current latest version : 1.5.1
- Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (64 bit); Mac OS X 10.11 and later, Linux Ubuntu deb, Flatpak
Comparison of HandBrake with other Software :-
1) Handbrake VS FFmpeg
1) Both Handbrake and FFmpeg can convert video file formats. The difference is, HandBrake uses a GUI (graphical user interface) for converting media files, while FFmpeg uses command line to call the libavformat library (containing demuxers) to read input files and then decode, encode, remux the data to output file.
2) Handbrake and FFmpeg are not totally separate. They are also connected. Handbrake uses some FFmpeg video decoding and encoding libraries under the hood. Handbrake 1.2.0 started switching core decoding library from Libav to FFmpeg. The latest version continues to use FFmpeg.
3) Both Handbrake and FFmpeg are free and open-source video transcoder. They are both compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux system.
4) Handbrake supports DVD and Blu-Ray video as input, while FFmpeg doesn't. However, FFmpeg supports more output formats than Handbrake. Handbrake only offers MKV and MP4 container, and some iPad, iPhone, Android device presets as output.
5) In terms of speed and quality, Handbrake and FFmpeg may be about the same if you use the same output settings. Because in most cases, Handbrake uses the same encoders that FFmpeg uses. If you choose to copy and wrap streams from one container to another by using FFmpeg, the output quality can keep the original.
2) HandBrake VS VLC
1. Supported A/V Input Formats
HandBrake: All popular digital video formats and unprotected DVD, Blu-ray sources
VLC: Almost all digital video and audio formats, plus DVD Video, Video CD, Audio CD, and some protected DVD, Blu-ray sources.
2. Supported A/V Output Formats
HandBrake: Only MP4, MKV, WebM, and a variety of presets
VLC: Mainstream digital video and audio formats, including MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, FLV, WMV, ASF, WAV, FLAC, MP3, RAW, OGG, OGM, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, MJPEG, and MPEG 1. It also supports several presets.
3. File Conversion Speed
Using the same settings, HandBrake and VLC will convert files at a similar speed. And since both of them support hardware acceleration, the conversion is rather fast.
Nevertheless, VLC will have an even faster speed than HandBrake in one situation – video remixing. VLC can remix video without re-encoding, while HandBrake always transcodes videos, which involves data re-encoding all the time and hence a slower conversion.
4. Output Video Quality
There’s not much difference in the output video quality the two programs produce. Both of them can deliver high-quality outputs up to 4K resolution. Yet, one important thing to note is that transcoding always leads to quality drops, though sometimes the difference is hard to tell. And that puts VLC on the upper hand, for it can perform lossless conversion when it only needs to remix video without transcoding. In other words, VLC can generate videos with original quality, while HandBrake will have to reduce video quality to some degree in every conversion.
5. Ease of Use
Everyone, be they beginners or experienced users, can easily handle HandBrake and VLC after a short time of learning. HandBrake places many advanced features in a compact GUI that will confuse some first-timers. VLC, on the other hand, being a non-traditional video converter, can cause some troubles for new users as well. But you will get the hang of the two applications soon after you used them two or three times.
3) HandBrake VS Compressor
At low to moderate bitrates Handbrake 1.5.1 will definitely produce better quality than Compressor and Handbrake is faster too (go figure). However, you may find that Compressor's H.264 output is a little bit more compatible with Apple's hardware products than Handbrake (but many use Handbrake without problems, so YMMV).
However, if you are doing relatively high-bit-rate encodes (let's say above 2Mbps for standard definition output) then I'd probably stick with Compressor since you're likely to see little difference in the relative quality of the output. The only exception to this "rule" is if you need to do any deinterlacing, in which case I'd stick with Handbrake's decomb filter which is much, faster than anything of equal quality from Compressor (in fact, in terms of basic quality, Handbrake's decomb/deinterlace will typically exceed anything you can do in Compressor). That's not to say that you can't get good quality deinterlacing and rate conversion from Compressor, it's just that you may find that Handbrake will work with a much wider variety of cadences and sources (for deinterlacing).
Why Do People Like HandBrake?
HandBrake has users around the world, including India, Iran, Canada, Australia, but 18% come from the United States. Until now, it still has a large user base from the United States. Why does HandBrake have so many users, especially American users? From my personal view, there are 4 possible reasons apart from the product features:
- People like Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS), and HandBrake was created not for money making. Yes, it is totally free.
- The GUI of HandBrake is in line with the operating habits of people in Europe and the United States. Especially, HandBrake is friendly to Apple Mac; Americans use Mac.
- Most American people are highly educated and geeky. The technical terms, although not well explained on the GUI of HandBrake, poses no barrier to them. Customizing bit rate, file size, sample rate and so on is also a piece of cake.
- HandBrake was developed in 2003 when DVDs are still prevailing and there was no other way to get them digitalized (meaning there was bare of competitor). After using for years, users get used to it for both DVD ripping and video conversion.
However, with the decrease of DVD users and the impact of other commercial software, the user base of HandBrake has gradually declined.
Is HandBrake Video Converter Safe?
HandBrake software itself is safe and is not a virus. But back to May 2017, HandBrake Mac users had undergone a bad experience of Trojan attack, with whopping 50% risk rate. The issue was found and the malicious app was removed soon. But on one dare to say there will be no more such risk in future since open OSS is easy to get hacked since its source code is open to anyone.
In the latest version HandBrake 1.5.1 all these malicious files were removed and you will get fresh and clean software.
Even now when you are trying to download HandBrake video converter to your computer that is installed with a sensitive antivirus program, it would prompt you to clean up the downloaded file.
Conclusion :-
So finally, we are here with the answer and the answer is YES that HandBrake 1.5.1 is a safe video transcoder for compressing video files.
I differentiated some software with HandBrake and found that HandBrake 1.5.1 is the best among that all in every aspect.
So, grab it now and let me know your view on this topic.
Thank you!