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Not mention in the Release Notes is that Windows 8.1 has been deprecated, so I got an unpleasant surprise after updating. Not nice, especially since Microsoft still supports Windows 8.1:
Issue #3691: Until then, I will no longer recommend Handbrake. |
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Worse, after reverting to 1.33 (by means of System Restore [yes, I made a manual Restore Point before updating to 1.4] and/or uninstall-reinstall), Handbrake 1.33 now fails! |
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You know that "extended support" is not for consumers? You have way more issues than Handbrake. Get away from Windows 8.1, immediately. |
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"The legacy preset side panel has been removed. The presets button on the toolbar will now offer a "preset manager" and list the available for selection." Major disappointment. Dropdown menus are very tedious to work with. There is plenty of screen space for the side panel to stay and it's much easier, not to mention faster, to use than this new menu. Please give us an option to re-enable the side panel. I will stay on 1.3.3 for now. |
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Hi, does Handbrake 1.4 work on macOs 10.13? I am checking for new versions in HandBrake 1.33 and it says I am on the latest version. |
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Yes, it does. The built-in updater won't show the new version yet, we are waiting to see if there is some major bug or not before doing so. |
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Great, thanks! |
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Is the PPA going to be updated? Or am I just too impatient? :) |
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I think johns intent was to retire it. Please see the flatpak builds on our site. |
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Oh, that's a shame. Is it too much work? He should put some kind of notice to the PPA if that's true. I definitely would prefer PPA, I don't like Flatpak and definitely not Snaps, AppImage is kind of ok though. If you wonder why, the main reason is that it would be ideal to have all app updates through the update manager of the distro, which notifies of the updates AND asks sudo permissions before doing anything. |
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I've been threatening to stop building the PPA for 2 years now. I'm considering following through this time 😜 But I wanted to also start providing snap packages at thee same time, which I am not yet ready to do. So I may push out another PPA release when time permits. On ubuntu, snap package installation and updates should be managed by the software store just like deb packages. I know this is the case for flatpak on Fedora. Flatpak, snap, and appimage also have the additional benefit that they can be installed without the need for root privileges. I.e. there is no possibility for the app to be installed with suid root privilege. It has only the privileges of the user that installed it. Flatpak and snap are also both sandboxed by design, appimage permits sandboxing with separate tools. There are a considerable number of people out there who value the security they get from sandboxing apps from sources that could have questionable or simply unknown security practices (I'm referring to HandBrake here if you missed it). We do make a reasonable effort given the size of our team and time constraints each of us has, but history has proven that sometimes our best isn't good enough https://www.securemac.com/news/malware-compromised-handbrake-servers-leads-stolen-source-code. So I highly recommend using sandboxed apps whenever possible and further, be aware of any sensitive information you may have that any app would have access to (even when it's sandbox). I.e. the default sandbox rules for HandBrake's flatpak release permit access to everything under your home directory. I feel providing sandboxed apps is part of the due diligence we need to deliver to prevent future incidents. |
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It appears flatpak packages can also be completely managed through the software store gui on Ubuntu. https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu/ Follow those instructions, including adding the flathub repository and install HandBrake from the flathub repo. Everything should be automatic from there. |
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I don't know about Ubuntu how everything works there and what you mean by "completely managed", but on Linux Mint Cinnamon that I'm using, the only option to manage flatpaks through the distro Update Manager is an "update flatpaks automatically" on/off switch (new feature on 20.2 version, previously it was on the "Startup Applications" list) which though is only performed at login, which is a problem for laptop users like me who doesn't reboot/logoff that often (yeah I know, there's a possibility to run the update manually, or with cron). No notifications, not showing the flatpak updates on the list of available updates. It would be awesome if the Flatpak updates could be integrated to the Update Manager, then I could start using them when software is not available through PPA/add.repos/distro repos. Though, I'm not sure, it seems that Flatpak doesn't even have a feature to just check (¬ify) for updates (this is very discouraging for me, where are headed with this trend?!), just updating. Automatic is definitely not what I want. Like I wrote, I like to be notified of any update and after checking what was updated, then pushing the update button (which also asks for a password). I don't know when the shift from having a control over the updates (and your system) and authentication has started to the current trend of having silent, background automatic updates without authentication, but personally I don't like at all. It's a nightmare situation for me. :) I never update anything automatically, not even on my mobile phone. I don't understand people who are not interested about what has been changed/added/removed from their installed applications (ok ok, I understand that many people just don't give a fudge, they don't have time, etc.). For some apps the changes might be crucial and cause havoc instantly or what's worse, only noticed way later. If you want to stop updating the PPA, it's a shame but I understand. I think you should just do it already, if you have pondered about it for so long. :D If my vote counts, don't choose the worse alternative, snaps, the Canonical monster, please choose AppImage instead (Flatpaks are already available), that IMO seems to be the best thing to go forward from these 3 alternatives. /soapbox :) |
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Hi, We're using a software called PatchMyPC to keep some of our applications updated automatically, including HandBrake. Unfortunately, it seems that the update to version 1.4 does not include the install of Microsoft .NET 5.0 nor does it check for its presence before installing.
The error message only says "you must install .NET", it does not mention whether it's .NET Framework, .NET Core, or the new .NET 5, so that's very confusing as well. When making such major changes like a different .NET version dependency please build it in such a way that the installer either installs the .NET dependency or at least checks before the installation to verify all dependencies are installed before continuing. Please also make the error message clearer than just "you must install .NET". Edit: To be sure this is not related to PatchMyPC in any way I uninstalled HandBrake and reinstalled it using the official download, and it behaves the same way. At no point during the installation does it ask to install .NET 5 or give a dependency warning. |
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We have no control over the message as it's generated by Microsoft, not us. We have raised a ticket (along with quite a few other developers apparently) on their tracker about improving this message, along with the webpage it links to which isn't the most user friendly. (".NET" is the actual branding these days but yeh, it's defiantly confusing to those not tracking what they are doing. ) We cannot include .NET 5 with our application unfortunately. While technically possible to build with it included, our release cadence is far too slow to keep up with their security updates so it's just not an option as a team of hobbyists that work on this app in our free time. At the moment, I don't even have a reliable method of detecting in the installer platform we use. Unfortunately, this is something we are going to have to live with for a while. We don't have any contacts at PatchMyPC (wasn't even aware we were on their platform) but if their platform supports dependencies, it may be worth sending them a note to see if they are able to pre-install the desktop runtime before updating. |
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Same here. But I get this one, having had installed .Net 4.7.2 and then tried 5.0.8. |
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It's not a bug @invokethebrain .NET has several different parts. You likely have the console runtime installed, rather than the desktop runtime. Hopefully if Microsoft can change the error, it'll be a bit clearer as right now, it's a bit crap. |
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Damn it, you're right. Sorry!! But before installing .NET 5 I'm sure I had 4.7.1 or 4.7.2 installed and Handbrake 1.4 would ask for .NET (Handbrake 1.3.3 was working perfectly). Then you search the Internet and there are lots of people struggling with the same issue, explaining to adjust the HandBrake.exe.config file. But looks like .NET 5 is the way to go. |
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handbrake is the best. |
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Although handbrake has an Audio passthru, what would be usefull is a Video passthru. |
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Use Subler. |
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The HandBrake Team is pleased to announce the release of HandBrake 1.4.0.
This is a significant feature release that focuses on:
Upgrade Notice
Before updating, please make sure there are no pending encodes in the Queue. Please also make note of any custom presets you have created, as they may not be compatible with newer versions.
Release Notes
For a full list of improvements and fixes, please see our release notes on GitHub.
Reporting Issues or Providing Feedback
If you happen to discover any reproducible bugs, issues, or just want to provide feedback, please tell us on our GitHub issue tracker. You can also get in touch on our IRC community support channel.
Please be aware, the HandBrake app is built by a very small team of volunteers in our free time. As such, it may not be possible for an immediate response but we do see your comments and welcome constructive feedback!
Thanks and Contributing
Some of the features in this release have come from HandBrake users or companies. Translations have come from a vibrant community of volunteers throughout the globe. We'd like to thank everyone who contributed!
On that note, if you are interested in contributing but don't today, please take a read of our contributing guide. There are many ways you can contribute and you don't need to be a developer to do so.
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