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HandBrake 1.7 Release: A Meaningful Update for This Year
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The video converter tool comes with much-needed improvements.
HandBrake, the popular open-source video transcoder, has received a new major release with some important upgrades. This release comes almost a year after the release of [HandBrake 1.6][1],

Being one of the [best open-source video converters for Linux][2], HandBrake is a neat option preferred by many for their video conversion/transcoding needs.

Let's take a look at what this release has to offer.

## 🆕 HandBrake 1.7: What's New?

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HandBrake 1.7 features plenty of updates across the board.

Some **key highlights** include:

  * **Linux-Specific Improvements**
  * **New AV1 Encoders**
  * **Improved Performance**



### Linux-Specific Improvements

Support for **bit depth and HDR information** was added to the video summary, there is also a **new option to pause the encoding of a video** when switching to battery power or a power saving mode.

Then there's the added **support for native file choosers** , **drag/drop support for video scanning** , the ability to **set automatic file naming options** , the r **emoval of the obsolete update checker** , and more.

### New AV1 Encoders

This has been the **major highlight of this release** , HandBrake now has support for two new AV1 encoders, **AMD VCN AV1** and **NVIDIA NVENC AV1**.

Even **existing AV1 encoding support sees a boost** thanks to the implementation of multi-pass ABR mode for SVT-AV1.

### Improved Performance

The **performance of HandBrake sees a major boost** on CPU architectures such as **ARM64/AArch64** and **Apple Silicon**.

Now, users can take advantage of the **new SVT-AV1 assembly optimizations** , **faster HEVC decoding** with the latest [FFmpeg][4] libraries and **30% faster bwdif filtering**.

### 🛠️ Other Changes and Improvements

As for the other refinements, here are some notable ones:

  * Many third-party libraries were updated.
  * The presets for Creator and Social were updated.
  * New [Apple VideoToolbox][5] hardware presets were added.
  * The dynamic range metadata pass through for Dolby Vision and HDR10+ were improved.



It's been some time since I last used HandBrake. But, I am glad to see that it is still receiving the care it deserves.

For complete technical details on this release, you may go through the [release notes][6].

## 📥 Download HandBrake 1.7

HandBrake is available for **Linux** , **Windows** , and **macOS**. You can head over to the [official website][7] to grab the package of your choice.

[HandBrake][7]

If you are unsure how to install it; then you can go through our [installation guide][8] to learn more.

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### How to Upgrade?

HandBrake usually lets you know if there is a new update on Windows and macOS. The developers suggest you **back up any custom presets and app preferences** that you have set before performing the upgrade.

**For Windows users** , the devs recommend installing Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime [version 6.0.x][10] to be able to run this release properly.

However, for **Linux users** , they will have to update it via the Flathub store, or reinstall it with the updated Flatpak bundles provided on the official site or the [GitHub repo][11].

📋

At the time of writing, the [Flathub store][12] version does not feature 1.7 release. You can expect it sooner.

💬 _Will you be trying out this new release of HandBrake?_

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作者：[Sourav Rudra][a]
选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/
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[1]: https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.6.0
[2]: https://itsfoss.com/open-source-video-converters/
[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/HandBrake_1.7.png
[4]: https://ffmpeg.org/
[5]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/videotoolbox
[6]: https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.7.0
[7]: https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
[8]: https://itsfoss.com/install-handbrake-ubuntu/
[9]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png
[10]: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0
[11]: https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases
[12]: https://flathub.org/apps/fr.handbrake.ghb