HandBrake

Handbrake is a program that reads video files (from a DVD or the file system) and writes out a transcoded file stored in the filesystem.  It's one of these swiss army knife all-purpose programs with can do a lot of things in a narrow area of functionality.  We use Handbrake to convert DVD representations of video into MP4 representations.  We also use a similar program, VLC, which has even more functionality.

Who could dislike a piece of software aimed at the Jimmy Buffet generation? When the program finishes transcoding a DVD, it issues the following alert:

​You can find more information about HandBrake at:

• Company website: HandBrake
• Program review: HandBrake review