HandBrake 1.8 Video Transcoder Adds GTK4 Port on Linux, FFmpeg 7.0 Support
HandBrake 1.8 Video Transcoder Adds GTK4 Port on Linux, FFmpeg 7.0 Support
HandBrake 1.8 open-source and free video transcoding application is now available for download with a GTK4 port for Linux users.
GTK4 is the best thing about the update.
What does 4 bring that is good?
GPU acceleration and much more modern UI design (no gradients, flat elements, no shadows and worse contrast). It also has a lot of limitations and deprecations compared to GTK3 but we're not talking about that. The app doesn't seem to use the official libadwaita theme though which is a shame because I love it
My reaction to this delightful update:
This looks like something that I would find extremely cool if I had any idea what it was.
In the days of DVDs, Blockbusters and Netflix sending out DVDs, this was mostly used to rip DVDs.
Great! Used it extensively a while ago, works great and the GTK4 port is really useful
What makes gtk4 on it useful?
Better wayland support, better icons, and idk what else
Meh, I use the UI for like ten minutes and let it transcode multiple collection of seasons over the course of a weekend.
It's a little nicer and a tad faster but it really doesn't make a big difference unless they improve transcoding speeds/quality. Otherwise I don't really touch it unless I buy a new box set or go to a garage sale.
If anyone's curious I rip full quality media with make mkv and point handbrake at the folder to compress it with hevc.
I'm not sure what your comment is supposed to contribute. Should the developers stop developing the software? What changes do you expect?
You don't have to be combative, all I was saying is the gui doesn't make much difference to me. It worked perfectly fine before and I'm sure it'll keep working just as well as before.
What would make a bigger difference is improvements to the backend seeing that it effects over 90% of the experience and usability of the app. I spend less time in the gui than I do renaming files in my file manager or even the make mkv app.
I've already said that but I guess you didn't read past the first line. I didn't say give up on development I said who cares about a change in graphics toolkit.