Anyone ever use Handbrake? I think it's great!

[Pete Paxton]

Handbrake for the Mac is the first software I've ever used that converts movies in a very simple one program process that turn out a micro step shy from my portable dvd player. I've used other products before but Handbrake is free and I just created a StarWars movie file that is 220 megs and a Polar Express movie file that is 190 megs and neither flinch, pause, or stutter at anytime even during the most intensive action scenes. I'm loving this. Here's a link with some screenshots and how to download. Cool program.

http://handbrake.m0k.org/?page_id=25

[Mike Temporale]

does it convert to format that is useable on the Smartphone?

[Pete Paxton]

Yep, I choose to save it as an avi file. I just encoded the Incredibles and it runs smooth and without a hitch (even during all those fast paced scenes) on my dash using tcpmp. It's great but for now it only works on a Mac. If you have a mac, I highly recommend it.

[algorhythm]

yes, I've been using it for a few weeks now. It'll convert to avi files for my DASH, or MP4 files for my iPod. Slick little app, and the price is right.