Install HandBrake 0.9.8 Video Converter in Ubuntu/Linux Mint (New Release)

Install HandBrake 0.9.8 Video Converter in Ubuntu 12.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04/9.04/Linux Mint (New Release)

HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.

Outputs Formats:

• File format: MP4(M4V) and MKV
• Video: H.264(x264), MPEG-4(ffmpeg), MPEG-2(ffmpeg), or Theora(libtheora)
• Audio: AAC, CoreAudio AAC/HE-AAC (OS X Only), MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis. AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC and MP3 pass-thru

Misc features:

• Chapter selection, Chapter Markers
• Subtitles
• Vobsub and Closed Captions
• SRT import and passthru
• SSA passthru or burn-in (experimental)
• Constant Quality or Average Bitrate Video Encoding
• Support for VFR, CFR and VFR
• Video and Filters: Deinterlacing, Decomb, Detelecine, Deblock, Grayscale Cropping and scaling
• Live Video Preivew
• Built-in presets for common devices

To install HandBrake Video Converter in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk handbrake-cli

That's it, Enjoy

Source: handbrake.fr