


As of 0.9.3, HandBrake’s developers stopped including the code necessary to decrypt commercial DVDs on its own for legal reasons. However, there’s one extra step to getting the 64-bit version of HandBrake working on your Mac. HandBrake’s Website says that the 64-bit version encodes video about 10 percent faster than the 32-bit version, owing to the added efficiency of 64-bit math routines-and every little bit counts when you’re transcoding video. Unlike many 64-bit Mac programs, which contain both a 32-bit and 64-bit version within a single clickable app, HandBrake is available as two completely separate versions, one that runs in 32-bit mode and another in 64-bit mode. HandBrake is now available in a 64-bit version for use with OS X 10.5 or 10.6 Macs with Core 2 Duo or better Intel processors.
