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[anon_private]

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I have installed Handbrake rev 5474 i(686) from the muon repository (I use kubuntu).
It seems that I can only save files as mkv format. Surely, I should have more options?

I installed Handbrake so that I could reduce the size of some of my mp4 files. Can you advise?

Thanks

[JohnAStebbins]

See the documentation about Where to get HandBrake

[anon_private]

Thank you.

Do I need to remove the installed version of Handbrake before installing the version from the Handbrake Site via a PPA?.

I only need to install the version compatible with kubuntu 14.04. Will the following code install unwanted versions of Handbrake or only the desired version. It looks like it will install all of them:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update

Should the stebbins version offer formats in addition to mkv

[JohnAStebbins]

Thank you.

Do I need to remove the installed version of Handbrake before installing the version from the Handbrake Site via a PPA?.

To be on the safe side, you should probably remove the old version. If the package names are the same, the PPA version should override the old version, but I don't know off hand what package names are being used by your repo.

I only need to install the version compatible with kubuntu 14.04. Will the following code install unwanted versions of Handbrake or only the desired version.
It looks like it will install all of them:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update

It should pick the version appropriate for your version of Ubuntu

Should the stebbins version offer formats in addition to mkv

A properly built version of HandBrake supports mp4 and mkv output formats.

[anon_private]

My aim is to reduce the size of some of my mp4 files. Is this achievable with Handbrake. I believe that mp4 and mkv are of a similar size.

[JohnAStebbins]

The container (mp4 or mkv) has virtually nothing to do with the size of the file. The quality of the audio and video and the efficiency of the encoders are the only factors that matter when it comes to file size. If you want smaller files, encode with lower quality, lower bitrate settings or a more efficient encoder.

[anon_private]

I have removed the old version of Handbrake obtained via the muon repository.

I tried to install the graphics version using:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update

Things seemed to go well, but Handbrake is not installed.

Advice please

[JohnAStebbins]

Did you actually install it?

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sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

[anon_private]

Yes, I did install it, I checked the PPA in my sources folder and it is there.

Should I still use sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

I am using kubuntu