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Hybrid is a multi platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) Qt based frontend for a bunch of other tools which can convert nearly every input to x265/x264/Xvid/VP8 + ac3/ogg/mp3/aac/flac inside an mp4/m2ts/mkv/webm container, a Blu-ray or an AVCHD structure.
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OS:Windows Mac Linux
Version:2019.01.06.1
Released:Jan 6,2019
File size:312.0MB
OS:Windows Mac Linux
Version:2019.01.06.1
Released:Jan 6,2019
File size:312.0MB
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Download Hybrid 2019.01.06.1 Windows [312.0MB] [Win]
Download Hybrid 2018.08.05.1 Mac [186.3MB] [Mac]
Download Hybrid 2019.01.06.1 Linux 64-bit [10.8MB] [Linux64]
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Version history / Release notes / Changelog
2019.01.06.1:
*added*
subtitle: subtilte only extraction for mkv input
subtitle: support extraction of dvb_subs as vobsub subtitles when they are inside an mkv container
*fixed*
video: Xvid 2pass bitrate adjustment
automation: handling of aborted subtitle extraction
*changed*
internal: changed the logging
decoding: enforce cfr decode on fps scaling
*added*
subtitle: subtilte only extraction for mkv input
subtitle: support extraction of dvb_subs as vobsub subtitles when they are inside an mkv container
*fixed*
video: Xvid 2pass bitrate adjustment
automation: handling of aborted subtitle extraction
*changed*
internal: changed the logging
decoding: enforce cfr decode on fps scaling
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extensive ability to configure x264s setting (with dependency checks)
tagging support for mkv/mp4/mov
chapter support for mkv/mp4/Blu-ray
subtitle suppot for mkv/mp4/Blu-ray
separated audio-, video-, filter profiles, audio&video combi profiles
an integrated bitrate calculator
accepts vc-1 and avc raw input
manual&automatic creation&pass-through of chapters
ability to encode single title/chapters
a job-control
aac/mp3/ac3/ogg/flac/dts/pcm audio encoding with dcaenc/neroAacEnc/mencoder/ffmpeg
filtering through mencoder (+ some resize automation)
acceptable Input: avs and everything that mplayer/ffmpeg can decode
supported video output formats: MPEG-4 ASP (Xvid), MPEG-4 AVC (x264, cuda), VP8 (vpxenc), ProRes
supported audio output formats: dts, ac3, ogg vorbis, mp3, aac, flac, pcm, pass-through
supported containers: mov/mp4/mkv/m2ts/webm, Blu-ray or a AVCHD structure
audio/video pass-through -> can be used for muxing, tagging, chapter editing
a lot of option to automate stuff
tagging support for mkv/mp4/mov
chapter support for mkv/mp4/Blu-ray
subtitle suppot for mkv/mp4/Blu-ray
separated audio-, video-, filter profiles, audio&video combi profiles
an integrated bitrate calculator
accepts vc-1 and avc raw input
manual&automatic creation&pass-through of chapters
ability to encode single title/chapters
a job-control
aac/mp3/ac3/ogg/flac/dts/pcm audio encoding with dcaenc/neroAacEnc/mencoder/ffmpeg
filtering through mencoder (+ some resize automation)
acceptable Input: avs and everything that mplayer/ffmpeg can decode
supported video output formats: MPEG-4 ASP (Xvid), MPEG-4 AVC (x264, cuda), VP8 (vpxenc), ProRes
supported audio output formats: dts, ac3, ogg vorbis, mp3, aac, flac, pcm, pass-through
supported containers: mov/mp4/mkv/m2ts/webm, Blu-ray or a AVCHD structure
audio/video pass-through -> can be used for muxing, tagging, chapter editing
a lot of option to automate stuff
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Hybrid is a very powerful tool. It takes a bit of getting used to all the settings but most of the settings are explained on the right side of the window, just by hovering the mouse cursor over anything.
I would use Hybrid mainly for converting Blu-ray movies to MP4 with x264 and AAC audio. The main problem I have found with this tool is that not everything seems to work! First of all and the most disappointing thing is that the output is slightly out of sync. I thought that Hybrid detected the delay and applied it automatically because in the log it shows DELAY -50ms for one of my Blu-rays but it's still out of sync, but only very slightly. The second thing that didn't work for me on all the Blu-ray inputs I tested was that it can't handle the chapters. It gives an error "Something went wrong while looking for inputs of name in: ffmpeg -y -loglevel fatal" ect. It only works if I delete all chapters. The third thing that didn't work is the Preview. Even with Hybrid with default settings, the video is very slow motion and the audio stutters constantly. So I can't check for sync issues in the preview because it simply don't work. The fourth thing that didn't work was selecting Qaac as the audio encoder and cbr. Hybrid would crash straight after extracting the DTS audio from the Blu-ray source. Fifth thing that don't work is Auto Crop. It simply don't detect any black borders and you have to enter the numbers manually. Handbrake detects them perfectly.
Maybe there are settings to fix these problems but I can't find much help with Hybrid by Googling and I'm not advanced enough to know what all the setting mean, so for now I'll be using Handbrake instead as it's really easy to use and gets the job done with no hassle.
I would use Hybrid mainly for converting Blu-ray movies to MP4 with x264 and AAC audio. The main problem I have found with this tool is that not everything seems to work! First of all and the most disappointing thing is that the output is slightly out of sync. I thought that Hybrid detected the delay and applied it automatically because in the log it shows DELAY -50ms for one of my Blu-rays but it's still out of sync, but only very slightly. The second thing that didn't work for me on all the Blu-ray inputs I tested was that it can't handle the chapters. It gives an error "Something went wrong while looking for inputs of name in: ffmpeg -y -loglevel fatal" ect. It only works if I delete all chapters. The third thing that didn't work is the Preview. Even with Hybrid with default settings, the video is very slow motion and the audio stutters constantly. So I can't check for sync issues in the preview because it simply don't work. The fourth thing that didn't work was selecting Qaac as the audio encoder and cbr. Hybrid would crash straight after extracting the DTS audio from the Blu-ray source. Fifth thing that don't work is Auto Crop. It simply don't detect any black borders and you have to enter the numbers manually. Handbrake detects them perfectly.
Maybe there are settings to fix these problems but I can't find much help with Hybrid by Googling and I'm not advanced enough to know what all the setting mean, so for now I'll be using Handbrake instead as it's really easy to use and gets the job done with no hassle.
Review by Lukas80153 on
Jan 13, 2019 Version: 2019.01.06.1
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
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Review by qwertyme on
Jan 13, 2019 Version: Hybrid 2019.01.06.1
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
It took me a while to figure out this software but that's expected since the developer says it's made for advanced users.
Once you figure out how it works (with the help of the hover tool tips) it is fantastic, I use it to resize movie downloads compressing the DTS audio to AC3 and converting to H265 from H264. I've also used it to format VR Video.
I can do it with GPU acceleration using the NVEncC encoder method with an Nvidia card. This is really quick (although it doesn't work with some older h264 movies which crash on video encoding in which case I use CPU encoding methods).
It literally has everything you could possibly ask for, you just have to be patient and fiddle to learn how to use it. The quality of the renders are great.
User interface could be better but there's a lot to fit in there.
Just today though, running on windows, it gives this error: "Closing Hybrid, since it's running with administrator rights!"
Haven't tried the latest version or a reinstall yet... Hope it comes right.
Once you figure out how it works (with the help of the hover tool tips) it is fantastic, I use it to resize movie downloads compressing the DTS audio to AC3 and converting to H265 from H264. I've also used it to format VR Video.
I can do it with GPU acceleration using the NVEncC encoder method with an Nvidia card. This is really quick (although it doesn't work with some older h264 movies which crash on video encoding in which case I use CPU encoding methods).
It literally has everything you could possibly ask for, you just have to be patient and fiddle to learn how to use it. The quality of the renders are great.
User interface could be better but there's a lot to fit in there.
Just today though, running on windows, it gives this error: "Closing Hybrid, since it's running with administrator rights!"
Haven't tried the latest version or a reinstall yet... Hope it comes right.
Review by Bob on
Jan 10, 2019 Version: 2018.12.23.1
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 4/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
No comments. Rating it only.
Review by Bob on
Jan 10, 2019 Version: 2018.12.23.1
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 4/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
Wtf a massive file to encode with. Is it in competition with Ahead Nero for bloatware size? This software has never worked for me in any version. Why did I download this unstable program? I used Super Simple Video Converter portable(10mb) instead and it did an excellent h264 encoding.
Review by Joe on
Dec 23, 2018 Version: Latest 2018
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
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