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Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by Uehreka »

throwaway829379 wrote: post #27
steviedotboston wrote: post #5

I remember using this to rip every DVD I received in the mail from Netflix, and then copying the file to my iPod Video so I could watch it on the bus ride to school. Man have times changed...

Nothing has changed here. I get Blurays in mail from Netflix, rip them via MakeMKV, re-encode with Handbrake and put them on Synology NAS for later convenient viewing via Vero4k. Disk space is cheap, skipping stupid menus and previews is priceless!

Does MakeMKV have some sort of magic fairy dust that allows them to rip blu rays? It seems weird to me that a random closed source tool on the internet does this, and the fact that ffmpeg can’t do it after all these years feels really weird.

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by slg »

dave78 wrote: post #12
dotty- wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://twitter.com/lego_operator/status/1461077353476628488 This seems to be why.

To expand: It was discussed extensively in the Rittenhouse court case today that the prosecution provided the defense with a much lower quality of a particular video file (one that was also possibly cropped) than what the prosecution possessed. The prosecution contends this was an accident and the transcoding occurred when they AirDropped it from one phone to another and then emailed it from their personal Gmail acco…

HN isn't the right place to discuss most of the aspects of this case, but I will just say that there have been multiple tech stories that have come out of that trial that highlight how antiquated our legal system can be in terms of understanding technology and the repercussions from that ignorance are troubling.

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by chii »

cronix wrote: post #28

For context, today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the prosecution (ADA Kraus) claimed that he was basically technically illiterate and basically didn't know about transcoding, not in as many words. A review of previous video testimony from PBS's live feed showed that he (Kraus) had Handbrake in the directory that he was showing the video from. That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. The b…

> Kyle Rittenhouse trial

what is this trial about?

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by heartbreak »

concinds wrote: post #13
dotty- wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://twitter.com/lego_operator/status/1461077353476628488 This seems to be why.

My immediate thought. The context to that, is that the prosecutors sent a low quality video to the defense, and then late in the trial introduced a high quality video, which the defense couldn't prepare for; and there was a whole argument as to whether it was willful or not. One of the prosecutors claimed the defense's email client might have compressed the video automatically (not how it works), and claimed not to h…

> the defense's email client might have compressed the video automatically (not how it works)

On the contrary, this is exactly how it works. The biggest pain point in sharing high quality photo or video content in 2021 is that every single service insists on quietly compressing or transcoding your content. Some, like iMessage, even do it inconsistently depending on things like current format and file size. To make matters worse, Gmail, iMessage, and friends will often show you, the sender, the original quality, so you don't even know that the content has been butchered.

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by Steko »

cronix wrote: post #28

For context, today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the prosecution (ADA Kraus) claimed that he was basically technically illiterate and basically didn't know about transcoding, not in as many words. A review of previous video testimony from PBS's live feed showed that he (Kraus) had Handbrake in the directory that he was showing the video from. That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. The b…

On r/law they explained it’s a technicians or special trial laptop thats preloaded with software like this.

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by schwartzworld »

woodruffw wrote: post #39
cronix wrote: post #28

For context, today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the prosecution (ADA Kraus) claimed that he was basically technically illiterate and basically didn't know about transcoding, not in as many words. A review of previous video testimony from PBS's live feed showed that he (Kraus) had Handbrake in the directory that he was showing the video from. That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. The b…

> That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. Without addressing the rest of the post: I've seen plenty of non-engineers use Handbrake. In fact, I've seen more than one lawyer use it. It occurs to me that it would actually be pretty common for lawyers to have it installed, particularly if they're reviewing and copying evidence that was delivered to them by DVD or other physical forms.

I used handbrake before I was an engineer. Now I use ffmpeg

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by sneak »

cronix wrote: post #28

For context, today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the prosecution (ADA Kraus) claimed that he was basically technically illiterate and basically didn't know about transcoding, not in as many words. A review of previous video testimony from PBS's live feed showed that he (Kraus) had Handbrake in the directory that he was showing the video from. That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. The b…

> the prosecution (ADA Kraus) claimed that he was basically technically illiterate

> A review of previous video testimony from PBS's live feed showed that he (Kraus) had Handbrake in the directory that he was showing the video from

So someone who is technically illiterate (let's take their claim at face value) has evidence tampering tools visible on their machine?

Where's the chain of custody on the original file content?

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by willis936 »

cronix wrote: post #28

For context, today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the prosecution (ADA Kraus) claimed that he was basically technically illiterate and basically didn't know about transcoding, not in as many words. A review of previous video testimony from PBS's live feed showed that he (Kraus) had Handbrake in the directory that he was showing the video from. That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. The b…

>riddled with big time issues

Big-time issues or big time-issues? I read it as the latter initially but I think the former makes more sense.

Beyond the speed of the trial is the fact that it is farcical from up, down, and the sides. It should be thrown out the window by spinlaunch.

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by vlunkr »

woodruffw wrote: post #39
cronix wrote: post #28

For context, today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the prosecution (ADA Kraus) claimed that he was basically technically illiterate and basically didn't know about transcoding, not in as many words. A review of previous video testimony from PBS's live feed showed that he (Kraus) had Handbrake in the directory that he was showing the video from. That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. The b…

> That's not a normal application one would just have floating around. Without addressing the rest of the post: I've seen plenty of non-engineers use Handbrake. In fact, I've seen more than one lawyer use it. It occurs to me that it would actually be pretty common for lawyers to have it installed, particularly if they're reviewing and copying evidence that was delivered to them by DVD or other physical forms.

Of course you don't have to be an engineer to use it, but if he's really claiming to know nothing about encoding, that's quite the contradiction.

Re: HandBrake – An open source video transcoder

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Post by throwawaylinux »

jMyles wrote: post #26
dotty- wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://twitter.com/lego_operator/status/1461077353476628488 This seems to be why.

I have to believe, based not only on this case but on extensive reporting from folks like Radley Balko, that manipulation or outright omission of exculpatory evidence is much more common than is generally believed. Even here, in this incredible high-profile case, they apparently felt confident enough to give it a try. Imagine now how easy it must be for them to do it to poor, mostly Black defendants who are relying o…

These prosecutors are the rabid political wing.
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