HandBrake 0.9.3 with Ubuntu Hardy 8.04

At http://handbrake.fr you can download latest version of HandBrake 0.9.3 (the popular DVD to MPEG-4 converter).

"HandBrake is no longer limited to DVDs: it will now accept practically any type of video as a source. This massive enhancement was achieved by tapping into the power of libavcodec and libavformat from the FFmpeg project." --from handbrake.fr

But the installer for Ubuntu only comes for the Intrepid Ibex 8.10. And since I'm still using Hardy, here's how I got my hands on the latest HandBrake:

1. Get the launchpad repository address from here. On the Launchpad site you'll want to select Hardy Heron builds (from drop down menu) and the repository line looks like this:
   

   deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/handbrake-ubuntu/ubuntu hardy main


2. Navigate to System -> Administration -> Software Sources and under Third-Party Software tab click +ADD button and add the above line. Close Software Sources and Reload the repositories at prompt.

3. Now open System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager and search for "handbrake".
4. Install all three packages and start Handbrake via Applications -> Sound & Video -> HandBrake.
   

If you're having problems with some video formats then reinstall FFmpeg from Medibuntu repositories (open terminal copy/paste these lines one after another):

• sudo apt-get remove ffmpeg

• sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

• sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

I also installed all of the GStreamer plugins in Ubuntu, so everything plays OK (not for encoding), but I don't think you need it.

Hope it works!