HandBrake is a free and open-source multithreaded transcoding app, originally developed by Eric `titer` Petit in 2003 to make ripping a film from a DVD to a data storage device easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions. Handbrake is available for Windows, OS X and Ubuntu from its official website, although it is possible to..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HandBrake