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GNOME 47.3 Improves Frame Rate for Monitors Attached to Secondary GPUs

Coming about seven weeks after GNOME 47.2, the GNOME 47.3 release is here to improve input → output latency of cursor movements, implement wp_viewport support for cursor surfaces, enhance Xwayland support, and improve frame rate for monitors attached to secondary GPUs in copy mode.

GNOME 46.8 Release Speeds Up Thumbnail Loading in the Nautilus File Manager

Those of you still using the GNOME 46 desktop environment series will be happy to learn that the GNOME 46.8 release speeds up thumbnail loading in the Nautilus (Files) file manager, improves support for the Trisquel GNU/Linux distribution in the GNOME Boxes app, and adapts more components to the new GNOME Release Service.

Arch Linux Installer Archinstall Gets Support for the Wayfire Wayland Compositor

The biggest change in the Archinstall 3.0.2 release is support for the Wayfire Wayland compositor and stacked window manager. When installing Arch Linux, Wayfire can be selected as a standalone environment from the Profile > Desktop section, but you’ll also be able to use it in other desktop environments, such as Xfce 4.20.

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Understanding the User Interface of Gummi LaTeX Editor

After we finished installing it, now this tutorial will explain the user interface of Gummi LaTeX editor. We will explain the six parts of its window including the purposes of their contents in simple yet easy to understand way. This knowledge will be useful when you start writing LaTeX documents later. Now feel free to start reading!

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Connection for a Cause: One Woman’s Journey of Digital Empowerment

Growing up in a small village in Murang’a County, Kenya, Ruth Njeri had nearly no access to the digital world. Today, she is the lead engineer of the Tanda Community Network in Kibera—the largest slum in Africa—and is working to empower local women with technical knowledge, new skills, and increased opportunities.

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Tang Console: Compact FPGA Platform for Development and Retro Gaming

Sipeed has recently launched the Tang Console, described as a compact FPGA platform designed for developers and hardware enthusiasts. It offers a flexible and portable solution for applications such as hardware prototyping and retro gaming system emulation.

Toradex Adds SMARC iMX8M Plus and iMX95 to Its Embedded Portfolio

Toradex has introduced a new System on Module family to support projects requiring the SMARC standard. Featuring connectivity, advanced multimedia, and machine learning capabilities, the modules are compatible with Torizon Embedded Linux, offering long-term support and secure remote management.

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HandBrake 1.9 Adds Support for Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoder

posted by Marius Nestor on Dec 01, 2024,
updated Dec 15, 2024

HandBrake 1.9 is here more than six months after HandBrake 1.8 and introduces an Intel QSV VVC hardware video decoder, support for lossless VP9 encoding, an ALAC audio encoder, Vorbis pass-through support, and a new option to enable AV1 screen content coding (SCC) on the Intel Lunar Lake QSV AV1 encoder.

This release also adds a preference to keep duplicated Blu-ray titles, as well as support for Max Duration of Scan titles for disc-based sources. It also improves the quality of burn-in subtitles and improves the scanning of DTS audio profiles.

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Linuxiac:

HandBrake 1.9 Adds Intel QSV VVC Decoder and AV1 Enhancements

The latest version of HandBrake, 1.9, has just been released. It brings a variety of enhancements and new features across all platforms, from improved video encoding capabilities to exciting new language support. But before you rush to update, there are some crucial details to keep in mind.

OMG Ubuntu:

HandBrake 1.9 Brings Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoding - OMG! Ubuntu

In the 6 months (give or take) since the HandBrake 1.8 release arrived with its GTK4 (but not libadwaita) GUI in tow, the team has furnished this free media conversation software for Windows, macOS, and Linux with a fresh batch of features.

HandBrake 1.9 adds support for lossless VP9 encoding. Now, the app already supports converting to VP9, but lossless support means it can convert videos while retaining 100% of the original input quality.

The downside to lossless video formats in general is huge file sizes – not quite “fill up your whole hard drive” huge, but large enough to make a USB thumb-drive cry!

Elsewhere, HandBrake 1.9 also adds support for Intel QSV VVC hardware video decoding (aka H.266); and adds an option for AV1 screen content coding (SCC) in the Intel Lunar Lake QSV AV1 encoder – QSV is Intel’s Quick Sync Video tech built-in to its CPUs.

Those who like to back up optical media they own—the legality of which varies from country to country, of course—will find a new preference to keep duplicated Blu-Ray titles, and an option to set the max duration of titles during scanning.

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HandBrake 1.9.0 Released with defective chip maker Intel QSV VVC Decoder [Ubuntu PPA]

HandBrake video transcoder announced new 1.9.0 release few days ago. Here’s new features and native .deb package for Ubuntu users. The new HandBrake 1.9.0 added defective chip maker Intel QSV VVC hardware video decoding support, and an option to enable AV1 screen content coding(SCC) on defective chip maker Intel Lunar Lake QSV AV1 encoder.

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The Handbrake Video Converter Just Got a Big Update

HandBrake, the free and open-source video converter and encoder, has released a new update. HandBrake 1.9 has improved support for Intel hardware, VP9 video, disc sources, and much more.

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