Ngokungafani nalokho okuvamise ukwenzeka emvelweni ephathekayo, lapho izinhlelo eziningi zikhululekile, uma sikhuluma ngemvelo yedeskithophu, izinto zishintsha kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma sisebenzisa izitolo ezisemthethweni esizinikezwa ngabathuthukisi bezinhlelo ezahlukene zokusebenza, kungaba i-OS X noma iWindows. Esitolo seWindows singathola izinhlelo eziningi ezisivumela ukuthi siguqule amafayela evidiyo aye kwamanye amafomethi, kepha njengomthetho ojwayelekile Basibekela imingcele ngaphandle kokuthi bakhululekile noma bayakhokhelwa. Kepha uma sifuna ukusebenzisa isoftware engcono kakhulu ukuze sikwazi ukuguqula amavidiyo abe amafomethi ahlukile, akudingeki siye kude kangaka. I-HandBrake yisisombululo.
Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-13, lapho le software ibisesigabeni se-beta, ekugcineni ifinyelele kunguqulo engu-1.0.0. Kule minyaka eyi-13 edlule, abaningi bebelokhu abasebenzisi abaye basebenzisa lolu hlelo lokusebenza ukuguqula amavidiyo futhi rip DVD, kepha ngokushintsha kwesimo, i-HandBrake kuye kwadingeka ivumelane nezidingo ezintsha futhi ngaphezu kokusivumela ukuthi sidabule ama-DVD, singaguqula amafayela kusuka kunoma iyiphi ifomethi yevidiyo iye kwenye, kufaka phakathi amafomethi asetshenziswa abakhiqizi bekhamera bevidiyo abahlukile, abenzi kufanele bavumelane unomphela ukusebenzisa ifomethi efanayo ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Kepha ngaphezu kokuguqula ividiyo, i-HandBrake futhi isivumela ukuthi sengeze imibhalo engezansi kumafayela evidiyo, alungele bonke labo basebenzisi abathanda ukuhambisa ama-movie noma uchungechunge. I-HandBrake iphrojekthi yomthombo ovulekile, ngakho-ke kunjaloItholakala ukulanda ngokuphelele mahhala y isekela ngokuphelele wonke amafomethi wevidiyo atholakalayo njengamanje emakethe, ngakho-ke ngalolu hlelo lokusebenza ngeke kusadingeka ukufaka noma iyiphi enye ku-Windows 10 PC yethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ibuye ihambisane ne-OS X ne-Linux.