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HandBrake 1.11 adds ProRes, DNxHR encoders and MOV output

HandBrake, the free and open-source video transcoder, has dropped its first major release of 2026 – with new professional encoders, MOV output container and a clutch of Linux changes on offer. Those of you who work to production standards will find the DNxHR and ProRes encoder support in HandBrake 1.11.0 the star addition. Both offer a range of presets, including standard, high-quality, and proxy variants at resolutions up to 4K. The new ProRes and DNxHR encoders, listed as “Production ProRes” and “Production DNxHR”, can output in a MOV container, new with this release. ProRes is most associated with Apple and, […]

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 8th, 2026

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for March 8th, 2026, brings news about the age restriction law, Nitrux 6.0, Linux Mint's new screensaver, Armbian 26.2, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200, KDE Plasma 6.6.2, KDE Gear 25.12.3, CachyOS snapshot for March 2026, T2 Linux 26.3, digiKam 9.0, HandBrake 1.11, and more.

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Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc3

Linus has released 7.0-rc3 for testing. "So it's still pretty early in the release cycle, and it just feels a bit busier than I'd like. But nothing particularly stands out or looks bad."

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Resources 1.10.2 fixes ‘implausible’ Intel NPU values

Several Intel NPU fixes land in the latest update to Resources, which Ubuntu is making the default system monitor in 26.04 LTS. Resources is a GTK4/libadwaita tool that shows more system usage, processes and hardware details than GNOME System Monitor, which it is replacing as Ubuntu’s default in the new LTS. The Resources v1.10 release at the start of February added (among other changes) support for AMD Neural Processing Units (NPUs). The app has supported usage for Intel NPUs since its v1.7.x release in late 2024. The v1.10.2 changelog resolves what is described as “implausible” usage values in Intel NPU […]