Hybrid

Hybrid is a multi-platform, Qt based frontend tool that allows you to convert almost any video format into the most popular video and disc formats.

Output formats include H.264/Xvid/VP8 (plus ac3/ogg/mp3/aac/flac for audio) within container formats such as mp4/m2ts/mkv/webm, AVCHD and even Blu-ray.

Hybrid includes tagging, chapter, subtitles support for some of the output formats. It also includes a bitrate calculator, job control system, as well as the ability to fine tune x264 encoder settings.

Hybrid is available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

• Release Date: Oct 9, 2026
• Download(s):
  Hybrid_2026.10.09.1_SETUP.exe

• 2026.10.09.1:

  changed

  • Vapoursynth: improved deblendS6
  • Vapoursynth: move custom LoadPlugin into script-scope
  • Vapoursynth: adjusted torch to ProPainter version 1.2.4
  • Vapoursynth: interlaced handling for output
  • Vapoursynth: using ZSmooth now for nonAVX2 systems too (hope this works)
  • Filtering: option to overwrite input color primaries and transfer
  • Vapoursynth: using Vapoursynth R79
  • Vapoursynth: removed xxSceneAware, TDeint, Waifu, SAFA(mlrt), SSIQ
  • Vapoursynth: removed most CTMF dependencies
  • Vapoursynth: tool choice under Filtering->Vapoursynth->Misc->Tools
  • Vapoursynth: deblendS6 turned into deblendS a full sRestore replacement
  • Avisynth: tons of changes to be more like Vapoursynth UI interface and code generation
  • MacOS: shipping Vapoursynth and filters
  • VPX: additional options
  • Removed MPlayer/Mencoder dependencies
  • Analysis: Rewrote interlace analysis to use ffmpeg and be more accurate. Also added a Vapoursynth based version.
  • Vapoursynth: Switching to open-svp for AVX2 and newer cpus.

  fixed

  • Vapoursynth: torch - BasicVSR+ resize zoom factor
  • Vapoursynth: LSFmod with nonAVX2
  • Vapoursynth: torch - SwinSR resizer never used

  • Vapoursynth: FrameRate Interpolation, not working with FilterQueue

  added

  • Vapoursynth: AntiRing(LR/LR2/..), CDEF, RemoveSpots, RemoveSpotsMCX, AutoChromaFix, HaloBuster, ChubbyRain2, Composite, CLAHE, FixFlicker. BM3D
  • Avisynth: AVSResize,  AVSCube, DGCube for Matrix&LUT handling
  • CPU/GPU usage indication
  • Video: VideoToolBox ProRes hardware encoding (on MacOS only)