How to Compile QT4 GUI For HandBrake

This is a guide for compiling the QT4 GUI for HandBrake that was updated by gonza from the HandBrake forums. I posted this guide on the Ubuntu forums, but I wanted to post it here as well so it could be updated as needed.

Update (5/15/09): I have working binaries of the latest code available in my PPA repository. Directions for adding it to your package manager are available here.

install git if you don't already have it (sudo aptitude install git-core), along with the dependencies for HandBrakeCLI, then type

git clone git://repo.or.cz/HandBrake.git

navigate to the newly created HandBrake directory:

cd HandBrake

and add the bonne/qhandbrake branch (all on one line):

git checkout --track -b bonne/qhandbrake origin/bonne/qhandbrake

You might need to type git pull just to make sure you're up to date. Then, compile HandBrakeCLI as normal:

make

navigate to the qt4 directory:

cd qt4

and then compile the GUI (dependencies include qt4-core and qt4-dev-tools, I think):

qmake && make

You should be left with a binary named qtHB. This GUI is feature-complete (as far as I can tell), including video previews, a working queue, advanced x264 options, presets, and so on. You can run it by typing ./qtHB into a terminal, or you can copy it into your /usr/bin directory like any other program.

Unfortunately, qtHB *refuses* to bundle into a proper deb binary, but I believe you can download and run my precompiled binaries as long as you have the proper qt4 dependencies installed.
Download 64-bit qtHB
Download 32-bit qtHB

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