Instruction Manual. Prior to Use. To Operate.

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1 Instruction Manual "PixeBurn! for HD enables you to write videos recorded in AVCHD standard onto DVD or BD discs without changing the picture quality. Connect the camcorder with your Mac to write a disc. Refer to the following Web site for the latest information and troubleshooting. PIXELA CORPORATION official Web site

2 To Front Page Description of This Document Precautions Description of This Document It is prohibited to fully or partially reproduce the content of this guide without notice. This guide does not mention basic operations of Mac. Operations are based on general operation procedures of Mac. Notes for Operation Trademarks Specifications The content of this guide may be modified without notice. Parts of screen captures are modified for illustration purpose. System Requirements Screen captures in this document are from the software under development. They may be different from the actual software. Please contact our User Support Center if you have any questions. marking indicates a supplementary note or a reference relating to the topic.

3 To Front Page Description of This Document Precautions Notes for Operation Trademarks Specifications System Requirements Precautions Do not copy, modify, distribute, and conduct any other acts that infringe the copyright of this software fully or partially without permission from the copyright owner. Notes for Operation Use an AC adapter when using a notebook computer. Use the camcorder's power adapter to power the camcorder. Refer to the camcorder's instruction manual for the operation, connection, and precautions of the camcorder. When playing back ".m2ts" or ".MTS" files, refer to the instruction manual of the playback application for operation and precautions. Do not run other software or put the computer in Sleep mode while writing a disc. You cannot write contents on a used DVD-R, DVD-R DL, BD-R, and BD-R DL. You cannot add contents on a used DVD-RW and BD-RE. All the contents on the disc should be erased before writing.

4 Trademarks Description of This Document Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Precautions Notes for Operation Trademarks Specifications System Requirements AVCHD and AVCHD logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. Blu-ray is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association. The company names and brand names referred to in this document are the trademarks, registered trademarks, and products of their respective companies. The and TM marks have been omitted in this document.

5 Specifications Description of This Document Precautions Notes for Operation Trademarks Specifications System Requirements Readable files Writable discs Writing time Video files recorded with the camcorder supporting AVCHD standard. DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL Writing may fail if writing volume approximates to the disc capacity. 8cm disc is not supported. Operation Writing 4.2 GB video on a DVD-RW in double speed after erasing existing data by [Quick erase]. Estimated writing time Approximately 30 minutes Writing 10 GB video on a BD-R in double speed. Approximately 40 minutes Use above chart as a guide. Estimated time varies according to the performance of your Mac or disc drive.

6 System Requirements Description of This Document Precautions Notes for Operation Trademarks Specifications System Requirements Supported OS CPU Memory Hard disk capacity Supported drive Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) CPU made by Intel Corporation Leopard: 512 MB or higher Snow Leopard: 1 GB or higher Installation: approximately 15 MB Disc writing: the volume to write onto a disc + 1 GB "+ 1 GB" is not needed if "Work folder location" in the Preferences is set to the volume other than System volume A drive supporting DVD or BD disc writing. The above is the lowest system configurations to operate this software. Full operation is not guaranteed even if system configurations are satisfied. Better system configurations may be necessary depending on the environments, number of videos, and total volume of the content to be written.

7 Before using "PixeBurn! for HD", please finish the preparations shown below. Also, make sure to connect the camcorder, external disc drive, or other needed devices to your Mac. Mac with "PixeBurn! for HD" installed Refer to "Installation.rtf" for how to install. Camcorder supporting AVCHD standard You can use a camcorder or a device such as a memory card in which videos are stored. Disc to write onto DVD-R, DVD-R DL DVD-RW BD-R, BD-R DL BD-RE, BD-RE DL 8cm disc is not supported. Built-in or external disc drive 1

8 STEP 1 Select the camcorder or the device in which the videos are stored. If options are not displayed, check the connection of the camcorder or the device STEP 2 Click. Readable devices You can use camcorders and devices, such as a memory card, that stores the videos recorded in AVCHD standard. You cannot read from two or more devices. When reading from a DVD or BD disc, connect another disc drive for writing, or save videos in the disc to your Mac using Disk Utility. 2

9 STEP 1 Select the drive to write a disc. if using an external disc drive and the option is not displayed, check the connection between the drive and Mac. STEP 2 Click. 1 3

10 STEP 1 Insert a disc. STEP 2 Click. Supported discs You can use following discs: DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL Make sure to use a disc which is supported by your disc drive. 8cm disc is not supported. 2 4

11 STEP 1 Check the movies to write. marking appears at the movie which have been written before. You can change the playback order by dragging and dropping the movies and also play back a movie by double-clicking. Before playing back, install a playback application that supports ".m2ts" or ".MTS", then configure it in the Preferences in the menu bar. What's "Bit rate"? "Bit rate (Mbps)" indicates the size of video and audio data transferred. The higher the number, the better the video and audio quality. Note that if you write a DVD disc including video of 18 Mbps or higher, you may not be able to play it back on some players. STEP 2 Click. 3 5

12 STEP 1 Enter disc name You can enter up to 63 characters. and select the writing speed. The speeds that are supported by both the disc drive and the disc inserted will be shown. STEP 2 Writing on used DVD-RW or BD-RE(DL) Click. The message "Erase the current disc contents?" will be displayed. Select the method to erase. [Quick erase]: Erase within a relatively short time. This method can erase faster than [Complete erase]. [Complete erase]: Erase the recorded data completely. It may take more than 60 minutes depending on the contents. Select [Complete erase] if you fail in erasing with [Quick erase] or fail in playing back the written disc. 4

13 CONTINUE If you continue writing using the same device, click. Click to quit. If you failed in writing a disc... Check the following and retry from "Prepare Disc": Check if there is an enough space for "the volume to write onto a disc + 1 GB" in the work folder. Use a disc made by other manufacturer. Reduce the writing speed. 5