Prior to Use Instruction Manual

"PixeBurn! for HD” enables you to write videos recorded in AVCHD standard onto DVD or BD discs without changing the picture quality. To Operate Connect the with your Mac to write a disc.

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PIXELA CORPORATION official Web site http://www.pixela.co.jp/ To Front Page Description of This Document

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» Description of This Document ▉ This guide does not mention basic operations of Mac. Operations are based on general operation procedures of Mac. Precautions

Notes for Operation ▉ The content of this guide may be modified without notice.

Trademarks ▉ Parts of screen captures are modified for illustration purpose. Specifications

System Requirements ▉ Screen captures in this document are from the software under development. They may be different from the actual software.

To Operate ▉ Please contact our User Support Center if you have any questions.

▉ marking indicates a supplementary note or a reference relating to the topic. To Front Page Precautions

▉ Do not copy, modify, distribute, and conduct any other acts that infringe the copyright of this Prior to Use software fully or partially without permission from the copyright owner.

Description of This Document » Precautions Notes for Operation » Notes for Operation Trademarks ▉ Use an AC adapter when using a notebook computer.

Specifications ▉ Use the camcorder's power adapter to power the camcorder. System Requirements ▉ Refer to the camcorder's instruction manual for the operation, connection, and precautions of the camcorder. To Operate ▉ 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. To Front Page Trademarks

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Description of This Document ▉ Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Precautions ▉ AVCHD and AVCHD logo are trademarks of Corporation and Corporation. Notes for Operation ▉ » Trademarks Blu-ray is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Specifications ▉ The company names and brand names referred to in this document are the trademarks, System Requirements registered trademarks, and products of their respective companies.

▉ The ® and TM marks have been omitted in this document. To Operate To Front Page Specifications

Prior to Use Readable files Video files recorded with the camcorder supporting AVCHD standard.

Description of This Document DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL Precautions Writable discs ＊Writing may fail if writing volume approximates to the disc capacity. Notes for Operation ＊8cm disc is not supported.

Trademarks » Specifications ▉ System Requirements Writing time

Operation Estimated writing time

Writing 4.2 GB video on a DVD-RW in double speed after To Operate Approximately 30 minutes erasing existing data by [Quick erase].

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. To Front Page System Requirements

Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) Prior to Use Supported OS Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) Description of This Document CPU CPU made by Intel Corporation Precautions Leopard: 512 MB or higher Notes for Operation Memory Snow Leopard: 1 GB or higher Trademarks Installation: approximately 15 MB Specifications Hard disk capacity 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 » System Requirements volume other than System volume Supported drive A drive supporting DVD or BD disc writing.

To Operate ＊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. To Front Page Introduction

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. Prior to Use

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» Introduction Mac with "PixeBurn! for HD" installed Disc to write onto ＊ Refer to "Installation.rtf" for how to install. 1 Select camcorder DVD-R, DVD-R DL DVD-RW 2 Select drive BD-R, BD-R DL BD-RE, BD-RE DL 3 Set disc ＊ 8cm disc is not 4 Select movies Camcorder supporting supported. AVCHD standard 5 Write disc ＊ You can use a camcorder or a device such as a memory card in Finish which videos are stored. Built-in or external disc drive

1 To Front Page 1 Select camcorder

Prior to Use STEP 1

To Operate Select the camcorder or the device in which the videos are stored. Introduction » 1 Select camcorder 2 Select drive ＊ If options are not displayed, check the connection of the camcorder or the device 3 Set disc

4 Select movies

5 Write disc STEP 2 Finish Click .

 Readable devices You can use 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.

Introduction 2 To Front Page 2 Select drive

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To Operate Select the drive to write a disc.

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1 Select camcorder

» 2 Select drive ＊ if using an external disc drive and the option is not displayed, check the connection between 3 Set disc the drive and Mac.

4 Select movies

5 Write disc

Finish STEP 2 Click .

1 3 To Front Page 3 Set disc

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To Operate Insert a disc.

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1 Select camcorder

2 Select drive » 3 Set disc 4 Select movies

5 Write disc STEP 2 Finish 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 To Front Page 4 Select movies

Prior to Use STEP 1

To Operate Check the movies to write.

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1 Select camcorder ＊ marking appears at the movie which have been written before. 2 Select drive You can change the playback order by 3 Set disc dragging and dropping the movies and » 4 Select movies also play back a movie by double-clicking. 5 Write disc ＊ Before playing back, install a playback application that supports ".m2ts" or ".MTS", then Finish configure it in the Preferences in the menu bar.

 What's "Bit rate"? STEP 2 "Bit rate (Mbps)" indicates the size of video and audio data transferred. Click . 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.

3 5 To Front Page 5 Write disc

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To Operate Enter disc name

Introduction ＊ You can enter up to 63 characters. 1 Select camcorder and select the writing speed. 2 Select drive

3 Set disc

4 Select movies ＊ The speeds that are supported by both the disc drive and the disc inserted will be shown. » 5 Write disc Finish STEP 2 Click .

 Writing on used DVD-RW or BD-RE(DL) 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 Finish To Front Page Finish

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Introduction

1 Select camcorder CONTINUE 2 Select drive If you continue writing using the 3 Set disc same device, click . 4 Select movies

5 Write disc Click to quit. » Finish

 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.

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