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Legal Information

Copyright ©1994 - 2009 Sonic Solutions. All Rights reserved. Use of this product is subject to
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product may be protected by one or more US and/or foreign patents.

Trademarks

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jurisdictions. Roxio, the burning disc logo, Sonic, Sonic Solutions, Toast, the toaster with discs
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Changes

The material in this document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without
notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its
accuracy, Sonic Solutions assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this
document, nor from the use of the information contained herein.

Sonic Solutions reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and
without notification to its users.

Disclaimer

THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT BYPASS OR CIRCUMVENT COPY PROTECTION. THIS
PRODUCT DOES NOT ENABLE YOU TO COPY DVDS CONTAINING CSS-ENCRYPTION
OR OTHER COPY-PROTECTED CONTENT. IF THIS PRODUCT ALLOWS YOU TO COPY
ANY CONTENT, YOU MAY DO SO ONLY IF YOU OWN THE COPYRIGHT, YOU HAVE
OBTAINED PERMISSION TO COPY FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR YOU HAVE
THE LEGAL RIGHT TO MAKE SUCH A COPY. IF YOU ARE NOT THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER OR YOU HAVE NO T OBTAINED PERMIS SION TO C OPY FROM THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER, YOU MAY BE VIOLATING COPYRIGHT AND OTHER LAWS LAW AND YOU MAY
BE SUBJECT TO CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AND/OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES. ANY ILLEGAL
USE OF THIS PRODUCT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT
YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR LEGAL ADVISOR. YOU ASSUME FULL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LEGAL AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.

Contents

What is Popcorn? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting to know the Popcorn window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

What types of video can Popcorn use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Popcorn Extras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Media Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Copying to a DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Creating a disc image file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Changing copy options for a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Creating a DVD-Video Disc from Video Files . . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing recording settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sharing recorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Converting video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Device Export Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Changing copy options for a portable player . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Troubleshooting tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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What is Popcorn?

Popcorn® provides Mac users with the best method yet to copy DVDs and
convert videos.

Using Fit-to-DVD™ compression technology, you can now burn an entire 9
GB DVD-Video onto a 4.7 GB recordable DVD. Popcorn also helps you
extract video clips and music from DVDs, convert AVCHD and MKV
video, publish video directly to YouTube and more.

System Requirements

To use Popcorn, you will need the following hardware and software:

■ Macintosh® computer with an Intel® processor

■ Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard®) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard™)

■ Up to 800 MB of free disk space to install all components

■ Up to 15 GB of temporary free disk space during usage

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Installing Popcorn

To install Popcorn:

1 Insert the installation disc into your drive. Or, if you purchased a

downloadable version of Popcorn, double-click the .dmg file.

The Popcorn window appears on your Desktop.

2 Drag the Popcorn 4 folder to the Applications folder on your hard

disk.

3 In the Applications folder on your hard disk, open the Popcorn 4

folder and double-click the Popcorn icon to launch the software.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Popcorn the first time.

5 You will be asked to accept the license agreement and enter a CD key.

You can find the CD key in one of the following locations:

■ If you purchased a boxed version of Popcorn, your product key is

printed on the back of the disc sleeve.

■ If you purchased Popcorn via download, your product key is

included with your purchase confirmation e-mail.

If you purchased an upgrade version of Popcorn, you may also be
asked to enter your CD key from a prior version of Toast or Popcorn.

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Note This Setup Assistant can be run at anytime by choosing
Help > Popcorn Setup Assistant.

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Getting to know the Popcorn window

The Popcorn main window contains the following components:

Formats and Settings Area

The Formats and Settings area, located on the left side of the window,
displays your available project types and the options for those projects.
There are two categories available and the various projects available within
each of these is described in the tables, below:

Copy Projects

This category includes projects for copying DVD-Video sources and video
files to DVD. Optionally, you can compress them to fit on 4.7 GB DVD
discs.

Video Source Description

DVD Disc Allows you to copy an unprotected DVD-

Video disc to a blank DVD-Video or image
file.

Image File Allows you to create a DVD-Video disc

from a DVD-Video image file.

VIDEO_TS Folders Allows you to create a DVD-Video disc or

DVD image files from one or more DVD­Video (VIDEO_TS) folders.

VIDEO_TS
Compilation

DVD-Video Allows you to create a DVD-Video disc

Allows you to select multiple DVD-Video
folders and burn them to a single DVD.

from a selection of your own video files,
including AVCHD video from your HD
camcorder.

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Convert Projects

This category includes projects for converting DVD-Video sources and
video files to DVD. You can also convert video and audio files to other
formats, and choose to convert your project for playback on Mac or
portable devices.

Video Source Description

DVD Disc Convert an unprotected DVD to a video file

for playback on your Mac or a portable
device.

Image File Convert a DVD-Video image file to a video

for viewing on your Mac or a portable
device.

VIDEO_TS Folders Convert one or more DVD-Video

(VIDEO_TS) folders to video files for
playback.

Video Files Convert video files to another format.

Audio Files Convert audio files to another format.

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Content area

The content are is located on the left side of the window. For most projects,
this is where you drag your files to add them to the project.

Space Indicator

The space indicator is located along the bottom of the window, and displays
the amount of content that has been added to the current project. For DVD
projects, you can toggle between single- and dual-layer DVDs to calibrate
for your target disc type.

Record Button

Located on the lower right-hand side of the window, the Record button will
begin recording your disc. For video conversion projects, click this button
to begin converting your video.

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What types of video can Popcorn use?

Popcorn can copy DVD-Video to a blank recordable DVD, including:

■ DVD-Video discs created with Toast®, iDVD®, or DVD Studio Pro®

■ Commercial DVD-Video discs that are not copy-protected or

encrypted

■ DVD-Video image files or VIDEO_TS folders from your hard disk

Popcorn can convert DVD-Video and other video files for use on portable
players, including:

■ DVD-Video discs created with Toast®, iDVD®, or DVD Studio Pro®

■ Commercial DVD-Video discs that are not copy-protected or

encrypted

■ DVD-Video image files or VIDEO_TS folders from your hard disk

■ Native QuickTime file formats, such as DV, MOV, H.264 and MPEG-4

■ Other non-QuickTime file formats, including, but not limited to:

MPEG-2, AVCHD, AVCHD Lite, MKV and some types of FLV.

To copy a DVD-Video or video file to a blank DVD, see Copying to a DVD
on page 15.

To convert a DVD-Video or other video file for use on an iPod, iPhone,
Apple TV, or other device, see Converting video on page 23.

Popcorn Extras

Popcorn includes additional applications to help you save, share, and enjoy
your digital media. They can easily be accessed from the Extras menu.

Disc Cover 2 RE Disc Labeling Software

Disc Cover RE creates stunning disc labels and case covers for printing or
laser-etching to LightScribe- and Labelflash-enabled drives and media. For
more information on LightScribe, visit http://www.lightscribe.com.