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RevolverHD for Mac User Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction
Installation
Activation
Setting Preferences
iMovie exports to the PlayStation3
Burning a Blu-ray DVD


Introduction

Welcome to the RevolverHD User Guide. This should tell you everything you need to know about how best to use RevolverHD.

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Installation

You install RevolverHD by dragging it from the disk image to either your Applications folder or your desktop. We recommend placing RevolverHD in your Applications folder, then keeping it in your Dock.

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Activation

You activate RevolverHD by purchasing an Activation Key. Once you have completed payment via PayPal, the Activation Key is emailed to your supplied email address immediately. Your key is also displayed on the screen when you click on the 'Return to Systemic' link displayed on the PayPal confirmation screen.

If you do not receive your key within 5 minutes, it is probably in your SPAM folder.

Once you receive your Activation Key, open RevolverHD and go to the RevolverHD->Activate menu option. Enter your key into the text field and click 'Activate'. RevolverHD then communicates with the ShedWorx activation server to activate itself.

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Setting Preferences

RevolverHD allows you to set a number of preferences. You should set up your preferences before using RevolverHD for the first time.

Preferences can be reviewed at any time by using the menu options or Apple,

Scratch file location

This allows you to specify where the temporary files are placed during each conversion. If you are converting large files from an external storage location, and want to preserve disk space on the machine running the conversions, you should set this location to be on the external storage device.

Export Location

This allows you to specify where the converted files are placed when doing an Export.

This area is also used to set up the disk image when burning a disk. It needs to have about 3x the project size available before burning.

Disk type

This allows you to create a simple Data DVD, which will only play on a Mac or PlayStation3, or a Blu-ray (AVCHD) DVD, which will play on Blu-ray players. Note that iMovie exports are not fully supported on Blu-ray DVDs at the moment.

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iMovie exports to the PlayStation3

Once you have RevolverHD installed on your system, with Preferences set up you are ready to start converting clips.

Exporting your movie project

RevolverHD requires your edited movie to be exported in a specific QuickTime movie format. The following screenshots give you the Quicktime Export settings to use.

The menu options for doing a Quicktime Export vary between iMovie08, iMovieHD and Final Cut. The steps given below are for iMovie08. The menu options for each application are:

  1. iMovie08: Share->Export Using Quicktime
  2. iMovieHD: File->Export->Expert Settings
  3. Final Cut Express: File->Export->Quicktime Conversion

So lets get started:

  1. Go to your iMovie08 video project and select Share->Export Using Quicktime...
  2. Click on the Options... button near the bottom of the dialog that pops up
  3. Click on the Settings... button under Video. Here are the settings you will need:

  4. Click on the Size... button under Video. Here are the settings you will need:

  5. Click on the Settings... button under Sound. Here are the settings you will need:

  6. Click on OK in the Movie Settings window, then click Save.

NOTE: if you are using 1440x1080 clips, you need to set the Export size to HD 1440x1080 16:9 instead.

This will give you a Quicktime movie, ready to be converted by RevolverHD. Note that for your next iMovie08 export you will be able to skip the Options setup as it will use the most recent settings.

Converting with RevolverHD

Now fire up RevolverHD and drag the exported movie onto the list area. Decide whether you are exporting to a directory or burning a DVD. We think its easier to use a USB flash drive, so do an Export if you are doing this.

Once RevolverHD has finished its conversion you can put the new AVCHD file (it will have a .m2ts file extension) onto a USB flash drive, under a directory called 'video' at the top level of the drive.

Playing your movie on the PlayStation3

Take your USB drive and stick it in your PlayStation3 USB port. The USB drive will show up under the Movies menu. You can navigate into the video directory and select the movie to play it.

Enjoy!

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Burning a Blu-ray DVD

If you have some AVCHD clips straight from your camera that you want to watch on a high definition TV, here's what you do.

  1. Open RevolverHD and add the required MTS or m2ts files
  2. Set your Preference to Blu-ray DVDs
  3. Burn

This will give you a DVD that will play on most Blu-ray players (we haven't found a player that doesn't work yet).

The next major release of RevolverHD will allow you to add not only camera MTS clips to a Blu-ray project, but iMovie exports as well. The ultimate goal of RevolverHD is to complete the Mac-based HD workflow by burning your exported movies to a Blu-ray DVD so that you can watch your creations in Full HD.

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