• Easily back up the entire disc with all movies, menus, audio and extras

• Choose from nearly any video source - QuickTime, DivX, AVI, VOB, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, and more

• Preview movies and extras before copying

• Copy discs with multiple main movies

• Convert movies to iPod, PSP or 3GP (phone).
• Make back-up copies of all your DVDs.
• Compress dual layer DVDs to fit onto single layer DVDs.
• Play back your movies with Dolby® Digital support.
• Transfer your favorite personal video entertainment to DVD, iPod®, PSPT or mobile phone!
• Create portable compatible versions of all popular formats including non-protected DVD-Video, QuickTime movies, MPEG files, iMovie projects and other popular video formats.
• Use the pre-defined settings optimized for standard or high-quality video output, OR
• Define your own custom DivX, MPEG4, or H.264 levels for bit rate, frame rate, and image size.

We found this to be a really nice, easy to operate, user-friendly software package that compares very favorably with our number 1 choice (for Windows, that is). It outperforms by leaps and bounds any other DVD copying programs currently on the market for Mac computers (such as Instant Handbrake, for example).

It is produced by a solid company, Roxio, that has created a number of other products for the Mac. At this time, the program does not convert encrypted DVDs.

The system is largely self-explanatory, even though it has a number of different capabilities. The Help function will normally answer any questions you may have, but if necessary, you can e-mail their Support section. You'll find their responses quite helpful and reasonably fast.

System Requirements

• Macintosh computer with Intel or PowerPC processor (G4 or faster)
• Popcorn 2 is a universal binary and runs natively on both Intel and PowerPC
• Mac OS X v10.4 or later
• QuickTime 7 or later
• iTunes 6 or later
• Up to 15 GB of temporary free hard disk space may be needed during usage

      Optional

• DVD burner and recordable media
• iPod with video capabilities, PSP, or other portable DivX, MPEG4 or H.264 video player

Supported Formats

       Input formats

• DVD disc, disc image file, or VIDEO_TS folder
• All QuickTime video formats, and MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, DivX, VOB

      Output formats

• DVD disc or disc image file
• MPEG4, H.264 or DivX files

      DVD formats

• Single and multiple movies and extras
• Multi-channel Dolby® Digital audio
• Multi-language audio
• NTSC and PAL video
• 16:9 widescreen and 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratios

Sample Screens

Figure 1 below shows the interface used to copy a DVD. As you can see, the graphics are clear and simple, making them easy to use.

Figure 1 - The Initial Insert-a-Disc Screen

Figure 2 below shows what happens next: The program determines what's on the disc (such as one menu, one movie, and two trailers, for example) and displays them. For the movies, it indicates if the movie is PAL or NTSC, the languages of the track, as well as the language of the subtitles, if any.

Figure 2 - The Content Selection Screen

You tick off what you want to include, leave the tick box blank for what you want to exclude, and click OK at the bottom.

Obviously, there are other screens, but this gives you an idea of how simple to operate this package is.

Conclusion

We are quite impressed with this package. It is really quite a bit better than any other DVD copying package on the market for Macs. We are very impressed with its ease of use, its speed, and its general stability. It is a fast, reliable, user-friendly package that we confidently recommend.

If you click on the Download button below, you'll be taken to Roxio's main site, where you can find more details and proceed to purchase the package if you so decide. This package is definitely well worth the money. Buy it, and we know you will have no regrets.

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