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Chapter 11: Importing Video from a DV Camcorder (Plug & Burn)

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What Is Plug & Burn?

Plug & Burn™ helps you import video into Toast from your DV camcorder
and record it to disc.

What Are the Different Ways of Using Plug & Burn?

There are different ways to use Plug & Burn:

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Quick Plug & Burn

. You want to immediately record the video from the

tape in your DV camcorder to disc.

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Plug & Burn with additional content

. You want to import the video

from the tape in your DV camcorder to your project, and also add
other video or photo slideshows to the project.

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Plug & Burn with additional content and cropping

. You want to import

the video from the tape in your DV camcorder to your project, and add
other video or photo slideshows to the project. You may also want to
edit the video to trim portions of a video file or select a video frame to
use as the button picture.

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Summary of Contents for Toast 6 Titanium

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide ...

Page 2: ... The Mac logo Macintosh Power Macintosh Mac QuickTime and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries iMovie iPhoto Rendezvous and iDVD are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Inc MPEG Layer 3 audio compression technology licensed by Coding Technologies Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia Audio effect engine li...

Page 3: ...c Recognition Service and MRS are service marks of Gracenote Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Roxio Inc assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein Rox...

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Page 5: ...tion 3 About Toast 4 Where to Find More Information 4 What s New in Toast 6 5 System Requirements 6 Installing Toast 6 Titanium 7 About the Toast Main Window 7 Setting Up and Turning On the Recorder 11 Choosing the Kind of Media to Use 11 ...

Page 6: ... Features 19 Sharing Recorders Over a Network ToastAnywhere 20 Sending Files or Folders to Toast from the Desktop Toast It 22 Erasing a Rewritable Disc 23 Ejecting a Disc 23 Setting Toast Preferences 24 Viewing Detailed Disc Information 24 4 Miscellaneous Advanced Features 27 Making a Multisession Disc 28 Saving a Project as an Image File 29 Mounting an Image File on the Desktop 30 Creating a Temp...

Page 7: ...ta Disc Settings 39 Adding Files or Folders to a Data Disc 40 Working with Files and Folders in a Data Disc 41 Recording a Data Disc 43 6 Using Additional Data Features 45 Choosing Which Mac OS Can Read Your Disc 46 Compressing a Mac OS Only Data Disc 46 Encrypting a Mac Only Data Disc 47 Copying a Data Disc 48 Scheduling Automatic Backups 48 Making Advanced Data Discs 49 ...

Page 8: ...udio CD 58 Recording an Audio CD 62 8 Making MP3 Discs 63 What Is an MP3 Disc 64 Choosing MP3 Disc Media 64 Overview of Making an MP3 Disc 65 Starting a New MP3 Disc 65 Choosing the MP3 Disc Format 66 Adding MP3 Files or Folders to Your MP3 Disc 66 Working with MP3 Files in an MP3 Disc 68 Recording Your MP3 Disc 70 9 Using Additional Audio Features 71 Exporting Audio from Different Sources 72 Copy...

Page 9: ...Video Disc 84 Editing a Video File in the Video Content Area 88 Editing a Slideshow in the Video Content Area 90 Working with Content in a Video Disc 92 Recording a Video Disc 93 11 Importing Video from a DV Camcorder Plug Burn 95 What Is Plug Burn 96 Quick Plug Burn 97 Other Ways of Using Plug Burn 98 Connecting Your DV Camcorder to the Computer 99 Using the Video Player Controls to Cue the Tape ...

Page 10: ...c 104 Turning Video Menus On or Off 104 Copying a Video Disc 105 Using Motion Pictures 105 Making Advanced Video Discs 106 Copy 13 Copying Discs 109 Overview of Copying a Disc 110 Copying a Disc with Only One Recorder 110 Copying a Disc with Two Drives 111 Copying an Image File to Disc 112 Using Advanced Copy Features 113 Index 115 ...

Page 11: ...Getting Started 1 Introduction 3 2 Toast Basics 13 3 Miscellaneous General Features 19 4 Miscellaneous Advanced Features 27 ...

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Page 13: ... About Toast 4 Where to Find More Information 4 What s New in Toast 6 5 System Requirements 6 Installing Toast 6 Titanium 7 About the Toast Main Window 7 Setting Up and Turning On the Recorder 11 Choosing the Kind of Media to Use 11 ...

Page 14: ...o CDs SVCDs or DVDs Make backup copies of your discs There are many other kinds of tasks you can perform with Toast To get the most out of Toast please read through this guide Where to Find More Information This guide provides information about getting started with Toast and using the most common tasks Information about more advanced features is available where noted and throughout Toast Help To a...

Page 15: ...yption Secure your data with 128 bit encryption and password protection Compression Compress your data up to 50 more on CDs and DVDs Déjà Vu Backup Automatically perform scheduled backups to CD DVD networked servers or web based storage Audio Features CD Spin Doctor 2 Digitize vinyl records and cassette tapes or record live audio Reduce noises pops and clicks and enhance the sound with included fi...

Page 16: ... from the comfort of the couch Plug Burn Create VCDs SVCDs and DVDs directly from your DV camcorder automatically and effortlessly Transfer an entire weekend s worth of video footage with a single click Universal Video Converter Turn any video file that QuickTime can recognize e g DV AVI MOV MPEG1 2 4 etc into a video disc Disc Extractor Extract and reuse video from an iDVD or Toast disc System Re...

Page 17: ...lication to launch Toast 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up Toast the first time You will be asked to enter a CD key and accept the license agreement About the Toast Main Window The Toast main window contains these components Disc tabs Click a tab to select the type of disc you want to make Content area This is where the files you are recording to disc appear Record button Click this but...

Page 18: ...r archiving or backup purposes for use on a Mac PC or any computer See Starting a Data Disc on page 39 Audio tab Make audio CDs or MP3 discs for use on a computer MP3 player or home or car stereo system See Starting a New Audio CD on page 55 or Starting a New MP3 Disc on page 65 Video tab Make VCDs Super Video CDs or DVDs for use on a computer or home DVD player See Starting a Video Disc on page 8...

Page 19: ...ile dialog For more information see Overview of Using Toast to Make a Disc on page 14 Record Button Clicking the red Record button lets you begin recording a disc The Record button has other parts Space Indicator Displays approximately how much of a disc will be full depending on the type of disc you plan to record it to CD DVD button Click this button to toggle the type of media that the Space In...

Page 20: ...s dialog which lets you change preferences for the selected recorder Recorder Name Displays the name of the currently selected recorder If more than one recorder is connected to your computer click the name of the recorder to cycle through them Disc Settings Drawers Each of the four tabs Data Audio Video and Copy has a settings drawer that allows you to make changes for the selected type of disc D...

Page 21: ...ct the recorder and display its name at the bottom of the window If Toast does not display the name of the recorder click Recorder Not Found After a moment the recorder name should appear If the recorder does not appear check the cable and or the power cord You are now ready to make a disc Choosing the Kind of Media to Use Many kinds of blank CD and DVD media are available in the marketplace The t...

Page 22: ...ns included with them Compatibility between media and recorders To make sure that CD or DVD media is compatible with your recorder check the manufacturer instructions included with them What if I am having problems even though my compatibility seems good Sometimes different brands of media can work differently in your recorder or playback device If you are experiencing repeated problems with one k...

Page 23: ... Toast Basics In this chapter Overview of Using Toast to Make a Disc 14 Choosing the Recorder 14 Changing Recorder Settings 15 Saving and Opening Toast Projects 18 Clearing Items from the Content Area 18 ...

Page 24: ... 65 Video tab Make VCDs Super Video CDs or DVDs for use on a computer or home DVD player See Starting a Video Disc on page 82 Copy tab Copy a disc or image file See Overview of Copying a Disc on page 110 2 Change disc settings Click the Disc Settings button to open the Disc Settings drawer which allows you to change optional settings for each type of disc 3 Add files to the content area If you hav...

Page 25: ...der Recorder Settings or click the green Recorder Options button and choose Recorder Settings 2 Click the Basic tab In the Basic tab you can change the following settings Recorder Displays the name of the recorder you are recording to To change the recorder select it from the pop up menu Write Speed Displays how fast the recorder records the disc To change write speed select the speed from the pop...

Page 26: ...box if you want to record more than one session to the disc Verify Data If you are making a data disc select this check box to automatically verify the contents of a disc against the same data on your hard disk after recording the disc Uncheck this check box if you do not want to automatically verify the contents of a data disc after recording Simulation Mode Select this check box if you want to s...

Page 27: ...ord in DAO mode TAO Short for Track At Once this method of recording requires a pause of 2 seconds between tracks depending on your recorder You cannot record CD TEXT in this mode For more information see Turning on CD TEXT on page 56 Display Recorder Settings Before Writing Select this check box if you want Toast to display the Recorder Settings dialog each time you click the red Record button Un...

Page 28: ... 1 Choose File Open 2 Select the Toast file you want to open 3 Click Open To save the current project Choose File Save To save a project using a different name 1 Choose File Save As 2 Type a file name and select a location for the project 3 Click Save Clearing Items from the Content Area You can clear all items or selected items from the content area To clear items from the content area 1 In the c...

Page 29: ...this chapter Sharing Recorders Over a Network ToastAnywhere 20 Sending Files or Folders to Toast from the Desktop Toast It 22 Erasing a Rewritable Disc 23 Ejecting a Disc 23 Setting Toast Preferences 24 Viewing Detailed Disc Information 24 ...

Page 30: ...users over a network 1 Choose Toast Titanium Preferences The Preferences dialog appears 2 In the Preferences dialog click the Sharing tab 3 In the Sharing tab click the Start button 4 Do one of the following If you want other Toast 6 Titanium users on the network or Internet to have unlimited access to your recorder click OK If you want to establish a password that users must type in to access the...

Page 31: ...ars displaying names of any recorders connected to your system and any shared recorders on the same local network 3 Choose the name of a shared recorder To access a shared recorder at any location on the Internet choose Other Shared Recorder A dialog appears where you can enter an IP address 4 If the person who shared their recorder set a password you must enter the password in the dialog box that...

Page 32: ...running it launches automatically To turn Toast It on or off 1 Choose Toast Titanium Preferences The Preferences dialog appears 2 In the General tab select Use Toast It Contextual Menu to turn it on Deselect it to turn it off 3 To exit preferences click OK To use the Toast It feature 1 In any folder on your desktop or hard disk select any files or folders that you want to send to Toast 2 Ctrl clic...

Page 33: ... erase a rewritable disc 1 Insert the disc into the recorder 2 Choose Recorder Erase A dialog appears prompting you to confirm that you want to erase this disc If you want to erase the disc quickly and you do not mind that this disc will be usable only by Toast or Jam click Quick Erase If you want to erase the disc so that it can be used anywhere click Erase 3 To erase the disc click OK If you con...

Page 34: ...Desktop Toast It on page 22 3 Click the Sharing tab The Sharing tab lets you share CD or DVD recorders over a network or the Internet with other Toast 6 Titanium users For more information see Sharing Recorders Over a Network ToastAnywhere on page 20 4 When you are finished click the Close button to close the Preferences dialog Viewing Detailed Disc Information You can view detailed information ab...

Page 35: ...ta CD R or Audio CD Track names Start track information Track size or length of track Session information Erasing ReWritable Discs If your recorder has rewritable capabilities and the disc in the currently selected recorder is rewritable the Erase feature in the Disc Info window is active For more information see Erasing a Rewritable Disc on page 23 ...

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Page 37: ...anced Features In this chapter Making a Multisession Disc 28 Saving a Project as an Image File 29 Mounting an Image File on the Desktop 30 Creating a Temporary Partition 30 Comparing the Contents of Two Files or Folders 32 ...

Page 38: ...order Settings or click the green Recorder Options button and choose Recorder Settings The Recorder Settings dialog appears 3 In the Recorder Settings dialog click the Advanced tab then make sure the Close Disc check box is not checked 4 Click OK 5 Click the red Record button 6 When prompted insert a disc into the currently selected recorder For information about the best types of media to use see...

Page 39: ...cord the disc at a later time If you are writing data from a network drive that doesn t have sufficient speed to write directly If you want another person to record the discs Preserve a master copy of your master discs Properties of Image Files Image files contain all necessary data as opposed to saved Toast projects which contain only references to the data Most image files can be mounted to chec...

Page 40: ... Once you have done this you no longer need to enter the password to mount an image file If you do not have administrator privileges you will not be able to mount image files with Toast You can also mount images by clicking the Mount button in the Disc Image format window To mount an image file on the desktop Choose Utilities Mount Disc Image Creating a Temporary Partition You can create a tempora...

Page 41: ...twork folder where you want the temporary partition to reside 4 From the Format pop up menu choose the type of format you want this temporary hard disk to have Mac OS Extended Select this option if you plan to use the partition to record a disc that will be usable only on Mac OS 8 1 or later Mac OS Standard Select this option if you plan to use the partition to record a disc that is usable on ANY ...

Page 42: ...l to a copy you made of them Note Compare differs from the verification that Toast performs after recording a disc First verification always compares the selected source data to the finished disc with the Compare command you compare any two data sets Second the Compare command checks each individual file when comparing the data verification compares only blocks The Compare command usually tells yo...

Page 43: ...ve the Ignore DS Store check box selected 4 Click the Original button The Choose a File dialog appears where you can browse to the file or folder on your hard disk that you want to compare another file or folder with 5 When you locate the file or folder click Choose 6 Click the Copy button The Choose a File dialog appears where you can browse to the file or folder on your hard disk that you want t...

Page 44: ...4 Miscellaneous Advanced Features 34 Getting Started 8 Click Start The Compare dialog displays a progress bar that tracks the comparison Any information about discrepancies between the files or folders you are comparing appears in the Compare window ...

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Page 47: ...apter What is a Data Disc 38 Overview of Making a Data Disc 38 Starting a Data Disc 39 Changing Data Disc Settings 39 Adding Files or Folders to a Data Disc 40 Working with Files and Folders in a Data Disc 41 Recording a Data Disc 43 ...

Page 48: ... make a disc that is usable on Macintosh or Windows computers Overview of Making a Data Disc Making a data disc involves these steps 1 Start a data disc Select the Data disc type 2 Change the settings of your data disc optional You can change settings for your data disc or you can leave your last settings untouched Toast remembers the last settings you used An important setting to choose is which ...

Page 49: ...n important setting to choose is whether to make a Mac Only disc usable only on Macintosh computers or a Mac PC disc usable on both Macintosh and Windows computers Choosing a Mac Only or Mac PC Disc You can make a data disc that is usable only on Macintosh computers or usable on both Macintosh and Windows computers What Is a Mac Only Data Disc A Macintosh only disc is a data disc that contains Mac...

Page 50: ... Only option For Macintosh and Windows select Mac PC option Changing Advanced Data Disc Settings For a complete list of advanced data tasks available from the Data Disc Settings drawer see Making Advanced Data Discs on page 49 Adding Files or Folders to a Data Disc You can add files or folders to a data disc in any of these ways With the Data tab selected select and drag files or folders from any ...

Page 51: ...olders to the Data content area you can organize them in different ways Creating a new folder Organizing files or folders Renaming a file or folder Removing files or folders Creating a New Folder on a Data Disc You can create and organize folders in the Data content area just as you would do on your hard disk This does not add any folders on your hard disk To create a folder 1 In the Data content ...

Page 52: ...c To rename a file or folder or disc in a data disc 1 Click the item briefly After a moment the item will become selected 2 Type a new name for the item 3 To go to the next item for renaming press Tab To rename the item press Enter Removing Files or Folders You can remove files or folders from the Data content area This does not remove the original files or folders on your hard disk To remove file...

Page 53: ...erent recorder or change recorder settings For more information see or Choosing the Recorder on page 14 or Changing Recorder Settings on page 15 To record your disc 3 Click the red Record button 4 When prompted insert a disc into the currently selected recorder Toast displays a progress bar as it burns your data to disc If you have selected the verification option Toast checks the contents of the ...

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Page 55: ...Features In this chapter Choosing Which Mac OS Can Read Your Disc 46 Compressing a Mac OS Only Data Disc 46 Encrypting a Mac Only Data Disc 47 Copying a Data Disc 48 Scheduling Automatic Backups 48 Making Advanced Data Discs 49 ...

Page 56: ...to be usable on ANY Macintosh select the HFS Standard check box You are now ready to continue adding files to your data disc Compressing a Mac OS Only Data Disc If you are planning to record a Mac Only data disc you can compress the contents of the disc during recording Depending on the type of files you are recording to disc Toast can fit up to fifty percent more data on the disc To compress a Ma...

Page 57: ... Only data disc 1 Set up your data disc 2 In the Data tab click the Disc Settings button or the disc title The Disc Settings drawer opens 3 In the Disc Settings drawer select the Encrypted check box 4 Click the red Record button The New Passphrase dialog appears asking you to enter a password 5 Enter a password verify it and click OK Warning Keep your password in a safe place If you forget your pa...

Page 58: ...ts Copying a Data Disc You can copy a data disc in much the same way as you would copy any other type of disc For more information see Overview of Copying a Disc on page 110 Scheduling Automatic Backups Déjà Vu is third party software that lets you perform scheduled or manual backups of important folders using Toast To install Déjà Vu Déjà Vu is automatically installed when you install Toast and r...

Page 59: ...ating systems including Windows Macintosh UNIX Linux and DOS Custom Hybrid Make a data disc that is usable on both Macintosh and Windows computers Macintosh data will be visible to Macintosh users but not to Windows users and vice versa This also allows Macintosh users to see the normal icons and window positions for the data while maintaining complete compatibility with Windows systems Mac Volume...

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Page 61: ...Audio 7 Making Audio CDs 53 8 Making MP3 Discs 63 9 Using Additional Audio Features 71 ...

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Page 63: ...What Is an Audio CD 54 Choosing Audio CD Media 54 Overview of Making an Audio CD 55 Starting a New Audio CD 55 Choosing the Audio CD Format 56 Adding Files to Your Audio CD 56 Working with Files in an Audio CD 58 Recording an Audio CD 62 ...

Page 64: ...e conditions You have an audio CD player You want the best sound quality and audio range for your recording You want full control over the exact arrangement of your audio tracks You want to make a professional quality Redbook audio CD Supported File Formats You can use any audio file format that is also recognized by QuickTime See www apple com quicktime If needed Toast will automatically convert ...

Page 65: ...In the Disc Settings drawer make sure to select Audio CD 3 Add audio files to your audio CD You can add almost any kind of audio file to the Audio content area 4 Record your audio CD When you are finished adding and organizing your audio files you can record your audio CD Starting a New Audio CD To start a new Audio CD Click the Audio tab The Audio content area displays Audio content area with aud...

Page 66: ... enable the feature on your disc if your recorder supports CD TEXT and you record your disc in Disc at Once mode For more information see Changing Recorder Settings on page 15 To enable or disable CD TEXT 1 In the Audio tab click the Disc Settings button or the disc title The Disc Settings drawer opens 2 To turn on CD TEXT select the CD TEXT check box Changing Advanced Audio Disc Settings For a co...

Page 67: ...CD Note If you have only one drive connected to your computer you must export the audio tracks to your hard disk before you can build an audio disc from them For more information see Exporting Audio from an Audio CD on page 72 To create an audio CD from a source disc 1 Insert the source audio CD into the source drive 2 You can add tracks in these ways On your desktop double click the icon of the s...

Page 68: ...erts audio files to AIFF where necessary Working with Files in an Audio CD You can work with your audio files in any of these ways By rearranging audio tracks By previewing them Entering track information automatically Removing them Viewing or editing information about them Changing the pause between tracks Rearranging Audio Tracks in an Audio CD You can rearrange the order of audio files on an au...

Page 69: ... files in the Audio content area Entering Track Information for an Audio CD Automatically You can attempt to automatically enter album track and artist names for audio tracks by having Toast search an online track naming database If the search is successful Toast automatically adds the information about the disc To enter titles of source discs and tracks 1 Click the Audio tab to display the Audio ...

Page 70: ...ot remove the original files from the hard disk To remove audio files from the Audio content area 1 Select the audio files you want to remove 2 You can remove audio files in any of these ways Click the Remove button Press Delete Choose Edit Clear Toast removes the selected audio files from the Audio content area Viewing or Editing Information for an Audio CD or Tracks To view or edit information f...

Page 71: ... and Artist information When you are finished click OK Changing the Pause Between Tracks For an audio CD Toast automatically inserts a 2 second pause between tracks If you drag an audio CD into the Audio content area Toast retains the pauses Note The pause before the first track must be exactly two seconds To change the pause between tracks 1 Select the tracks that you want to change the pause for...

Page 72: ...y to record your audio CD Note Before recording you can select a different recorder or change recorder settings For more information see or Choosing the Recorder on page 14 or Changing Recorder Settings on page 15 To record your disc 1 Click the red Record button 2 When prompted insert a disc into the currently selected recorder Toast displays a progress bar as it records your audio CD ...

Page 73: ... MP3 Disc 64 Choosing MP3 Disc Media 64 Overview of Making an MP3 Disc 65 Starting a New MP3 Disc 65 Choosing the MP3 Disc Format 66 Adding MP3 Files or Folders to Your MP3 Disc 66 Working with MP3 Files in an MP3 Disc 68 Recording Your MP3 Disc 70 ...

Page 74: ...o CD track the difference is hardly noticeable Why Should You Choose an MP3 Disc Over an Audio CD Choose the MP3 disc format in any of these conditions You want to put a large amount of audio on one disc approximately ten times the amount of audio that a regular audio CD can hold You want your audio files to be as small as possible You want to group your tracks in folders for organization for exam...

Page 75: ... format In the Disc Settings drawer select MP3 Disc Make sure you have selected MP3 disc 3 Add MP3 files to Toast Add MP3 files to the Audio content area 4 Record your MP3 disc When you are finished adding and organizing your MP3 files you can record your project to disc Starting a New MP3 Disc To start a new MP3 disc Click the Audio tab The Audio content area displays Audio content area with MP3 ...

Page 76: ...les to your MP3 disc in any of these ways By dragging or adding from the hard disk By adding directly from a data disc or an existing MP3 disc By dragging directly from iTunes Adding MP3 Files or Folders from the Hard Disk You can add MP3 files from the hard disk in any of these ways With the Audio tab selected drag MP3 files or folders from any location on your hard disk to the Audio content area...

Page 77: ...these ways On your desktop double click the icon of the source disc to open its contents Select and drag MP3 files from the window to the Audio content area In the Toast window click the Add button A dialog appears where you can browse your hard disk for MP3 files Navigate to the source disc and select the MP3 files you want to add When you are finished click Open The MP3 files you added from the ...

Page 78: ...sc 1 In the Audio content area select the folder you want to add a new folder under 2 Do one of the following To create one new folder click the New Folder button A new folder appears in the Audio content area under the currently selected folder To create more than one folder create folders on the hard disk and add them to the Audio content area as described in Adding MP3 Files or Folders from the...

Page 79: ...ress Tab To rename the item press Enter Removing MP3 Files or Folders You can remove MP3 files or folders from the Audio content area This does not remove the original MP3 files or folders on your hard disk or from the iTunes Library To remove files or folders from an MP3 disc 1 Select the MP3 files or folders you want to remove 2 You can remove files or folders in any of these ways Click the Remo...

Page 80: ...d them to a recordable CD or DVD Note Before recording you can select a different recorder or change recorder settings For more information see or Choosing the Recorder on page 14 or Changing Recorder Settings on page 15 To record your MP3 disc 1 Click the red Record button 2 When prompted insert a disc into the currently selected recorder Toast displays a progress bar as it records your MP3 disc ...

Page 81: ...71 Using Additional Audio Features In this chapter Exporting Audio from Different Sources 72 Copying Audio Discs 74 Digitizing Your LPs or Cassettes 74 Making Advanced Audio Discs 75 ...

Page 82: ...r application and keep a copy on your hard disk You have only one drive connected to your computer To export audio tracks to your hard disk 1 With the Audio tab displayed insert the audio CD into a drive 2 When the disc icon appears on the desktop do one of the following To export all audio files from the disc drag the disc icon into the Audio content area The entire contents of the disc appear in...

Page 83: ...e Audio CD option 3 In iTunes select the audio files you want to export and drag them to Toast Toast automatically converts audio files to AIFF where necessary 4 Click the Export button or choose Disc Export Audio The Save As dialog appears with the name of the first selected file displayed in the Save As field 5 In the Save As field you can optionally enter a new name for the first audio file you...

Page 84: ... disk will have a new name 6 From the Where pop up menu choose the location on your hard disk where you want to export the file s to Copying Audio Discs You can copy an audio disc in the same way as you copy any other single session disc For more information see Overview of Copying a Disc on page 110 Digitizing Your LPs or Cassettes CD Spin Doctor 2 is software that helps you digitize audio from L...

Page 85: ...ow you to make these types of discs Enhanced Audio CD Make an audio CD that contains audio tracks and enhanced content such as photos or videos The audio portion of the CD is playable in a CD player and the enhanced content is playable on a Macintosh or Windows computer Mixed Mode CD Make a CD that combines data and audio in a single session For more information on these features launch Toast Help...

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Page 89: ...nd Buttons 80 Overview of Making a Video Disc 81 Starting a Video Disc 82 Changing Video Disc Settings 82 Adding Video or Slideshows to a Video Disc 84 Editing a Video File in the Video Content Area 88 Editing a Slideshow in the Video Content Area 90 Working with Content in a Video Disc 92 Recording a Video Disc 93 ...

Page 90: ... make with Toast will have menus that contain buttons similar to the menus and buttons in a commercially produced DVD Your final disc allows you to navigate through menus and select buttons to play videos or slideshows Creating Menus in Toast Toast will create menus automatically which appear on the final disc when you add video or slideshows How do I turn off menus in Toast For more information s...

Page 91: ... your video disc optional You can change settings for your video disc or you can leave your last settings untouched Toast remembers the last settings you used An important setting is whether to make a Video CD Super Video CD or DVD 3 Add content to your video disc You can combine video and photo content on your video disc or import directly from your DV camcorder 4 Record your video disc When you ...

Page 92: ...tant settings to change are the type of disc video standard and type of encoding To change video disc settings 1 In the Video tab click the Disc Settings button or the disc title The Disc Settings drawer opens 2 You can select the format of disc you want to record VCD Video CD CD Recordable disc in the VCD format which can be played in most newer model DVD players A VCD holds approximately 60 minu...

Page 93: ... the disc NTSC Select this option if you want your disc recorded in the NTSC video standard compatible with televisions in North America Japan and parts of South America and Asia PAL Select this option if you want your disc recorded in the PAL video standard compatible with televisions in much of Europe and Asia and parts of South America 4 From the Video Quality pop up menu select the type of vid...

Page 94: ...u use the disc on a computer To include photo originals on a video disc 1 In the Video tab click the Disc Settings button The Disc Settings drawer opens 2 In the Disc Settings drawer select the Add Original Photos check box Adding Video or Slideshows to a Video Disc You can combine video or slideshows on a video disc in any of these ways By dragging or adding video from the hard disk By importing ...

Page 95: ...ant to add then click Open Each video file you add appears as its own row in the Video content area with each row appearing as a button on the menu on the finished disc For information about how this will look on your TV in your final video disc see Understanding Menus and Buttons on page 80 Importing Video from a DV Camcorder Plug Burn Plug Burn helps you easily import video from a DV camcorder i...

Page 96: ...slideshow You can add photos from the hard disk in any of these ways With the Video tab selected drag one or more photos or folders containing them from any location on your hard disk to the Video content area With the Video tab selected click the Add button The Open dialog appears where you can browse your hard disk for folders containing folders Select the files you want to add then click Open E...

Page 97: ...ideshow or add photos to an existing slideshow To add a separate slideshow to the Video content area drag the selected photos from iPhoto into an empty part of the Video content area To add photos to an existing slideshow in the Video content area drag the selected photos from iPhoto into an existing slideshow folder in the Video content area Toast adds the photos to Video content area Once you re...

Page 98: ...records to disc This does not affect the original video file on your hard disk Note Some video cannot be trimmed To trim video 1 In the Video content area select the video file you want to trim and click Edit The Edit sheet appears 2 In the Edit sheet click the Video tab 3 In the Video Preview use the controls to crop the video Drag the Playhead to preview the video Drag the Start marker to mark t...

Page 99: ...for a Video File You can select a specific frame of a video file as the button picture that appears in a menu when you view the disc on a TV To set the button picture 1 In the Video content area select the video file you want to edit and click Edit The Edit sheet appears 2 In the Edit sheet click the Video tab Cropped video not recorded to disc Video that Toast will record to disc Cropped video no...

Page 100: ...ame you wish to include click Pause 4 Click the Set Button Picture button The video frame you selected appears in the Button Preview at the top left of the Video tab Editing a Slideshow in the Video Content Area You can edit a slideshow in any these ways By setting the picture of the menu button for this slideshow By setting how long a slide remains on screen before the transition to the next one ...

Page 101: ...ars in the Button Preview 4 From the Slide Duration pop up menu choose the time period that a slide displays before it transitions to the next photo in the slideshow If you want automatic transitions based on number of seconds choose the number of seconds If you do not want slides to automatically transition choose Manual When viewing the final disc you will be able to advance to the next slide by...

Page 102: ...wing or editing info about a video or slideshow Rearranging the Order of Videos or Slideshows To rearrange the order of videos or slideshows 1 In the Video content area select the videos or slideshows you want to rearrange 2 Drag the videos or slideshows to a new location in the Video content area The thick black bar indicates where the new location of the videos or slideshows will be This will ch...

Page 103: ...f the original source files 2 For a video file click the Video tab For more information see Editing a Video File in the Video Content Area on page 88 For a slideshow click the Slideshow tab For more information see Editing a Slideshow in the Video Content Area on page 90 Recording a Video Disc When you have finished organizing your video and photos in the Video content area you are ready to record...

Page 104: ...ime Encoding for VCD SVCD or DVD can be time consuming Video files are very large and need to be compressed encoded to fit on a CD or DVD It can take up to several minutes for each minute of video Can I continue to work while Toast encodes video You can continue to do work but it will lengthen the encoding time ...

Page 105: ...at Is Plug Burn 96 Quick Plug Burn 97 Other Ways of Using Plug Burn 98 Connecting Your DV Camcorder to the Computer 99 Using the Video Player Controls to Cue the Tape 100 Importing Video into Toast from a DV Camcorder 100 Completing a Video Project After Importing 101 ...

Page 106: ...ately record the video from the tape in your DV camcorder to disc Plug Burn with additional content You want to import the video from the tape in your DV camcorder to your project and also add other video or photo slideshows to the project Plug Burn with additional content and cropping You want to import the video from the tape in your DV camcorder to your project and add other video or photo slid...

Page 107: ...e DV camcorder an icon appears in the Video content area 2 If you want to Toast automatically rewind to the beginning the tape before importing select the Rewind check box 3 Click the red Record button 4 When prompted insert a disc into the currently selected recorder In real time the DV camcorder plays back while Toast captures the video file on your hard disk When the DV camcorder reaches the en...

Page 108: ...he progress of the recording Other Ways of Using Plug Burn In addition to a Quick Plug Burn there are additional ways of using Plug Burn Overview of Plug Burn with Additional Content 1 Plug Connect your DV camcorder to the computer 2 Import Import the video from the DV camcorder into Toast 3 Add Add other video or slideshows 4 Burn Record your video disc Video ...

Page 109: ...ny other video or slideshows 4 Edit Choose which portions of the video files from the DV camcorder you want Toast to put on the final disc 5 Burn Record your video disc Connecting Your DV Camcorder to the Computer To connect your DV camcorder to the computer 1 Click the Video tab 2 Connect your DV camcorder to your computer via a Firewire cable Make sure it is turned on and switched to playback mo...

Page 110: ...tent area Note If you want Toast to rewind to the beginning of the tape and begin the import from there select the Rewind First check box To use the Video Player Controls Importing Video into Toast from a DV Camcorder After you have connected the DV camcorder to your computer and cued the tape to the point where you want to begin importing you are ready to begin importing video To import video int...

Page 111: ...eo file and adds it to the Video content area Completing a Video Project After Importing After importing video into Toast you have these options Add other content to your video project For more information see Adding Video or Slideshows to a Video Disc on page 84 Editing video or slideshows For more information see Editing a Video File in the Video Content Area on page 88 or Editing a Slideshow in...

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Page 113: ...ng Additional Video Features In this chapter Exporting Video from an Existing Video Disc 104 Turning Video Menus On or Off 104 Copying a Video Disc 105 Using Motion Pictures 105 Making Advanced Video Discs 106 ...

Page 114: ...deo content area Valid files appear in the Video content area 3 Click the Export button or choose Disc Export Video The Save As dialog appears with the name of the first selected file displayed in the Save As field 4 In the Save As field you can optionally enter a new name for the first video file you are exporting Only the first file exported to your hard disk will have a new name 5 From the Wher...

Page 115: ...r the type of video disc you are making Copying a Video Disc You can copy a video disc in the same way as you copy any other single session disc For more information see Overview of Copying a Disc on page 110 Using Motion Pictures Motion Pictures is software that helps you turn still photos into media shows with Hollywood style pan zoom effects cross fades and soundtracks Motion Pictures is automa...

Page 116: ...f the disc is playable in a DVD player and the data content is playable on a Mac or PC DLT Tape recording Record to DLT tape a kind of media you can send to a DVD production house to use as a master for DVD duplication The advantage of DLT is its huge capacity DVD Video from VIDEO_TS folder Make a DVD Video using a VIDEO_TS folder containing previously authored video content For more information o...

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Page 119: ... Copying Discs In this chapter Overview of Copying a Disc 110 Copying a Disc with Only One Recorder 110 Copying a Disc with Two Drives 111 Copying an Image File to Disc 112 Using Advanced Copy Features 113 ...

Page 120: ...isc with Two Drives on page 111 What Kind of Discs Can You Copy Audio CD or MP3 disc iDVD or Toast video disc Backup data disc Any single session Macintosh disc Any single session Windows disc A simple cross platform disc readable by Macintosh and Windows where Mac users can see Windows data and vice versa Note For information on copying a cross platform hybrid disc see Using Advanced Copy Feature...

Page 121: ... Drives If you have two drives where at least one of the drives is also a recorder you can copy directly from a source drive to a destination drive To copy with two drives 1 Click the Copy tab If Toast detects a disc you can copy the volume name of the disc appears in the Copy content area 2 If Toast does not detect the disc you want to copy select the drive containing the disc 3 If it is not alre...

Page 122: ...es the recording date as the modification date 1 On the desktop select the disc image icon 2 Choose File Get Info The Info window appears 3 In the Info window open the Locked section and select the Locked check box When you finish the disc image icon displays a small padlock Making a Disc from an Image File To make a disc from an image file 1 Click the Copy tab then click the Disc Settings button ...

Page 123: ...Copy Features The Disc Settings drawer for the Data tab contains advanced features that allow you to make these additional kinds of discs Bin Cue files Make a disc from a Bin and Cue image file pair Multi track CD ROM XA Record a CD with several CD ROM XA tracks in one session CD i Disc Make a disc that is readable only by a CD i computer system For more information on these features launch Toast ...

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Page 125: ...a disc formats 49 advanced video disc formats 106 audio CD 54 adding files to 56 adding files to from audio CD 57 adding files to from hard disk 57 adding files to from iTunes 58 advantages of making 54 automatically enter track info 59 choosing audio CD format 56 definition 54 exporting audio from 72 playing audio files 59 rearranging tracks 58 recording 62 removing audio files 60 starting 55 usi...

Page 126: ...sktop 22 Copy tab 8 14 copying BIN CUE image 113 CD i disc 113 data disc 48 discs 110 image file to disc 112 Multitrack CD ROM XA 113 overview 110 with one recorder 110 with two drives 111 cuing DV tape 100 Custom Hybrid data disc 49 D DAO 17 data disc adding files or folders to 40 advanced 49 and compression 46 and encryption 47 changing settings 39 configuring for Mac OS 46 copying 48 creating a...

Page 127: ...coding MP3 files 64 encrypting a data disc 47 Enhanced Audio CD 75 erasing a rewritable disc 23 exporting audio from an audio CD 72 audio from iTunes 73 audio from QuickTime video 73 video from video disc 104 F files adding to audio CD 56 adding to data disc 40 adding to MP3 disc 66 adding to video disc 84 editing slideshows in video disc 90 editing video files in video disc 88 renaming in a MP3 d...

Page 128: ... Mac Only data disc 39 46 Mac OS 8 1 or later 46 Mac OS X 6 Mac Volume data disc 49 making advanced data discs 49 data discs 38 media choosing 11 compatibility 11 menu button setting for slideshow 90 menu button setting picture for 89 menu buttons 80 menus 80 Mixed Mode CD 75 mounting image files 30 MP3 disc adding files or folders to 66 adding to from hard disk 66 advantages 64 choosing MP3 forma...

Page 129: ...if more than one 14 choosing number of copies to make 16 choosing write speed 15 closing a disc 16 compatibility with media 11 copying with only one 110 copying with two 111 ejecting a disc 23 information about 17 setting up 11 sharing 20 simulating without recording 16 system requirements 6 recorder name 10 Recorder Options button 10 Recorder Settings changing 15 displaying automatically 17 recor...

Page 130: ...ta disc 39 MP3 disc 65 video disc 82 Super Video CD 83 SVCD 83 system requirements 6 T TAO 17 television standards 83 temporary partition 30 temporary partition creating 30 Toast about 4 how to get help 4 importing video 85 overview of using 14 Toast It 22 using to make data disc 40 Toast main window 7 Toast project opening 18 saving 18 saving to image file 29 ToastAnywhere 20 tracks rearranging o...

Page 131: ...g photos from iPhoto 87 adding to from hard disk 85 changing settings 82 definition 80 DVD format 83 encoding 83 exporting video from 104 how it plays on TV 80 including photo originals 84 recording 93 starting 82 television standards 83 working with content 92 video menus turning on or off 104 Video tab 8 14 VIDEO_TS folder 106 W write speed 15 ...

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