A Walkthrough of Burning DVD-Video Discs with Roxio Toast 20
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- In this video, I’ll give you a walkthrough of how to burn DVDs using Toast 20, Titanium edition.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Start
01:12 - Toast Walkthrough
01:20 - Sections of Toast App
01:30 - Pin a Feature to the Home Screen
01:44 - Rearrange the Home Screen
01:50 - Unpin an Item
02:05 - Burn Section
02:11 - Copy Section
02:18 - Convert Section
02:29 - Capture Section
02:41 - Edit Section
02:43 - Secure Section
02:52 - Toast DVD Themes
03:20 - Customize Your Own Themes
05:51 - How to Use Themes
10:01 - Delete a Custom Template
10:23 - Output Settings
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Hey Ivan, I just wanted to say that your video was so crystal clear, without confusion, and direct that it is truly astonishing I was able to find a tutorial as concise as this on UA-cam. Thank you for all that you do and for how well you do it. You truly have a talent for this and I hope you continue to make these videos for as long as you feel comfortable. You certainly have earned a new subscriber because of your diligent work. Much love.
Wow! That’s so nice. Thank you! I’ve been happy to discover that I really do like making these videos.
Hi Ivan,
Thank you so much for your long answer on my issue. It is so nice once in a while to find someone like you that take so much effort to explain. You are the best.Thank you again.
You are very welcome. And thank you for the kind comments!
Your video is super helpful! I actually just purchased a bluray burner and needing to get toast 20 pro, so I was curious if pro is pretty much the same layout as titanium?
Glad it's helpful. You know, I had Toast Titanium, but not Pro. I just bought it to see how they compare and it looks totally different. It's like Toast 20 Pro is a collection of apps and not a sort of all-in-one app like Titanium.
I'll give it a few days, but if it's all I see here, I'll probably return it.
Do you have a tutorial that covers more than these basics and is specifically for authoring a Blu-Ray Disc.I'm having lots of issues that are not addressed here, for starters, dropping either an H.264 .M4V and the separate audio .WAV file and the separate closed caption .SRT files does not work, nor does using a MPEG-2 Blu-Ray .M2V file.
Thanks for the comment.
You know, I'm not sure that Toast is the right tool for you. I spoke with the folks who make Toast a few weeks ago when someone asked me about how they can author discs with multiple language files. During my conversation with Roxio I learned that it doesn't support multi-language discs. If you wanted to make a disc that has a video in English and another language, you'd need to burn two separate clips, which is unfortunate.
I have not found support for .SRT files either. I'm keeping my eyes open for another Mac solution, but there don't really seem to be many options.
Toast, in my opinion, is for authoring small, personal projects to memorialize mini projects. It's not a professional-grade authoring solution.
Have you used any other DVD burning apps? I'm exploring options as I find them.
Super helpful! Question: How do you add chapters to a video? I'm making a movie DVD and I don't want to break up the one video file into multiple video files as chapters. I just want to use the one main video file and then use chapters to jump to the various sections.
Good question! Toast does have a chapters feature. After you drop your video into the menu system like I show in the video, you click it and then you’ll see a small bookmark icon in the lower right of the video thumbnail. Clicking on that takes you into the Chapters tab on the left and shows you a thumbnail of the video with play controls and a timeline scrubber.
You can watch the video or position the playback head and then manually click to add a chapter. Or, you can opt to automatically create chapters every so many minutes and seconds later. Or, you can do both.
Video posted: ua-cam.com/video/IDifPfIVtnE/v-deo.html
Hey Ivan, really nice tutorial. This program seems easy to use but is it possible to make a video the menu background like on hollywood movie dvds? If possible can you make a video showing if this works or not? Thank you
Thanks for watching.
At about 4 minutes and 40 seconds I show the button in this video that lets you change the background. It's supposed to let you pick a picture or video for the background. However, whenever I choose a video file, Toast crashes. I'm able to select a picture file without issue.
So, the feature is there, but I haven't been able to make it work.
Thank you for doing this. I just bought 20 Pro and it's a little confusing. This helped clear things up. Toast isn't super popular so it's nice that you did this for those of us that use it. I used to use iDVD which I loved! Toast is a decent alternative.
I’m so glad it helped!
Toast Pro 20 is more than confusing, it's poorly written software. Tech support is beyond horrible, don't pay for this software.
After everything I’ve learned about the software after spending my own money on it. And after making these videos, I think that’s a valid opinion.
I’m looking for a better option.
@@HeyIvan I would love another option as well. If you find anything please reply here. Thanks!
@bellis1999 Will do!
Hi Ivan,
Your video is extremely helpful, wondering if you can help me on just one thing - I am just about to burn a video onto a disc but it is saying 6.92 GB. How do I compress before burning?
You have a few choices. First, if you have a dual layer dvd drive, you could use a dual-layer disc to hold this video.
Otherwise, you’ll need to re-encode the video. You can do that by using an app like iMovie, Davinchi Resolve, or Adobe Premiere to make a new video project with slightly reduced quality settings, which will translate to a smaller file size. Alternatively, you can use a dedicated re-encoding app to make a copy of the video with other quality settings chosen. For this, I use Apple’s Compressor, which is a one-time cost of $50 USD.
Both iMovie or Davinci are essentially free, but there’s a bit of a learning curve.
Let me know if any of this helps.
Thank you! Very helpful!
Thanks for letting me know it helped!
Hi! Where is the Output setting page where I can choose *no reencode?* I'd like to use my ready encodes mpe2 files for Blurays!
I found a lively discussion on just this topic. Here's the link: discussions.apple.com/thread/4294880?sortBy=best
Here's the answer I'm referring to from that page, authored by Scot Walker:
1. Export out of FCP X with Share:Blu-ray and choose Hard Drive to render out a disc image.
2. Fire up Toast and select Copy:Image File instead of Video:Blu-ray.
3. Drag the image file from the Finder into Toast
4. Burn it.
It won't encode anything, it's simply making a disc out of your disc image. I've been doing this with my feature film and it looks great, IMHO. I think it's 25Mbps, about 20 gigs for 2 hours.
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I have not vetted the steps. I still need to get my hands on a Blu-ray burner before I'll be anything other than theoretical help on this topic.
When you import the master video, which in my case may be 2 hours long. Does it also import the chapter markers and use the naming structure of those markers. It would be useful not to have to manually rename all chapters? Thanks for the great video Ivan.
Thanks for the comment! Yes. It imports the chapter marks and the names it sees in the file. I just confirmed this for myself. It creates a DVD menu that matches the menu template you select from within Toast.
@@HeyIvan that’s awesome. Thanks Ivan
Hello Ivan, using Imovie (Ventura 13.5.2) I have created a two hour video, complete with titles, transitions and music. Can I simply drag/drop it into Media and burn it to a bluRay disc? Thanks
Hey, there. macOS doesn't have support for Blu-ray burning on its own. You need some sort of Blu-ray authoring software like Toast Pro or some other app. There's definitely more than one solution out there. So, you won't be able to just drag and drop your movie onto the media directly.
Your first step would be to export your iMovie to a video file, like an MP4, M4V, or MOV file. Then, you take that file and use a Blu-ray authoring app like Toast or something else to set up the menu and so on. Finally, you click "burn" in your authoring app, insert your disc, and wait for it to burn.
I hope this helps.
Hey Ivan, I was wondering if they added Subtitle support yet in the Roxio DVD video authoring section? I have version 17. It didn't have an option. I even tried pre-encoding the subs in the video stream but had no luck.
No support for closed caption timings yet. The only option is to include as open caption, which can’t be turned off.
@@HeyIvan Thanks for letting me know. Yeah it's a bummer because the only real Mac option is DVD Studio Pro (which still needs to run on an old Mac & OSX). I've tested a few other Windows DVD authoring apps and just had lots of problems.
@sk810av Yeah, the DVD landscape is pretty barren. I’m compiling a list of apps to try over the next few months.
Is there any way to customize the menu highlight color? It never seems to show up for me, which means I can't tell what I'm clicking on.
I’m guessing you’re taking about the highlights that show up around the buttons on the DVD menu, right? Let me see if they can be customized.
Is there a way to possibly add a subtitle track using Toast?
Unfortunately, no. They don’t have such a feature. I asked.
Hi Ivan. Just discovered your helpful channel. I would like to create DVDs that have traditional buttons. The same kind that commercial DVDs have had for 30 years. What this means is, a button that says “Play Movie” and another that says “Chapter Menu.” Is there a way to do this? I have tried using two copies of the movie, one with chapters and one without. This is almost there. However, if someone selects to play the movie, there are no chapter breaks, therefore, the chapter buttons on the DVD player remote do not work. It seems very odd that this simple capability would be omitted, especially when it was part of iDVD, Adobe Premier elements, and other software products back from when people were more interested in creating media.
At this point, I say you check out Burn, which is a free and open source app. I'm not all in on Toast. There are a few shortcomings that lead me to rethink the app I should use for making DVDs. This video shows Burn: ua-cam.com/video/rQZww61OolE/v-deo.htmlsi=XNfXRok-xuvYS1o-
Thank you ❤ this is really perfect need to make some music DVD 5.1 mix stuff❤
I burned my 1st DVD and it didn’t play continuously, I played the 1st title and it returned to the home menu. How do I set it up so when I insert the disc it will play all chapters continuously?
Thanks Jim
From my experience, when you create Titles, Toast creates bookmarks to sections of your video, but it doesn't split the video into multiple parts. How long is your total video? If you break your video into multiple separate clips, you can add them as separate items in your disc, but they won't be stitched together as a continuous item.
Please help me understand a bit better how your disc is organized.
I have a video here that talks about Toast and Chapters: ua-cam.com/video/IDifPfIVtnE/v-deo.html
For some reason when I am creating a custom template and dragging it over to my project it shows as a completely white preview screen (no image of my template) and then when I preview the project, all it is is my background image I had used for my template and none of the menu buttons or anything else that was set up. Any ideas?
Hmm. That doesn't sound right. I take it that you're using the number of rows and columns to allow Toast to give you placeholders for each item in your project. Is that right? Here's a link to that part of the video: ua-cam.com/video/Ip9RUBqMuW4/v-deo.htmlsi=Dq7b_d9944ZKyGoz&t=200
Are you manually adding the menu buttons and items you drop from the other template tools?
I imagine you're doing things right, but I'm just asking to be sure. It SOUNDS like it might be the case that manual items are being added to the template, and yet they show nothing when you preview them. Perhaps they might be white squares on your template background. Of course, this seems unlikely to me, but I have to ask. :)
@@HeyIvan I go into the template designer, and select my rows and columns. There are already buttons there. I move those around and pull in an image to use as the background and click "bring to back" on the dropdown in the right nav, so the thumbnails, buttons, etc are showing. I click "Export" and then "No" on saving the project file. I name it and then my template shows as an option under the "Theme" header. When I drag my new template over into a new project, it shows up as the white thumbnail. No idea where I'm going wrong. The preview of the template shows perfectly. But something is lost when dragging it into the project to use.
@@FilmCollectorArchive I'm wondering if the issue is the manual moving around of the thumbnails. I'll give that a try and see if it breaks for me, too. In my example, I left those thumbnails where they fell and then chose a separate background image without adjusting any positions.
@@HeyIvanLet me know what you find out. I was only moving the buttons, not the thumbnails. I appreciate your time!
Will do.
I found a lively thread in an Apple Discussion group from several years ago where folks went back and forth on the best way to make menus and create DVDs. A few different products were mentioned. Clearly, we need to keep looking for the ultimate Mac DVD authoring app.
Here's a link. It gets a bit technical, but the overall information is good.
discussions.apple.com/thread/4294880?sortBy=best
Do you need a DVD burner along with this software?
Yes, you need a drive that can burn DVDs, blank DVD discs, and an app like Toast to “author” the DVD.
Thank you, good info!
Thank you.
How to place a Video between 2 Menus, to User Thema as Transitions ?
You know, I'm not sure it'll work that way. You can embed a video into the menu, but that video will not be connected to your DVD project in the same way that the chapters are. It'll just be a thing that plays while the menu is displayed, I believe.
I'd like to create a Blu Ray with two different audio options on the same title. Is that possible on Toast 20?
Unfortunately, no. I'm looking for an app that allows us to do that. No luck yet. It doesn't appear that Cisdem DVD Burner or Wondershare DVD creator offer that feature either.
If you find one, let me know. I'm just about to begin my quest for the best Blue-Ray and DVD authoring app for Mac.
@@HeyIvan Thank you. I'm new to burning discs (or at least at this level). Please let me know as well if you find anything good that can do that. Thank again! Your videos are very informative!
Ivan,
Thank you for the very prompt reply. Let me see if I can answer your questions.
(a) How can I tell if I am using the latest 2023 version of Toast?
(b) I am a Mac user, with 14.0 version OS and an iMac ProI
(c) Yes the .NEF files are those Nikon RAW images
(d) I have not attempted to copy the files into a DVD-video format
(e) I am only interested in burning copies of my images to provide a longer term source of storage
(f) I think I understand you notes about alternate formats, though converting all my images to TIFF would (I think) even create large image files
(g) My images range in size from 22mg pixels to over 44mg pixels
(h) What I don’t seem to grasp is the basic notion just how to create a data DVD in the first place. What or which screen command do I use?
I hope this will better describe my situation.
I am so thankful for your assistance,
Bob
Thanks for providing this clarifying information, Bob. It helps a lot.
(a) The latest version of Toast is Toast 20. Open it, then click Help > Check for Updates.
(b) Got it.
(c) Got it.
(d) Got it.
(e1) I understand.
(e2 disc lifespan) I found an article that spells out the different kinds of disc lifespans. Here's an article with a helpful table at the end. However, I wouldn't be surprised if you already know this. It's clear I need to work DVDs back into my backup strategy. www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/longevity-recordable-cds-dvds.html
(e3 hard drive lifespan) I found a similar article that spells out this info for different kinds of hard drives. www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/life-expectancy-of-a-drive/
(e4 RAID) I use a special type of hard drive that employs a form of RAID, which stands for redundant array of inexpensive disks. The one I have is made by Synology. This model allows me to take up to 6 hard drives and combine them together so they act as one large hard drive. Then, that data is spread over the disks in a redundant way to protect against the failure of any single drive. If any disk fails, I pop it out and pop in a new blank drive. The Synology redistributes the data across the new and existing disks, rebulding what was lost. Additionally, I take all that data and back it up with Backblaze, to an encrypted backup disk in the cloud. There are all sorts of RAID solutions. Because of my Synology, I don't worry so much about failing hard drives. Of course, Synology is just one brand. There are many out there.
(f) You're right. The TIFF files will probably be larger, or at least the same size. The only advantage you gain is that the file type is not proprietary to Nikon and readable on any OS.
(g) Got it.
(h) There are basically two ways to do this. The first is to just make the data disc with macOS, which I'll describe below. The second is to use an app like Toast to make a data disc.
Option 1 - macOS
The Mac will let you create a data disc without any extra software. Insert a blank disc. An icon appears on the desktop with what looks like a nuclear symbol. Double-click that to open it in a Finder window. At this point, I'd open a new Finder window by pressing command-n. Then, in the second Finder window, browse to the files you want to put on the disc. Drag them across to the blank disc's window. When you're ready, click File > Burn to burn the disc. This disc will only be readable on a Mac. Here's an Apple article that describes the steps. (Let me know if you want me to make a video about how this is done.)
support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/burn-cds-and-dvds-mchl8addfd95/mac
Option 2 - Toast-like app
Toast isn't the only app to let you make a data disc.
In Toast, click Burn > Data Disc. Then choose whether it'll work on Mac only or Mac & PC. After that, I'd open a finder window and browse to the files you want to put on the disc. Drag them into the Toast window. When you're ready, click Burn.
If you like, I can make a video that shows this, too. Just let me know.
I hope this helps, Bob.
I should mention that data discs work like flash drives or hard drives. When you insert a data disc in the Mac, it'll look like a CD icon. And, when you open it, you'll see a list of files, like the Finder normally shows.
Can you place your own video for the menu background?
Yes, you should be able to select your own video for the background. It's that last button in the custom theme section, just before the music button.
However, when I try it, Toast crashes. I may need to contact tech support to see if there's some sort of format requirement for the video you select as your background.
Hey Ivan,
I'm currently working on putting a feature film I made onto a DVD using Roxio Toast. I created a customized menu with background art that I personally created. Unfortunately, there is no indication on which text I'm highlighting. I have the film and then the bloopers directly underneath. When I finished burning the disc, the text didn't highlight and I didn't know what I was about to click on. I'm sending a few copies out to family members and I think it would be confusing for them if they don't know what they're clicking on. Could you help me out with this?
Also (and this is probably unfixable), I don't really want the thumbnails to show up on the main page - I'd rather just have the text, which indicates what video file it will redirect the user to. Again, it's probably not a fixable problem but I just thought I'd ask. Roxio customer service hasn't been very helpful.
Thanks!
Hey, there. Thanks for the comment. It's questions like these that help me build on my understanding.
1. HIGHLIGHTED TEXT. It looks like the highlighted color is black. I tried it a few times in different ways and that seems to be the case. If I watch closely, I can see black text (I noticed mostly when I changed the navigation button style) adopt a thin black border around the edges. I tested on my Mac by previewing the theme on my project and then by using the arrow keys on the keyboard to select various chapters.
2. CHAPTERS. I worked around this limitation by adding the video twice, which is kind of a weak workaround if you ask me. So, I had a main menu copy with all the book marks and I added a submenu copy will all the chapters. Then, for the first video, I hovered on each chapter and clicked the "X" to remove them all. I also renamed the text above the thumbnail image. On the second copy of my video, I removed just the first chapter that goes to the "start." I left all the others in place. So, provided there's enough room on the DVD, this option could work for you.
@@HeyIvan thanks, man. I will update you if I have any problems.
I found a lively thread in an Apple Discussion group from several years ago where folks went back and forth on the best way to make menus and create DVDs. A few different products were mentioned. Clearly, we need to keep looking for the ultimate Mac DVD authoring app.
Here's a link. It gets a bit technical, but the overall information is good.
discussions.apple.com/thread/4294880?sortBy=best
Bless you lol this the only video of it's kind
Wow! Thanks. :)
Thanks Ivan. I've been putting off purchasing this for a while since more in depth review hasn't been available and there are so many negative reviews. Now I can see it's just what I want without the hassle of having to return it. I also saw your video on adding chapters, thank you. Request: Would you say something about the quality of the output? I use an inexpensive app now for authoring. It's a bit clumsy but it works for me with one exception, the quality of the encoding/transcoding. It's noticeable inferior to even 720p. I'd like to see the video quality at least that of 1080p. Cheers!
Hey, there. Thanks for the comment.
You're right, the quality of the process I showed creates a standard def DVD using the DVD Video format. It's 480p, which is inferior to 1080p or 4K. You'll notice quite a drop in quality when you use this format.
Titanium Pro promises to let you create higher definition DVD videos in a different DVD format, AVCHD or BDMV, which is a Blu-ray format. These options appear in Toast Titanium, but they aren't available. Only the Pro app will let you create discs in those formats.
Of course, the trade off is that not every DVD player can play AVCHD or BDMV discs. You'll find that the DVD player -- the hardware -- you have will dictate which formats will work for you.
In the coming weeks I plat to acquire Titanium Pro and test out the other formats. So far, I've only dug into standard def.
I hope this helps.
Thanks for this video. My question is, How do you change the color of a highlighted link? My theme background is black, so I can't see the option when the play button or the chapters button is selected.
You know, I haven’t found a way to change the highlight color. I think it might always stay black. Someone asked a similar question about a week ago. I’ll keep looking.
Thanks for the reply. I’m also having trouble setting up chapters for my video. On my Home menu I’d like a play button and a chapters button. But when I add chapters to my video I only see the play option unless I add my video twice. How to I add the chapters link and a play link to the home menu for the same video?
@Don-gm2um I’ve run into the same issue. Someone else asked a similar question. The app isn’t quite robust as I want it to be.
yeah, I'm finding that out as well. Do you have a suggestion for another DVD authoring app that can accomplish this task?@@HeyIvan
@Don-gm2um I’m still looking. I have a few to look at still.
With your DVD burning videos, what is the best software overall: including price, functionality, and ease of use?
Hey, Louis. Thanks for the comment!
I've looked at Burn, Cisdem DVD Burner, Wondershare DVD Creator, and Toast Titanium 20.
Based on price alone, Burn -- the free and open source option -- wins. It's free, simple, and purpose built. Not much to it. If you need more flexibility for creating your DVDs, then it'll be worth a look at the other three.
Between Cisdem and Wondershare, I'd say Wondershare wins. It has more functionality than Cisdem and they cost about the same as one another. The downside is that they both have subscription pricing, so it'll cost you at least $40 per year to stay active.
Toast is either a one-time $79 for Titanium or $99 for Pro. I'm a fan of the app and of the non-subscription pricing model. This has the most features and allows you to create your own template.
So, if it were me spending my own money, I'd either go with Burn for free. Or, after some serious consideration, I'd go with one of the versions of Toast.
@@HeyIvan great thanks! You’ve given me some things to consider!!
Great Video Ivan! Such a big help! Quick question, are you able to Export in just file format? I seem to be having difficulty with. Thank you!
Thanks, Casino Jack.
Help me understand what you're interested in doing. Are you taking files you already have in digital form and trying to put them onto DVD? Or, are you trying to go the other way?
To answer your question. You can do everything I describe, however, when you choose to burn, in Output Settings, select Disk Image. That will create a folder somewhere on your Mac.
Then, you can use the DVD Player app on Mac to play it.
Although, there are other ways to do what you're describing.
For example, if I just wanted a digital file and not a DVD, I might use iMovie or Final Cut to edit together the clips I want and then use either of those apps to export an MP4 or MOV file.
@@HeyIvan I've built out my menu and I just want to export in a file format, like and mp4 for example. And thanks for your response!
Thank you for providing the additional context. That helps me a lot.
The primary purpose of Roxio Toast is to take files that you have in digital form and place them onto physical DVD discs, which can be played back in DVD players.
If you already have the files in digital form, like as MOV, MKV, or MP4 formats then you don't need to use an app like Toast.
If you have videos on a DVD disc and you're trying to bring those from the disc onto your computer as a digital file, then you'd need a different sort of app, a DVD ripping app.
With all that said, if you have video files, but want to edit them together a bit differently, then an app like iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve will let you do that and then output a new video file with your edits in place.
Please let me know if this helps at all. I'm happy to make a video that steps through each of these scenarios to clarify anything that might not be straightforward.
Thanks for watching, Casino Jack!
Ivan! I didn't realize your other comments! Thanks! So this seems to have worked but now the problem is that it's telling me I don't have enough disk space? I definitely have over 200gigs available. Help!!!
and also Ivan, I just read through your other response as well. Basically I have a short film I made and want to make a dvd menu for it then export the file as an mp4. Maybe Toast isn't the best way to do this? I was also thinking that I can rip the dvd itself, then see if I can then download the dvd back onto my comp as an mp4? Hopefully that makes sense. and thanks again for all your help so far!
What burnable DVD discs are compatible with Toast Titanium 20? I've been trying to duplicate an old DVD to a Philips DVD+R DL. but Toast spits it out and won't duplicate the DVD. Thanks!
Toast SHOULD be able to work with the burner you have. If your burner is capable of writing to DVD+R DL, then Toast should be able to write to that format. However, if your burner doesn't support that spec, there's nothing you'll be able to do to make it work.
Unfortunately, I don't have such a burner, so I can't give you anything beyond the theoretical at this point.
Thanks for the input, Ivan. I just spoke with OWC, the disc is compatible with the Mercury Pro RW optical drive. Now back to Roxio, they've been unresponsive so far. I'm grateful for how responsive you are to questions, and your videos are first rate!@@HeyIvan
@johnmcclung4736 I appreciate that. Sorry that the Roxio folks aren’t providing you a great support experience.
OWC confirmed compatibility; so did Roxio, sort of, though engineers weren't available to respond. I simply gave it another go and it finally worked, yay!@@HeyIvan
That’s great to hear! Thanks for letting me know.
Hey Ivan! - re Burning a DVD Based on Your Own Template: This is a basic frustrating issue. After following your instructions on creating your own template, no problem. It became frustrating
when I chose a default to use for my template. Before I burned the DVD, I previewed the different Titles, and they opened and all worked. However, after I burned the DVD, I played it on my Blu-Ray player, and when I tried to select a Title(s) - it wouldn't work - nothing connected to that video. Also, when I saved my file to open it again on a later day... it always opens up with the 'Premiere Template Default'? Is there a step(s) I may have missed out?
That's odd. Can you confirm whether the disc you burned works properly in the Mac DVD drive, too? Or, is behavior busted everywhere? It's possible that this might be a playback device-specific issue.
@@HeyIvan Hey Ivan! I have an iMac, Sonoma; an external burner 'ASUS' (burns/plays a DVD/Blu-Ray). On it, I can play the Toast-Burned DVD and 'select (by mouse) any Title to play. (?) On my Sony Blu-Ray, I have no trouble selecting a Title to play from a 'typical movie DVD/Blu-Ray', but again, when playing the Toast-Burned DVD - I cannot select a Title to play. ??
Thanks for the update. Hmm. I'm thinking we might have to brave the support folk over at Roxio to get help and strengthen our understanding. Here's a link to their page.
www.roxio.com/en/support/
I'll try contacting them, too. Maybe one of us might get a good answer from them.
@@HeyIvan I will contact support. Still, I don't understand why when I select my 'Saved Disc' with its prepped Template, it shows me the 'Premiere Template Default'? I literally have to start from scratch again - which shouldn't be. Would you have any thoughts on that? Thanks for helping.
I found a lively thread in an Apple Discussion group from several years ago where folks went back and forth on the best way to make menus and create DVDs. A few different products were mentioned. Clearly, we need to keep looking for the ultimate Mac DVD authoring app.
Two comments stood out to me:
1. "The only time I had to restrict the bit rate was to put a HD project onto a regular DVD (to play in a BR player). Then I restricted the max bit rate to 15Mbps."
2. "You would be amazed how different the advice has been on what bit rate I should use.....the lowest is less than half of what you are using, based on potential problems with older Blu-ray players not keeping up."
I'm not sure that's what's going on here, but it might be.
Here's a link to the whole discussion thread. It gets a bit technical, but the overall information is good.
discussions.apple.com/thread/4294880?sortBy=best
Thanks for posting these videos - they really DO help. My problem is this: I'm able to burn a DVD (using Roxio Titanium 20), but the DVD aspect ratio is not the same as the video used. Exported from Premiere Pro, the video is 720X480, 4:3 aspect ratio. When previewing in Roxio, all looks good. The finished burned DVD, though, is WIDESCREEN - with everyone's faces stretched WAAAAAAY out. I see no option in Roxio to choose aspect ratio - I see nothing that would indicate Roxio is going to "adjust" the video to another aspect ratio... I've tried this with mp4 and also mpeg-2 export versions of the same video - and both versions come out completely stretched out. (Frustrating, for sure.) Any suggestions???
You know, I’ve only tried using 16X9 videos. I’ll have to try a 4X3 and report back on whether there are any options for that.
I'm going to do some testing tomorrow.
Ivan, I was able to get the 4:3 aspect ratio (FINALLY!) - but only by clicking on the "BASIC" button (maybe called "CLASSIC???"), which takes you to another version (previous version, I'm assuming). Reverting to this "basic" version, you no longer have a lot of the options that the new Titanium 20 boasts about (and the reasons I bought Titanium 20 to begin with!) - but this basic version at least gave me the option of 4:3 aspect ratio, or the 16:9 ratio (if I wanted that instead). The newer version? I don't see where they give me that option at all. Were you able to find anything on your end? Just curious.
I noticed that over the weekend, but I didn’t finish testing. Toast is supposed to recognize and respect the aspect ratio of the video you put on a disc, but it doesn’t make clear that the dvd menu determines the aspect ratio of the disc.
I’ll be collecting all the Toast questions I’ve received and putting them in a video next week.
Congratulations, by the way. :)
I've been watching your Videos and trying to learn how to burn copies of my .NEF images and somehow I need more definitive help. I've had five strokes and challenged by most technical procedures but it seems as though you may have the procedures I need and hope you can find time and opportunity to assist me. Thanks, Bob
Hey, Bob.
I haven't worked with .NEF files before. Are the files you're trying to convert Nikon Electronic Format (Nikon RAW) files? Are you on Windows or macOS?
I don't recommend burning these files to a DVD-video format. That will reduce the quality of the images a ton. Instead, I'd spend time trying to convert the NEF file into some other format, like TIFF, which can retain a lot of the quality of those images in a more compatible file type.
For storing the files, I'd recommend keeping them on a hard drive or flash drive, rather than burning them to Disc.
You can also create a data CD or data DVD to keep the full quality of the files without putting them into a standard DVD-video format.
I'll try to help you come up with a workflow, if I can.
Ivan, I would really appreciate your offer to add a video about just how to open a finder window and burn a data disc. Thanks again, Bob
Okay. I’ll put that on the list and write you when it’s published.
Thanks Ivan, I'ii be looking for it. @@HeyIvan
Hey Ivan! Hey Ivan. Great tutorials! Toast should hire you to produce instructional videos - their manual is incomplete and lacks the appropriate steps. A Q: I burned a DVD (Toast 20 Pro), I then played it in a SIONY BluRay player - the colours and whites were very bright. When a play a DVD movie in the BluRay - it's normal. Is there preferences in the BluRay or my SAMSUNG TV I should change? Keep up the good work!
It sounds like you made an HDR video that plays well under a player that knows how to deal with that and another that doesn't. There may be some HDR-related settings in your TV or player that might say something like "translate HDR content to SDR." I doubt the settings will be labeled that clearly, but that's the idea.
Look somewhere you can get at picture quality and color. You might see something for HDR there.
Will it work on Monterey?
I initially used it on Monterey before upgrading to Ventura. Their Tech Specs say it’ll work, too.
www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/?x-vehicle=ppc&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxYOiBhC9ARIsANiEIfZl9kHgNlAMrwTfPuPMCSQVK4hy0qxr_Xs9pMF2F7pM2CuuYWAUc-gaAmyPEALw_wcB#tech-specs
I have a quicktime mp4 that already has chapters embedded in it. Will Toast recognize those chapters?
Unfortunately, it will not.
@@HeyIvan I went ahead and purchased the pro version and it actually does recognize the chapters that were created in Final Cut Pro
Thanks for letting me m ow. Titanium does not. I’ll need to upgrade.
I've since tried again and discovered that Titanium does, indeed, recognize the chapter marks included in digital video files. Who knew?
The Intro Video box has disappeared from my screen. How can I get it back?
Are you talking about the "Drop Video Intro" box that appears to the left of the DVD menu when you choose your DVD template? I have been unable to remove it.
Might it be possible that you clicked "Switch to Classic?" If so, then you should see a button for "Switch to Updated." When you click that, you'll be put back into the view I show in my video.
Hi and thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I did in fact hit the Switch to Classic button. However switching back doesn't solve the issue.
This is Not a serious problem for me. I don't plan to use this particular function very often. It's more a curiosity. I had it, did something stupid and now it's gone.
Strange !
I've been meaning to write you back. I'm pretty sure that nothing you did caused it to glitch out this way. I'd be tempted to look for some sort of preferences file in the Library to see whether deleting that might fix it for you.
Of course, we could try contacting Toast support to see if they have heard of this problem. Let me know and I can reach out and see if I can extract a meaningful answer for us.
@HeyIvan l have looked into the Settings section and found nothing that really speaks to the issue. The closest thing was SHOW LEGACY FORMATS AND SETTINGS. This was turned off. Turning it on and restarting Toast didn't change anything. Possibly Uninstaller and reinstalling Toast might solve it. But I am not willing to go this route. I don't plan to use this intro video box very often so it's not important enough to risk making things far worse. I have used Toast for years. It's a great product so this little glitch doesn't really bother me. Interesting that it only happens when setting up a blue ray disk but is OK on a dvd.
Anyway thank you again for your attempt to help . I certainly appreciate it but for me at least it's just not that big a deal.
David
@davidhubbard7699 I’m glad if won’t affect you. Of course, my own curiosity is going to keep me thinking about it. :)
Cn you do a video on how to instal Toast 20 on venture ,i keep getting a message saying errer and it has tp quit
You know, I don't have a fresh Mac where I can install it again.
I suspect the problem is that Toast installs a Kernel Extension that you need to enable. You should see it under System Settings > Privacy & Security. On that page, if you scroll down far enough you might see, 'System Software from "Corel Inc." was blocked from loading.' Click the Allow button next to that and then enter your Mac's password to enable it.
Let me know if that works.
@@HeyIvan Thanks for getting back to me Ivan.I did get it on Big Sur i got the Pro version. with the Blu Ray tool .i thought that eould allow me to play my blu Ray disks. Apart from that i thought my Toast 17 was better. So i asked for a refund, and got Toast 17 back on here..
Glad you were able to get your refund and put Toast 17 back. Do you have a DVD reader or burner drive?
@@HeyIvan Yes i have a DVD Blu Ray player burner ,not that i have ever burnt any Blu Ray disks.
This is not a walkthrough, it's a race through. You could slow down a bit and it would be a lot more easy to follow. Instead we have to pause and rewind several times. Otherwise, don't call it a tutorial.
Thank you for that feedback. You’re not the first to tell me that.
I’ll be taking a slower approach in future videos to ensure that I cover the topics clearly, even for folks who aren’t super technology oriented.
Thank you for taking the time to drop a comment!
I've tried and tried an tried to get this software to work to my advantage and I simply can't. Complete trash and total wast of money. No subtitle support. No additional audio support.
I bought Toast 20 Pro to have the BluRay burning option. Added a video file that was 11.39GB to a BluRay Project. Toast had it as twice as much on disc at 20.82GB with no menus or anything. Contacted support and they immediately said they had to open a ticket because they basically had no clue.
Strongly advise you avoid this straight garbage software.
Yeah. This software is garbage and a waste of money for anyone trying to make a professional looking DVD or BluRay. Customizable menus don’t work. Limited functionality. Don’t even think about adding subtitles. Software is probably only good for what he is doing in all these videos, backing up family vacation videos.
Let me know if you find a better solution. I’m looking for one.
@@HeyIvan I’m currently searching. If I find one, I’ll let you know.
I’ll keep looking, too.
Did you happen to find an alternative? I tried Toast 20 Pro and it’s garbage. Random artifacts appear between editing, when I added a custom background it disappears on the burned disc. It simply doesn’t work.
@@remscapeI did not find an alternative.