Roxio Toast DVD Instruction Manual

User Guide

Contents

Getting Started 1

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Installing The Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

The Toast Main Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Using the Media Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Saving and Opening Toast Projects. . . . . . .8

Erasing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Ejecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Technical Support Options . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Making Video Discs 11

What is a Video Disc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Types of Video Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Overview of Making a Video Disc . . . . . . .12

Making a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Making a DVD From VIDEO_TS Folders . . .25

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Using Other Toast Features 27

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Viewing Information about a Disc. . . . . . . 28

Saving Disc Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Comparing Files or Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Getting Started

In this chapter

Introduction 2
Installing The Software 3
The Toast Main Window 4
Using the Media Browser 6
Saving and Opening Toast Projects 8

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Erasing Discs 9
Ejecting a Disc 9
Technical Support Options 10

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Introduction

Toast brings you award winning disc burning and a whole lot more. This
guide provides the information you need to start burning your video file
projects with Toast DVD. Your version may not have all the features and
capabilities described. The software includes appropriate messages if you
have the limited version.

To register your software, choose Help > Product Registration.

For additional information, choose Help > Product Support.

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Installing The Software

Installing The Software

To use Toast you will need the following hardware and software:

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Mac® computer with an Intel® processor and 1GB of RAM

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Mac OS® X 10.7 or later

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Approximately 1GB free disk space to install all components, 10 GB
free space is recommended for the burning process

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DVD drive

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Internet connection required for video tutorials, product updates,
and other functionality

To install the software:
1 Double-click on the downloaded .DMG file or insert the installation

DVD into your drive.

The Roxio Toast window appears on your desktop.

2 Double-click the Toast installer.
3 Follow the instructions on screen to complete the installation.
4 In the applications folder on your hard disk, browse to the Toast

folder. You will see an icon for Toast along with other optional
components you've installed.

5 Double-click the Toast icon and follow the on-screen instructions to

set up Toast for the first time.

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The Toast Main Window

The Toast main window contains the following components:

Content Area (1)

This is the main area at the left side of the window. For most project types,
this is where you drag your files to add them to a project.

Options Area (2)

Located at the right side of the screen, the options area allows you to
select options for the current project. This area may be hidden if the Media
Browser is being shown. To reveal the options area, simply click on the
Options button at the top right of the window.

Space Indicator (3)

Located across the bottom of the Toast window, the space indicator
displays exactly how much content you've added to the current project.

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Media Type
Buttons

Add Button

Filter or
Search Box

Thumbnail size
controls

The Toast Main Window

You can choose CD, DVD media types to have the indicator calibrated for
your target disc.

Record Button (4)

Located at the bottom right of the Toast window, the red record button
will begin recording your disc.

Media Browser (5)

The Media Browser allows you to easily browse or find files, and preview or
add them to a Toast project. On first launch this window will be hidden. To
bring up the Media Browser, click the Media button at the top of the
Options area. This will hide the options and reveal the Media Browser.

The Media Browser can also be separated from the Toast main window by
clicking the icon to the right of the Media button. This allows you to use
the Media Browser while the Options area is visible. The features and
options available vary depending on your version of the software.

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Using the Media Browser

The Toast Media Browser provides quick access to files stored on your
computer. You can easily drag-and-drop content from the Media Browser
into the Content Area. The features and options available vary depending
on your version of the software.

To use the Media Browser:
1 Show the Media Browser window by clicking the Media button or

pressing Ctrl+S.

2 Search for files or folders by entering a search term in the text field at

the bottom of the Media Browser window, or choose the type of
media you want to browse:

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Data: Browse files and folders on your local hard disk, external

discs, or connected network volumes.

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Video: Browse videos and iMovie projects in your Movies folder.

You can also browse:

3 To search for files or folders enter a search term in the text field at the

bottom of the Media Browser window.

4 When browsing, you can filter the media list by choosing a title or

chapter from the Media Browser browse menu.

Note: You can expand the browse menu into a window by

dragging down the small dot immediately below the menu.

5 Select any item in the file list and drag it to the Content Area to add it

to a disc project or click the Add button at the bottom of the Media
Browser.

You can select multiple items by holding down the Command (Apple)
key while clicking, and then drag the entire selection to the Content
Area.

You can select groups of items by clicking on the first item in the
group and then holding down the Shift key while clicking on the last
item in the group, and then dragging the entire selection to the
Content Area.

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Using the Media Browser

Toast will display progress information while the items are being added. If
the content is being added from a disc (such as from a set-top DVD
recorder) this may take several minutes, as it is imported from the disc
onto your hard disk.

Imported items from a disc are temporarily stored in the Roxio Converted
Items folder in your Documents folder. These temporary items can be very
large and are automatically deleted when you quit Toast. The original
source content is not deleted from your disc.

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Saving and Opening Toast Projects

You can save a Toast project and open it at a later time for recording to
disc.

To save the current project:
1 Choose File > Save.
2 Type a file name and select a location to save to.
3 Click Save. Saved Toast disc projects end in “.disc".

To open a saved project:
1 Choose File > Open.
2 Select the Toast project file you want to open.
3 Click Open.

Tip: You can browse to and quickly open the most recently

used projects by choosing File > Open Recent, and clicking on a
project. You can also double-click a Toast project to open it.

Note: Toast saves pointers for the files and folders in the

content area. If you move or delete any of the original items from
your hard disk, Toast may not be able to find them when you
open the project. To save a single file containing all source files,
you should save as a disc image. See Saving Disc Images on
page 28.