Thank you tsantee - I think I was posting when you did too, so here is an edit of what still burns to be answered. See why I say the Automatic "Best" setting is an excellent way to go? However, this takes up more space on the disc and it will mean lowering the video bit rate for programs more than 60 minutes in total length. If you have something where the highest quality audio is important then you can choose PCM audio. Compressing the dynamic range makes less difference between loud and soft portions of the audio track. The audio is fine at 192 kbps with the dynamic range compression turned off. If the resulting video has very shaky action scenes then the field dominance is wrong and a different setting needs to be made. Field dominance is best left at automatic. The widescreen setting is for videos shot in the 16:9 format while the 4:3 setting is for the traditional TV aspect ratio. You can fit about 73 minutes of video at 8 mbps with audio at 192 kbps to a single-layer disc. You can choose Save as Disc Image so if you end up with a file too big for a single layer disc you can use Toast's Fit-to-DVD in the Copy window to bring the disc image down to the size that fits the disc. You can estimate what the average bit rate can be that fills the disc (but too high a bit rate can cause playback problems with some DVD players). The Average bit rate is more important than the maximum one. I think (but am not sure) that the "Best" Automatic setting also turns on Half-Pel. It also nearly doubles the encoding time. If you want to use the Custom settings then turn on Half-Pel which is especially good for videos with lots of action. Dynamic Range Compression? (what is this check box for?)Ĭhoosing Best quality in the Automatic setting is an excellent choice. Aspect Ratio? (what is the difference if I leave it at "Automatic", or I choose "4:3"? Motion Estimation? (and - what is the check box for: "Half-PEL" ?) Video Format (MPEG-2 is there and this is what I need, so that one is OK) What to enter in the ENCODING Tab fields when choosing CUSTOM (from top down): What I really do NOT know is what should I enter (for the BEST QUALITY) in the ENCODING Tab fields when choosing CUSTOM (the "Automatic" is kind of self-explanatory - there is only one bar to be moved through Good, Better and Best, so I'd choose BEST, but - is this really the BEST QUALITY that I can get out of the Toast 10.0.1?). The objective is to get the BEST QUALITY possible in both cases (when 1-hr and/or 2- hrs long). I noticed some "Automatic" and "Custom" settings' choices, but not sure what exactly to do/set/choose. mov file), so what settings (& where) should I choose for burning DVD: I hope this tutorial helps.I'm new to Toast - what settings are best for burning a DVD? (got it today), and primarily I'd like to burn DVDs (single layer) of SD DV (.dv &. Using these exact steps I was successfully able to create a personal backup copy of Mac OS X Tiger. Step5. Insert a DVD when prompted and proceed to Burn it. Do not drag and drop the image file into Disk Utility during this step. Click on the image file, then click the Burn button. Step 3. Navigate to where you saved the DVD image created in the previous section. Step 2. Click Burn on the Disk Utility toolbar (upper left). Step 1. Launch Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities). Leave the image alone and proceed to the next section. Step 7. Once your image has been created DO NOT mount it. Step 6. Click Save to begin creating the image. Leave Image Format at Compressed (default) and Encryption at None (default). Select the destination where you wish to save it. Step 4. Click New Image on the Disk Utility toolbar. In the pane, select the Mac OS X Install DVD by clicking on it once. Step 3. In Disk Utility, you will notice a white pane on the left hand side. Step 2. Launch Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities). Step 1. Insert the retail Mac OS X Install DVD into your drive. The following steps will help you create a perfect working backup copy of Tiger. However, Mac OS X Tiger poses a slight difficulty since it is a bootable volume. Duplicating CD/DVD’s is usually very easy, especially if you are lucky enough to have two drive bays and Toast Titanium. Now that the legal mumbo-jumbo is out of the way, lets begin. In no way whatsoever does condone the pirating or unauthorized duplication of Mac OS X Tiger. Only the legal owner of Mac OS X Tiger should make a backup. NOTE: This tutorial is for personal use only. This simple tutorial will show you how to make a reliable DVD copy from Tiger’s Mac OS X InstallDVD. This is an excellent way to ensure you are protected should your original install DVD become damaged or lost. With Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 now in hand, you may want to consider making a personal backup copy.
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