We spanned a 1.2GB video file over two CD-R discs, and then restored the file on a different computer.
Unlike Mac OS X backups, Toast backups can span multiple discs, and the restore software that's automatically added to each burned disc lets you restore the data on any Macintosh (but not Windows) computer. Specifically, backing up 4.17GB of files to a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-109 on our Dual 2.6 GHz PowerPC G5 took 8 minutes 35 seconds with Toast and 8:40 using OS X's internal disc-burning facility. Don't expect Toast to speed your backups significantly, however, as we saw little performance difference on our tests.
When it comes to backing up data, Toast's disc-burning capabilities are more intuitive than those of Mac OS X-especially if you're used to working with a dedicated program or wizard for selecting files and burning options, as most Windows programs offer, rather than using an extension of Mac OS's Finder. If you're an active multimedia producer or consumer, or fastidious about data backups, you're likely to find one or more functions that more than justify Toast's $99.95 (direct) price tag.
With its Toast suite, Roxio delivers more capable data and disc-copying functions than those found in Mac OS X, and its audio- and video-related features complement iLife. But as with anything else, there's always room for improvement. Select DVD PAL Compatible in the next menu:Īfter the conversion process finishes, you'll get a file in the NTSC format that you can burn to a DVD.Users frequently laud the Apple Mac OS X for its ease of use and for enhancements like the powerful iLife suite. Click convert between PAL and NTSC formats, your NTSC file and click Open.ģ.
In the following example, we'll see how to convert a NTSC file to the PAL format video ready to be burned on to a DVD.ġ.
To resolve the problem of incompatibility of NTSC and PAL formats, you need to use a video converting software, like Movavi Video Converter.Ĭonverting PAL to NTSC and convert NTSC to PAL, Movavi Video Converter features all necessary tools for converting NTSC files to PAL and PAL to NTSC. Is this possible to do and, if so, what am I missing? I can rip the DVD with Mac the Ripper, but the DVD I created with Toast only plays on my laptop, not on my tv. I buy certain cultural DVDs in Europe that aren't available in the U.S. I own Toast 11 and would like to convert a PAL-format DVD to an NTSC-format DVD so I can view it on my television. Using Toast Titanium11.0.4, I followed your procedure, but did not see a dialogue asking if I wanted to convert the video format -Toast immediately started writing. After that it will transcode the video for a new DVD. Toast will ask if you really want to convert the video's format. If you choose Save as Disc Image you can burn that to DVD using the Image File setting in the Copy window. When done either choose Save as Disc Image (my preference) or click the Burn Button. If you don't want to make any edits just click okay. Drag what you want to the main Toast window. There you'll see the video(s) contained in the source. Click the Video tab in the Toast Media Browser and scroll to DVD. Insert the source DVD or place the VIDEO_TS folder on the Desktop. Now choose DVD Video as the format in the Toast Video window. The process to transcode PAL to NTSC in Toast (or vice versa) is to set your desired output preference in Toast Preferences. Discussion of ripped commercial DVDs isn't allowed in Roxio's forum. I'm allowed to only describe how to do this for unencrypted DVDs so lets assume that's what you have.