[Derek33]

Hey all,
Just downloaded v8 and was wondering if I can send the v7 folder in my Applications folder to the trash without losing any essential files. Thanks.

- Derek

[tsantee]

You can delete it or keep it. I'd keep it around for awhile in case some bug is discovered in Toast 8 that isn't a problem in Toast 7.1.2 regarding something that matters to you. Also, if you saved .disc files with Toast 7 you should check if they will work with Toast 8 before deleting Toast 7. For example, an audio CD .disc file created in Toast 7 doesn't open in Toast 8 because of the big changes in Toast 8's audio CD options.

The Discus RE application bundled with Toast 7 is not in Toast 8, as Roxio switched to Disc Cover RE for the labeling application. If Discus mattered to you then you might not want to trash it.

[Derek33]

Thanks a lot for your help!

[sjkrox]

tsantee, on Jan 11 2007, 06:33 PM, said:

The Discus RE application bundled with Toast 7 is not in Toast 8, as Roxio switched to Disc Cover RE for the labeling application.

Thanks for answering my question if a newer version of Discus s included with Toast 8 before I had a chance to ask it.

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If Discus mattered to you then you might not want to trash it.

I'd eventually like to, but Discus still has more flexible "import from Toast" capabilities than Disc Cover.

[tsantee]

sjkrox, on Jan 13 2007, 06:16 PM, said:

Thanks for answering my question if a newer version of Discus s included with Toast 8 before I had a chance to ask it.
I'd eventually like to, but Discus still has more flexible "import from Toast" capabilities than Disc Cover.

A new Discus 4 is about to be released by the developer at magicmouse.com. They've been provided beta updates to those who placed advanced orders for the new version.

[sjkrox]

I'll use Discus RE that's bundled with Toast 7 but can't see paying for any version, especially following an incident with Magic Mouse a couple years ago. After expressing my opinion that Discus' UI seemed outdated MM reacted with defensive, falsely accusing remarks. Instead of possibly asking for some clarification of what I meant they came across with an attitude of disrespect and disinterest that made an uncomfortable negative first impression. Oh well.

[patatrox]

sjkrox, on Jan 14 2007, 04:03 AM, said:

I'll use Discus RE that's bundled with Toast 7 but can't see paying for any version, especially following an incident with Magic Mouse a couple years ago. After expressing my opinion that Discus' UI seemed outdated MM reacted with defensive, falsely accusing remarks. Instead of possibly asking for some clarification of what I meant they came across with an attitude of disrespect and disinterest that made an uncomfortable negative first impression. Oh well.

I'm sure MM meant no disrespect and this was hopefully a miscommunication.

That said, exactly what sort of integration are you looking for between Toast 8 and Disc Cover RE?

[sjkrox]

patatrox, on Jan 14 2007, 12:17 AM, said:

I'm sure MM meant no disrespect and this was hopefully a miscommunication.

I think their intentions were having a bad hair day. No need to belabor the topic here.

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That said, exactly what sort of integration are you looking for between Toast 8 and Disc Cover RE?

I've wondered if Toast could be a middleman between EyeTV and Disc Cover, which I briefly tried to explain in yesterday's post on the BeLight Software Forum:

importing EyeTV (and other?) video data

I've done something like that with EyeTV -> Toast -> Discus, but Toast uses a limited amount of information from EyeTV which then limits what Discus might use. I'm sure I'll have more specific suggestions once I'm actually using Toast 8 and Disc Cover RE. Direct EyeTV -> Disc Cover integration would be preferable to involving Toast, of course. I'm just exploring what may actually be possible.

Btw, any chance of getting some feedback from Roxio on:

Toast 7 + Eyetv = 100% Virtual Memory (!), poor system resource management

That's been seriously debilitating my Toast usage for a couple years and is certainly a much higher priority for me than any of the integration stuff discussed earlier (and all other Toast-related issues I have, for that matter). Thanks!

[edit: I just noticed a response from freshburh there but it doesn't help resolve the issue]

This post has been edited by sjkrox: 15 January 2007 - 03:01 PM