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[speedwaygirl]

Okay.....please excuse my ignorance as a TOAST newbie.   I know that Toast 10 cannot convert to DIVX, so I would like to convert to a simple AVI file to play on my WD Mini, DIVX player, and XBox 360.   But when I look at my output choices, it shows multiple devices, not file types.   How can I choose a simple AVI file?   I read the manual, but it just wasn't clear.

Thanks for your help!

[tsantee]

Converting to MPEG 4 will be the most compatible. DivX is a form of MPEG 4. If your devices support H.264 playback then choose that, but I suspect your DivX player doesn't support it.

[speedwaygirl]

Converting to MPEG 4 will be the most compatible. DivX is a form of MPEG 4. If your devices support H.264 playback then choose that, but I suspect your DivX player doesn't support it.

Thank you, tsantee.   Yes, unfortunately it doesn't support H.264, and the Toast MPEG 4 file wouldn't play on my WD Mini, so I'm afraid Toast 10 has turned into a very pricey paperweight for me (except for burning).    Looks like it's back to the Windows machine for converting using DVD Fab, unless I want to downgrade my Toast.

Appreciate your quick reply!

[MacGoddess]

speedwaygirl, on 12 November 2009 - 03:09 AM, said:

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Thank you, tsantee.   Yes, unfortunately it doesn't support H.264, and the Toast MPEG 4 file wouldn't play on my WD Mini, so I'm afraid Toast 10 has turned into a very pricey paperweight for me (except for burning).    Looks like it's back to the Windows machine for converting using DVD Fab, unless I want to downgrade my Toast.

Appreciate your quick reply!

I too wonder why Toast doesn't have the ability to export to AVI or DivX since those are very common video formats.

[tsantee]

MacGoddess, on 05 November 2010 - 12:27 PM, said:

I too wonder why Toast doesn't have the ability to export to AVI or DivX since those are very common video formats.

Toast 8 and 9 had DivX conversion but it was removed from Toast 10. Don't know why. AVI is a container not a format just as QuickTime is a container and not a format.