Matt Caz

So it looks like Toast 19 will take AAC but it doesn't like MP4. If i can find out what mp4 format it likes I'll post it here. I used Movavi Video Converter Premium to convert to m2ts and it accepts it with the correct size. Movavi is a great program!

I'm running Toast 19 on Big Sur 11.1. I had to fully remove any and all remnants of Toast 18 then reboot and then install Toast 19 to get it to work.

Am I missing something? I know I'm not the sharpest tack in the box but you would think that a MAC program would accept AAC audio in a MP4 file and then if it needs to, convert it to whatever format it needs. It lets me load the mp4 file but it says its like 6 times the size. A 1.8 gb file shows up as 12gb etc. Is this in here somewhere or just another oversight that wasn't considered? I have attached an image of my screen for the convert option. The same thing happens if I try and burn this same file to a blu ray.

Well, if they had added the ability to have custom menus and change the text etc. I would have gladly paid the upgrade price!

I HATE THE NEW INTERFACE. Why can't we choose which layout we want to default when it starts up?

So I installed toast 19 in Big Sur 11.1 and it wouldn't start. I had toast 18 installed. Used Clean my Mac to remove all remnants of 18 and then rebooted and installed Toast 19 and it starts up just fine but I hate the new interface and it doesn't seem like there's any way to have it default to the old interface. Also, before doing this I went into Libary/Application Support/Roxit/ menus and copied the folder with my custom menus to a new drive. AFter installing I copied the menu's I modified into the new Toast 19 menus folder and wrote over the Toast 19 menus with the same name and they work just fine.

Nope! This is why I wish Apple had rewritten iDVD for blurays and 5.1. Toast will let you add movies, add basic static menus and burn discs.

1-You can add a separate video, make it the first one in the list and select autoplay on insert and it will play. There is no real Intro video feature 2- yes it does support 5.1 AC-3 Dolby Digital as far as I know.. I know for sure that Toast 18 does. 3- No video backgrounds like you could on Encore or iDVD. playing behind the menus.

I doubt that it will have one feature that is very important to me and why I stick with Toast.. it doesn't re-encode blu ray compliant H264 m2ts files. Most other programs will re-encode no matter what. but I'll keep an eye out. I bought 19 but have been waiting to install it. I've been using toast since it first came out.

I agree completely but I need access to BluRay and DD 5.1 so I may be stuck. I'll check out the program you suggested. I have to be nice here because they like to block my posts so thats why when I found a work around.. and as you say, it's time consuming, I thought I'd share it. Obviously it won't work for you. Wish apple would release iBluRay based on the iDVD engine.

you have to edit the layers in photoshop.

Did you try changing the fonts in Photoshop. You have to edit the layers for the template in photoshop and then save them. Does that program you bought do Blu Ray and burn DolbyDigital 5.1?

I haven't tried to do sub-menus but I don't believe this will work on subs. Thanks for posting something.. you're the one and most likely the only to do so. Matt

Are these.toast image files? What type of files are you talking about so we can try and assist you?

Unbelievable. People have been asking about custom menus since forever.. 59 people have read this and nobody leaves a comment? I thought it would help out the community but I guess I was wrong.