spacemac Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I have a Turbo,264 plugged int my G4 Mac. The Turbo software sees it but even though I have the box checked in the Toast preferences, it does not seem to be using the device for encoding. Is there something else I need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsantee Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 The Turbo must be connected before launching Toast. There also was an erroneous message in the original version of Toast 10 that the Turbo wasn't connected when it actually was connected and working. Be sure you've updated to Toast 10.0.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemac Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 The Turbo must be connected before launching Toast. There also was an erroneous message in the original version of Toast 10 that the Turbo wasn't connected when it actually was connected and working. Be sure you've updated to Toast 10.0.2. I do have it plugged in but there is not indication that toast is using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsantee Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Toast is using it if you see the row of dots pulsating in the window that shows the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemac Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have the device connected because when I use the software it sees it, but toast does not show a row of pulsating dots when it is running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsantee Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Which setting are you using for conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemac Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I am using the default settings for creating a DVD movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsantee Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 I am using the default settings for creating a DVD movie Okay, it makes sense now. A video DVD requires MPEG 2 encoding whereas the Turbo.264 encodes in MPEG 4 format. So the Turbo.264 is not used by Toast when encoding for video DVD. It is only used when you are in the Convert window and want to export to AppleTV, iPhone and some other devices that play MPEG 4 h.264 video. Since you are using a G4 Mac I can understand your wanting to speed up the encoding process. Are you trying to make DVDs from AVI files or are you trying to make them from movies you recorded with a DV camcorder or is it something else. If your source is AVI or DivX files you might just use the DVD-ROM (UDF) format in the Data window and burn what is called a DivX disc. These can be played in DVD players that have DivX play back capability. Most DivX movies are actually encoded to fit CD media for playback in DivX-capable DVD players. If you want to use CD media for those movies then choose the Mac & PC format in the video window. This only applies to videos that already are in DivX format, which is the case for many AVI videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I have a Turbo,264 plugged int my G4 Mac. The Turbo software sees it but even though I have the box checked in the Toast preferences, it does not seem to be using the device for encoding. Is there something else I need to do?
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