New To Mac And Toast 10

[gasport]

I just ordered Toast Titanium 10 Standard. (did not realize that the Pro version includes the HD BD plug-in) So I can either cancel the order and upgrade to the Pro version or just buy the plug-in. I already have Lightroom, and really do not see a need for the other Pro applications.

 

I just started on the Mac with a new iMac 3.06. I am moving over from the PC where I have used Nero and Creator 2009. I also purchased a JVC HD Everio, which unfortunately, does not provide a Mac version of the included software, hence my purchase of Toast (hoping it is as good as Creator 2009).

 

I have a HDTV and a BR player. I do not plan on creating BR disks at this time since the iMac does not support BR and the disks are way too expensive. From what I have been reading, I can download the video from the camera (I got the one with the SD card slots) and edit the video in Toast. Now this is where I get confused.

 

Can I

 

1. Use a card reader to download the video into Toast instead of using the camera via USB?

 

2. Do in Toast what Roxio shows in their tutorials on AVCHD using Creator 2009? They do not seem to have as many tutorials and articles on Toast, unless I am not looking in the right place.

 

3. The plug-in allows you to create BR video on non BR DVD disks. I have read that you cannot get much content on a regular 4.7 DVD, but still have not seen if you can get more content onto a DL DVD disk. Does anyone know if this will basically double the amount of video you can put on the a non BR Disk?

 

Thanks for any help and if anyone has some links to sites that deal with Toast and BR that would be appreciated.

[PhotoGray]

Thanks,

I meant LightZone. I will have to look at the options available with Pro as Amazon does not ship for several days.

 

Pro has some great options, i recommend it

[tsantee]

It is LightZone not Lightroom that is bundled with the Pro version. At the top of this forum I placed a topic that links to some Toast 10 tutorials including a couple that briefly describe the Blu-Ray features.

 

Unfortunately I don't have the hardware you have to answer your questions from my own experience. Another user just posted that the AVCHD Archive feature is working using a card reader.

 

As for the extras in the Toast 10 Pro bundle I already had Fotomagico and Soundsoap. But the big surprise to me is how I'm enjoying SonicFire Pro. If you ever want to add royalty-free music backgrounds to scenes in your videos this is the way to go. I'd love to have time to explore LightZone because I do photo editing as a commercial service. But I already have so many other photo editing tools to use and learn.

[gasport]

It is LightZone not Lightroom that is bundled with the Pro version. At the top of this forum I placed a topic that links to some Toast 10 tutorials including a couple that briefly describe the Blu-Ray features.

 

Unfortunately I don't have the hardware you have to answer your questions from my own experience. Another user just posted that the AVCHD Archive feature is working using a card reader.

 

As for the extras in the Toast 10 Pro bundle I already had Fotomagico and Soundsoap. But the big surprise to me is how I'm enjoying SonicFire Pro. If you ever want to add royalty-free music backgrounds to scenes in your videos this is the way to go. I'd love to have time to explore LightZone because I do photo editing as a commercial service. But I already have so many other photo editing tools to use and learn.

 

 

Thanks,

 

I meant LightZone. I will have to look at the options available with Pro as Amazon does not ship for several days.