Does Toast 11 Support Closed Captions?

[jsasaki23]

If I add a file to Toast 11 that contains embedded closed captions, will they be included in the converted output? If it matters, I'm getting the files from my TiVo with TiVo transfer and converting to DVD or iPad/iPod, under Mac OS 10.6.8.

[tsantee]

I'm pretty sure they will be there when making a video DVD but I don't know what happens when converting for playback in the iPad. If they aren't included with the iPad conversion then get ElGato's Turbo264. What I do when using that app with TiVo transfers is choose Never Re-encode in Toast's custom encoder settings window and choose the Blu-ray video setting (I have the Blu-ray plugin). Then I choose Save as Disc Image. When done I mount the disc image and drag the enclosed .m2ts file to the Turbo264 window. In this way the TiVo package is removed so I can retain the HD video when converting whereas Toast will reduce the resolution to standard definition when converting.

[jsasaki23]

Thanks; using Never Re-encode and Save as Disc Image worked! The only weird thing is that Toast (10) encodes the closed captions in a way that keeps Handbrake from seeing them. (I use Handbrake to create mp4s for my iPod & iPad.) However, ccextractor can see the captions on the disc image and create a .srt file that I can use with Handbrake.