Toast 11 Can't Add 5.1 Audio File To Separate Picture File Anymore?

[BryanMichael]

I am very frustrated and disappointed with Toast 11. I used to use version10 all the time to make blu-ray discs etc. I rarely can get Toast 11 to convert a disc for me. it fails 9 out of 10 times and the conversion number it gives me before it converts is always wrong. It tells me the file will be 600 megs, and instead it converts it to 17 gigs which is way too big.

 

The serious problem I have now is that I can't make blu-ray discs with Toast anymore because unlike Toast 10, there's no option to add separate audio to picture if you have a professional 5.1 audio file you want to marry to the picture. Did Roxio decide to make Toast only for beginners and amateurs who don't have any professional projects? There doesn't seem to be anything on the market now that can burn blu-rays and marry up 5.1 separate audio. Anyone know a workaround? I called the Roxio Toast support line and they told me it's not possible anymore, but there has to be a workaround. I don't know why they would downgrade their software especially since they charge you additional to make blu-rays.

 

Thanks to any one who's a genius and has figured this out.

 

Bryan

[BryanMichael]

Thanks for your reply. How do I make an M2V file without going through Compressor? Compressor will only make an M2V file for fitting on a regular DVD, so it's around 4 Gigs. I want to make a larger file to take advantage of the blu ray enhanced quality image. My file would be closer to 17 gigs. I haven't found a way to make an M2V file that big. And as you say, it needs to be an M2V file to tell toast to ask for a separate audio file to add to the picture. Hope you can help with a suggestion. Thanks again! Bryan

[tsantee]

I thought Compressor could make a HD MPEG 2 video file. Are you sure that's not an option? I don't have Compressor.

[tsantee]

The functions you describe should be working the same with either Toast 10 or Toast 11. When you say "picture" I'm uncertain whether you mean photo or video. Toast never has been able to add audio to photo slideshows made into videos. It does, however, allow the addition of a separate 5.1 ac3 audio file to an existing video. That is done by creating a .m2v version of the video (an mpeg 2 file that has no audio track). Drag in the .m2v and Toast will ask for the missing audio. Toast will automatically add the separate audio if it is in the same folder and has the same name (except for extension) as the video file.