Toast 9 Titanium

CATEGORIES: General, Product Reviews | Daniel M. East | February 09, 2009

ADVANCED DISC-BURNING SOFTWARE FOR THE MAC

You may ask, “Why is third-party software necessary to simply burn CDs and DVDs?” For Roxio, there always seems to be more features that go beyond the burn. Toast 9 Titanium adds functionality that makes it slightly ahead of its time, such as the latest mobility, digital video recorder (DVR), and compression tools. Version 9 is one of the best ever updates for this software.

Although the cool Quartz-effect progress bar is gone, the look and feel of Toast is essentially the same. Just pick your item, drag it to your source, and burn to your heart’s content. With the optional HD/BD plug-in (see below), Roxio has added Blu-ray burning to store up to 50 GB of data, HD DVD support for up to 30 GB, and video capture from your AVCHD camcorder and DVR hardware and software (such as TiVo or EyeTV).

In addition, there’s live audio capture to record from any source—including live Web radio—and you can stream content from your home Mac to any Wi-Fi-connected iPhone or iPod touch, or Internet-connected Mac or PC. Toast 9 Titanium also adds long-awaited integration with Apple Aperture and iLife ’08 software, making it a great solution for consumers and professionals.

To use all of the Blu-ray and HD DVD-authoring features, you’ll need to add the HD/BD plug-in for around $19.99. This is a great value that includes 15 high-definition menu styles for your discs. Once again, Roxio has delivered so much more than just another disc-burning utility.—Daniel M. East

PRICE: $99.99
FROM: Roxio
WEB: www.roxio.com
RATING: 5

LAYERS VERDICT
HOT Batch processing; Blu-ray; import DVR video; audio capturee
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Why are you reviewing Toast 9 now when Toast 10 Pro has been out for over a month?

It is, however, a good update, with several additional features beyond version 9.

Comment by publish | February 10, 2009 @ 5:25 pm

Roxio recently released Toast 10
http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/default.html

Comment by Stevearino | February 11, 2009 @ 12:40 am

To my understanding, the reviews post online in the archives a while after they appear in print. Look for my review on Toast 10 to appear in print in the next issue, I believe.

Comment by Daniel East | February 12, 2009 @ 9:17 am

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