Thankfully, a number of video tutorials have been included that help to explain just how each element can be used.
Some of the various elements of Toast are a little on the complicated side, and the number of components and options can make the app a little overwhelming to start with. The number of backup options available means that no matter how you use your computer, or how you want to safeguard your data, there is something here for you. For complete system backups, there is also the option of create hard drive clones, and the Synchronize option makes it possible to ensure that the contents of two folders are exactly the same. All of these could easily be achieved manually, but these help to simplify the process as much as possible. As well as selecting individual files and folders, there are a number of pre-defined buttons that make it easy to opt to back up your iPhoto data, your Mail account, iTunes information, your documents and your address book. Firstly, there is the option of backing up data and burning it to disc. Get Backup 2 RE, as the name might suggest, caters for the backing up of data, and the application can be used in a number of ways. Using Fit-to-DVD, large video files can be re-encoded so they fit on a disc of a given size, and support subtitles means that videos encoded for viewing on iOS or other devices can be created with the subtitles left intact. Toast also allows for easy conversion of video. This is great if you want to create a video disc using files on YouTube or want to create an audio disc of an online radio broadcast. In addition to be able to transfer footage from a Tivo set-top box, web based audio and video footage can also be captured. There are a number of options when it comes to capturing footage to use as the basis for a project. It might not be a feature that is used every day by most people, but when it comes to creating multiple copies of the same disc, this can save a great deal of time. With more and more computers fitted with two or more optical drives, it’s good to see that the option of burning to multiple discs simultaneously has been included. The main Toast application has altered little from previous versions, but there are still a number of interesting changes and additions. Toast 11 ships with a slightly revised user-interface As well as being able to burn videos to disc, they can also be uploaded to the likes of YouTube and Facebook in a few mouse clicks. When converting video, if you are using a system with an nVidia graphics card, you can take advantage of VideoBoost to help speed up[ the process of converting with the H.264 codec. Video can be quickly converted into a number of formats so they can be burned to CD or DVD, or optimised for viewing on a device such as the iPhone or iPad. Toast can be used to create your own video disc using pre-recorded footage, or by transferring recordings from a Tivo device. The interface overhaul is not a major change from previous versions of the suite, but the minor changes that have been made make all the difference to usability. From this offset, Roxio Toast does not disappoint a huge set of features means that the applications has great scope, and a neatly redesigned interface ensure that any project you are working on can be carried out entirely intuitively and clearer labelling means that there is little chance of confusion when looking at various buttons and screen elements. With basic disc burning and the option of working with image files built directly into OS X, any third party disc burning tool has to have plenty to offer in order to justify the cost.
The program is a suite of tools all related to the task of burning data onto recordable discs, and includes a number of individual components that can be used to create audio discs, video discs, slideshows, data backups and much more. While this may be the case when creating the most basic of backups, Roxio Toast goes to show that there is so much more that can be achieved with the humble recordable disc. When it comes to disc burning tools, you could be forgiven for believing that there is little more to think about that simply copy files from your hard drive to a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray.
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