Toast with Jam 6

Toast with Jam 6
Q. What is Toast with Jam™ 6? A. Toast with Jam 6, winner of the 2004 Macworld Best of Show awards, combines the newest version of Roxio's best-selling burning software for the Mac OS, with software to produce the best sounding CDs and DVDs. Now anyone can create discs like a pro, with powerful studio-class tools such as Jam 6, Peak™ Express, and Hollywood-style Dolby® Digital sound. Best of all, Toast with Jam 6 includes the entire award-winning Toast® 6 Titanium suite. Q. Why should I use Toast 6 Titanium or Toast with Jam 6? A. For over 10 years, Toast has been the standard of excellence for burning on the Macintosh. Toast 6 Titanium delivers best-of-class software for creating and copying CDs and DVDs, along with applications to automatically back up precious data, digitize and preserve analog audio, turn still photos into movies, and personalize your discs with labels and case covers. Toast with Jam 6 delivers even more, providing additional software for music lovers and musicians to create CDs and DVDs with the best quality sound. Your digital life deserves the best. Burn better with Toast. Sound best with Jam. Q. What’s new and improved in Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast 6 Titanium introduced many exciting new features, such as Plug & Burn™, ToastAnywhere™, SVCD and DVD Authoring, and Motion Pictures software. Here are some of the additional features you get when you add Jam to your Toast: Dolby® Digital Sound • Create DVDs with Hollywood-style Dolby Digital sound. Fit over 2 hours of video on the disc, without sacrificing video quality, by compressing the audio while maintaining legendary Dolby Digital sound quality. DVD Music Album • Create DVDs with over 36 hours of music from your iTunes library, and play them on ordinary DVD players. On-screen menus help you quickly navigate to that perfect song, and track information and album artwork are displayed while the music is playing! Jam™ 6 • Create DJ-style mixes and professional quality CD masters. Now burn directly from Jam! Peak™ Express 4 • Edit and enhance music files and soundtracks in your home videos, using the same powerful product included with Apple's $999 FinalCut Pro software. Q. What software is included with Toast 6 Titanium? A. Toast includes several software applications to help you do more with your digital life: • Toast 6 Titanium CD & DVD recording software • CD Spin Doctor® 2 audio digitizing software • Motion Pictures slide show software • Deja Vu back-up software • Discus® RE labeling software Q. What additional software is included with Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast with Jam includes everything in the award-winning Toast 6 Titanium package, plus several additional software applications to help you create great sounding CDs and DVDs: • Jam 6 CD mixing and mastering software • Peak™ Express 4 stereo editing software • Dolby Digital sound encoding and decoding software Q. Where can I buy Toast with Jam 6? Toast with Jam 6 is available now in North America, the United Kingdom, and other parts of Europe and Asia. Toast with Jam 6 is sold through computer specialty stores, the Apple stores, catalog and online resellers, and direct from Roxio’s web site. Q. How much does Toast with Jam 6 cost? A. The suggested retail price for the full Toast with Jam 6 is $199.95 (USD). Previous Toast, Jam, and Easy CD & DVD Creator customers are eligible for a $30 mail-in rebate, in addition to any other discounts available at the time of purchase. Details are included inside the box. Q. I already own Toast 6 Titanium. Can I upgrade to the full Toast with Jam 6? A. Starting April 1st, current Toast 6 Titanium customers can upgrade to the full Toast with Jam 6 by purchasing the Jam 6 download for a suggested price of $99.95 (USD) at Roxio’s web site. Q. I only want to buy Jam 6. Can I? A. Jam 6 does not require Toast Titanium, so customers who are only interested in the Jam software and the Peak Express software can purchase the Jam 6 download, which contains both of these. However, customers will only be able to enjoy the Dolby Digital encoding and DVD Music Album features if Toast 6 Titanium is also installed. Q. What is Dolby Digital sound? A. Dolby Digital sound is an audio format used on commercial Hollywood-style DVDs. Sound files on these discs are compressed so they take up less space, but maintain high quality. Dolby Digital encoding is an excellent option for audio on a DVD because it reduces the size of the audio files typically by a ratio of 8:1, yet still achieves excellent sound quality. Toast with Jam 6 offers Dolby Digital sound options for your own personal DVDs. Q. What are some of the features of Dolby Digital sound? A. Dolby Digital sound allows you to: • Fit over two hours of video on a DVD, without sacrificing video quality or audio fidelity. Other popular DVD authoring packages on the Mac create DVDs with uncompressed PCM audio only, so they must reduce video quality or quantity to fit more on the disc. • Enjoy Hollywood-style sound quality in a consumer software application. • Use existing Dolby Digital content in your own audio and video projects. Q. Why would I use Dolby Digital sound on my DVDs? A. In addition to Hollywood-style sound quality, Dolby Digital sound files require less space on a DVD. This space savings allow you to fit more video on your DVD, without reducing video quality or audio fidelity. With Dolby Digital sound, you can fit over 2 hours of video on a blank DVD. You'll save money on blank DVDs, and your discs will look and sound great. Other DVD authoring software on the Mac without Dolby Digital sound must reduce the video quality in order to fit 2 hours on the disc. Previously, Dolby Digital was available only on professional DVD authoring software costing as much as $500. Toast with Jam 6 offers Dolby Digital sound in a software package geared to consumers. Q. Do I need a special DVD recorder to create DVDs with Dolby Digital sound? A. No. You can use any DVD recorder to enjoy the Dolby Digital sound features in Toast with Jam 6. Toast 6 Titanium and Toast with Jam 6 support nearly all DVD recorders, including multi-format "+" and "–" recorders, as well as internal Apple SuperDrives. Q. Do I need a special DVD player to play DVDs with Dolby Digital sound? A. No. Dolby Digital sound is part of the official DVD player specifications, so all DVD players worldwide support playback of DVDs with Dolby Digital or uncompressed PCM sound. Both of these options are available as audio format choices when using Toast with Jam 6. Q. What is a DVD Music Album? A. A DVD Music Album is a standard DVD that contains hours of full quality music and plays in an ordinary DVD player. An on-screen menu provides fast navigation to songs; information and album art for the song currently playing are displayed on the TV screen. Toast with Jam 6 is the only software available on the Mac OS that can create DVD Music Albums. Q. What are some of the features of a DVD Music Album? A. DVD Music Albums feature: • On-screen menus provide fast navigation to songs; information and album art for the song currently playing is displayed on the TV screen. • Plays on ordinary DVD players, home theater systems, and in-car DVD players. • Turn your multi-CD boxed-set into a single DVD at full quality. Alternatively, you can choose Dolby Digital sound as your audio format and fit more than 36 hours of music on a DVD while maintaining Hollywood-style sound quality. • Any QuickTime audio file is supported. Q. Is this a DVD-Audio disc? A. No. DVD-Audio discs require special DVD-Audio players. This is high quality audio, on a standard DVD, which plays in an ordinary DVD player. Q. Do I need a special DVD player for a DVD Music Album? A. No. A DVD Music Album will play in an ordinary DVD player, home theatre system, or computer with a DVD-ROM drive or combo drive. You can also enjoy these in your car, SUV or minivan if they include DVD players. They do not play in an ordinary CD player. Q. How much audio can I expect to fit on a DVD Music Album? A. You can fit approximately 6 hours on a DVD Music Album at full uncompressed quality. Alternatively, you can choose Dolby Digital sound as your audio format and fit more than 36 hours on a DVD, while maintaining Hollywood-style sound quality. Q. What audio file types does DVD Music Album support? A. DVD Music Album supports any audio file that QuickTime can recognize, including (but not limited to) AIFF, WAV, MP3, M4P(iTunes music store), as well as audio file types available as QuickTime plug-ins. See www.quicktime.com for more information. Q. Does DVD Music Album support high quality audio files? A. Any QuickTime audio file up to 64-bit/192 kHz. You can drag and drop directly from iTunes, your hard disk, or an existing audio CD to create a DVD Music Album playlist. Toast will downsample audio files appropriately to DVD video format at burn time to maximize disc space. Existing compliant MPEG2 or AC3 audio files will not be downsampled, and sample rates and bit rates will be preserved. Q. Can I create a DVD Music Album with music purchased from the iTunes music store? A. Yes. DVD Music Album supports M4P, the format used in the iTunes music store. You can create a DVD Music Album with purchased music on any machine you have authorized in iTunes. Q. Does DVD Music Albums display on-screen album artwork? A. Yes. Artist, album and track name information is displayed on your TV screen while a song is playing. If you have album artwork for the songs in your music library it is also displayed. Songs purchased from the iTunes music store have album artwork automatically added. You can easily add images yourself by drag and drop from a web site or your iPhoto library. There are also several 3rd party applications and AppleScripts that will automatically add album artwork to tracks in your iTunes music library. Two popular ones are: • FetchArt - http://staff.washington.edu/yoel/fetchart/ • iTunes Catalog - http://www.kavasoft.com/iTunesCatalog/ Q. Does DVD Music Album offer auto-play features? A. Yes. There is an optional feature to automatically start the disc playing when you insert it into the DVD player. The 1st song in the 1st playlist on the disc will start, and then continuously play through each song until the end of the playlist. Then, the next playlist will start automatically. At any time, you can press the MENU button on the DVD player or the remote control to bring up the DVD menu and select a new playlist or song. Q. What is Jam 6? A. Jam helps you create professional-quality CD mixes and masters, with DJ-style crossfades. Q. What are some of the features in Jam 6? A. New Jam 6 features include: • Integrated Burning - now you can burn directly from Jam, using the award-winning Toast 6 burning technology, featuring multiple copies, Disc At Once constant recording, and writing CD-TEXT track information. • Universal Audio Converter, so you can add any QuickTime audio file to your disc, with support of ultra high quality 64-bit/192 kHz audio files. • Automatic track naming from the Internet, and track information editing. • More flexible crossfading with individual fades in and out, and improved fade interface. Q. I use the new GarageBand software. Why would I also want to use Jam 6? A. With Jam 6, you can take your individual tracks that you've created in GarageBand and arrange them into a finished professional-quality album, with smooth crossfades and levels. Then burn a perfect demo CD to share with friends, record multiple copies to sell from your web site, or produce a 100% commercial-ready master for duplication. Q. Does Jam 6 require Toast? A. No. Jam does not require Toast, and now has fully integrated burning. However, in order to take advantage of the Dolby Digital encoding for DVDs and the DVD Music Album features, you will need to have Toast 6 Titanium installed. Q. Does Jam 6 create Redbook masters? A. Yes. Musicians and sound engineers can use Jam 6 to create CD masters that adhere 100% to the official Redbook CD specification. These masters are suitable for commercial duplication. Using Jam, you can trim track data, adjust gain by channel, auto-normalize, insert and edit index points, create smooth crossfades, enter PQ subcode information, and print track sheets. Q. What audio file types does Jam 6 support? A. Jam supports any audio file that QuickTime can recognize, including (but not limited to) AIFF, WAV, MP3, M4P, iTunes Music Store, as well as audio file types available as QuickTime plug-ins, such as OGG. See www.quicktime.com for more information. Q. Does Jam 6 support high quality audio files? A. Jam supports up to 64-bit/192 kHz ultra high quality audio files. Jam will downsample audio files to correct CD audio format at burn time. Q. Can Jam create audio CDs with music purchased from the iTunes music store? A. Jam supports M4P, the format used in the iTunes music store. You can create audio CDs or enhanced audio CDs with purchased music on any machine you have authorized in iTunes. Q. Does Jam 6 support “non-destructive” editing? A. Every operation you perform in Jam is non-destructive, which means your original audio files are left unchanged as you make edits, so you can experiment without worry. Q. Does Jam 6 work with Toast 5? A. Yes. Jam 6 works fine with Toast 5. Jam 6 now burns directly, and does not use Toast to burn. Q. What is Peak Express 4? A. Peak Express is a powerful tool to help you edit and enhance audio content. It is the same software application included with Apple's $999 Final Cut Pro software. Q. What are some of the features in Peak Express 4? A. Edit QuickTime audio files and soundtracks from video files and: • Reduce noise and enhance sound with DSP filters and included plug-ins. • Supports Mac OS X Audio Unit effects. • Supports DV standard audio (16-bit/36kHz) without additional hardware. • Advanced QuickTime movie & DV clip support features better-than frame accurate synchronization of audio & movie playback, even during selection & scrubbing. • Launches directly from Jam 6 so you can edit any track by double-clicking. Q. How can I use Peak Express 4 with my audio files? A. You can use Peak Express to edit (e.g., cut, copy, paste, split, etc.) music tracks within your music library. You can also use Peak Express to enhance the sound quality, with a variety of included DSP filters and audio plug-ins. Q. How can I use Peak Express 4 with my video files? A. You can use Peak Express to edit (e.g., cut, copy, paste, split, etc.) the audio soundtrack within a video file. You can also use Peak Expres to enhance the sound quality, with a variety of included filters and audio plug-ins. Q. What file types can Peak Express 4 open? A. Peak Express reads AIFF, WAV, MP3, AAC (M4A and M4P), MOV and DV files. Q. What file types can Peak Express 4 save? A. Peak Express writes AIFF, WAV, MP3, MOV and DV files. (Saving MP3 files requires an optional download of a free MP3 encoder. Instructions are included on the Toast with Jam 6 Install CD, inside the documentation folder). Q. What filters and effects are included with Peak Express 4? A. Peak Express includes a variety of filters and effects, including: • Internal DSP filters – includes a variety of signal processors, including gain adjustment, fade in/out/crossfade, and audio reversal. • Audio Units – includes a variety of MDA audio units, such as guitar amplifier, analog compressor, 3D auto-pan, and supports the Audio Units included with Mac OS X Q. What are Audio Units? A. Audio Units are the signal processing plug-in architecture Apple introduced with Mac OS X. Peak Express 4 supports Audio Units and other pro-quality audio technologies in Mac OS X, such as CoreAudio, providing a solid platform for consumers and aspiring musicians to work with their audio and video files. Apple ships a variety of Audio Unit plug-ins with the Mac OS X, which are made available through an Audio Unit host application, such as Peak Express 4. Q. Does Toast with Jam 6 include Toast 6 Titanium? A. Yes, Toast with Jam 6 includes the entire award-winning Toast 6 Titanium suite, plus additional software to help you create CDs & DVDs with superior sound quality. See the Toast 6 Titanium FAQ for detailed information. Q. What are the new and improved Audio features in Toast 6 Titanium? A. Toast 6 Titanium includes features to help you do more with your music: • Digitize your vinyl records and tapes, or record live audio performances, with a completely re-engineered CD Spin Doctor®. • Drag & drop any QuickTime audio file or iTunes tracks into Toast's Universal Audio Converter to create perfect audio and enhanced audio CDs. • Create personalized disc labels, case covers, and inserts, with new artwork and layouts. • Copy an audio CD with a single click. Q. What are the new and improved Photo features in Toast 6 Titanium? A. Toast 6 Titanium includes features to help you do more with your photos: • Motion Pictures software automatically turns your still photos into stunning movies with pan and zoom effects, cross fades, and soundtracks. • Drag & drop any QuickTime image or iPhoto picture to create fast and easy full screen slide shows on Video CD, Super Video CD or DVD. Q. What are the new and improved Video features in Toast 6 Titanium? A. Toast 6 Titanium includes features to help you do more with your video: • Create Video CDs, Super Video CDs, or DVDs, with menus, buttons and chapters (chapters on DVD only), and view them on a home DVD player or computer. • Plug & Burn™ and create video discs from your DV camcorder content, automatically and effortlessly. • Drag & drop any QuickTime video file or your iMovie into Toast's Universal Video Converter. • Rip, extract and reuse video from an iDVD or Toast DVD disc. Q. What are the new and improved Data and Copy features in Toast 6 Titanium? A. Toast 6 Titanium includes features to help you protect and secure your important files: • Back up folders and files to CD, DVD, network, or Web storage, automatically. • Compress your data up to 50% on CDs or DVDs. • Secure your data with 128-bit encryption and password protection. • Copy an unprotected CD or DVD with a single click. Q. What usability improvements have been added to Toast 6 Titanium? A. Toast 6 Titanium adds significant improvements in workflow and usability: • ToastAnywhere™ recorder sharing with other Toast 6 Titanium users across a network or the Internet. • Toast It™ contextual menu to send files and folders to Toast from anywhere in the Finder. • QuickRecord allows you to bypass the optional steps before and after recording. • Disc Settings drawer for easy access to disc types and options. Q. I use iTunes for my music. Why should I also use Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast with Jam helps you do more with your music collection: • Digitize, preserve and restore your LPs, cassettes, and even live audio. • Create DJ-style mixes with smooth crossfades. • Edit and enhance tracks in your music library. • Enjoy over 36 hours of music on a DVD Music Album. • Create backup copies of your audio CDs with a single click. • Personalize your discs with printed labels, case covers, and booklets. Q. I use GarageBand to create music. Why should I also use Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast with Jam 6 helps you do more with the music you create: • Turn your GarageBand tracks into a finished professional-quality album. • Create 100% Redbook compatible demo discs, ready for commercial replication. • Edit and enhance your recorded tracks. • Put over 36 hours your full-quality recorded tracks on a DVD Music Album. • Create an enhanced audio CD with your demo tracks and photos of your band. • Personalize your demo disc with printed labels, case covers, and booklets. Q. I use iPhoto for my photos. Why should I also use Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast with Jam 6 helps you do more with your photos: • Turn still photos into exciting movies with pan & zoom effects and soundtracks • Create slide shows on Video CD, Super Video CD or DVD with drag & drop ease. Q. I use iMovie for my video editing. Why should I also use Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast with Jam 6 helps you do more with iMovie: • Turn your iMovie into a Video CD, Super Video CD or DVD with drag & drop ease. • Turn your still photos into a movie and add it to your iMovie project. • Edit and enhance the soundtrack of your iMovie project. Q. I use iDVD to burn DVDs. Why should I also use Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast with Jam 6 helps you do more with your DVD recorder: • Transfer video from your DV camcorder to a disc with a single click. • Create Video CDs and Super Video CDs, affordable alternatives to DVDs for short videos and photo slide shows, which play back in most home DVD players. • Create DVDs with Hollywood-style Dolby Digital sound, and fit over 2 hours of audio fidelity on the disc, without sacrificing video quality . • Create back-up copies of your iDVDs or Toast DVDs with a single click. Q. I use the Finder to create data discs. Why should I also use Toast with Jam 6? A. Toast with Jam 6 helps you make data CDs or DVDs quickly and easily, and offers: • No time consuming “pre-flight” setup steps that require extra free disk space. • Multi-session CDs, so you can use all the available space on the disc. • “Mac only” CDs with password protected encryption, for extra peace of mind. • Advanced formats like ISO9660 and custom hybrid (that you can use on a Mac or a PC), for power and flexibility. • Schedule automatic backups to CD, DVD, or external hard disks. Q. What are the system requirements for Toast with Jam 6? A. The system requirements are: • Macintosh that can run Jaguar (Mac OS X v10.2) or higher • Mac OS X v10.2 or later, including Panther (installing latest updates is recommended) • 200MB of free hard disk space (more required for video and audio authoring) • QuickTime 6 or later • CD or DVD recorder (optional, if using ToastAnywhere recorder sharing) • Recordable CDs or DVDs Additionally, if you plan to digitize analog audio or video, you may need an audio input device or an analog to digital converter. Q. What kind of recorders does Toast with Jam 6 support? A. Nearly all CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM recorders are supported. Q. Does Toast with Jam 6 support internal recorders that ship with Apple hardware? A. All CD-R, CD-RW, combo and DVD SuperDrives included with Apple hardware are supported. Q. What input formats are supported? A. Toast & Jam Universal Converters support a wide variety of input formats: • Audio – any QuickTime audio format, including but not limited to, AIFF, MP3, WAV, AAC, iTunes music store, Dolby AC3, AU, MOV, etc. • Video – any QuickTime video format, including but not limited to, AVI, MOV, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DV, VOB, muxed content, iMovie project, Final Cut Pro/Express, etc. • Image – any QuickTime image format, including but not limited to, BMP, GIF, JPG, PICT, PDF, PSD, PNG, TIFF, etc. Q. What output formats are supported? A. Toast & Jam supports the most output formats of any Mac OS recording software: • Data – Mac only, Mac/PC hybrid, ISO, UDF, Custom Hybrid, Mac Volume • Audio – Audio CD, MP3 Disc, DVD Music Album, Enhanced Audio CD, Mixed Mode CD • Video – Video CD, Super Video CD, DVD Video with PCM or Dolby Digital, miniDVD • Copy – CD/DVD copy, Toast/3 rd party image copy, Bin/Cue copy, CD-ROM XA, CD-I • Disc Types – CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DLT • Recorders – Most internal and external CD and DVD recorders, including DVD combos Q. Are DVDs created with Toast compatible with ordinary DVD players? A. Yes. DVDs created with Toast with Jam 6 adhere 100% to the official DVD specifications, and are tested with Hollywood standard certification tools to verify DVD player compatibility