Writing Directly to a DVD-RAM Cartridge

Reasons to use the Write to DVD-RAM command:

DVD Format The DVD format in Toast 5 Titanium supports DVD-R and DVD-RW drives. To set up your DVD-Recorder, follow instructions in the user manual that came with it. If a DVD-Recorder is connected and switched on, Toast automatically detects it. No further settings should be necessary. When to Choose DVD Format • To premaster DVD-ROM discs • To save a DVD disc image to a hard disk or removable media • To record preformatted DVD-Video files • To emulate DVD-ROM and DVD-Video titles on DVD-RAM cartridges before committing them to mass replication • To add data files to a DVD-Video disc • For large volume data archiving • For recording premastered DVD or preformatted DVD video files to DLT tape (which DVD production houses use for DVD duplication) Recording a DVD-Video Disc You can record only one VIDEO_TS folder per DVD. You can include as many other data files or folders as space allows. The size of the selected data will be displayed in the Toast window. If you want to verify that the inserted DVD is indeed empty, select Disc Info from the Recorder menu. 1 Click Other in the Toast window and hold down the mouse button. 2 Choose DVD from the pop-up menu that appears. 3 Click the New DVD button in the Toast window. 4 Drag the VIDEO_TS folder to the DVD window, then click the Add button and select any data files you want (or drag the files to the window). 5 Decide when you want to record the DVD disc. To record the DVD now, proceed to step 6. Or you can save your setup in one of two ways and record it another time: • Choose Save As from the File menu and save your current setup. Later you can add additional files to complete your DVD image file. • Choose Save As Disc Image. You can record the image to DVD at a later date. 6 When you are ready to record, insert a blank recordable disc into your DVD-Recorder. 7 Click the Record button. 8 In the Record dialog box, click Write Disc. 9 When you see the message, "Your disc is ready," click Eject. Recording Backups in DVD Format Because a DVD can hold so much more than a CD, it is well suited for backing up large amounts of data (files and folders) from your Macintosh. You can also click the Add button and select any data files you want that way. You can include as many data files or folders as space allows. (Remember the rule of thumb: approximately 4.2 GB recording space on a 4.7-GB DVD.) The size of the selected data will be displayed in the window. To record the DVD now, proceed to step 6. Or you can save your setup in one of two ways and record it another time: If you want to verify that the inserted DVD is indeed blank, select Disc Info from the Recorder menu. 1 Click Other in the Toast window and hold down the mouse button. 2 Choose DVD from the pop-up menu that appears. 3 Click the New DVD button in the Toast window. 4 Drag the data files and folders to the DVD window. 5 Decide when you want to record the DVD disc. • Choose Save As from the File menu and save your current setup. Later you can add additional files to complete your DVD image file. • Choose Save As Disc Image. You can record the image to DVD at a later date. 6 When you are ready to record, insert a blank recordable disc into your DVD-Recorder. 7 Click the Record button. 8 In the Record dialog box, click Write Disc. 9 When you see the message, "Your disc is ready," click Eject.

•	To output a large file as a master for mass replication.
•	To store DVD image files for later use
•	To evaluate the size of your image file

Toast writes DVD-RAM as a read-only file system. When you select Write to DVD-RAM from the File menu, Toast erases the cartridge, then writes the selected data as a read-only file system. Later, if you want to use the Finder to copy data to that DVD-RAM cartridge, you must first reformat the cartridge. You cannot use Toast to append data to a DVD-RAM cartridge, because Toast erases the cartridge before writing.

Toast finds your DVD-RAM drive. If the DVD-RAM cartridge contains data, Toast alerts you that all previous data on the cartridge will be erased.

1	Start Toast and choose Write to DVD-RAM from the File menu.
2	Confirm the erasure.
3	Toast starts writing to the DVD-RAM cartridge
4	When you see the message, "Write to DVD-RAM completed successfully," click OK.

Writing to DLT

DLT tape is one kind of media you send to a DVD production house to use as a master for DVD duplication. The advantage of DLT is its huge capacity. (Toast does not support dual-layer disks such as DVD9.)

For smaller video projects, you might use a DVD disc or DVD-RAM cartridge (which holds more than the disc). But if you want to duplicate a 2-hour or longer video, DLT is the only viable option.

Toast finds your DLT drive and proceeds to write the tape. When writing is finished, Toast automatically rewinds the tape.

1	Start Toast and choose Write to DLT from the File menu.
2	When you see the message, "Write to DLT tape completed successfully," click OK.

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