Operation Manual

Making Video Discs

Making a Video CD or Super Video CD

Video CDs and Super Video CDs hold approximately 60 and 20 minutes of

video or slideshows, respectively, and both offer good quality. However,

menu navigation is limited for both. These CDs can be played in most set-

top DVD players. Consult your DVD player manual to see if it supports

Video CD or Super Video CD playback.

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Video CD: This is the best choice for a video disc if you only have a

CD recorder in your Mac.

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Super Video CD: This is the best choice for playback in a DVD player

if you only have a CD recorder in your Mac.

To play on a computer, you may need additional player software that

supports Video CDs or Super Video CDs. Search for “VCD player” at

www.versiontracker.com for options.

To make a Video CD or Super Video CD:

1 At the left side of the Toast window, click Video and choose the Video

CD format you prefer.

2 Choose optional disc settings:

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Video Quality: Toast must compress video to fit onto the CD.

Choose the quality you want to have for the compressed video.

Better quality takes longer to process.

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Good: Suitable for simple video, such as people talking—

fastest processing time.

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Better: Suitable for most video—average processing time.

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Best: Suitable for complex video, such as fast motion—

slowest processing time.

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Menu Style: Choose the style for the menu background image,

text and buttons.

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Add original photos: Select this option to include a copy of the

original source photos from your slideshows in a folder on the