Popcorn 2 vs. Toast 7

I am inquiring on which program to purchase? Either Popcorn 2 or Toast 7. Primarily i will use either program to back-up DVD's, back-up data among others. Toast looks attractive, however, Popcorn 2 has ability to convert files to play on video iPod and PSP. Does Toast 7 have such capabilities? (i don't think it does, am i wrong?) Any insight? Thanks
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

You actually CAN encode for iPod and PSP with Toast
Titanium 7, but it's not quite as simple as with
Popcorn 2. But once you put a video into Toast and
select it (you have to convert the TS folder video to
MPEG first- an additional step w/ Toast vs Popcorn
2), .
Hmmm.. the VOB files IN the VIDEO_TS folder are already MPEG-2 and you can just drop those into the video space. Not sure what you mean but you don't have to do this.

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I've been burning dvd's for a long time now, but all of a sudden an error has occurred.
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Same here but with CD-R,
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Depending on what it is exactly you are trying to burn.
Roxio's Popcorn, and Toast-7 both have the ability to compress large files and compress them to fit on a standard 4.7gb DVD.
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You won't have a problem making your own and burning them.
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iMac G5 w/isight Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I used the disk utility to erase the DVD (tried both
quick and full erase) and it appears that it worked
just fine.
However when I mount the newly erased DVD it appears
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Do you mean that when you put in the "erased" DVD it still has files on it when you mount it? Or that Popcorn says that it can't do the writing task you wanted because of something about the disk? Was there some recent upgrade to Popcorn or Toast?
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i got my imac g5. im still a new mac user. anyone teach me how to burn a dvd? i got the dvd, but i want copy the original dvd to another copy. anyone know how to to do? thanks

There are a couple of things you need to understand.
You need to familiarize your self with the burner you have in your machine.
Not all burners are the same and are not capable of burning all the different media's on the market. DVD-R is the most widely recognized and used.
DVD+R and all the RW are not as recognizable to all Players and Computers.
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iTunes.
iDVD.
Disk Utility.
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You have the option of burning
Audio.
Video.
Data.
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http://www.roxio.com/en/products/popcorn/index.jhtml?ccid=google&o_e25=Paid%20Se arch&gclid=CNTG2ZaXpYMCFTaWJAodwEoCNw
Here is the Software for copying.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22715
I suggest you do a google search on the subject.
There are several people that do not and will not discuss this.
I have given you the basic information you need.
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I down-loaded Handbrake and set the thing going, after 2 hours is had done only 4% of the DVD which by my reckoning means it would take around 50 hours for the whole lot (the DVD is about 1 1/2 long).
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Damian, Your iBook being a G3 is the problem.
Let me see if I can help you.
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Apple offers entry level software to burn with through Mac HD/Applications/Utilities/Disc Utility. This will allow you to do CD's, Data, Audio,
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Popcorn and Toast 7 offer automatic compression with both of these Roxio Software's.
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2nd it will copy
3rd it will write
4th it will verify
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Depending on what you are copying, and Depending on the Software you are using, determines the length of time it takes to do the entire process.
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ISquint to iTunes to iPod failure.

Hi, friends:
Normaly, I use to try by my self different approaches to a problem before ask for help. Well, I've tried everything from erasing preferences files, testing alternate free software, buying software (Toast 8, Popcorn 2), different encoding options, but I always get the same or almost the same results: a movie either with low quality or a movie not capable to play in my iPod.
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