Toast 7 and burning DVD's

Hey everyone I just wanted to let you know that I bought Toast 7 and it is by far the best CD/DVD burning software out there. The new stuff they have put on there just makes it worth every penny! One thing I wanted to let you all know though is that if you rip a DVD with MacTheRipper you have to extract the whole thing, not just the main feature for Toast 7 to read it. For more information on burning DVD's check out my site...
And as usual, if you have any questions about anything Mac related feel free to drop me a line.
-Joe
http://homepage.mac.com/joeweaver1/dvdinfo/

Hi
I suggest you try * Creating Disc Image in DVDSP * and burning it with Toast. That way you'll be 100% sure about your disc format.
Hope that helps !
Alberto

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