Toast vs DVD Studio Pro

I've created a DVD in Studio Pro. Will the quality be better if I make a copy using Toast or is the quailty the same? What gives the best quailty: buring in DVD Studio Pro or buring the DVD in toast?

Rob:
Wellcome to the forum !
ill the quality be better if I make a copy using Toast
If you just use Toast to burn or copy your project, the quality will be the same . . . you are just duplicating your disc.
What gives the best quailty: buring in DVD Studio Pro or buring the DVD in toast
I don't know any quality difference burning your project in any of both ways, as far you don't make any mistake!
If you create an img file in your hard drive from DVDSP , you can use that file to burn all copies you want in Toast and can be sure all will be exact copies.
Hope it helps!

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