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Roxio Toast With Jam 6 For Mac: A Complete Guide to the Features and Functions



I have just bought on line, few days ago, Toast Titanium 10 in order to install it on my new Mac Pro with Snow Leopard. As a sound engineer, I was used to work with Jam. Unfortunately, this software - Jam - is not included within Titanium 10. Another problem is I am unable to find anything about Jam on Roxiosite.


I have Jam 6.0.3 and it is still working with the OS 10.6.6 on my Intel Mac. I believe it may be necessary to copy a previously installed Jam application from an older Mac rather than trying to run the Jam installer, but once it's there it works fine.




Roxio Toast With Jam 6 For Mac




Toast 10 has most of Jam's features plus a couple additional ones. Check the box next to "Show advanced audio mastering settings" in the Audo & Video tab of Toast's Preferences and you should see the various options in the Toast Audio window with Audio CD selected as the format or in the Toast Convert window with Audio Files selected as the source. When using Toast 10 you don't need Jam.


First introduced during Macworld San Francisco, Roxio Inc. on Tuesday announced thatToast with Jam 6is now shipping. In addition to adding many new features for the high-end user, Roxio has also targeted the consumer with its latest release.


Also included is Bias Peak Express, audio editing software that enables you to enhance and clean files. Dolby Digital Sound software enables users to fit more content in their projects without losing fidelity. It enables users to use existing Dolby Digital content in their Toast products, and also offers the ability to produce DVD Music Albums, complete with on-screen menus, drag & drop support from iTunes and more.


Dolby Digital Sound software is included. This encoding and decoding software enables users to fit more content in their projects without losing fidelity. It enables users to use existing Dolby Digital content in their Toast products, and also offers the ability to produce DVD Music Albums, complete with on-screen menus, drag & drop support from iTunes and more.


Both Toast and Jam now offer Dolby Digital sound, which is a major improvement not only in sound quality but also in compression. Because Dolby Digital offers superior compression, you can fit more onto your discs. With the previous release, Toast 6.0 Titanium, you could fit only 90 minutes of video onto a DVD, but now you can get up to 120 minutes on one disc. That matches what you can do with Apple iDVD.


Audiophiles will like that this suite comes with version 4.0 of BIAS Peak Express, the helper app for editing and saving tracks. Unfortunately, Peak Express requires a free component download to save to MP3. The instructions for doing this are on the installation disc. We had some minor snags after installing the component and needed tech support to bail us out. That only reinforces our view that MP3 support should be available out of the box.


While the emphasis in this release is on audio, Toast remains the best all-around burner for the Mac and can handle a great variety of disc types. It can create video or storage discs and copy discs with ease. Included helper applications let you import audio from old records and tapes, produce customized slide shows with audio tracks, and create disc labels. The label creator is more versatile than the one just integrated into Apple iTunes. Roxio has announced a downloadable update that will give Toast with Jam the ability to burn to double-layer DVDs, but the update wasn't ready in time for this review.


I can't get an answer to this question on Roxio (Corel) web site. I have an older version of Toast with Jam (v 5) and trying to install on an iMac (Intel) running OS 10.6.8. Is this version of Toast only compatible with PPC architecture? Anybody know? Here's the weird thing... the installer runs but then snags during a process "Searching Macintosh HD"... after a couple of minutes I get an error: "1008:9, -5000 Access Denied Error", and, "You do not have enough access privilieges for this installation". IF this software is compatible, anybody got any ideas what's going wrong? Thanks!!!


Unfortunately Toast before version 7 won't work with Snow Leopard. Many PowerPC only applications do work with Rosetta, but Toast unfortunately in early versions wasn't conceived as well as some PowerPC applications, and you had to upgrade to a newer version: -t


Thanks. And thanks for the link. I use(d) Toast and especially Jam to put audio CDs together with crossfades, etc... know any other good software you can recommend that can do what Jam did? Anyone? Thanks for your help.


I continue to use Jam to master some audio CDs, especially live concerts that I want to index chapters, but not have any loss of audio (dropouts) between cuts. Now I have to use Jam in Snow Leopard (with Rosetta) installed into Parallels 7 in Lion:


Well, here's the weirdest thing, though... when I went to install Toast with Jam 5 on the iMac, it didn't ask for an admin password - it just started installing - and at almost the end of the process, it snagged and then returned an error message about me not having the necessary privileges. ??? I searched the hard drive (Library, System, etc.) for any remnants of previous installations, or whatever - but found nothing. Subsequent attempts to install behaved the same way and returned the same error message. The point is now moot, however, since you sent me the link to OS 10.6 compatibility. I've given up and am now on the hunt for something that will allow me to do the same things I was doing with Jam. I can do all the crossfades and stuff within Protools, but then I will not get discreet tracks on the finished CD. I downloaded a FREE app called Audacity, but it's kinda clunky and you can't burn from within it so I doubt it'll do everything I want it to do. Of course, as a "starving musician", cost is hugely important to me. It might be that Toast 10 is my best solution.... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


For years now I have merely copied my Roxio Jam folder from one computer to a newer computer rather than do a formal installation. There are no exotic files that need to be installed by the CD other than the application itself. Do you have a Toast Jam folder on another computer that you can copy? [If not, you can send me your Toast Jam install CD, and I will return it to you with a duplicate that will work]


As you may have noticed from my screenshot, I use Toast 10 with Jam 5. You cannot 'upgrade' from an earlier version of Toast; it requires a new purchase, which may be cheaper as an owner of an earlier version of Toast.


Being a member of The Starving Musicians Foundation, I am still willing to help, but I will not beat you over the head with that offer! Further discussions will be limited to email which is my nickname at AOL.


However, you've got a secret weapon in the war against the black magic marker: Toast 8 Titanium! Next time you make a party compilation disc, digital photo album, or DVD of your kid's birthday party, try making a printed jewel case cover. It's simple with the included Disc Cover RE label creator program. You can print three ways: to label templates from most major manufacturers, such as Avery and Neato; to printable discs with an appropriate printer; or even directly to disc using a LightScribe drive.


We recommend the latter two printing methods, since labels can sometimes get stuck in slot-loading drives like those in Macs and many cars. LightScribe is a new technology that etches labels right onto the reverse side of specially made discs, using the laser in your recorder. They have a cool holographic look, and come in several colors. Printers with direct CD/DVD print support are available from Canon, Epson and HP, among others, and LightScribe drives from companies like HP, Samsung, and Toshiba. For both LightScribe and direct disc printing, you'll need to buy special recordable media. Look for discs labeled "LightScribe" or "printable."


Getting started with Disc Cover is easy. Opening the program launches the Disc Cover Assistant, where you choose a disc type (music, photos, files&data, general or blank), and a design template, such as the acoustic design shown below. Templates include complete matching sets of disc labels, jewel case covers, tray inserts and spines, all sized to fit perfectly into standard plastic jewel boxes.


Once you've selected your project type and template, you click Next, and import file, photo or music track names directly from sources like iTunes, iPhoto and Toast. You can also simply past your text in directly with the text tool, but if you use the import feature, the appropriate titles will be placed on all the jewel case parts for you automatically, like the CD Tray insert below.


At this point you can proceed directly to print your labels and covers (see next section), but if you want to customize elements or add additional text and graphics, Disc Cover offers complete flexibility. You can import your own photos (such as album artwork scans), use one of the hundreds of backgrounds and clip art elements included with the program, change font sizes, styles and colors, and much more. A handy Circle Text tool lets you wrap text around your disc label.


When you import a photograph, you can crop, resize and reposition it, and even add a host of special effects tools like gradients and distortions. Have fun being creative with your pics, just be sure to keep important parts away from the hole in the CD label! If you're making a photo CD, try choosing one of your pictures for cover art.


For audio CDs, try the Web: it's full of pictures of celebrities, singers, and bands, including CD cover art. Control-clicking on just about any image on the Web lets you save it to your hard drive, typically as a JPEG file which can go straight into Disc Cover. What's more, you can find lyrics to a large majority of popular songs on the Web, often at an artist's own Web site, which you can cut and paste into your project. Just be aware that these images and lyrics might be copyrighted, and should not be downloaded for anything other than personal use within the copyright laws. 2ff7e9595c


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