AVI to DVD (Via Toast)... 3+ Hours?!!!

KiNGME · 04-21-2007, 10:18 PM

What the...?

I have a new MBP 17" and I have an AVI file that I imported into Toast and burned (actually, I'm still burning) it to a DVD (4.7 single layer) using the internal "Super" (cough, cough) drive. It's been more than three hours and it's still burning. What gives?!

Is this because the drive is slow or because the Mac is slow?

On my XP system, this would have been done over an hour ago. At least an hour ago.

Photek · 04-22-2007, 03:06 AM

are you converting the .avi in any way through Toast?
or just literally burning the .avi file on to the DVD?

KiNGME · 04-22-2007, 12:08 PM

Yeah, converting it to DVD format. I discovered that Toast is super slow at that! The burning part goes at 3x.

zakgreene · 04-22-2007, 12:26 PM

Doesn't the superdrive only max out at 4x anyway?

blubbernaut · 04-22-2007, 07:33 PM

What version of Toast is it? Is it universal binary?

You are correct that Toast is slow, if you are game, you can try out FFmpegX, which will (with the right settings) do a better looking job of the conversion, and much quicker too. (Beware that it will take some study to learn how to use it)

Mailman42 · 04-22-2007, 11:04 PM

you could also try VisualHub.

For me, works like a champ.

KiNGME · 04-23-2007, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mailman42


	you could also try VisualHub.

Perfect! I just bought a copy.

ThreeDee · 04-23-2007, 12:27 PM

Converting any video format takes a while. When it's a high-quality DVD, it take even longer!

04-21-2007, 10:18 PM	#1
KiNGME Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 59	AVI to DVD (Via Toast)... 3+ Hours?!!! What the...? I have a new MBP 17" and I have an AVI file that I imported into Toast and burned (actually, I'm still burning) it to a DVD (4.7 single layer) using the internal "Super" (cough, cough) drive. It's been more than three hours and it's still burning. What gives?! Is this because the drive is slow or because the Mac is slow? On my XP system, this would have been done over an hour ago. At least an hour ago.

04-22-2007, 11:04 PM	#6
Mailman42 Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 479	you could also try VisualHub. For me, works like a champ. Last edited by Mailman42; 04-22-2007 at 11:05 PM. Reason: correct my spelling ;-)

04-23-2007, 12:27 PM	#8
ThreeDee Hall of Famer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,418	Converting any video format takes a while. When it's a high-quality DVD, it take even longer! __________________ 15" MacBook Pro (Mid 2010), 2.4 GHz Core i5, 10.6.5, 4GB RAM PowerMac G4 "Quicksilver", 733 MHz, 10.4.11, 1.5GB RAM iPod Touch 5G, 32GB, iOS 6.1.3

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04-22-2007, 03:06 AM	#2
Photek Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Warwick, UK Posts: 4,833	are you converting the .avi in any way through Toast? or just literally burning the .avi file on to the DVD?

04-22-2007, 12:08 PM	#3
KiNGME Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 59	Yeah, converting it to DVD format. I discovered that Toast is super slow at that! The burning part goes at 3x.

04-22-2007, 12:26 PM	#4
zakgreene Prospect Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3	Doesn't the superdrive only max out at 4x anyway?

04-22-2007, 07:33 PM	#5
blubbernaut MVP Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,856	What version of Toast is it? Is it universal binary? You are correct that Toast is slow, if you are game, you can try out FFmpegX, which will (with the right settings) do a better looking job of the conversion, and much quicker too. (Beware that it will take some study to learn how to use it)