[MacDV] Re: Toast 6 and iDVD

[Michael Winter]

On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 05:34 PM, Erica Sadun wrote:

> You can use the program, but you can't create an image file
> or "burn" in any way.

There's a new KB article that deals with this at 
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93274>

Under Topic it says,

"While iDVD 3.0.1 and later can be used on any PowerPC G4-or G5-based 
Macintosh model to create DVD content, the option to burn the finished 
DVD is only available on computers with a built-in SuperDrive."

It goes on to say you can burn it using iDVD if you copy everything 
over to a Mac with a built-in SuperDrive. However, it doesn't 
specifically state that there's no other way to do it. Just reading the 
article I get the impression that maybe Apple is opening up iDVD to 
author DVDs which can be burned using iDVD and a built-in SuperDrive, 
or 3rd party drives and burning software. IMO that would be a way for 
Apple to make iDVD available to everyone and not have to change any 
licensing deals with respect to burning capabilities.

-Mike