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How do I copy a DVD on my Mac using Toast?

I'm trying to figure out how to make a copy of a (yes, legal) DVD disk on my Mac and am stumped. I have Roxio Toast 7 Titanium, and I can see that it has a "Copy" mode and works with DVD data, but I can't figure it out!


Dave's Answer:

I was recently copying some DVDs for my wife and after realizing that my PC had a DVD reader but only a CD burner, decided to switch to my Mac instead. After trying, and failing, with Disk Copy, I too fired up Toast Titanium, figuring it was the perfect tool for copying a DVD disk. I got it to work, but it's sure not obvious, and I have to say that the documentation doesn't make things much clearer either!

The first step is to launch the program then click on the "Copy" tab on the top:

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium for Mac OS X: Tabs Along Top

then the "DVD" option just above the big record button:

Roxio Toast Titanium for Mac OS X: Media Selection

then on the top left, choose "Disc Copy":

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium for Mac OS X: Formats: Disc Copy

Lots of choices, but here's how it should look once you've made all the right selections:

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium for Mac OS X: Copy DVD
click for full size screen image

When you're ready to start your copy, put the master DVD into the drive and click on the red record button. Yes, I know, it made me very anxious that I was going to overwrite the disc somehow, especially since the next thing you see sure makes it look like it's going to try to burn the disk, not read it:

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium for Mac OS X: Copy DVD: Record

Again click on RECORD (trust me, this'll work) and you'll now see that Toast 7 is indeed reading the disk, not trying to overwrite it:

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium for Mac OS X: Copy DVD: Read Track 1

This can take a while as it copies the entire contents of the disk into a temporary storage area (which means you need at least 4GB of space on your hard disk to do this operation). Finally, though, it'll complete and tell you:

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium for Mac OS X: Copy DVD: Insert Recordable Disk

Now it looks like a successful copy, doesn't it? Phew!

The original DVD will have been ejected from your Mac, so you can simply put the recordable media on the tray or slip it into the drive. No need to press any buttons on most Macs as it'll automatically detect it and start writing the data back onto the disk itself.

This process will take a wwhhhiiilllleeee... often an hour or more, during which you receive scant feedback other than the slowly filling progress bar:

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium for Mac OS X: Copy DVD: Writing to Media

Eventually, though, that'll be done too, Toast 7 Titanium will "bing!" happily, eject the blank disk and you should have a successful copy of your original master DVD disk. Oh, and while I'm showing this, it's worth mentioning that this is exactly how you copy a CD too, whether it's a data CD or an audio CD. I just don't understand why, when you're in "copy disc" mode, the button isn't labeled "read original source" rather than "record".



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Comments

Well, I send losts of forms... I am going to toast or I down load it from a haker site?

Reard, with all due respect
Alonso

Posted by: Alonso at November 10, 2007 9:05 PM

This is exactly what I needed! Thanks!!

Posted by: Heather at April 1, 2008 7:45 PM

Everytime I copy the first disc is fine but when I put in the new disc that I want to copy, it showed me erro. Example, I put disc A and copy like you explained on above. I worked fine. I put disc B in, it doesn't copy that dis, but it told me to put in a blank disc becaue it still have the A image. I wan to ask what setting do I need?

Thank you much

Posted by: vuong at October 15, 2008 2:13 PM

this did not work. after clicking record, as per your instructions, an error message came up stating unable to record, disk is full.

Posted by: tod van dyk at March 5, 2009 9:49 AM

I am having troubles burning (copying) dvds using Toast 9 Basic. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but I'm not sure if I am consistent with the settings.
The menu is more complex and confusing than previous versions.
Should I be using copy or DVD?

Posted by: shazza at March 27, 2009 12:29 PM

With Toast 10, on a Mac, I've tired the following.
To burn an .avi file and also to burn mpeg-2 file onto a DVD that will play on a Sony DVD player.
Any help would be appreciated.

Posted by: cnehlen at April 21, 2009 11:17 AM

I tried what you suggested above many, many times but i doesn't allow me to double click the record button, instead i get an error popup
"Could not record the disc because the disk if full Result Code=-34.

It's trying to record the disc I'm trying the copy!

Posted by: neil at April 23, 2009 3:03 PM

Nice guide
I think toast is too big and complicated to use it,and for mac users,Disk utility is another better choice.
How to copy dvd movies on mac with disk utility ?
http://www.dvdcopymacosx.com/tutorial/how-to-copy-dvd-with-disk-utility-on-mac.html#129

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