“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 14 – Toast 10 Titanium Pro
This contest is closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein reader Aldo.
On the Fourteenth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) Toast 10 Titanium Pro from Roxio!
That’s right, Roxio released this monster update today at Macworld, and we are you giving you a chance to snag your very own copy of the Pro version of Roxio’s award-winning CD/DVD burning/Media Streaming/video compressing/Tivo-loving/ High-Def supporting/File Syncing/too much more to naming- software!
Toast had already long ago evolved from a mere CD/DVD burning application, but version 10 has so many cool new features that you may find it replaces many of your existing media applications. In fact, there’s so much cool stuff in Toast 10, even if you never burn a single disc you’re still going to want to pick it up! You can check out the full list of features here, but some of the cooler new features in version 10 are:
AVCHDâ„¢ Archive “ Backup original video from AVCHD camcorders direct to DVD or BD media in one easy step.
Mac2TiVo “ Send standard definition and HD video from your Mac to your TiVo DVR for viewing on your TV.
Web Video To Go “ Save Web video from your favorite video sharing sites to view offline, burn or convert it for viewing on portable players such as an iPod or iPhone.
On-the-go Entertainment “ Stream and watch television programs, such as EyeTV recordings and TiVoToGo transfers on your iPhone or iPod touch over Wi-Fi with the new iPhone native application Streamer®.
Portable Audiobooks “ Convert audiobook CDs into single audiobook files for playback on your iPod or other portable player“ complete with individual chapters “ no more individual audiobook chapter files scattered throughout your iTunes library or iPod.
Music Builder “ Expand your audio library by capturing streaming audio. Toast now automatically splits captured songs into tracks, tags them with title and artist information, and then sends them to iTunes.
Folder Sync “ Synchronize folders bi-directionally between multiple computers, network volumes or external hard disks.
Stunning DVDs “ Create personalized DVDs with any of the over 20 new DVD and Blu-ray Disc menu styles”available in both full screen and high-definition widescreen versions.
Plus, since you are winning the PRO version of Toast 10, you also get these five 3rd party apps designed to handle all your High-def, audio, and photo needs!
HD/BD Plug-In “ Author HD video content on to standard DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. Take high-def (HD) video footage from AVCHDâ„¢ camcorders, TiVo® and EyeTV and create Blu-ray Discs or even standard DVDs with HD content that can be played on any standard Blu-ray set top box or PlayStation® 3 game console.
SmartSound Sonicfire Pro “ Orchestrate the perfect sound track to accompany videos and slideshows. Use Sonicfire Pro’s unique automatic Mood Mapping feature or select from a library of included music tracks and adjust the mix and feel of the score to perfectly match your videos and slideshows.
BIAS SoundSoap “ Remove unwanted noise like wind, hisses, scratches, and pops from LPs, cassettes, or almost any audio, music or video soundtrack.
LightZone “ Produce striking photos in a simple and intuitive way. Sophisticated features such as zone mapping and relight give you the control to achieve professional quality results.
FotoMagico “ Turn pictures into spellbinding slideshows with a few simple clicks, and then present them in high definition. Innovative text, transition and alignment tools ensure astonishing results. Burn your slideshow to DVD or Blu-ray Disc for easy viewing and sharing.
To enter: Since Toast 10 is first and foremost about burning discs, leave us a comment telling us about a present you’ve received that was so bad you wanted to burn it. Literally. Winners will be picked randomly 7 days later and notified (kind of like in The Ring, only with less killing… we hope). This one’s open to US and Canadian readers ONLY. Good luck, and thanks for reading Macenstein! (Oh, and be sure to enter ALL our “12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaways!)
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Boxers that were just a tad snug
a windows 95 computer…
Old Spice cologne in a Snowman Coffee mug that played Christmas music
every time you turned the cup up to drink. Every Annoying!!!!
A trash can. Really.
a creme-brulee-scented-mirrorball-looking reed diffuser thingy.
(guess the diffuser oil would help light this baby up!)
A Netbook!!
ugly socks ;D
Lame B rated DVD’s from a gas station.
matches?
Hi,
NOT taking part as I’m not eligible anyway – # :'(
But couldn’t resist the topic, so here’s what I think.
There are two kinds of bad gifts:
1. The ones crying out that your own, personal taste and likes/ dislikes were not taking in consideration, when these are given to you by close family or friends. These ones you can burn.
2. The ones that come in the form of cash, which states that no thought/ time was put into picking the rihgt gift for you. On the other hand, these might be the best, as you can make your own choice. Either way, you can’t burn them.
Stupid Christmas T-Shirt 2 sizes too small, would burn good!
Twilight
10 losing lottery scratch off tickets…..
crappy cheap headphones, the ipod touch speaker sounds better than them
A pair of jocks that didn’t have enough room for my equipment.
Another magazine subscription.
Brown socks. ’nuff said?
Some little random zip-up case that looked like it was specific to some small electronic item, what I’ll never know, and had very little use on its own.
2 dozen underpants… that are 1 size too small
Coal! get it?! Coal… because I was a naughty boy…
Actually, I wish I had some coal right now to burn because its SOOOOOOOOO COLD!!!!!! outside
Actually, I think that I would burn a silly puzzle I received only because I don’t what I am going to do with it
A passport holder, I was about 8 at the time and not planning on leaving the country.
My sweet Mary Jane!
Bad book. Don’t even recall the title. I might have actually burned that one.
A iPhone 3G….. I had asked for a iPhone3GS
plaid sweater vest…. Plaid! Seater Vest!
This year I got Charles Barkley’s basketball shorts. I’m almost certain he’s heavier than 220.
I have never tried to burn one of my presents. When it was that hideous I simply regifted it to someone. 🙂
One year I received 5 desktop calendars… SUCKED
A book on etiquette from my grandparents.
a five dollar wrist watch with my name ‘inside’ that were loose and rattling ‘inside’ the case background cause of a tacky cut out job. I did, actually.
A really really UGLY shirt… not the kind u say yeah whatever u can wear it on weekends… no… this one not even for sleeping… really really UGLY one :|…
Bright green knitted hat that was too small.
ugly mug
a calendar of the previous year on newyears day..
an olive jar!!! i hate olives!!!
A pair of fu**ing horrible socks. They were really ugly
Vista
One XMAS, a long long time ago, I actually received lumps of COAL in a stocking. Got me off the naughty list 😉
Maybe years ago, but nothing recently.
A game for a 12-year old (when I was 18!)
Socks and belts. I appreciate the thought of trying to dress me nice, but really?
A Snuggie. I just really don’t get it.
Worst gift I ever received: Chia Head
A Nascar hat.
shampoo/soap/lotion “gift-set” from a drugstore
That would be the clothes in the Apple bag. Cruel world.
Nothing’s ever burnable in my opinion. It can always be given to others.
Moldy chocolate covered pretzels.
I was given this dress once, …
this sweater with Butterflies printed on it. I love butterflies but this thing was ugly