" What does the iPhoto Toast Export Plugin do?
The Toast Export Plugin allows you to burn directly from iPhoto using Roxio Toast Titanium. Send discs to your friends or to a local photo processor for prints. Share photos, albums, film rolls or your entire photo library on CDs or DVDs.

Requirements
Apple iPhoto 1.1.1 software, Roxio Toast Titanium 5.1 or later, Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later. This version of the Toast Export Plugin will not work with earlier versions of iPhoto .

Installation
Uninstall any previous version of the Toast Export Plugin: Locate the iPhoto application, highlight its icon, and select Get Information from the File menu. Select the Plugins pane from the popup menu. Select the "ToastExport.iPhotoExporter" plugin and click the Remove... button.

Download the Toast Export Plugin. Mount the disc image. Locate the iPhoto 1.1.1 application, highlight its icon, and select Get Information from the File menu. Select the Plugins pane from the popup menu. Click the Add button, and select the "ToastExport.iPhotoExporter" folder on the mounted disc image. The Plugins window might not update immediately - close and reopen the Get Information window if necessary. Launch iPhoto 1.1.1.

How do you burn a disc?
It's easy! Select what you'd like to burn. You can pick individual pictures, albums, rolls, or even your entire library to burn. Click the Share button in iPhoto, then the Export button. Choose the Toast tab. Enter the name you'd like to give your disc, then click Export. Toast Titanium will launch and ask you to insert a blank disc. You're ready to burn.

Download
Download iPhoto 1.1.1 Toast Export Plugin . (Compatible with iPhoto 1.1.1 only)

FAQ

Q: How much does the Toast Export Plugin cost?
A: It's free. That means it's also unsupported.

Q: What format does Toast use to burn the disc?
A: Toast will use whichever format was last selected in its "Data" pane. For widest compatibility, set Toast to use "Mac OS Extended and PC (Hybrid) CD" before exporting.

Q: How do I burn a DVD?
A: Set Toast to use "Mac OS Extended and PC (Hybrid) CD" as above, then insert a blank DVD disc when Toast asks for media. The resulting disc is a DVD-ROM that's readable in computers (but not in DVD-Video players.)

Known Issues
If you select a single photo, exporting to Toast doesn't work.

Feedback
Send your comments to toastexport@elgato.com. We'll read all messages, but we don't guarantee that we'll be able to answer them all. Happy Burning! "

The El Gato webpage for the export plug-in is http://www.elgato.com/toastexport/index.html.

" just a note about your story...- i beat that price! i contacted amazon.com this weekend and they're honoring their $50 rebate coupon for the windoze version of PS7's upgrade on the mac version - i have the reply to prove it. with no charge on ground delivery - which should take a few days to get here, the final price of my upgrade is $79.99! the coupon is good for purchases until 5/26. get it while it's hot!
chris "

[Another reader noted a different net cost]

Mike:
You may have heard of this already from other readers, but Amazon currently has the Mac upgrade to v7 for $136.99 minus a $50 rebate, with free shipping and no tax, for a total price of $86.99 :)
Dan F.

One reader wrote to say he had ordered PShop 7.0 upgrade from Amazon previously when they listed the rebate at $20 and even though the product had not arrived yet they refused to honor the $50 rebate (current offer):

" they had originally posted a $20 rebate on the site..
so I jumped in, took the bait. No problem, until I go back to amazon.com, check their site for order status a few days later and notice that the rebate is now *$50*

arrrgh.. several emails later, they will not offer me the newer rebate promotion, although I had not received the products yet.

mind you, there was nothing that kept me from returning the above, then re-ordering at the new price.

I kindly asked them to delete my amazon accout, that I wouldn't be doing business with them in the future due to this practice.

I suggested that brick and mortar shops do make it such a practive to proactively honor price drops withing 10-30days of purchase.
Tim S. "

As I told some other readers - I normally hate mail-in rebates (I'm still waiting for my $50 rebate on the SBlive and $30 rebate on the Seimens Speedstream.) Some rebates take several months to get back and some I have sent were "lost" in transit apparently.
Personally I'd as soon buy it for $99.99 straight out as deal with the mail-in rebates for $20 or so net difference, but $30+ more out of pocket initially. (In my state you have to pay a "consumer use" tax equal to the state sales tax for items ordered via mail that did not have sales tax charged.)

"(from this page)
Photoshop 7.0 Upgrade for Mac
Manufacturer: Adobe
Mfg Part #: 13101630
CompUSAY•SKU: 290976
CompUSAY•Price: $179.99
Usually Ships In: 48 Hours
Save an additional $80 Instantly when purchased in a CompUSA store Click Here for more Info!"

IDE Sony CRX175A1 24x10x40x
Beige G3 running OS X
Comments:
"You asked for reports on high speed CD/RWs working with Retrospect. Well, this Sony drive at 24/10/40 works great, unlike my old slower Ricoh drive. It also works from Toast, the Finder, and iTunes (though the last required the hacked support file from your FAQ page.)
I'm running 10.1.4.
Dan C. "

(Reader FYI - the CDROM/CDR section of the FAQ has the previously posted itunes support mod - although there may be several revs of this Sony drive model)

Firewire Yamaha CRW3200FXZ 24x10x40
G4/AGP running OS X
Comments:
" Mac OS 10.1.4 and Retrospect 5.0.203 supports this top quality FireWire drive. Toast 5.1.3 Titanium works it just fine. It came with NeroMax. Nice silver case goes well with Graphite G4 or Quicksilver G4.
Bradley D. "

I also suggested readers check Dantz's website for the latest Retrospect CDRW drive compatability information.
(Remember that retail boxed drives from some companies that don't actually make the drive mechanism can have different drive models (brand/mechanisms) inside the box or Firewire case from one batch to the next - making it hard to recommend specific retail boxed drive brands except those from actual drive mfrs like Yamaha or Plextor, etc..)

"MacAmp Lite X 1.0.0 - Criminally Cool!
Renton, Wa - Subband Software has released MacAmp Lite X v1.0.0 (MaltX), only for OS X! This eagerly anticipated application is a complete rewrite of the original, with many updated features. The new MacAmp Lite uses far less CPU than other audio apps, and saves screen space. From MacAmp Lite's compact player window, which floats above other applications, users are able to maintain complete control using the standard controls, as well as a full playlist menu.
View a screenshot at
http://www.macamplite.com/index_img/player.jpg

MaltX is still compatible with the 200+ skins for the original MALT, and creating new skins is as easy as 1-2-3: 1) Create images 2) Place images in Malt Mixer (http://www.macamplite.com/addons/), Subband's free Skin creator 3) Enjoy!.
MacAmp Lite is also compatible with Subband's new Plugins Power Pack (http://www.macamplite.com/ppp.php), which comes as part of the MaltX trial. The Plugins Power Pack enables features for the power user, including Broadcasting to SHOUTCast/IceCast servers, several different encoding plugins, and much more. The Pack will also be compatible with future Subband audio applications, including the forthcoming MacAmp for OS X.
Key Features of MacAmp Lite X:
- Incredible playback of MP3 audio, as well streams, CDs, and more
- Hundreds of skins to choose from
- Compact but powerful floating player window
- Playlist Menu for complete control from anywhere
- Low CPU usage, perfect for background audio
- Written from the ground up in pure Cocoa

MacAmp Lite is available, as shareware, for free download from http://www.macamplite.com. It features a full 2 week demonstration period, after which certain features will be disabled. Registration is only $12 for MacAmp Lite, and an additional $10 for the Plugins Power Pack."

" Hey Mike,
Stuck an iPod in a custom enclosure for my 2002 Elantra GT. Thought you might want to see pics.
http://homepage.mac.com/idrivex/PhotoAlbum42.html "

"We're baaaack!
Newer Technology lives again!
Newer Technology has new owners.

Watch for more information here in the upcoming weeks. We'll have the downloads and Tech Support pages back online as well as new product information.

For now, you can contact Newer Technology by sending email to: info@newertech.com"

I wrote them to ask what's the story - i.e. are they going to be making upgrades again. (I heard several engineers were hired by sonnet last year and one report that the rights to products had been bought but not sure that is true.)

Combo DVD-CDRW Drive Reports:
• Firewire (IDE drive in FW case) LG GCC 4120B (12x8x32x + 8x DVD ROM) used w/G4 Cube (OS 9.2)
  (see comments about DVD player issues, etc.)
  
  DVD-ROM Drive Reports:
• IDE Lite-On LTD-163D (16x DVD 48x CD) in G4/AGP (OS X)
  
  CD-ROM Drive Reports:
• SCSI Plextor UltraPleX 40max Narrow (PX-40TSi) in B&W G3 (OS X)
  [Noted no OS X support for the drive and that plextor told him no firmware update was planned to fix that]
  
  IDE CDRW Drive Reports:
• Lite-On LTR-4012S 40x12x48x in B&W G3 using IDE PCI card (OS X)
• Que 32x10x40x in B&W G3 (OS 9.1)
  (didn't note drive mechanism, didn't test itunes/DB, only Toast)
• Sony CRX175A1 24x10x40x in Beige G3 (OS X)
  [noted Retrospect supported the drive]
• TDK Velocd 32x10x40x in G4 no AGP [Yikes] (OS X)
  [no itunes/db support]
  
  Firewire CDRW Drive Reports:
• Lacie U&I 40x10x48 [40x12x48?] used w/G4 no AGP [Yikes] (OS 9.1)
  (not supported by iTunes/DB)
• Plextor PlexWriter 24x10x40x (in FW case) used w/B&W G3 (OS 9.2)
  [noted retrospect for OS 9 worked, despite the drive not being listed as compatible]
• Que 24x10x40 (Mitsumi CR-48X9TE) used w/G4 AGP (OS 9.2)
  [needed itunes support mod, but won't burn at more than 8x in iTunes]
• Que Que!fire (MITSUMI CR-4804TE) 4x4x24x used w/B&W G3 (OS X)
  (long comments on problems)
• SmartDisk 8x8x24x used w/PowerBook G4 (OS X)
  (supported by iTunes or DB he said - no Retrospect X support)
• Yamaha CRW3200FXZ 24x10x40 used w/G4 AGP (OS X)
  [noted Retrospect X supported the drive]
  
  IDE Hard Drive Reports:
• Maxtor 14GB in iMac (OS 9)
• Maxtor (5400 rpm) 120GB in G4/Cube (OS X)
  [I reviewed the 100GB model in my Cube last year.]
• Western Digital 120GB WD12000JB (8MB cache) in G4/AGP 2001 (OS X)
  (FYI Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here)
  
  SCSI Hard Drive Reports:
• Seagate ST318452LW (2 - X15) in B&W G3 (OS 9.2)
  (noted 66mhz PCI slot works bests for 39160 card - originally noted here in spring 2000 at the SCSI topics page article on Adaptec 39160 performance in B&W G3s.)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches).
For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. [If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.]

(Entries today will be added the following newsday. Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)

• Other World Computing G4/500 in B&W G3 (rated 10)
• Powerlogix Bluechip G4/500 in PowerBook G3 Wallstreet2 (rated 9)
• Powerlogix G4/533-550 in B&W G3 (rated 9)
• Sonnet G3/500 in PowerBook G3 wallstreet2 (rated 10)
• Sonnet G3/260 in 7100/80 (rated 9)
• B&W G3/350 OC report

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)

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