Roxio Toast 6.1 update disables iTunes integration
Posted on 11/05/05 16:19 by Dan Bell                             
Roxio Toast 6.1 update disables iTunes integration

Yet more Apple news this morning. Although I have never had the experience of using a Mac, I am intrigued at recent press reports about Tiger, the new OS that's just out, it sounds like quite an operating system! However, according to the Mac Observer, Roxio, Inc. needed to update Toast Titanium 6 in order to support Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Yet for some strange reason, after "discussion" with Apple, they have disabled the ability to burn CDs or DVDs with music bought from Apple's iTunes Music Store.

Brought to the attention of The Mac Observer by readers late Tuesday night, buried in the release notes of version 6.1 reads, "following discussions with Apple, this version will no longer allow customers to create audio CDs, audio DVDs, or export audio to their hard drive using purchased iTunes music store content."

Other updates or fixes to version 6.1 include resolving issues of custom hybrid format authoring, Mac volume format fixes related to Tiger compatibility, resolution of issues related to DV encoding with Tiger, and correct recording to DVD-R dual layer media for DVD-Video, among many.

It would be interesting to know the logic behind this decision. You can read the release notes by following the link on this page, if you are curious about what else is changed in Toast.

Source: Mac Observer

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By Ian@CDRLabs.com, Wednesday 11 May 2005 16:36
Ian@CDRLabs.comThey probably want people to use their Napster service instead.
By shuma02, Wednesday 11 May 2005 16:55
so you bought the music, can only play it on iTunes or an iPod, and can't even put together your favorite compilation cd. Sounds like Apple is having just too much fun with their MP3's. Don't use Mac, don't use iTunes, and I hate trandy iPods. I think there are too many other products out there to be limited in every way by Apple. devil
By bkf, Wednesday 11 May 2005 16:58
bkfKnock your socks off. The more limits you put in, the less people will buy it. Unless it's hacked. So I vote go for it.supergrin
By vdown, Wednesday 11 May 2005 19:04
Its so easy to use Hymn, whats the problem? Buy the files you want, use Hymn on them and you can use them as you see fit. You dont even need an iPod then.
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