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could not complete the last command : problem with toast 10

Hi, I am trying to burn blu ray content with Toast 10 Pro (blu-ray content burned to DVD). I have created the content (Quick Time movie) with FCP 7 (into an MOV file). And then added it to Toast 10. Then I tried to create disk image. It gave me this error:

could not complete the last command because there is a problem with the source material: Error code - 18771.

I tried to directly burn DVD also, and also not successful. Anybody has the same error and how to solve it?

Thanks a lot, and happy new year.

imac, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 31, 2010 4:57 AM

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Jan 9, 2011 7:43 AM in response to seantshen

I posted some more experiences with using TOAST on Roxio forum. I thought I'd share them here.

1. 98 video clip limit. I have been helping my parents and some friends to produce un-edited videos after their vacations, etc. And I quickly ran into this 98 video clip limit, to the point I had to produce multiple DVDs for them.
2. Error 18771 issue. This happens if the individual video clips are too long. If I edit the video using FCP or FCE, and produce, say, half an hour of video, put it into a MOV file. Then add it into Toast. It will encounter this issue. So, the way I dealt with it, was to produce shorter video clips. So far it has been working out for me.
3. Between video clips, I am not sure how to do transition. So far, between clips, there is this annoying pause. I would rather, either it just immediately jump to the next clip. Or, out of my own choice, insert some kind of transition. Not sure how to do that. If fellow toast users can point me in the right direction, that will be certainly appreciate it.
4. I have not been able to get the Chapter Markers from FCP to effectively show up and be reflected in Toast as it defines the menus and chapters. Again, this may be because of my own lack of knowledge. If somebody can give me the pointer to do it, again, very much obliged.

Message was edited by: seantshen

Jan 23, 2011 6:42 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

I found out that I can produce Blu Ray videos on DVD without having to use Toast.
FCP can very well do that already, even though there is not much choice in editing the menus. But at least I can do it. Goodbye Toast 10. And once I am in FCP, I am not bound by the 98 video limit because I can freely combine videos under far fewer menu items, therefore, do not run up to the magic limit of 98. Also, within FCP, I can program my transitions freely.

Here is the link where I got the info from. The conclusion, which I have verified, is that FCP can indeed burn Blu Ray video content onto DVD disks.

http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/burn_br_mac_superdrivestone.html

Jan 28, 2011 10:52 AM in response to seantshen

I think I have finally found a solution to the Error Code 18771 issue.

Do a custom encode and change the average bit rate and the Max bit rate to 7.5, I have successfully burned 10 different looping discs this way.

I have only tested this on Quicktimes that are less than 10 minutes so I'm not sure about longer videos yet.

Hope this helps!

could not complete the last command : problem with toast 10

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