FAQ 04: How do I burn a DVD from my recordings?
Although it is possible to use MacTF to download recordings from your Toppy to a Mac for later burning, I recommend you instead use MPEG Streamclip from Squared 5. This app shares a lot of functionality with MacTF but also allows you to stream the file direct off the box and other such goodies, and saves a few steps in the DVD burning process too. As both MacTF and Streamclip try to use the USB port, please do not use them at the same time to avoid problems.

Firstly, if you have not used MPEG Streamclip before, go to the prefs and enable the Altair option. Then you can use the Altair/Files... menu option to navigate through the Toppy's hard disk much like MacTF. Go into DataFiles and select the recording you want, then you have the option to either download the file or open it. Either way is fine, but the simplest way is probably to open it. Then you can use the editing features of Streamclip to remove any ads or programs on the ends that you do not want (note that doing it this way does not actually change what is on the Toppy, just what will be downloaded when you hit go later).

When you have the file ready, you can convert, export or demux it to a number of formats. Personally, I use "Demux to M2V and M1A..." but you could use "Convert to MPEG..." just as well (in fact this is probably the easier option as you can then take it back to Streamclip for further editing if needed) or "Export to DV" if you want to use it in iMovie. Whatever way you do it, the file will now be downloaded from the Toppy and converted on-the-fly to the format you have chosen.

Now that you have your edited file on the Mac, you can burn it. The easiest way to do this is with Toast. Simply select the "Video" tab in the Toast (versions 6 or 7) window and drag the file to it. (If you used the M2V/M1A option above, just drag the M2V file, the audio should be found automatically if you haven't moved or renamed it). Change any options in regards to menus that you want, and make sure you have selected DVD-Video as your output format. Then hit go!

Some things to remember:
1. DVDs hold ~4.7GB, so watch how much you are trying to fit onto the disk. If you exceed the limit, Toast 7 will re-encode the video to fit, which is slow and reduces the picture quality too. I can't remember what Toast 6 does, probably just complain.
2. You can always use the File/Save as Disc Image... option in Toast to do the conversion etc without actually burning the disk. Therefore you can preview how the disk will look without wasting a disk. You can also use this to get around the space limit if you are using Toast 6, as you can then use the disk image in a DVD shrinking program such as DVD2OneX or Popcorn before burning.
3. If you want advanced things like multiple soundtracks and/or subtitles, have a look at ffMpegX in conjunction with projectX, this can handle it.