Can Mac burn ISO+CUE?

Joe Redifer · Joe Redifer #1 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 01:11 AM

I haven't seen a Mac application that can burn CUE+ISO+WAV (or AIF) files. Toast can burn CUE+BIN, but that is not the same thing... not even close. Nero on the PC can do CUE+ISO+WAV, why is the Mac so limited in what I can burn? No Mac developers want to step up to the plate and make an application that is as good as Nero?

TopDog · TopDog #2 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 03:10 AM

I'm pretty sure I've burned ISO files with Toast...

But I find it easier to burn ISO images with the buildt in diskutility (that also can mount an ISO image.

Kevriano · Kevriano #3 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 03:48 AM

You can definitely burn ISO in Toast.

giulio · giulio #4 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 08:21 AM

A PC is just as limited as the mac in what it can burn. It's the software you buy from other vendors that does the work. Such as Nero.
Perhaps it is Nero that is not stepping up and offering a Mac port!

I've never even heard of cue+iso+wav format. Usually an ISO has everything, why would you need a cue file and wav files along side it?

Have you looked at Toast for mac? It's the Nero equivalent:

File Support

Audio: AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, and Dolby Digital AC-3
Video: AVI, DV, MOV, MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, XviD, VOB, VIDEO_TS folder, iMovie projects, EyeTV recordings, TiVoToGo transfers
Photo: BMP, GIF, PDF, PSD, PNG, TIFF
Images: ISO, BIN/CUE, IMG, DMG, CDR, NRG

http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/to.../features.html

Levi · Levi #5 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 08:34 AM

I'd say calling Toast a Nero equivalent is an insult to Roxio.

Kevriano · Kevriano #6 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Levi

I'd say calling Toast a Nero equivalent is an insult to Roxio.

mac57 · mac57 #7 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 06:52 PM

You don't need ANY burning software to burn a bootable ISO image. I have done so myself, directly from Disk Utility. Is this what you are trying to do?

Joe Redifer · Joe Redifer #8 (**permalink**)

10-24-2007, 01:35 AM

I think you all are not reading my post in its entirety. I want CUE+ISO+WAV (or AIF), not just ISO by itself. It needs to reassemble from a cuesheet. Toast cannot do this except with a BIN file (instead of ISO). The Cuesheet tells the burning program where the ISO goes (which is data) and where the audio tracks go (which is CD sound). Sometimes there is more than one ISO per disc interspersed with the CD audio files.

I have Toast. It is OK at best. Nero destroys it. I really do wish Nero was available on the Mac. I can run it in Boot Camp but I'd rather not have to worry about booting back and forth and options like parallels doesn't appeal to me.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #9 (**permalink**)

10-24-2007, 02:46 AM

I would not say Nero Destroys Toast, but Nero is an Excellent burning program for Windows. On Windows Nero is a lot better (at least to me) than Roxio's Windows software. I have used Nero for years now in Windows. Toast does pretty much everything Nero does except what you are after. I have frankly never needed to do what you are trying to do so don't miss that part at all. I make Images all the time and Bin/Cue's. Don't know what to tell you as I have not seen what you are after in any burning program for OSX, at least not that I know of. Will do some checking around and get back to you if I find something for OSX that does what you are after.

giulio #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 19, 2007 Location: NY USA Posts: 1,813 Mac Specs: iMac 5.1 \| iMac 7.1 \| iPod Touch \| iPod Nano	10-23-2007, 08:21 AM A PC is just as limited as the mac in what it can burn. It's the software you buy from other vendors that does the work. Such as Nero. Perhaps it is Nero that is not stepping up and offering a Mac port! I've never even heard of cue+iso+wav format. Usually an ISO has everything, why would you need a cue file and wav files along side it? Have you looked at Toast for mac? It's the Nero equivalent: File Support Audio: AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, and Dolby Digital AC-3 Video: AVI, DV, MOV, MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, XviD, VOB, VIDEO_TS folder, iMovie projects, EyeTV recordings, TiVoToGo transfers Photo: BMP, GIF, PDF, PSD, PNG, TIFF Images: ISO, BIN/CUE, IMG, DMG, CDR, NRG http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/to.../features.html Freelance Web Development schweb This has to be one of the best threads ever in MF history... Cherokee This gets my vote for most innovative thread on Mac-Forums... ever.
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Levi #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 06, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 681 Mac Specs: MBP : 2.4GHz : 2GB RAM : 256MB VRAM : 160GB HDD	10-23-2007, 08:34 AM I'd say calling Toast a Nero equivalent is an insult to Roxio. Koalas: The mafia of the animal kingdom. Now Powered By Leopard.
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mac57 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	10-23-2007, 06:52 PM You don't need ANY burning software to burn a bootable ISO image. I have done so myself, directly from Disk Utility. Is this what you are trying to do? My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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dtravis7 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,789 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	10-24-2007, 02:46 AM I would not say Nero Destroys Toast, but Nero is an Excellent burning program for Windows. On Windows Nero is a lot better (at least to me) than Roxio's Windows software. I have used Nero for years now in Windows. Toast does pretty much everything Nero does except what you are after. I have frankly never needed to do what you are trying to do so don't miss that part at all. I make Images all the time and Bin/Cue's. Don't know what to tell you as I have not seen what you are after in any burning program for OSX, at least not that I know of. Will do some checking around and get back to you if I find something for OSX that does what you are after. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Joe Redifer #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 15, 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 306 Mac Specs: Mac Pro, 8GB o' RAM, 4.5 TB o' disc space, OS Ecks 10.6.7, etc	10-23-2007, 01:11 AM I haven't seen a Mac application that can burn CUE+ISO+WAV (or AIF) files. Toast can burn CUE+BIN, but that is not the same thing... not even close. Nero on the PC can do CUE+ISO+WAV, why is the Mac so limited in what I can burn? No Mac developers want to step up to the plate and make an application that is as good as Nero?
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TopDog #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 14, 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 201 Mac Specs: MacBook / Mac Mini	10-23-2007, 03:10 AM I'm pretty sure I've burned ISO files with Toast... But I find it easier to burn ISO images with the buildt in diskutility (that also can mount an ISO image.
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Joe Redifer #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 15, 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 306 Mac Specs: Mac Pro, 8GB o' RAM, 4.5 TB o' disc space, OS Ecks 10.6.7, etc	10-24-2007, 01:35 AM I think you all are not reading my post in its entirety. I want CUE+ISO+WAV (or AIF), not just ISO by itself. It needs to reassemble from a cuesheet. Toast cannot do this except with a BIN file (instead of ISO). The Cuesheet tells the burning program where the ISO goes (which is data) and where the audio tracks go (which is CD sound). Sometimes there is more than one ISO per disc interspersed with the CD audio files. I have Toast. It is OK at best. Nero destroys it. I really do wish Nero was available on the Mac. I can run it in Boot Camp but I'd rather not have to worry about booting back and forth and options like parallels doesn't appeal to me.
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