Roxio Toast 12 Pro

[thegrube]

I ordered my son a Mac Mini:
Apple Mac mini CTO Upgraded to Dual-Core Intel Core i7/3.0 GHz
Upgraded to 16GB Memory- 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2x8GB)
Intel Iris Graphics
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Roxio recommends a mac with a Nvidia card with 4 GB video ram for optimal performance. Has anyone tried Toast 12 Pro on a Mini mac with the Intel Iris Graphics, and had good results?
Thanks

 

[chscag]

Those are hefty requirements by Roxio. Only the top of the line iMacs and of course the Mac Pro would be equipped with 4 GB of VRAM. Perhaps if you tell us what your son is going to use the Mini for, we can better answer your question.

 

[thegrube]

Those are hefty requirements by Roxio. Only the top of the line iMacs and of course the Mac Pro would be equipped with 4 GB of VRAM. Perhaps if you tell us what your son is going to use the Mini for, we can better answer your question.

He has:
A Panasonic AG-AC7 Shoulder-Mount AVCHD Camcorder.
A Logitech C615 Webcam with Microphone 8MP USB.
he wants to:
Burn HD video to DVD and Blu-ray Discs
Remove unwanted noise and enhance audio
Give his videos a custom soundtrack
Of course I bought him a Mac Compatible external Blu-Ray/ DVD burner drive.

 

[chscag]

We have several of our members who are professional videographers. I'll let one of them answer your question now that we know exactly what your son is going to do with the new equipment and Roxio Toast 12 Pro.

 

[dtravis7]

Those requirements are being slightly misunderstood. First the higher requirements are for one application only included. Second the Ram is SYSTEM ram and not Video (VRAM).

Minimum System Requirements:

Mac® computer with an Intel® processor
1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM recommended for Pro)
Mac OS® X 10.5, 10.6 or 10.9 Mavericks*, Mac OS 10.7 or higher is required for Live Screen Capture and other functionality
Approximately 1 GB (5 GB for Pro) of free space to install all components
VideoBoost requires a compatible NVIDIA® card and 4 GB of RAM for optimal performance
DVD drive required for installation
Internet connection required for video tutorials, OS compatibility and other product updates or functionalities


Video Boost. It requires an NVidia card and 4GB RAM in the Mac!!

Hope this at least helps.


PS: This is Video Boost. It's something you do not need. This explains it.

http://corel.force.com/roxio/articles/en_US/Master_Article/Using-VideoBoost-in-Toast-11

 

[thegrube]

Those requirements are being slightly misunderstood. First the higher requirements are for one application only included. Second the Ram is SYSTEM ram and not Video (VRAM).

Minimum System Requirements:

Mac® computer with an Intel® processor
1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM recommended for Pro)
Mac OS® X 10.5, 10.6 or 10.9 Mavericks*, Mac OS 10.7 or higher is required for Live Screen Capture and other functionality
Approximately 1 GB (5 GB for Pro) of free space to install all components
VideoBoost requires a compatible NVIDIA® card and 4 GB of RAM for optimal performance
DVD drive required for instlation
Internet connection required for video tutorials, OS compatibility and other product updates or functionalities


Video Boost. It requires an NVidia card and 4GB RAM in the Mac!!

Hope this at least helps.


PS: This is Video Boost. It's something you do not need. This explains it.

Using VideoBoost in Toast 11

Thanks for the info, looks like it just speeds up the conversion process, Our mac mini with the i7 processor and 16GB of ram should handle the conversion process fast enough.