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Roxio has released updated versions of its Toast Titanium 8 and 9 disc burning software for Mac OS X. Version 9.02 and 8.04 are available as free updates for existing users, while new customers can purchase Toast Titanium 9 for $80 after a $20 mail-in rebate.

Toast is more than just a CD/DVD burning utility. The application also supports HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs, and includes TiVoToGo software for OS X, which lets users transfer recordings from a TiVo to a computer. But Toast TiVoToGo users had reported that the audio and video were out of sync after transfer to a Mac. The update should fix that problem.

Version 9.02 also fixes some problems related to high definition video playback, and a problem that prevented Blu-Ray discs from playing properly on a PS3. Toast Titanium 8.02 also resolves a problem that prevented EyeTV recordings from showing up in the Media Browser.

[via Gizmo Lovers and The Mac Observer]

Roxio has updated its Toast disc authoring software for OS X to version 9. While I normally don't go out of my way to post about incremental upgrades to disc burning applications, as Dave Zatz points out, Roxio's Toast software includes the Mac version of the TiVoToGo software which lets you transfer videos from your TiVo to your computer. Unfortunately, Roxio Toast 8 has been experiencing some A/V sync issues since the last time TiVo issued a software update. There's no word on whether those issues have been addressed in Toast 9.

There's also a section of the Toast 9 web site which mentions the option to convert video files to formats for playing on a variety of devices including cellphones, video game consoles, iPods, and the Apple TV. Although the web page mentions TiVo, I can't seem to find a TiVo option in the screenshot above.

Probably the biggest update in Toast 9 is the ability to create HD-DVD and Blu-Ray high definition video discs, if that's something you're inclined to do. Toast 9 will set you back $100 for a full license, and the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray plugin will set you back another $20, but you can get it for free if you purchase the software by April 13th. If you've got an earlier version of Toast you can upgrade for $80.

If you're sporting a TiVo with the nifty new 9.1/9.2 fall updates, you may have noticed some issues with TiVoToGo for the Mac. Sure, you've got support for external hard drives and access to streaming audio from Rhapsody. But at what cost?

Dave Zatz reports that both TiVo and Roxio have confirmed that the TiVo fall update has messed up the TiVoToGo features on Roxio Toast 8 and Popcorn 3. Roxio says Apple's release of Leopard didn't really help things either.

A fix is reportedly coming soon, although there's no word on exactly how soon.

In the meantime, there are always third party, unsupported, and free options like TiVoDecode Manager and SeasonPassGetter.