Chapter markers in FCP???

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Duplicate your Sequence in FCP and use the Dupe for the DVD if you want to leave your original “unaltered.”

1. Delete all markers: Mark > Markers > Delete All.

2. Park the cursor in the Timeline EXACTLY where you want the first chapter marker.

3. Make sure to “DE-select ALL” (Shift-Apple-A) so no timeline files are highlighted.

4. Hit the “m” key. It will leave a marker on the timeline. Don’t move on yet.

5. Hit (Option-Apple-M)

6. Click “Add Chapter Marker”

7. In TOP Box: Type the Chapter Name (Not too long) Number (1. 2. 3.) if wanted.

8. Click OK

Move Cursor to where you want the next Chapter to begin and Repeat steps 4 thru 8.

Continue until all Chapters are marked. (Don’t forget to hit “Save”, just in case.)

A. Choose File > Export > QT Movie.

B. In the pop-up menu, choose Markers > “Chapter Markers” then Save.

C. After the export, drop that exported QT movie file into a newly-opened blank iDVD window.

D. Make any menu style and name changes in iDVD and burn, baby, burn.

[Chris Poisson]

Matte,

I don’t think you put a marker where you want the first chapter, I think FCP creates that one automatically.

[Jeff Carpenter]

Good list, but #5 can be simplified.

You have: Hit (Option-Apple-M)

You can actually just hit “M” at that point and it will work. Or to put it another way, change #4 to “Hit “M” twice” and then erase #5.

[Arnie Schlissel]

[Chris Poisson] “I don’t think you put a marker where you want the first chapter, I think FCP creates that one automatically. “

That’s right. DVDSP (not FCP) will always place a marker at the head of a track. It will give you an error if there’s a chapter marker to close to the head of the track. I think the next marker has to be at least 2 seconds further down.

Arnie
https://www.arniepix.com

[Justin Dee]

Thanks Matte,..and you guys…really appreciate the help. Another lesson learned. It was easy.

– Juggs