Exporting 25 chapters to DVDSP, need advice

[John Fishback]

It’s been a while for me, too. I had to fire up FCP7. When you export your video from FCP, in the Markers selection there’s a DVD Studio Pro Markers selection. I believe that includes all the markers you can set. But, there’s also a selection for just chapter markers.

John

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FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)
FCP-X 10.0.9, Motion 5.0.7, Compressor 4.0.7

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[Mark Suszko]

Thanks, John.

I just did a test with a short video, adding three chapter markers and exporting a self-contained movie. I brought that into DVDSP as an asset, and the chapter controls on the simulator snap to the right spots for those three chapter markers I had made in the master, so THAT works, And I can see how if I make a button, I can drag a program slider to define the first frame that button plays back., and the duration…

What I don’t know is, how to make a menu with 25 titled buttons that’s readable. Obviously, I need to make multiple pages of menus, but can anybody help me out with some hints and tips?

[John Fishback]

I do this in a couple of ways. The first menu is organized with links to sub menus which hold all the chapters. You use as many sub menus as needed. I always place next and previous buttons at the bottom of each sub menu for easier navigation. The second way is just to start with chapters 1 to whatever fits on one page and continue that way to the last chapter. Again, always with next and previous buttons. Hope this helps.

John

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FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)
FCP-X 10.0.9, Motion 5.0.7, Compressor 4.0.7

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[Mark Suszko]

I was hoping there was some way that the pre-marked chapters on the self-contained MOV file “generates” the menu for me… but now it seems like “not so much”… but then, what was the point of the chapter marking in the master?

[John Fishback]

Unfortunately, it’s a very manual process. The advantage of having the markers in the file is you don’t have to link to 25 different pieces of media. It’s always a pain and I have to constantly check that I haven’t missed a link or how the remote control buttons act with the menus as someone scrolls up and down and left and right.

John

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FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)
FCP-X 10.0.9, Motion 5.0.7, Compressor 4.0.7

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