Adding Chapters for iDVD

I have about 84 clips from my movie, and I want to transfer them to iDVD. But, I have to put each clip individually for it to work. When I select all the clips, and I try to put them all to burn to iDVD, it doesn't work. Is there any opther method? (The iDVD tab is in iMovie HD)

Hi Paul - it looks as though you are running short on space. The iDVD operation needs plenty of head-room as well.

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  • Chapters for iDVD 7.1.1

    Hello everybody...
    Got a question regarding chapters in iDVD. I edited a movie in FCP and created a serie of chapter markers on it and also export them as chapters markers as well. If I understand correctly when importing the movie into the iDVD menu the program should automatically create 2 buttons. One for the movie itself and another one as a selection of scenes that would link to a menu for selecting the scenes. At least that is what the iDVD helpmenu says...
    It´s not happening.. So what should I do to make the chapters markers that I created in FCP work in iDVD?
    Thanks a lot

    Hi
    I edited a movie in FCP and created a serie of chapter markers on it and also export them as chapters markers as well.
    I understands this as that You actively select to Export with Chapter Marks ? OK ?
    Many forget to do this in the Export window - or select Export with Marks - Not with Chaper Marks (important)
    I do from FCE/P do like this.
    (Copy from earlier answer to others)
    *FCE/P to iDVD*
    Several things
    • How to go from FCE/P to iDVD
    • Free space on Start-up hard disk
    • Encoding
    • Brand and type of DVDs used
    • Burn speed set
    • iDVD BUG
    • Chapters
    *How to go from FCE/P to iDVD I do*
    • Disable Screen and Energy saver
    • IMPORTANT --> FIRST in FinalCut - Mix Down Audio under Sequence Menu / Render Only / Mixdown
    • Export out as a QuickTime .mov file
    • Select with Mark - Chapter Mark
    • Not as Self-Contained (not important but saves time and space)
    • NO QUICKTIME CONVERSION (IMPORTANT)
    This QT.mov file I import into iDVD from within iDVD.
    *Free space on Start-up hard disk*
    I set a minimum of 25GB (for Mac OS and iDVDs temp files)
    Encoding
    • I use Pro Quality encoding
    *Brand and type of DVDs used*
    • I use Verbatim
    • I use DVD-R
    *Burn speed set*
    • I set down this to x4 (or x1)
    *iDVD BUG*
    • One can not go back to movie-project for any alterations and then go back to
    the iDVD project. It will notice and ask You to either Up-date or Cancel. Neither
    of them will work.
    Medicine - Start a brand new iDVD project.
    *Use of Chapters*
    • I only use a to z and 0 to 9 in naming them. NO other symbol/letter !
    • NO Chapter-mark at very beginning - iDVD NEEDS TO set this by it stlf
    • No Chapter marks in or within two seconds from a transition
    (Way around this last one - Export movie as QT full quality and NO Chapter marks
    Import this into a new Movie-project and now You are free to set C-Ms where You want
    them except at very beginning - still)
    *Material used to build movie*
    • video - I use streamingDV (or convert all other to this eg .mp4, .avi, .wmv etc)
    • audio - I use .aiff 16-bit 48kHz or from Audio-CD (44.1kHz) - no .mp3 or direct from iTunes
    • photos - I use .jpg - no .bmp etc
    Trash iDVD pref file and run Repair Permissions - and have a re-try.
    from post ??
    May not be relevant, but I had the same problem with iDVD, where burned DVDs showed a green screen. It was cured by quitting Quicksilver and Quickeys as well as disabling sleep and screensaving
    Yours Bengt W

  • Best way to create chapters for IDVD

    Ok, so I got ILife '08 and downloaded this for free so I could make chapters. Let's say I take a whole feed from my VCR to my computer using the Elgato Hybrid. What is the easiest way to make clips using iMovie? Should I split the clips into smaller clips, or use the part about chapters?

    I use iDVD because it is easy to use.
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    Shane

  • Adding chapters to iDVD

    I'm trying to create a dvd with chapters at specific points in the movie (rather than at regular intervals using "Create Chapter Markers for Movie" in iDVD). So I used Quicktime to add chapter markers using a text track, and I saved this as a self-contained movie. Now, to my understanding, when I import a video with chapter markers into iDVD it should automatically create the correct chapter markers and chapter menu (the option is turned on in my preferences). But this doesn't happen. It just imports as a regular video with no chapter breaks. Am I doing something wrong? How can I do this right?

    maybe I should go over the GarageBand tutorial first, right?
    Yup, the iLife '08 way of doing things can seem very strange to those of us who have used the iLife applications for a while. There are also several good books available on iLife '08.

  • Preparing sequence for iDVD

    I have a project that was shot with a standard DV camera, editing on a PC, printed back to DV and then captured back into FCE to prepare for iDVD.
    The video displays as wide screen format on the canvas, but when I select:
    Export > quicktime movie > Include Audio and Video, Chapter Markers, uncheck make movie self contained.
    It renders REALLY quickly and the quality is good; however, its 4:3 and not 16:9.
    My ultimate goal is for the completed video to be 16:9 with chapters for iDVD.
    Any help is much appreciated.

    Hi,
    you can read this article where you can get a solution to this problem:
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    Regards,
    Armando.

  • Chapters for multiple iMovie projects (movies) in a single iDVD project

    I sent three iMovie '11 projects with chapter markers to Media Browser. I dragged each of the movies from the Media Browser into a single iDVD project. Dragging the first movie resulted in the creation of one button named "play movie" and one button named "scene selections". But dragging in the second and third movies resulted in only a "play movie" button for each movie--no "scene selections". Does iDVD not allow multiple movies to have sub-menus? Am I required to combine the three projects while still in iMovie (such that there is in effect only two levels possible, not three)? From the description of how to create a project in iDVD, I was under the impression that I could have three main buttons (Sydney, Matakohe, and Brisbane), and have each sporting chapters. It would change the organization substantially to have reduce the structure to only two levels. And I've seen nothing that says this cannot be done.
    Message was edited by: Paul Bullen
    Message was edited by: Paul Bullen

    Thanks for your comments. It strikes me as exceedingly odd that a program that is made for creating projects out of multiple movies provides scene selections (chapters) for only the first movie added. I also find it odd that this little fact is not mentioned anywhere and that I am apparently the first person in history to want to have a sub-menu for each movie in a project. I have had many views on this discussion group and on the iMovie '11 discussion group, but yours is the only answer so far. Why does the manual or Help (for both iDVD and iMovie) not say "Oh, by the way, you can add all the movies you want, but don't expect to get any chapters for them" (it makes little sense to provide chapters for one movie, if you can't for the rest). And, in iMovie: "if you are planning to put more than one movie on a DVD, don't waste your time adding chapter markers. They can't be used in iDVD."
    I have Toast Titanium 6. It's a pretty old version, but I was able to use it to use it for something recently. Thanks again.
    Message was edited by: Paul Bullen
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  • How to make chapters in iMovie for iDVD?

    A long time ago, in iMovie HD, you could make chapters, and iDVD would honor them. Perhaps I still can in iMovie 11, but I can't find it. Please let me know if it is still possible, and how.
    Maybe they are not called chapters?
    John C

    Hi
    There are Chapters in iMovie'11
    Project window - You have to select a project to be edited - so that just this show up - top and right hand corner there are two small brown/red things (to the right of the three blue squares) that Mark or Chapter-mark
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    • Do not set any Chapter mark at - VERY beginning or End - as iDVD want's to do this by it self and get's confused
    • Do not set any Chapter mark in or within (2 sec from) any Transition !
    (This You can do a work around if You MUST - Export out movie as a Full Quality QuickTime .mov file then re-import this into iMovie and use this in a NEW Project - and now You can set Chapters in transitions without any problem)
    • When delivered to iDVD - DO NOT GO BACK to iMovie or FCE/P to make any adjustments - This set off the iDVD BUG resulting in that all Chapters points to Chapter one.
    If done Medicine is to trash movie in iDVD and clean Media Assets - then re-import - or start a new iDVD project
    AND
    I never use "Share to iDVD" as results get's bad to me - I do "Share to Media Browser" and as Large and in iDVD import from this.
    Best result I get is by using iMovie HD6 or FinalCut Express or Pro as they don't discard every second line as iMovie'08 or 09 or 11 does.
    Yours Bengt W

  • Adding Chapters...outside of iDVD

    Hey,
    I have a series of QT videos I need to combine to one video
    and add chapter markers for iDVD.
    I've tried importing them into iMovie but as far as I can
    tell it would be Christmas before I could get them all loaded.
    I hear FCP can do that but I don't own it.
    Any other possibilities greatly appreciated!
    Thanks,
    Carl

    Hey,
    Your version of iDVD needs to have chapter markers placed before importing the video. The latest version allows you to add timed chapter markers (eg, every 5 min or every 10 min, etc.).
    Roxio Toast also lets you add timed chapter markers.
    DVD Studio Pro lets you add chapter markers (and join video clips) but it normally comes as part of Apple's pro software $suite with FCP.
    Quicktime Pro lets you quickly join video clips, but it will be very tricky to add chapter markers with that Apple utility.
    If you're having trouble importing Quicktime video, that suggests the files are highly compressed. iDVD cares primarily about Length of the video, not file size. Up to an hour of video fits on a single layer DVD with highest resolution; up to 2 hrs at a bit lower resolution.
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  • Need help with adding chapters

    I like iMovie '08 for the quickness of scanning the video, however I'm hoping someone can explain the steps of exporting and adding chapters in garage band and then exporting that to iDVD. My ultimate goal is to create a dvd from my video footage and the dvd have scene selections. Also, will this cause quality loss (exporting/importing back and forth between programs). If there's another way to add chapters instead of in garage band, please let me know. Thanks.

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    5) You might see a grand piano keyboard. Click the red dot at the upper left corner of the keyboard to get rid if it.
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    9) Select your Movie Track and you will see the pane below where you enter Chapter names. In GarageBand terms these are Markers.
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    11) Repeat step 10 until you have all your chapters.
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