Automatic Chapter Points

Can you set FCP to create automatic chapter points at the beginning of every clip that you import?
I have seen this done in non-pro programs and wondered if FCP can do it also.
I am importing 50 photos and want to set a chapter point to each one.
Thanks for the useful tips!!!
New 8-core is in the mail... should have it in a day or two!!!
WOOHOO!!!!
power mac g5 dual 2.7ghzs Mac OS X (10.4.6)

As a test... try this from some notes I saved... and, to create a dual layer, you MUST use the Run as Administrator option
Create an ISO (Encore) or folder on your hard drive (Encore or Premiere Elements) and then use the FREE http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download to write files or folders or ISO to disc for DVD or BluRay (send the author a PayPal donation if you like his program)
Imgburn will read the ACTUAL disc brand from the disc, which is not always the same as the box label (Memorex is notorious for buying "anything" and putting it inside a Memorex box)
When you write to disc with Imgburn, use the SLOWEST possible speed setting, so your burner has the best chance to create "good, well formed" laser burn holes... since no DVD player is required to read a burned disc, having a "good" one from a high quality blank will help
Use Taiyo Yuden single layer or Verbatim Two layer Or Falcon Pro for inkjet printable Two layer

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I have just finished a wedding dvd and I'm having several problems burning it into a DVD+R DL (I am using Verbatim Printable now). The only way I can accomplish that is to generate a ISO file from encore and use ImgBurn to burn the dvd.
The problem is that after burning the DVD in ImgBurn, the chapter points I defined in encore's timeline are wrong. Some of them seem to be outdated for a few seconds and others are refering other chapter points, however in the preview of encore everything is fine.
It seems that it was created a chapter for the layer break i guess. Because when i navigate with the ">>" button, the 3rd chapter is the ending of the 2nd... and is not mapped that way in encore preview.
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point to the exact point... no good if you want to
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My question is if I create a disk image with the
point set in DVDSP and burn through disk utility will
the layer break point be reset or will it maintain
the DVDSP setting. As I can control the burn speed I
prefer this to direct burning from DVDSP
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Unfortunately, the break point may still change even if you burn an image file with Disk Utility. The issue isn't that Toast or Disk Utility are resetting the break point on purpose; it's that the disk image that DVDSP creates doesn't contain any layer break information. From page 584 of the DVDSP 4.1 manual: ".img: Use this option to create a disk image. With a dual-layer project, a single “.img” file contains the entire project, without any break point information."

Fast forward goes past chapter points

Hi, I am also experiencing the same problem. After burning the project into a disc we tested it on a DVD player. In normal play, the videos would stop at the end of a chapter however when we press fast forward it would bypass chapters. Instead of stopping at the end of a chapter it will keep forwarding to the other videos. Is there a way for the fast forward control to stop exactly at the end of a chapter point? Any kind of help and advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

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I'm creating a bluray in Encore cause Apple hasn't gotten their act together yet.
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Automatic reorder point planning

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Cud somebody guide me on the Basic settings required for AUTOMATIC REORDER POINT PLANNING'VM',Including SPRO settings.I cudnt find an answer for this from previous FORUMs.
Kindly give me u r suggestions or aslo suggest some good links for PP documents or links concerning with Automatic reorder point planning and its settings.
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hi HKR
In automatic reorder point planning, both the reorder level and the safety stock level are determined by the integrated forecasting program.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/f4/7d256344af11d182b40000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
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Automatic reorder point planning -forecast view

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Our client want to implement automatic reorder point Planning.
Reorder point quantity was maitained from last 3 years but MRP type is 'ND' as they are not using MRP.
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His periods:60 , forecast periods:12 initialization:X tracking limit:4000 selection procedure:2 reset automatically
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Dear,
In automatic re-order oint planning , system uses past consumption data (historical data) to forecast future requirements. The system then uses these forecast values to calculate the reorder level and the safety stock level, taking the service level, which is specified in MRP2 view, and the material's replenishment lead time into account, and transfers them to the material master.
Since the forecast is carried out at regular intervals, the reorder level and the safety stock level are continually adapted to the current consumption and delivery situation. This means that a contribution is made towards keeping stock levels low.
From MP30 you have to executed forecast and system has generated forecast values and updated safety stock and reorder point also. Only thing to remember is you have to maintain service level in MRP 2 view of material master when you use VM- MRP type to calculate safety stock and reorder point
Find bleow the set up following set up for automatic re-order point planning :
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4.Planned Delivery Time in MRP2 VIEW
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8.Maintain Forecastin view data like model selection , Histry period , period indicator , Forecast control pramaters ,
10.Make sure that you have min 12-8 monhts total consumption update in Forecasting view .
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Automatic Inspection points...

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When I create a production order system generates in-process inspection lot. However, I am unable to generate hourly inspection points for both operations. Please advice how to carryout hourly inspection at both the operations? Does these inspection points get generate automatically ? If so how to set up for automatic inspection points generations ?
Am I following the right steps to perform hourly inspection? Is there any other way to handle this process ?
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If any issue identified at operation 10 or 20 further execution of operations will be stopped and some actions are taken to improve the process.
When I assigned inspection point 150 to routing header an inspection lot ( 03 type) is getting created. When I click on u201CResultsu201D in QA32 system is asking me to enter the u201CPartial quantity no.u201D.
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Automatic Chapter Menus

Encore CS3.2 under XP SP3 plus PS CS3.
I've been looking at using the automated generation of Chapter Menus available in CS3 for buttons without video thumbnails.
Using a standard submenu template generates approximately what I was expecting, but somewhat jumbled main/next/previous results across multi-page lists.
But with my own menus made in PS CS3 using the same the layer order as samples with all other aspects of the specified layer set headings as per the manual and samples, and setting the button property options to match those of the supplied samples, I can generate chapter menus OK but without the chapter names automatically entered into the buttons.
I can find nothing in the help files or on this forum on this issue, nor elsewhere on the web.
Has anyone cracked the subtleties of automatic chapter menus with custom starting menus? If so, what vital, but non-obvious, step(s) am I missing?

So, from what you are saying, when you share iM with iDVD, it creates the .dv file but actually creates the DVD from the movie project file, and the .dv file is in support of the project file ? Let me review:
In iMovie:
There is a Share (note capitalization) option that allows you to export as digial video (.dv). It is QuickTime Full Quality. Share/Quicktime then use pop-up for QuickTime Full Quality.
There is a Send to iDVD option which launches iDVD and you craete a new project. That new project will link to the iMovie project.
I normally use Send to iDVD, but when "issues" have popped up, I use Share to QuickTime, drag that file into a new iDVD project. I had to do that when I corrected a typo for a chapter marker.
which I put on my desktop.
I would save the iMovie project to: User/Movies.
Its that .dv file I've been dragging into the movie pane in iDVD. You seem to be saying it should be the project file.
You can drag either into the iDVD main menu. HOWEVER, the .dv will be minus chapter markers.
If I drag the .dv file back into iM, add chapter markers, save, then I can then drag the project file into iDVD and it will create the chapters where I want them.
Yes.
Why am I exporting to .dv if I don't use the file for anything.
Normally, you wouldn't need to do that unless you have some sort of "issue" in iDVD or while encoding with iDVD. Like getting a error message. Recall my mention of the typo change?
Creating the .dv file also creates a "stream" file, so you don't have to worry about putting chapter markers outside transitions, etc. But don't put one within the first 2 seconds of the beginning of the timeline.

Still no Chapter Points in Encore

I've made two projects with PPro2 with markers to be used as chapter points for Encore 2. (Both projects have text in the chapter marker box.) The first project's timeline imported into Encore just fine, including the ten chapter markers. For some reason, when importing the second project's timeline into Encore, the chapter markers don't follow. The only difference in my workflow was that the first show was converted to Desktop editing mode by mistake. The project was originally made with PPro 1.5. I opened it in PPro2 before installing the new Matrox Xtools software for PPro2 which lead to Ppro2 changing the editing mode to Desktop.
I've got a good command of both programs and have read the various discussion hear. Have tried several different clips and tests to try and finds some relationship, but have hit a wall.
Suggestions greatly appreciated.

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Chapter point End Action not working

I'm creating a a training DVD in which one timeline has several spots where the DVD should pause while the class discusses the scene that has just played. I've added 5 seconds of black to mark those spots, and at the beginning of the black I have a chapter point that has an End Action to go to a menu with a "Continue" button. At the end of the black I have another chapter point that the "Continue" button links to. On one of the point that route to the "Continue" menu, it doesn't route to the menu, but just jumps back to the last chapter point...essentially looping that section. It doesn't do this when I "Preview" from the main menu...all works correctly there, but when I Build the project to DVD Folders and play on my PC, that's when it happens.
Steve Brame

Nope...no overrides are set. I have several other chapter points on the timeline that are set up identical to this one, and they link correctly to their respective menus...only this one didn't. I deleted the point and recreated it and now it works. I'd noticed several other Chapter Point issues here that were solved by this action.
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Using same chapter points for separate projects

When I use the "Replace Asset" operation to replace one video asset on a timeline with another of the same format, the chapter points remain unchanged. This is a very useful feature, because often one needs to make some minor changes to a video asset (e.g., to correct an mistake), and it's nice not to have to redo all the chapter points on the timeline.
But it seems that it isn't possible to replace a video asset of one format with the same video asset encoded in another format. Nor can I take chapter points and move them or share them between timelines or projects.
Any way around this problem? I'm getting tired of having to replace chapter points and relink them with menu buttons because I can't figure how to share them between projects, titles, timelines, or do a simple Replace between differing video formats.

You can replace with different formats as long as the audio matches.
For example, you can't replace an .avi file (which has PCM audio) with an elementary .m2v mpeg video stream (which doesn't have audio at all), or with a muxed .mpg file that has .ac3 audio. But you can replace that .avi file with a muxed .mpg file that has PCM audio. My tests reveal that you also have a little more "audio latitude" when replacing .mpg files with .wmv files.
You cannot share assets or objects between projects in CS3 or earlier. You can't do it in CS4 either, but because of the new dynamic link with Premiere Pro, you import a Pr sequence without having to render to an intermediate mpeg or avi or mov file. That makes the replace asset issue moot, because any change you make to the Pr sequence is immediately updated in Encore's timeline.

Pauses at chapter points

When playing back my DVD, i get slight pauses at some (but not all) of the encore chapter points (these were created in Premiere CS3, which output an .m2v). After a pause occurs, if i back up and play through the chapter point again, it plays seamlessly. The Encore project only has one timeline. I have some menus which allow the user to start playback at various scenes in the timeline, and playback continues to the end of the timeline. there are no end actions on any of the chapter.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Ken Fong

So you should NOT have END actions set on the Chapter points, to play the whole timeline from Chapter 1, in Play Movie button.
So how do we use the Chapters, when used individually?
Can you set different end actions in a Play List, than in a sub menu for playing certain chapters on their own?
So end actions on the sub menu, do not effect the timeline's chapters, so allowing continuous play from the main menu AND separate play in other sub menus?

Menu Button Links Aren't Lost When Adding Additional Premiere Chapter Points

I have a single overriding need in Encore. All other enhancements are secondary.
Problem: If you change Premiere chapter points in a sequence, the Encore menu buttons lose all the chapter point links when the sequence is reloaded.
Let's look at the work flow for a real world production situation.
I create a Premiere sequence with 16 sequence markers as chapter points. In Encore, I create a timeline using the encoded Premiere sequence. I then link buttons in a menu to the chapter points in the timeline. My customer reviews the proto and invariably wants the following changes:
1) Add additional chapter points.
2) Move existing chapter points.
3) Add or remove some footage from the Premiere sequence.
Ideally, I should be able to add or move chapter points in the Premiere sequence including adding or removing footage. Upon entering Encore, Encore should realize from the date of the encoded m2v and wav sequence files used by the Encore timeline that something has changed and reload the modified files into the timeline. By looking at the chapter names in the Premiere sequence, Encore should match the chapter names in the menu buttons with the Premiere chapter names. Encore should then assume that the Premiere chapter points have moved and accordingly have the menu button point to the new location on the timeline (at the appropriate GOP location).

Use the edit original command.
Encore takes you into Premiere.
Move the chapter points to different locations.
Save
Export -> Adobe Media Encoder (Use same file name)
Encore progress bar indicates it is reloading.
However, the Encore timeline shows the chapter points at the original locations.

Adobe Encore CS4: End action will not execute because of end action on the final chapter point

Error screen:
Error I’m getting for section titled Notes (PP 45 second video): “End action will not execute because of end action on the final chapter point.”
The icon that shows error is in top line second from end. I’m trying to 'end action' that portion of the video by going back to 'menu default'; also tried end action w/ ‘Stop’ and neither work.
I saw a post about checking timeline. Not sure what I’m looking for there. I have nothing in Orphanage area. I also tried building despite Check Project error and it will not build project. Any suggestions on how to fix: “End action will not execute because of end action on the final chapter point.”?

Select chapter one on that timelne. Look in the properties panel. Does it have an end action? You do not want an end action on the chapter; just on the timeline itself.
That will not generally prevent a build, however. So you may have other issues.

Error message encore cs5 end action can't execute on the final chapter point

Dvd plays great. Exported it as a mpeg 2-dvd, video only. Audio separate as a .wav. imported video as a timeline, audio as an asset. Video is not transcoded.
But I have a sub menu, with 6 chapter markers. I check the project and I get this: "error message encore cs5 end action can't execute on the final chapter point"
Do I need to make a chapter playlist? Because that gave me a "orphaned playlist" error message.
I selected the last chapter masker and had the end action go to the sub menu.
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