Compress from imovie to quicktime, saving chapters

Question

Hello,
I am creating movies in imovie and compressing them into quicktime movies. I have created chapters in imovie and want to preserve the chapters in the quicktime movie. What compression settings should I use for this?

Answer 1

I can't find a chaptered reference movie from the movies I have created.Not sure if this means you found the proper folder and it was empty or if it means you didn't know how to open the project package files. Not knowing your level of experience, will assume the latter for the moment.
1) Locate your iMovie project file
2) Control-mouse click on the icon
3) Mouse click the "Show Package Contents" option in the windw that opens
4) Double-click the "Shared Movies" folder to open it
5) Double-click the "iDVD" folder to open it
6) Double-click the reference MOV file that represents your current iMovie timeline to open it in the QT Player
If your iMovie timeline contains a chaptered movie/clip segment, the the QT Player should be displaying it with the chapter feature at this time. (Try selecting chapters at random in the chapter pop-up list to ensure the feature is working correctly.)
Is there a way to save the movie from imovie to quicktime with the chapters that is not so huge?If by this you are asking if it is possible to convert the movie to a new format with a much smaller file size (and/or display dimensions) and retain the chapter track, then the answer is no (as far as I know). However, you can extract the chapter data from the reference file described above and apply it to such a converted file.
I also can't find a way to save a text file from imovie. Could you explain a bit more?I personnally would recommend use of a third-party utility to do this -- Metadata Hootenanny 1.1.4 (free) -- if you are using a PPC G5 here. The following would be a typical workflow when using this utility:
1) Export your chaptered movie from iMovie to your desired format (e.g., "Movie to iPod") in the normal manner
2) Open Metadata Hootenanny and drop the iMovie reference file onto the "Library/Playlist" work area
3) Press the "Open Book" icon to switch to the "Chapters" area to view chaptering data
4) Press the "Save to Text File..." button the save the chapter data
5) Press the "List" icon to return to the "Library/Playlist" area
6) Delete/Clear the reference file from the list
7) Drop your converted target file to the "Library/Playlist" area
8) Press the "Open Book" icon to switch to the "Chapters" area again
9) Ensure "Scale Chapters from Files" and "Allow Editing Chapter Times" options are set
10) Press the "Open File" button and load the chaper text file saved above
11) Test capter markers using he integrated media player and adjust frames/chapters if required
12) Return to the "Library/Playlist" area, sace the chaptered file, clear the list, and quit
13) Open the Movie in the QT Player, test chapters, set presentation options if desired, add graphic and set as poster frame if desired, deselect any active selected area if desired, reset play head to beginning of movie if needed, and use "Save As..." to rename final movie/reset "fast start" option as desired if destined for web use.
Am currrently busy working on a project so I can't prepare a better example of this work flow, but here is a LINK to an older sample file made in this manner.