Correctly numbering chapter points

How do I get chapters to be numbered automatically on a chapter menu with several pages? When I create the chapter menus they will number correctly for the first page only but on the next menu page they start again at chapter 1. Any help appreciated. Thanx

Hi, when I was learning this, I googled and found this video that explains it all. Follow EVERY step exactly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgi-fi_o2CQ
My advice is this; create your template menu (the one that will be referenced and used when you hit "create chapter index") exactly as you want it to behave. Make sure your buttons are lined up and have the correct navigation. make sure they are the right font, color etc. make sure you have a Main, Previous, and Next button with the navigation you want. Then and only then execute "create chapter index".
and, as others pointed out "create multi page chapter index" is blu ray ONLY.
good luck!

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I'm working on a 2 hour single timeline with 5 chapters. (DVD-9) I place a chapter point at the beginning of each scene. During the Encore 2.0 preview, all chapter points hit the correct point on the timeline. But after burning the DVD, chapter points 1, 2, and 5 all hit correctly, but chapter points 3 and 4 go to a location a few minutes before the actual point where the marker is. All the poster marks do play at the correct points in the chapter menu.
I've tried .mV2, .mpg and Encore 2.0 avi encoded file and all with the exact same results. Have even re-built the DVD in a new Encore file.
Anyone out there have any ideas?
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Use the button in the Timeline panel.

Exporting Final Cut Chapter Points to Encore

Blu-ray question.
I'm creating a bluray in Encore cause Apple hasn't gotten their act together yet.
What is the best way to get your chapter points from Final Cut to Encore? Or do you export as a self contained movie, import the file into Encore then create your chapter points?
What is your workflow?
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D.D.
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Do you mean "Markers List As Text" option?
I used that, but when I imported that doc into Encore it said: "the software that's used to decode the media is not available on this system. Installing the correct decoders for the files you are working with may help to correct the problem."
Am I doing this right?
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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.
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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.

Problem setting chapter points at exact locations in timeline

When I go to a place in my timeline where I want to add a chapter point sometimes the point is placed behind or before my desired selection. I expand the timeline to make sure that I'm at the correct location, but nonetheless the chapter point is not placed where I want it. When I try to drag the chapter point to my desired place, it doesn't stay...either going back to where it was previously or jumping to another point. Any suggestions to get the chapter points exactly where I want them?

Yes - import an AVI or MOV file instead of MPEG-2.
MPEG-2 files are encoded with GOP headers, and any chapter you add will be placed on the GOP header (that's how DVD-Video chapters work), but if you use AVI or MOV instead, you can place a chapter wherever you want it and when Encore transcodes the video to MPEG-2, it will create a GOP header at the chapter point frame.

Import Avid xml chapter points for DVD Studio Pro

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We are an Avid based house (don't ask) but I am infiltrating with DVD Studio Pro. I need to find a way to import the exported xml file that Avid makes for chapter points. The lame Sonic/Avid burning software imports it with no problem. I tried but Studio Pro does not see the file (it is grayed out).
Please give me an easy way to have another reason to convince the powers that be to go Mac.
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You can import a marker list easily into DVDSP. This is explained on page 385 of the online DVDSP manual (under the Help menu). However, you'll need to strip out all the non-essential info from the Avid xml file to do this. The XML will be complex, and may have the timecodes in raw frame numbers, rather than HH:MM:SS:FF format. I have used a combination of Excel and Word to flip the data into tables and back, and use find and replace to get the data into the magic 2-column format.
There may be another option to export from the Avid that will give you more simplified data, such as an EDL or batch list, though these two options in FCP include everything but the markers.

Replacing assest with new chapter points

It seems a long way round to do a very simple task. Is there something i missed, or perhaps it has been added to CS3 Encore?
After making a project all 24 chapter points are there ready and 3 page menu system works great.
All i need to do is replace the asset but i also want all the chapter points to be loaded as per the new asset. The only way i find to do this id to delete the old asset and load in the new one. The problem is you lose all the chapter point references in the menus and so have to redo them all.
Does seem not a constructive way forward. Did i miss something? Can it just not be done?

I also run into a similar problem. I want to update the timeline with a new video file where the chapter points has moved.
The only way I could make this happen is to delete the timeline, create a new timeline with the new video file, then manually relink all 25 buttons!
Certainly anyone who has done serious DVD authoring is going to run into this same issue.
This is a needed functionality. Even if it cannot be fixed easily, there are several work around that should be easier to implement. For example:
(1) Allow replacing one timeline with another. This means I can create a new timeline using the new video file, then use the new timeline to replace the old one so that buttons pointing to chapters on the old timeline now points to the same numbered chapter on the new timeline.
(2) Allow auto chapters linking. After linking button 1 to chapter N, there should be an option to link button 2 to chapter N+1, etc until all buttons are linked
I'm using encore 1.5. When this function is added, I will upgrade.

Dual Layer and Chapter Points

Hi everyone.
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.
Does anyone can help me out?

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point to the exact point... no good if you want to
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point set in DVDSP and burn through disk utility will
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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."

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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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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.
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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.
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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).

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

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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.”
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