Creating Chapters using quicktime conversion for iDVD?

I'm gonna make this as simple as possible.
Please do me a favour and read this first: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1611
So I cant export as 'Quicktime Movie', instead follow the instructions and export using 'Quicktime Conversion' Ok thats fine but..........
WHAT ABOUT THE CHAPTER MARKERS?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!
.........thanks

https://discussions.apple.com/message/9408556#9408556
Al

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Dear All,
Is it possible to save a set of settings for use with the Export using Quicktime Conversion feature? The reason I ask is that we have to export a quicktime of every tv commercial we make (using the same settings) and it would be great if "one click" could deliver the export settings we need.
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Well, you can create a droplet from Compressor that would do what you'd like...
Open compressor and in the Help menu, Select the user manual. Navigate to page 315.
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Download Preference Manager from Digital Rebellion (free) at:
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I have my FCE workflow setup as follows:
I create the sequences using relatively large video source files, in Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC).
Then, I use Export -> Using QuickTime Conversion to H.264 Codec, but my chapter markers are lost.
If I use Export -> QuickTime Movie, the chapter markers are preserved, but the codec is still AIC.
I need a compressed file with chapter markers. What am I missing?

One more time: "Where are you looking at the exported file? After making a DVD or somewhere else?"
Can you answer this for me? How are you looking at this material? Off the DVD you've burned? Is that what you're saying? Comparing the QuickTime Movie export to a DVD burned from a PhotoJPEG export? Or are you playing it from the computer to HDMI? If so are you using the QuickTime player? Is the QT player set to high quality playback? Yes, PhotoJPEG (not JPEG Photo) is a very large file especially at full quality. You probably don't need any more than 75% quality. I'd be very surprised if you say you can see the difference between 75% and 100%.
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Please help. When exporting a 720p video using Quicktime Conversion in FCP it saves some extra temporary files to my computer. The temporary file it saves is called ICMMultiPassStorage. This file gets so large that eventually the program and exporting process crashes. I have been able to locate the file using GrandPerspective and close out of FCP to delete it. But when I try exporting the movie again it creates the ICMMultiPassStorage file again. I have made sure my scratch disks are set to my external hard drive so I know that isn't the issue. How do I fix this problem so these temporary files are not being stored on my internal hard drive instead of my external?Thanks!

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hello,
i am editing a hdv project and want to export to quicktime. the client needs it in a specific size (700x394). they do not want the video in the file compressed, just the size of image. they are compressing the video through flash for the web. anyways, i used to just use quicktime conversion, custom size and use 700x394, but now when i do that the audio and video are sparadically out of sync in the product. the wierd thing is that the project plays fine in the timeline, but when i export the problem occours. i then, exported to a full res fcp movie and it is fine. then tired reexporting through qt pro to 700x394. when i did this their were no sync issues but the quality of the file was not so good, it look more pixely, certainly not as good as when i did it using quicktime conversion.
how can i export through fcp to get the 700x394 file? someone said 'use current settings' instead of using quicktime conversion? how do i do this? what do i need to do and what are my settings?
any help is appreciated. thanks a ton in advance.
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clay

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Model Name:          Mac Pro
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Click anywhere on the timeline, and type Command + 0 {zero}, then either report them or take a screen shot of your sequence settings and post it here.
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2491
MtD

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My project details - filmed on Sony Z1 in HDV, captured via firewire (preset HDV), device preset Sony HDV 1080i 50, sequence preset, HDV - 1080i 50.
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Issue or symptom
With more than one Flip4Mac component installed, Final Cut Pro may unexpectedly quit when you open it in Mac OS X 10.4.10.
Products affected
Final Cut Pro
Mac OS X 10.4.10
Flip4Mac MXF components
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Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/Flip4Mac Editcam Plugin.bundle
Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/Flip4Mac XDCAM Plugin.bundle
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