Export chapter titles for DVD case/label

Question

Does anyone know of a way to export the titles of iMovie or iDVD chapters so that they can easily be put into the design of the DVD case cover?
Thanks for any information.

Answer 1

Chapter names are stored in the iMovie HD project file. They are also stored inside the reference movie that iMovie HD constantly updates for iDVD. (The reference movie for iDVD stored inside the project package. It is updated each time you save the project.)
If you have QuickTime Pro ($30, from Apple) you can use QuickTime Player to export the chapter track from that reference movie to a text file. One of the export options is to export just the chapter names. (There's another to export lots of other data about the chapter track, data you don't need.)
To export the chapter names to a text file, follow these steps:
• In the Finder, Control-click on the iMovie HD project icon and choose "Show Package Contents" from the popUp menu that appears.
• Locate the movie with the same name as your project inside the "iDVD" folder of the folder "Shared Movies".
• Double-click on that movie to open it in QuickTime Player. The chapter names will appear in the popUp menu at the bottom right corner of the movie window.
• Choose Window > Show Movie Properties. The window that opens lists all the tracks in the movie. One is "Chapter Track". Click on it.
• At the left end of the Chapter Track is a checkbox. Click on it to turn it ON.
• Click in the main movie window to bring it forward (activate it).
• Choose File > Export. In the Save file window that opens, choose "Text to Text" from the top popUp menu at the bottom of the window.
• Click on the "Options" button. In the window that opens, click on the radio button "Show Text Only". Click OK.
• Save the text file. Open the file in TextEdit or your favorite text editor.
Karl