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?
Thanks.
D.D.
Message was edited by: thedirtyduo

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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