Exporting Long Projects to AAC Files with Chapters

Hey
Is it possible to export an AAC file with chapters at around two hours in length?
I get the "maximum file size of 2gb exceeded" if I try from Garage band (even though the wav the project is made from is made from is only 1.2Gb and the estimated AAC file after export is 58mb)
I've also tried from the latest version of Sound Track Pro, but that just hangs on export.
Anyone have any clues?
All the best,
Gus

I don't think you there is a command to do what you are asking automatically for a bunch of clips, but FCP X supports chapter markers. You just have to add them in the timeline.
If the project settings equal the clip settings and the export settings, there should be no transcoding involved.
However, I believe that a simpler solution can be achieved (and this one is guaranteed to do no transcoding).
Download and install QTCoffee (a free download from http://www.3am.pair.com/QTCoffee.html)
Open a terminal window, type "catmovie -o mymovie.mov -auto-chapters "
(without the quotes but with the trailing SPACE; use the name you want to give the new movie instead of mymovie.mov)
Drag the movie files into the terminal window. Press ENTER.
Boom! (couldn't resist :-))
p.S.: By default this will place the newly created movie in your home folder (or on whatever is the active directory in the terminal shell at the time)

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