Exporting sequence metadata embedded in a movie?

We have a project with many different sequences, each representing a different DVD's worth of information. Each sequence has unique metadata, involving year, subject, etc. (we were using the comments fields for this) We were testing sequence exports using Quicktime conversion, but when we brought the generated movie files back into a different project file in FCP, the metadata was not preserved in the newly generated media.
Is there any way to accomplish this? Can we "embed" sequence metadata into an exported movie file?

That isn't SEQUENCE metadata, that is CLIP metadata. Anything in the MASTER COMMENTS or LOG NOTES fields, those are tied to the Browser and project. They will not be included in any data that you export as a Quicktime movie. Even if you made a lot of comments and filled in all the fields on the clip, if you export ONLY THAT CLIP as a QT movie...those comments will not follow. They are tied to the project.
You can put MARKERS on the timeline, make them chapter markers and make comments there. That information will be retained in the exported file.
Shane

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