Final Cut Chapter Markers

Hi,
I was using Final Cut Pro for a project I was working on. Before I exported it I created chapter markers for my project. I exported it the first time and no chapters markers showed up when I exported to IDVD. Since this happened I looked online and had to select an option to include the chapter markers, I included them the second time I exported it. The thing is though after I burned it I realized only 1 or 2 chapter markers actually showed up. I had over 60 chapter markers in the final cut timeline though. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just to let you know that this is the Final Cut Pro X forum. If you're using FCP 7, the best place to post your question is in the Final Cut Studio forums.
Russ

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I often use Final Cut to edit floorball games that I shoot in my spare time. These projects are quite long, rarely less than an hour. In order to make the DVD from a game user friendly, I add chapter markers for when things in the game occurs; scoring chances, goals, penalties, etc. It would kinda suck if you would have to fast forward through three periods of 20 minutes of play each if you want to see the goal that was score ten seconds before the final buzzer...
Anywho... My question is this. When I add a marker it starts with "Marker #1", then "Marker "2" etc. Is there a way to "reset" the automatic marker counter or whatever you'd call it, so that if I copy the project file and start over on a new game, the first marker I add will be #1 and not # 28 or #35 or #46 or whatever?
Thanks guys!

There's no way to automate this.
What you can do is hold the shift key and press arrow down to advance up the Timeline to the next maker, then press M. This will open a dialog box where you can change the name. The arrow up key will take you back in the Timeline.
Note that even if you have markers that go 1 2 4 3, they will still be in the correct running order i.e you won't jump forwards then back again at markers 4 and 3. They are just names -the important thing is their position in time.

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?
Thanks

TS1233 How do I get chapter markers for iDVD from Final Cut Pro X?

It seems like a tremendous short-coming that Final Cut Pro X doesn't allow for chapter markers that can be used in iDVD or DVD Pro. Surely there is some way to get used-defined markers from Final Cut Pro X or at least re-define the Final Cut Pro X markers in the DVD authoring applications. Does anyone know how to do this?

I have decided to say that my problem is solved by the work-a-rounds that have been submitted. I STILL don't like the fact tha Apple has decided that DVD's are a thing of the past and therefore (chapter) markers are of no use. That may be true is the publishing world of YouTube, Vimeo, etc. but it certainly NOT true for many of us advanced hobbyists that still like distribution on DVD's to our friends or a more localized (private) community -- especially to those who are not computer literate. If Apple wants to exclude us from their customer base, I suggest that base will become even smaller than their competitors who still have chapter markers in their products. I'll get off my soapbox now. . .

Final Cut Express HD Chapter Markers

I have not used FCE HD in a while, and cannot remember how to do this. I want to be able to break up the video that I have, only at the chapter markers. I want to have the same effect as the razor blade tool, but automatically cut at the markers. I know that I can do this manually (one-by-one), but I honestly believe that I have done this automatically in the past. What command do I have to run to make this cut the video up at these markers automatically? Thank you very much for your help and assistance! I really appreciate it!

Tom,
I am sorry for the late reply. I found the answer to my question. In Final Cut Express HD, I do a DV Stop/Start Detect, but have to do it when the project is selected in the browser window (upper-left window). This divides my entire video into chapters by detecting the start and stop action in the video. Thank you very much for your assistance!

Final Cut Express, Chapter Markers iDVD

How does this particular tool work with iDVD?
Obviously, I do all my editing in FCE4. Then I convert it an .MOV file & transfer/burn it to DVD with i-DVD.
Must I create separate chapters within iDVD itself in order to have actual chapter menus on my DVD? If so, what purpose do the chapter markers serve in Final Cut Express? The only thing I can assume is that it will give the viewer the ability to “scan” with the channel button on their DVD player, but there will not be an actual menu on the opening screen of the DVD itself...???
Any answers appreciated, thanks!
Auggie

I know to little.
What I know and that is important is
• Don't set a Chaper marker in the very beginning of Your movie. iDVD demands to
do this start marker by it self.
• in iMovie HD6 or prior - there is one more thing - not to set a Chapter mark in a
transition or within 2 sec of it.
Don't know how this relate to Final Cut - my guess is - not at all.
BUT THERE ARE ONE - Super Important thing more.
• Titles of Chapters can only be set from a to z and 0 to 9.
DON'T even try !"#€%&/()=? etc.
If You do the encoding process in iDVD will halt (often close to the end) with
the sad message "Multiplexing Error"
Yours Bengt W

Missing Chapter Markers from Final Cut Express

I have created DVDs with chapters using iMovie and iDVD. No problems. Now I have upgraded to Final Cut Express HD, and I cannot get iDVD to see its chapter markers.
I have followed the Knowledge Base article to the letter. I was careful to have nothing selected in the time line when applying markers. Following hints in this forum I have tried exporting either Chapter Markers or FCP Markers. I have tried exporting the Quicktime movie self contained or not. I have tried restarting Final Cut Express, which helped when other FCX features locked up after long sessions.
I'm stuck. Can anyone suggest something else to try?
Powerbook 12" 1.5 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.3) FCX HD 3.0, iDVD 5.01, Tiger 10.4.3

Hi Al Q,
Welcome to the Discussions.
Suggestion,two things to check:
Open the exported QuickTime movie in QT Player, do you see the chapter markers (a pop-up menu below the viewer)? If it is, then the export from FCE is okay, otherwise, something is still not correct in FCE.
Check the iDVD's Preferences, is the "automatically create scene selection menus" enabled?
Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Will iDVD be able to recognise the chapter markers created from Final Cut ProX Ver 1.1 ?

Hi there,
It has been quite a while since I use iDVD from Final Cut Express 4 days. So, please excuse my ignorance.
Can I know whether iDVD will be able to recognise the chapter markers I created from Final Cut ProX Ver 1.1 ?
That is to say, if I share/export a file from FCPX and tick the "include chapter markers" box ...
Thanks

Ian R. Brown wrote:
I don't know but you can find out for yourself in a couple of minutes.
Make a one minute project (any old clip) and add several chapter markers.
Export it and drop it into iDVD to see whether the chapter markers are recognised.
Thanks Ian, problem is forgot how to use iDVD already ...
And i remember reading some where that iDVD cannot recognise the markers generated by the earlier version of FCPX. So I am not sure about the Ver 10.1
So I was thinking, if Ver 10.1 is still the same, I might as well no need to re-learn iDVD yet ... Hahaha
Cheers

Final cut pro idvd chapter markers

In previous versions of Final Cut Pro (pre 10) I was able to add chapter markers to the timeline so IDVD would recognize them as chapters. How do I put chapter markers in Final Cut Pro 10?
Thanks... Gary

I don't think you can . . . at least not in FCP X.
It's all connected with the late Steve Jobs' belief that DVD was already dead and new Mac apps should reflect that.
Have you noticed how iDVD is no longer produced and the last update was about 5 years ago?

Is there a limit to how many chapter markers Final Cut X exports?

I've videoing mutlple Dance recitals and I created chapter markers for each dance in one recital.
I share them ad dvd plus audio and the chapter markers imported fine into DVD Studio Pro......
Then next recital and at least 10 more markers and I've tried several ways of sharing them. I've sent them to compressor and they show up there, but when the files are saved and imported into DVD studio, there are no chapter markers...
At this writing I'm sending it to a straight movie to see if chapter markers are there.
If there's a limit. I don't like that.

For any who this happens too----
I went and deleted all the CHAPTER MARKERS that originally were brought in as markers on the event.
I put them back in manually and the exported OK.
The only thing different I noticed was that one MARKER had an "&" in the title. I switched it to AND, so I'm just guessing with no eperical testing (since my work goes on) that the "&" may have been the problem.

Final Cut Pro won't let me add Chapter Markers

I am editing a long video and have edited several chapter markers to it so far. All of a sudden when I try to make a Chapter Marker, a window comes up saying "You must make a selection in order to perform this operation". ??? I have no clue what has happened. Has anybody else had this problem?

Never had this message.
Sincw you've done this successfully before, you know that you need to make the TL window active (not select the clips), then hit M twice to get a dialogue box and designate the marker as a chapter marker.
If that's what you're doing and still are getting this message, please post a screen shot on your sequence with markers.
Russ

Importing chapter markers from Final Cut Pro

I usually set up my chapter markers and screen shots in FCP.
If I share this to QuickTime or iTunes library, the chapter markers are present and work well.
This was not always the case but since the latest update of FCP it works like a charm.
However if I export it to COMPRESSOR (because it works faster) the markers are lost.
I have successfully set channel markers in COMPRESSOR and that works, but my work flow seems to make more sense to set up the channels in FCP. (this is mostly because I often decide to do an edit change when I think about the marker...)
COMPRESSOR gives me the option to load markers, but I don't know how to get them out of FCP.
So...
What do I need to do to export markers from FCP so they can be imported to COMPRESSOR.
(before you ask, both FCP and COMPRESSOR are the latest post-Christmas, vastly improved versions.
Thanks.
Barry

bholtzkener wrote:
What do I need to do to export markers from FCP so they can be imported to COMPRESSOR.
Barry, You shouldn't have to do anything. What settings are you compressing to?
Russ

Export markers from Final Cut Pro X to DVD Studio Pro

Hello,
After finding out how to create chapters via markers in Final Cut Pro we wonder how to export these markers to DVD Studio Pro without having to create ourselves a .txt file and writing the names and the times of the markers in it to export it to DVD Studio Pro. Isn't there a way to make this happen automatically?
Unfortunately the new version of Final Cut Pro doesn't have an export to Quick Time Player and this is why this kind of solution falls out and we really need to create the markers first in Final Cut Pro and not directly in DVD Studio.
Is there a solution?
Thank you.

At present, you cannot add chapter markers in FCP X.
If you send the project to Compressor, you can add chapter markers there, or you can add them in DVD SP.
You can add the chapter markers in Compressor or DVD SP manually, or if you create a text file listing the exact timecode positions (from FCP X storyline) where you want the chapter markers to be (each on a new line) Compressor (or DVD SP) will automatically insert the markers when you point it to the text file.
Andy

How do you Chapter Video Podcasts in Final Cut Pro Studio 2

I am in final cut pro studio 2. I have my video setup like I want. I placed Markers and labeled them as chapters. But when I try to export i just get a chapterless video. How on earth do i get this to work. I tried exporting with Compressor and exporting with Quicktime pro. I just want to make a chaptered video podcast why is it so darn hard to do so? I went hunting everywhere on the net and nothing explains just how to do it in Final Cut Pro. Everything is iMovie this iMovie that .... well sorry, but I don't want to use stinking iMovie.
Sorry for venting I'm just really aggravated because I have tried four different things hoping it would work but each export which is two hours of wasted time that I fall more behind.

Hi Patrick,
My FCP experience is limited - I write software add-ons for it, but I don't edit. I remember this issue coming up before though. QuickTime has the ability to create chapter tracks, but you can't do this from markers in FCP. (I used to do it with the great QuickTime editor in Adobe GoLive.)
The chapter tracks in .mp4 video are similar but different to the QuickTime chapter tracks, so I assume that the FCP markers won't work. Frustrating!
Why don't you try out PodcastMaker free for 30 days: http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker/ This software is very easy to use and (outside of Garageband) is the easiest way to add chapter tracks to a podcast, and even though it's an extra step, it will help you with the podcasting side of the workflow you'll eventually be faced with.

DVDSP - End Jump to Menu 1 and Chapters Markers from Final Cut Pro 5.0.4

I went to the Final Cut Forum and they sent me here:
Final Cut 5.0.4
DVD Studio Pro 4
I got to the point where I set the end jump back to Menu 1 for each of the two films listed with buttons on Menu 1 of my DVD.
One film has no chapter markers and the other has 4 chapters that I set up in Final Cut Pro, edited as Chapters and Saved for DVD Studio Pro when exporting the Quick Time. This functionality is great and very nice. At the end one does return to the (main menu) from both short films.
What I found, as stated in the manual, was the first chapter marker is automatically put in by DVD Studio Pro. On the film with 4 chapters by depressing the button on the remote one can skip ahead. When on reaches the 4th chapter one does not have a 5th marker for the end and one has to watch the 4th chapter to reach the end and then go back to the main menu. What I was trying to put in was a 5th chapter marker, or a marker at the end of each film where if one wanted to go back to the Main Menu before the film time had elapsed, one could hit the chapter ahead button and reach the end of the film, and be returned to the Main Menu.
When I put in end markers in DVD Studio Pro, the build stops stating there is a GOP boundry problem. After reading the manual I went back to end chapter markers in Final Cut, but these do not come through. I tried more than one second from the end of the movie but this does not seem to be the answer.
thanks in advance for your help.
Bill

Yes, the end marker is the solution, and it does need to be a certain distance from the end of the media. If placing markers in FCP, I put it 1:03 from the end. If you need to you can extend the FCP sequence, or even the track in DVDSP with a little black. In DVDSP, if I don't have an embedded end marker in my asset, I use the little "clicker" arrows next to the time fields in the marker inspector to move the marker two GOPs or "clicks" from the very end of the asset or track.
Hope this helps -
Max Average

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