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!

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Welcome to the Discussions.
Suggestion,two things to check:
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