Importing video with chapters into iDVD

I'm editing a video of a concert and trying to separate the different pieces into chapters. I used iMovie 10.0.4 on my computer running 10.9.4 to edit, and added markers, then tried using iDVD 7.1.2 on an older computer running 10.7.5 to create the menus and burn the disc. Then I discovered that the "marker" option in iMovie doesn't actually create a chapter. I tried a couple freeware programs to add chapters so that iDVD would recognize the different scenes, but no matter what I try, when I drag the video onto the "Chapters" submenu I've created in iDVD, it shows the entire video only, and not the individual chapters.
I don't have the budget to buy Final Cut Pro or Toast or any other fancy programs, but I'm thinking of trying "Thinker DVD Creator Pro" from the App Store, which is $20. Anybody have experience with this one?
I'm writing here to ask for tips, tricks, or wisdom from people who have done this stuff before and have a preferred program or workaround. Please let me know if there are any more tech specs or details I should give.
Thanks!
Amelia

Hi
I used iMovie 10.0.4 on my computer
It doesn't have - Chapter mark function.
Apple's idea of upgrade - is in some cases - taking away functions. There was a way round this by importing Movie into GarageBand and setting Chapters here. But GarageBand was also UPGRADED
So using Toast etc will not help - iMovie'13 (version 10.0.x) can not do this.
I would rather use
- iMovie'11 (version 9.0.x) - or
- FinalCut - any version (that might work on Your Mac)
Yours Bengt W

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