Is it possible to get Chapter Markers out of FCPX?

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 couldn't figure out any way to do this. A workaround I used was to send to Compressor, add chapter markers there, and burn a DVD from Compressor (with a very limited menu), or export media from FCP X and import into iMovie to add chapter marks, then send to iDVD.
I agree that lack of DVD publishing support is a tremendous shortcoming of FCP X.

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I have a 70 minute timeline in FCP with Chapter markers defined. I output it to a Quicktime.mov and use Compressor 2 to MPEG it.
Seems that no matter which way I ask Compressor to encode it, it never seems to bring those Chapter Markers through. I take the completed .m2v and .ac3 file into DVD Studio pro and there is no hint of the green Chapter markers in the DVDSP timeline.
I set Compressor to use FCP metaData and/or bring Chapter markers ONLY across the encode, but Zilch!
Any ideas?
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John:
Try selecting your video track in DVDSP timneline, Ctrl-click and select Import Embedded Markers.
Remember that you must crate your markers in FCP timeline and NOT on the sequences items. Check this link: Chapters and Compression Markers (from www.kenstone.net site)
Hope that helps !
Alberto

Possible To Add Chapter Markers To iDVD Slide Shows?

Is it possible to add chapter markers to iDVD slideshows, or is that only possible in movies?
I have a slideshow prepared with over 300 photos, and would really like to be able to create chapter markers [starting points] so a viewer doesn't have to click through so many photos to find a particular photo. This probably cannot be done, but I didn't want to proceed with my project, IF it is a possibility, and I am just missing some quick way to do this.

The only way to create chapters in a slideshow is to create the slideshow as a movie in iPhoto or iMovie. This way you can create Chapter markers that will show up in menus.
Each slide in an iDVD created slideshow is actually a different Chapter - that's why some set-top DVD players drop the audio on slide changes and why each slideshow can only have 99 slides.

Chapter markers out of FCP???????

I've read some previous posts but am still confused? I've been exporting straight into Compressor with chapter marks and it's been working great in DVDSP.
Now I'm exporting using File>Export using>Quicktime. I did a test with all the examples with chapter markers, DVDSP markers, etc. BUT none of my markers come up in DVDSP after using a Droplet on my desktop????
Please help. Why is it when I use a Droplet from an exported quicktime movie that my markers are not showing up in DVDSP????
Thanks,
Jonathan

Hi everyone and can I just say thank you to everybody who helped me on this and other requests for assistance. This is a formidable forum. I've learnt so much just by browsing through the topics in general and there are clearly people out there who care very much about sharing tips and experiences.
Anyway back to the topic - chapter markers not coming across from FCP.
Yesterday, my revised workflow succeeded in getting 16 out of 18 chapter markers across ( which I can live with though not sure why the delinquent two failed to complete the journey ). So what I learnt ( and this contradicts the manual and the Lynda.com tutorials ) is that it is important to put no text into the Marker Dialogue box where it says Comment ( one of you guys stated that ) , it is really important not to make the marker both a Chapter marker and a Compression marker ( I know that that's stating the obvious !! but I was desperate to try every set of possibilities ) and the workflow only then works when you select Chapter Markers when making the QT movie. It DOESN"T work at all when you select DVD Studio Pro markers for some reason.
One thing I've inferred from the forum is that these things tend to vary according to which versions of ( say ) Leopard, FCP, Compressor and DVDSP people are using. A number of people have mentioned that workflows that worked previously no longer work, as newer versions of the various programmes are installed.
It's a minefield but at least it's not Vista !!!!!!
Thanks again to everyone , I've learnt so much from this forum. Cheers Doug

How do I get chapter markers defined in a compound clip to show up in the DVD menu?

I have created a timeline to burn a DVD/Blu-Ray. The timeline contains 3 compound clips. Each compound clip contains roughly 25 chapter markers.
When I open the Share > DVD dialog, it shows the Chapter button in the preview, but the DVD itself doesn't have the chapter markers.
Expected Result: When I define Chapter markers in a compound clip, they should show up on a DVD burned from a timeline that used the compound clip.
Actual Result: The DVD does not contain the chapters button, nor do the chapter skip buttons do anything. It's as if the chapters were never defined.
Workaround: Redefine all the chapter markers in the new timeline over the compound clips - Annoying!
Is there a simple way to get FCPX to recognize the chapter markers defined in the compound clip when I burn the project? It would save me quite a bit of time!!
Thanks, all, for your help!

Thanks for the tip. I was looking for this feature, but it was not included in the context menu. It can be found in the "Clip" menu.
I think the best workflow for me would be this:
Edit in a master timeline
Select the entire master time line, send to compound clip.
Create a new project, add the compount clip
Add the chapter markers to the new project
Select everything in the new project, create a second compound clip.This makes the chapter markers portable.
Open up the "burn" project, insert the second compount clip.
Select the newly inserted compound clip, and select "Break Apart Clip" from the "Clip" menuThe result is a managable compound clip with chapter markers.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question!
db

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. . .

Is it possible to insert Chapter Markers via the iOS app?

So I got myself involved in a project that involves creating audiobooks and podcasts. My responsibility involves scanning thru the files, inserting the marks to create the chapters, editing for content and finally creating the .m4a and .m4b files. Very labor intensive - I'm not complaining - but this brings me to the point.
I'm able to do all this easily enough with Sound Forge and Chapter & Verse but I’m forced to sit in front of the PC for hours on end. I’d like to do the marking - the hardest part - and editing on the iPad - while commuting, at lunch, etc. The issue is GarageBand for iOS doesn’t seem to have the ability to insert “marks”. I’m hoping someone will tell me I’m wrong or point me in the direction of an app that will allow me to create chapter marks (app must have the ability to import files).

No, GarageBand on the iPad cannot add chapter markers. You can mix a song arrangement and do basic editing.
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I don't know an app that can, sorry.

How do you get Chapter Markers to work when burning a Blu-ray Disc in FCP7?

I created my first-ever Blu-ray disc yesterday, using FCP7. My edited video was 95 minutes long -- it took 10 hours to encode and burn the disc, using an external Blu-ray burner.
The Blu-ray disc looks and sounds great -- but my 21 chapter markers are nowhere to be found. When I play back the disc in my standalone Blu-ray player, clicking "next" on the remote simply advances the video in 30-second increments (instead of taking me to the chapter markers I'd carefully created in FCP -- because this was a music concert performance, the markers are important and I need them to work.)
Somebody please help ...

Hi Larry,
just to clarify in the 'edit markers' dialogue box you have clicked 'Add Chapter Marker' button and this has added the text '<CHAPTER>' to the 'comment' box.
as in the 5th picture on this tutorial
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/compression_chapter_markersstone.html

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AppleTV Export and Chapter markers (doesn't work)

I have this sequence I want to export for use on Apple TV (2nd generation). I have added markers and chapter markers. But when I stream this item from iTunes to my AppleTV there are no chapters.
What should I do to get the AppleTV .m4v export with functioning chapters?

I believe the only way to preserve chapter markers out of FCE is to export to a QuickTime Movie.

For what reasons would you not be able to add chapter markers to a project?

New to this...I will try to give you the detail you need to answer without giving you a long story. I am actually asking this question because I have a video production company working on my wedding video..they are using iDVD to burn but I am not sure if they are using iMovie to compose or some other software. Anyways, this is actually the second time around with my video. They produced it 18 months ago and it looked beautiful! The only problem was that we realized 10 months later that there was an audio problem with the wedding ceremony. In the meantime, the person who originally worked on the project left with the software and the equipment. So, they had to start over and have been working on the redo since February and I think I am the iDVD "test rat". They are telling me now that it is not possible to add chapter markers to the project in iDVD. And this is part of the e-mail they sent me with a supposed explanation:
+I took your corrected DVD to the Apple Store and the training expert explained to me that this program only shows each chapter at a time and the program will automatically go back to the menu after each chapter+.
From what I have been reading on the discussion boards, the only reason that adding chapter markers would not be possible is that they are using iDVD '08 (since they purchased the software in February, I don't think this is possible) or that they did not use the original wedding tape to create the new DVD project..they used the already broken down video segments from the 1st DVD and just put them in menu folders??? Any help or explanation would be GREATLY appreciated! If there is any additional information you might need, I will do my best to provide it.
THANKS!!!

Hi cooperjb,
Welcome to apple discussions. iDvd is consumer authoring software. DVDSP on the other hand is part of FCS 2 / apple's top of the line / professional DVD authoring software. There are some significant (huge) differences between the two apps which I won't go into great details here since I could likely fill a text book on this very subject. Instead you can search this forum/s for a few prior posts as well as apple's knowledge base (KB) for further details on exactly why pros prefer to use Apple's FCS 2 as opposed to the i-Apps.
As much as one may want iDvd to act and perform exactly like Professional Software, It is not. It's intended for consumers (and prosumers).
On a less serious note, this one's always good for a laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0&feature=fvw#watch-main-area
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Setting Chapter Markers at Specific Times/Scenes

Is it possible to set chapter markers at different time intervals for specific scenes? I have 4 scenes, all different time intervals, that I'd like to mark.

Hi
Not in iDVD
Not in iMovie 08 (but previous versions and I think iM'09)
To do this with iLife'08 one has to export to GarageBand and set Chapters here.
No elegant way at all.
Yours Bengt W

How to add chapter markers to every clip in a timeline?

Is it possible to add chapter markers to every clip in a timeline without going 1 by 1? I have over 1,000 clips in the timeline and I need to add a chapter marker for every clip.

I'm not sure if this will help you or not. I've been using Compound clips, and I wanted chapter markers at the start of each compound clip, with the text in the marker set to the name of the compound clip.
I developed a keystroke workflow to do this, then used an application called "Keyboard Maestro" to record the keystrokes and reply them each time I press a hotkey. I had to add some timing delays, but once I did, it works great. All I have to do is press the hotkey, and it moves to the start of the next clip and adds the chapter marker. I even created another keystroke that does this 10 times in a row, so I only had to press it once for each 10 clips (because of timing issues, you can't just press the hotkey 10 times quickly).
If you're interested in more details, I can supply them, but I won't bother unless this sounds like something that might help you.
Dan

Exporting chapter markers

Is it possible to export chapter markers from a premiere pro sequence so that they are embedded within quicktime h264 file like it is with compressor?

Since you have 12 sequences, you now have to create another sequence and drag your 12 sequences into that one. Then you have to move the playhead to the start of each nested sequence, press m twice, set a chapter name and click on the Chapter button. Then you have to Export/Quicktime Movie and select Markers: Chapter Markers in the export dialog.
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Quicktime Chapter Markers

I have a quicktime movie that I added chapter markers to in quicktime pro and then imported it into DVD SP and the chapter markers are not available. Is there a way for them to work in DVD SP? (The quicktime movie somehow exported without markers and to redo it from FCP takes hours and hours, just I'm trying quicktime if it works). Does anyone know? Thansk so much.

First off, do the chapter markers work in QT Pro? This might seem like a dumb question, but you're getting the chapter marker drop-down, right?
If that is the case, and you're still not getting chapter markers placed in your DVDSP Track after you've dropped-in your QuickTime movie, try Control-Clicking (right-clicking) on your movie in the DVDSP timeline and selecting Add Embedded Markers.
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