Just duplicate QT movie with chapter marker dropdown!

Hi,
This should be simple . . . very simple . . . but I don't think iDVD will do it? I have a QuickTime movie - shot with the HVX200, overcranked - stunning video with numerous chapter markers created in Final Cut Pro exported as a self contained movie. I love the way you can click the little window at the lower right side of the QT player, and the chapter markers just drop drown so you can choose which one you 'd like to see.
I'd like to create a DVD of exactly that . . . what looks like a QuickTime player where I just click the little play triangle, and it plays. To see chapter markers, just click the little number (chapter marker) at the bottom of the screen - and voila - the chapter marker dropdown comes down. Is there a way iDVD twill let the quicktime movie look exactly like . . . the quicktime movie? No menus, no special screens - just the QT player window and movie in it !
Can this be done? Thanks very much for considering. (I also posted this on the DVD Studio Pro board, just in case that'll do it?)
Larry
Thanks

I started to answer a while back and safari crashed so I gave up.
There's no way to get Keynote to see the chapters, but to answer your other question...
try this:
http://www.feelorium.com/
I think their Textation app lets you add chapter tracks.
I usually use Final Cut Pro to make chapters, then once I've run my final DV movie through compression those get stripped out. A few simple steps and you can graft the chapter file from your original DV file into the web versions (we do this every week at my church).

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Is there a quick, easy way to take a QT movie with chapter marks, and split it into multiple files at the chapter marks? It seems like this ought to be simple, and yet I can't find any documentation about it.

Thank you, but my question was perhaps unclear. The reference you provided explains how to create a chapter track. That was not my question. I already HAVE a chapter track. What I want to do now is to split my QT file into several independent files, using the chapter track as cut points.
Use: I have a large (1.5 hour) movie that has been annotated with chapter marks every 3-4 minutes. Now I want to split the large file into many short, 3-4 minute independent movies. Is there some easy way to do this?

All I want is a QuickTime Movie with chapter markers :)

Hi,
This should be simple . . . very simple . . . but I don't think DVD Studio Pro will do it? I have a QuickTime movie - shot with the HVX200, overcranked - stunning video with numerous chapter markers created in Final Cut Pro exported as a self contained movie. I love the way you can click the little window at the lower right side of the QT player, and the chapter markers just drop drown so you can choose which one you 'd like to see.
I'd like to create a DVD of exactly that . . . what looks like a QuickTime player where I just click the little play triangle, and it plays. To see chapter markers, just click the little number (chapter marker) at the bottom of the screen - and voila - the chapter marker dropdown comes down. Is there a way in DVD Studio Pro to simple let the quicktime movie look exactly like . . . the quicktime movie? No menus, no special screens - just the QT player window and movie in it !
Can this be done? Thanks very much for considering.
Larry
Thanks

Thank you, Eric. On one hand this is "Solved" because you're confirming what I want doesn't exist - so I can put it to bed! On the other hand . . . you were "helpful" because you didn't SOLVE the problem!
Welcome to life
Thanks for confirming what I believed, though - it's always nice to have other opinions in a decision.
Larry

CS4: Exporting "lightweight" AVI with chapter marks?

Prior to CS4, I recall being able to export a "lightweight" AVI file using black video filler and the "Expand Stills" option that would contain chapter marks. You could import this AVI into Encore, where the chapter marks would be recognized, and then use the "Replace Asset" option to replace the AVI with an M2V encoded in a different encoder. This worked great--but I can't seem to get it to work any more. I'm guessing that whatever enabled this feature was forcibly extracted when the Media Encoder went solo, but if not--how the heck do I do this?

Don't see anything like that in CS3. Closest thing to it is this: Export / movie / settings / compile settings ....

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Ok something has slipped from my memory.
I'm trying to create a DVD of my recent project. I created 12 chapter markers with the first being 00:00:15:01 into it. I exported it to Quicktime movie (not conversion) I selected add Audio and Video and include Chapter Markers. I made it not self contained. But no chapters appeared in iDVD? I tried including All Markers and also tried including Studio Pro markers without success.
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John

I've exported a sequence with chapter markers using Quicktime conversion and all the chapter markers show up except for the last one. Looking back at the original sequence in FCE, this last chapter marker is the only one that is a pink marker on the clip rather than a green marker on the timeline. I've tried several times to delete this chapter marker and re-create it. Each time, it reappears as a pink marker tied to the clip. Is there a way to force it into the timeline? The only difference between this chapter marker and the others is this one is located at the beginning of the credits at the end of a movie which were created using the Boris plug-in for a scrolling title. All the others appear correctly in the timeline were tied to normal video clips.
Would the fact that I'm creating a chapter marker in the part of the sequence created using the plug-in cause the marker to behave differently?

Help with chapter/marker issue, please

Using DVDSPRO 2.0.5.
One track, 58 mins of movie.
Have set five chapter markers and buttons, plus one 'Play Whole Movie' button.
Playback via 'Play Whole Movie' button results in playback of Whole Movie track stopping at the end of each chapter and jumping back to Main Menu.
It did not do this playback jump-back on my set-top box, but it DID do it on a client's player. Oh dear.
What am I doing wrong? Why won't the Main Movie Track play straight through (i.e. ignore) each marker and continue to the absolute end, i.e. minute 58?
(End Jump of Whole Movie track is set to Main Menu.)
Can this only be avoided by using Stories, and telling the Main Track that it must play through without stopping at the Chapter Markers?
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My own solution:
Create a second 'Whole Movie' track with the same Whole Movie asset. This Track is connected to the Play Whole Movie Button. The track has NO Chapter Markers. It of course jumps back to Main menu at its end,
The original 'Whole Movie' track with Chapter Markers is re-named to 'Story Track'. The Chapter Buttons are connected to this markers on track.
Might this fix the problem for EVERY SET-TOP BOX?
SDG

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The markers actually show up when I playback on Quicktime X. I tried Make Movie again from Premiere to a Quicktime movie with DV25 codec (HUGE file size since it's not H.264), and the markers actually work right. What gives?

MPEG2 or MP4 with chapter marker export for playing back on TV.

Is it possible to export a project from Adobe premiere pro to MPEG2 or MP4 format with chapter markers information for playing back on a TV via usb conection?

It is not. But the following program can create MP4 files with them.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/XMedia-Recode
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Burning movies with chapter markers crash iDVD in snow leopard

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When attempting to burn movies that have had chapter markers added in iDVD, my machine will crash during rendering. Removing chapters fixes the problem, but I would like to use that functionality. I've tried the usual fixes (delete plist files, permissions repair, re-install iDVD, re-install snow leopard) with no luck.
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Hi
*Not knowing the origin to Your problem - General approach when in trouble is as follows.*
• Delete iDVD pref file - *or rather start a new user/account* - log into this and re-try
iDVD pref file resides.
Mac Hard Disk (start-up HD)/Users/"Your account"/Library/Preferences
and is named. com.apple.iDVD.plist
While iDVD is NOT RUNNING - move this file out to desk-top.
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• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk if it is less than 10Gb should rather have 25Gb
• Hard disk is untidy. Repair Permissions, Repair Hard disk (Apple Disc Util tool)
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• Program miss-match. iDVD 6.0.4, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• Program miss-match. iDVD’08 v. 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• iDVD (08) v7 Locate theme folder. Move out iDVD1, iDVD 2 and eventually iDVD4 folders to desktop - re-try
• Try a Cleaning CD/DVD that cleans the laser lens on the DVD burner/player
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Last resort. from Craig. Solved the problem!! Finally!!
I deleted every iDVD application and folder from my boot drive,
emptied the trash and then installed iDVD 08 using the customize option
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If You do a re-install be sure to get rid of all iDVD old parts AND then EMPTY the Trash-basket !
iDVD updated ?
Apple Codec updated ?
Start a New Clean project - or delete project assets
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I just discovered that by following the tutorial for adding chapter marks to a movie you end up with chapter marks that are duplicated in the chapter popup menu of the QT movie window.
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Not so fast.
There's another problem, to do with the duration of the chapter track movie before it is copied and pasted into the main movie.
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Hi
I've imported my movie (with chapter markers) from iMovie to iDVD, but for one of the scene selection buttons I wanted a still photo as opposed to moving pictures. So I dragged a jpeg to the position and replaced the button. However when I came to play the DVD, that button now no longer links to the movie, and when pressed just shows the still picture. Is there any way I can re-establish the link from the button to the chapter marker, or is it gone for good? (Please don't tell me I have to start from scratch and re-import the movie again!)
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There was a Topic here a few days ago about doing what you tried. Might look around.

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I'm trying to make a wedding DVD for a friend, I've never had a problem before but it won't play the correct chapter thumbnail in the template that matches the correct marker made. I'm using "silver wedding".
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Hi
My thoughts
a. Trash iDVD pref file
b. In FCP - NO Chapter mark at the very beginning ! iDVD Has to do this by it self.
c. From FCP I do
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• Not self contained (not important but saves time and space)
• NO QuickTime Conversion - IMPORTANT
d. There is an iDVD BUG ! If You make an iDVD project - then go back to movie
to alter/correct - iDVD will notice and ask to Update or Cancel - NEITHER WORKS
Medicine - Start a new iDVD project and re-do.
e. Try another theme - to figure out if this can be the culprit
f. free space on internal start-up hard disk > 25Gb ?
Yours brain storming Bengt W

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Hi
Got problem with Chapters too - It was my own fault.
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B. Must NOT - fiddle with the text in this box set - I thought me to be clever by renaming as I wanted them to be - Result = No Chapter Marks.
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