Keep chapter markers from fcp 7 to dvd studio 4

might've posted this before...
ive used iDVD for a while and know the preference for the chapter markers from FCP 7 to iDVD. finally using Studio pro trying to firgure out about automatic chapter markers. I edited it in FCP X and exported it to make the chapters in FCP 7
I have a few different format files
from FCP 7
8.03 gig DVD studio chapter marked
8.03 gig compression marked
then in compression
best quality 90 min DVD
A dolby Digital Pro 2 says "the destiation does not have read/write access"
or the mpeg 2 6.2mbps 2 pass """"""
then I tried using individual clips from fcp 7 in/out export feature, but that seems to to be to large
how should i fix this annoying issue

I'm talking about Compressor.
Compressor wants a destination to which to send an output file. Unless otherwise specifiedm the default destination is Source. That means it will be written to wherever (drive>folders path) the source file was stored.
Russ

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