Noob question... DVD authoring after FC Express

Hi. I'm not new to video, but I'm new to Final Cut Express. I bought it with a credit I had at a local Mac store, figuring I'd use it on my Mac (I use Premiere Pro on the Windows side of the house).
So my question:
I thought that Final Cut Express would have some sort of DVD Authoring, even if fairly light. But, it seems that it doesn't (my fault for not checking first, I suppose).
Anyway, how are you guys doing this? iDVD?
I see that I can put chapter markers that will work in DVD Studio, but I don't have that, and it appears that you can't buy it standalone, so that's out.
Does iDVD work with Final Cut Express movies (BTW - I'm on FCE 4)?
What other software is there for DVD authoring that works with Final Cut Express' output (print to tape and quicktime only?)
I'm hoping this wasn't a mistaken purchase. It was kind of free, but I could have gotten something else.
Thanks...

Yes, like above mentioned... put your chapter markers in and then export Quicktime (not conversion) and from the drop down menu select include chapter markers (or something like that) and your good to go!
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