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.

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    how do you add chapter markers for iDVD import?

    FCP does not have that capability. You can add chapter markers in Compressor, but that would be another recompression step, and you can dd them in GarageBand. Perhaps it might be best to add them in iDVD. Can you add them in iDVD?
    It would be an excellent feature request to have them in FCP, though I'm not sure how they would implement it.

  • Is it possible to add multiple  songs to a slide show?

    Hi there.
    A slide show can be quite long as you all know and the same music continusly repeated can become boring.
    Is it possible to add several songs to the slide show to overcome this problem?
    Regards.

    One thing you can do to make it all turn out even--think about how long each slide is going to display, say you want about 3 seconds per slide, multiply by the number of slides, say you have 100 slides (I picked those numbers so the arithmetic would be easy!). That's a total of 300 seconds. Divide by 60 seconds per minute to get the number of minutes, in this case that would be 5 minutes. Then when you make your playlist in iTunes find music that fits the mood of the show and that totals a little more than 5 minutes (and is NOT Protected, as Terence mentioned). Back in iPhoto select your Playlist in the Music section and then check the box to have the slideshow fit the music, and iPhoto will adjust the display time so that everything runs the same length of time. Export to iDVD and burn your disk.
    Personally, I like to get a little fancier, so I export my slideshow without sound, then open the project in iMovie HD and make a layered soundtrack, where I arrange the music and sound effects, as in this one:
    http://homepage.mac.com/francines/.Movies/kenstr.html
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    Francine
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  • Possible to include camera videos into iDVD Slide Show?

    I would like to include the short camera videos with my still pictures in a slide show, is IDVD or iPhoto slide show capable of this.
    My nephew used a program (ROXO -I think) on his PC to do what I am attempting on my MAC - can someone tell me if they have been able to do this using Apple's programs.
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    Hi Peter,
    One question I do have is that if I "assemble" the pictures and movie clips in iMovie, then export them to iDVD..
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  • 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+.
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    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
    Message was edited by: SDMacuser

  • 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

  • IDVD will not allow me to add chapter markers

    When I made my iPhotos into an iMovie and then sent it via Media Browser to iDVD, it will not allow me to add chapter markers and there are no buttons visible for play movie or scene selection. I am using iDVD 7.0.3.

    After you place chapter markers within iMovie, you don't want to use the "Share to iDVD" option... Instead, click on the Share to QT (or media browser) option. Next, within iDVD, insert your movie file from the media browser section of iDVD, and all your chapters would be recognized correctly by iDVD. When you directly share to iDVD, it creates an auto-play movie, so you don't get to see the menu, until the movie plays completely.
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  • 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.
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  • Exporting QT with Chapter markers for iDVD

    When I export a QT with Chapter markers for iDVD I get one movie file then a number of "AV" files - what are these and what do I do with them?
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    9. burn seems to work fine but when I playback on DVD player there is digital stuttering in the picture
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    The project is only 75 minutes. Do think it is the codec that iDVD is using that is causing the stutter. I assumed that it always encodes using MPG2.
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    When I export as an uncompressed DV stream the file is 15 GB.
    When I export as uncompressed QT I get one file (movie) at 2.5 GB then
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  • How do you add chapter markers to your podcast?

    Does anyone know how to add chapter markers to a podcast so that listeners can skip to the section they are interested in? And how to change the artwork as the chapters change?

    In Garageband 3 - you can build the enhanced podcast right in the Garageband - No more need for Chapter Tool Me.
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  • 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.
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    No, GarageBand on the iPad cannot add chapter markers. You can mix a song arrangement and do basic editing.
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  • What Software Do I need to add Chapter Markers

    I've got a 55 min QuickTime movie file that I'd like to simply add Chapter Makers as well as setup a Chapter Menu selection at that beginning.
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    To be able to edit/sweeten the audio and/or video is not a priority....I'd just need to add chapters so to divide up this one-long-movie into...well...chapters.
    What software do I need that will do this?
    Thanks.
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    Mac OSX 10.4.10
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    You can add chapter markers using Quicktime Pro if you don't need to edit the movie.
    You can find detailed instructions in the Apple document Chapter Tracks.
    These instructions teach how to add a chapter track, containing your chapter titles and timecodes, to an existing quicktime movie without using iMovie or FCE or other editing software. No codec, compression, or conversion is applied to your video and audio, which are left alone. Only a new text track with adequate formatting is added.
    A few additional notes:
    - you need Quicktime Pro (30$)
    - you must correct a couple of points in the Apple instructions:
    a. in step 3. you have first to +enable the text track+ in the Property Window of the movie, and then you can use the Text to Text option in the Export Menu (otherwise no Text to Text option is made available).
    b. step 10 must be corrected as follow: +"Open Show Movie Properties from the Window menu, choose the *Video Track* ( not: new text track). Choose Other Settings then choose your Text track in the Chapters popup"+
    Piero

  • Is there any way to add chapter markers running Mavericks? Is there a reason they have been stripped out the new OSX?

    Is there any way to add chapter markers running Mavericks? Is there a reason they have been stripped out the new OSX?

    Is there any way to add chapter markers running Mavericks? Is there a reason they have been stripped out the new OSX?
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    2) Add chapter markers graphically using GarageBand,
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    4) Use a DVD conversion/burning app to set specific or add equi-interval chapter markers, or
    5) Use a media/device player that adds playback only chapter makers when no chapter track is embedded within the file.
    What kind of chapter markers are you referring to here? Mine are not "stripped out" during normal use but can be automatically removed during various conversion workflows.

  • How to add chapter markers in GarageBand

    I have never added chapter markers in GarageBand, and I assume that most other iMovie users had not either. Here is a little walkthrough I wrote up after going through the process.
    http://imovie08.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-add-chapter-markers.html

    Barbara,
    I agree with WT that the user manual is worth taking a look at. Here is a link to the marker editing process – which takes place in the Preview window of Compressor.
    If you continue to encounter problems, provide us with additional details about your project and what issues you've encountered.
    Good luck.
    Russ

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