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

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