Setting Markers in Log & Transfer window

Hi All
Anyone know a trick/plug-in that will enable me to set markers while I am setting my In's and Out's in the Log & Transfer Window before I 'Add Clip to Queue'? I would like to set markers indicating the interesting moments in the footage.
cheers
-j-

Only notes, no markers in log and transfer.

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Spleen vented is anybody able to help?

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I appreciate and help.

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I just got my Canon HF M31. I tested it for 1920 x 1080. I did the log & transfer but there was nothing, no thumbnails.
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RyanManUtd wrote:
Tom Wolsky wrote:
It doesn't work is not very helpful. We can't see your computer. What happens when you do this exactly? It might take a long time for media to appear if it has to read a large chip.
The top level means the top level. Select the card. Do not go inside it to any folder.
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What I did was I select the highest level, ie the topmost level of the SDHC card but there are no clips whatsover in the log & transfer window.
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Level 1, NONAME
Level 2, PRIVATE
Level 3, AVCHD, MY_MUSIC
Level 4 (for AVCHD), BDMV, CANON, CANONTHM
Level 5 (for BDMV), STREAM, and many other subfolders .....
Level 6 (for STREAM), 0000.MTS, 0001.MTS, 0002.MTS, 0003.MTS ... 006.MTS
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NONAME > PRIVATE > AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM
but it doesn't work (meaning no clips, no thumbnails)
So, I select PRIVATE, also no clips or no thumbnails !!
Any ideas ?
Thanks
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I clicked on the NONAME folder & waited. It took 2 mins before all the 7 clips/icons/thumbnails appear in the Log & Transfer window.
I tried clicking on AVCHD, it also took 2 mins to appear but the folder is named as NONAME instead of AVCHD.
At times I randomly clicked other folders, AVCHD appeared .... dunno why ...
QUESTION:
Now I have 7 clips of about 5 mins long each & it took 2 mins to appear in the Log & Transfer window. If later I record more videos & add on many more clips into the SDHC card, will it take even longer for the clips/thumbnails to appear ?
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