More about chapter markers – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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When you export a QuickTime movie, you have an option to export various kinds of
markers, including compression and chapter markers. When you choose the
DVD Studio Pro markers option, Final Cut Pro exports chapter markers, manual
compression markers, and edit/cut markers.
For details on adding and deleting markers, see Volume II, Chapter 4, “Using Markers.”
For more details about exporting markers, see “
Exporting QuickTime Movies with
More About Chapter Markers
You can add chapter markers so that DVD authoring applications can create a
navigable chapter list for your exported QuickTime movie. Chapter markers also appear
in QuickTime Player as a chapter list for jumping to specific parts of the movie using a
pop-up menu.
A chapter marker is distinguished by the text
field of its Edit Marker window. For details on adding and deleting markers, see
Volume II, Chapter 4, “Using Markers.”
When you export a movie or sequence containing at least one chapter marker, the
resulting QuickTime movie contains a text track automatically set up as a QuickTime
chapter track. Different applications use this QuickTime track in different ways:
 In QuickTime Player: A chapter track is visible from QuickTime Player as a pop-up
menu in the movie window. Choosing a chapter from this menu automatically moves
the playhead to that frame of the movie.
 In DVD authoring applications: Chapter markers are used by DVD authoring applications,
such as DVD Studio Pro and iDVD, to provide chapter navigation on a DVD.
When you add chapter markers for use by a DVD authoring application, they are
subject to the following limitations:
 No chapter marker should appear closer than 1 second to the beginning or end of
your edited sequence.
 A chapter marker should be at least 1 second away from any other chapter marker.
 A maximum of 99 chapter markers can be placed within a single program.
 When you export from a sequence, only sequence markers are exported; markers in
clips are ignored.
 When you export a clip from the Browser, the clip’s markers are exported.