Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1758)

Exporting QuickTime Movies with Markers
Final Cut Pro can export the following marker types for use in other Final Cut Studio
applications:
• Chapter markers: Chapter markers allow easy access to index points throughout a DVD,
QuickTime movie, or podcast. QuickTime Player can interpret any text track containing
time stamps as a chapter track. In some cases, the different kinds of markers you export
may be interpreted as chapters in QuickTime Player, even though they are not really
the same kind of chapter markers as those used by Compressor and DVD Studio Pro.
Compressor and DVD Studio Pro can both read chapter markers exported from
Final Cut Pro.
• Compression markers: Also known as manual compression markers—these are markers
you can add to a sequence or clip to indicate when Compressor or DVD Studio Pro
should generate an MPEG I-frame during compression. For more information, see the
documentation included with Compressor and DVD Studio Pro.
• Edit/Cut markers: Also known as automatic compression markers, these markers are
automatically generated by Final Cut Pro at each cut or transition point in a sequence.
During compression, Compressor uses these markers to generate MPEG I-frames at
these points, improving compression quality.
Note: DVD Studio Pro ignores these markers because they can interfere with GOP
alignment for multi-angle DVD video. For more information, see the documentation
included with Compressor and DVD Studio Pro.
• Scoring markers: These markers are displayed in Soundtrack Pro to indicate important
cue points for music or sound effects.
When you choose the Export QuickTime Movie command, you can choose one of the
following marker export options from the Markers pop-up menu:
• None: No markers will be exported, and your exported movie file will contain only
video, audio, and timecode tracks.
• DVD Studio Pro Markers: Chapter markers, edit/cut markers, and manually added
compression markers are exported. However, edit/cut compression markers are ignored
by DVD Studio Pro. For more information about using markers with DVD Studio Pro,
see
“Adding Chapter and Compression Markers to Your Sequence.”
• Compression Markers: This option includes both edit/cut markers and compression
markers that you add manually.
• Chapter Markers: Chapter markers are exported for use in Compressor and
DVD Studio Pro.
• Audio Scoring Markers: Scoring markers are exported for use in Soundtrack Pro.
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