Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1789)

• 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.
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 “Using Markers.” For more details about
exporting markers, see “Exporting QuickTime Movies with Markers.”
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 appearing in the Comment
field of its Edit Marker window. For details on adding and deleting markers, see
“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.
1789 Chapter 107 Exporting Sequences for DVD