Importing a Marker List into DVD Studio Pro
When an asset is imported into DVD Studio Pro without chapter markers, there is an easier way to add them to a Track, than adding each one individually, and then naming it in the inspector. You can import a Marker List in DVD Studio Pro, that is simply a text file. It is much easier to type in all of the specific timecodes where each marker is to be placed and the title of the marker, than it is to go back and forth within the DVD Studio Pro interface.
To import a marker list you simply right click on the area above the timeline where markers appear, choose Import Marker List, and then navigate to where you stored the text file. Once you click Import after selecting the text file that is your Marker List, the markers will automatically place themselves into the Track. One thing to be careful of is that DVD Studio Pro will bump the markers to the next GOP structure (GOP standing for group of pictures. Typically a GOP structure is between 3 and 9 frames) , and that may or may not be acceptable. If the marker is in a position that is unacceptable you can move it to the beginning of the GOP structure. If neither the beginning nor end of the GOP structure will work. . . . you have a problem. To get markers to appear exactly where you want them, you will need to embed them into your asset.
To import a marker list you simply right click on the area above the timeline where markers appear, choose Import Marker List, and then navigate to where you stored the text file. Once you click Import after selecting the text file that is your Marker List, the markers will automatically place themselves into the Track. One thing to be careful of is that DVD Studio Pro will bump the markers to the next GOP structure (GOP standing for group of pictures. Typically a GOP structure is between 3 and 9 frames) , and that may or may not be acceptable. If the marker is in a position that is unacceptable you can move it to the beginning of the GOP structure. If neither the beginning nor end of the GOP structure will work. . . . you have a problem. To get markers to appear exactly where you want them, you will need to embed them into your asset.
