Results tagged “chapter markers” from Final Cut Studio, Avid, Adobe, and Video Streaming

When you're producing a DVD using a Final Cut Studio workflow, you can add chapters in plenty of places.  FCP, DVD Studio Pro, iDVD ... all of them will graciously let you split your files up.  But if you're using our recommended workflow for producing DVDs, there are three rules you should follow:

1. Add chapter markers in Final Cut
2. ONLY add chapter markers in Final Cut
3. Don't add chapter markers outside of Final Cut

Now, if you're on a tight deadline, we understand.  You can break our rules.  And if you're going against our advice and using "Export to Quicktime" rather than Compressor, it doesn't really matter which way you make your chapters (why)...since DVDSP will be using a full-frame source rather than one using predictive frames..  But read on for an explanation of why adding your chapter markers directly on your Final Cut sequence is important.

Yes, it's possible to create chapters (similar to regular chapters on a DVD) to videos in your iphone.  The trick is to save a standard QuickTime movie with embedded Chapter markers.  If you're not sure how to embed chapter markers into a sequence, click on the link. 

Do not use the standard iPhone export setting within QuickTime Conversion because it will not allow you to save the embedded chapter markers.

Take the QuickTime movie you've exported into Apple Compressor.  Don't worry, Apple Compressor will maintain the meta-data for the chapter markers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within Apple Compressor use the H.264 Preset for iPod and iPhone video.  That's it!  You'll now have embedded chapter points within your video clip on the iPhone.