Checking for iDVD chapters using QuickTime Player

  • Last Modified: May 20, 2004
  • Article: TA27720
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iDVD lets you import a movie from Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express with chapter markers. The result of this is that a Scene Selection menu is created in iDVD so that you can select a chapter and jump directly to it.

Products Affected

Final Cut Express, iDVD, Final Cut Pro

If you've exported a movie with chapter markers from Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express, but don't see any chapters (or a Scene Selection menu) in iDVD, you can check the file you exported in QuickTime Player. To see if the movie has any chapter markers, open it in QuickTime Player and look in the lower right corner, as seen here.





You should see a small pop-up menu showing the chapter names. If you don't see the chapter names here, iDVD won't be able to make chapters.

Related documents

42973: Final Cut Express & Final Cut Pro: How to export a movie with chapter markers for iDVD
50168: iDVD: How to Save a Movie in Final Cut Pro or iMovie to Export to iDVD