Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 326)

You also have the option of importing a chapter marker list. These lists can use either the
QuickTime TeXML format (an XML-based format for constructing 3GPP-compliant timed
text tracks in a QuickTime movie file) or the plain text chapter list files supported by
DVD Studio Pro. See
Creating Plain Text Chapter Marker Lists for information.
To import a chapter marker list
1 Open the Preview window.
2 Choose a clip from the Batch Item pop-up menu or click the Batch Item selection button
until the clip you want appears in the pop-up menu.
3 Choose Import Chapter List from the Markers pop-up menu.
A file selection dialog opens so that you can locate and select the chapter marker file for
that source media file.
4 Select the chapter marker file and click Open.
The markers are imported and added to the Preview window timeline.
Note: While all markers imported by using a chapter marker list are configured as chapter
markers, you can use the marker edit dialog to change them to podcast or compression
markers. Additionally, you can add URLs and artwork to them as needed.
Important: The timecode values in the list must be based on the source media file’s
timecode.
Creating Plain Text Chapter Marker Lists
You can create a list of timecode points that Compressor can import to create markers.
The timecode values need to match the timecode of the track’s video clip. The list of
timecode values must be a plain text file; you can create it with TextEdit (as long as you
save the file as plain text). If you create the list with a more advanced word-processing
application, be sure to save the file as a plain ASCII text file with no formatting.
The file must follow these rules.
• Each marker must be on a new line that starts with a timecode value in the 00:00:00:00
format. These values identify the marker positions.
• After the timecode value, you can include a name for the marker. You can use a comma,
space, or tab character to separate the timecode value from the marker name.
• Any lines that do not begin with a timecode value are ignored. This makes it easy for
you to add comments to the list.
• The timecode values do not have to be listed in chronological order.
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