View Full Version : Adding Chapter Markers shortcut?


Mike Hanlon
September 3rd, 2011, 12:03 PM
I have about 100 clips in the timeline and I want to add a chapter marker at the start of each one. Is there a faster way than "down arrow, M, M, click on (Add Chapter Marker), <return>"?

I can relatively quickly add plain markers manually (down arrow, M, [repeat]), and I don't expect there to be a faster way to do that, but is there a way to set the default marker to be a chapter marker? That would certainly help. Just as good would be a way to select all the plain markers and change them to chapter markers in one step.

Can Compressor change plain markers into chapter markers?

Thanks,
Mike.

Mark Ahrens
September 27th, 2011, 06:17 AM
I have 2 suggestions:
1) copy the [chapter] text after inserting the first chapter then use that (tab/paste) instead of clicking (you get a rhythm and it moves much quicker by keeping your hands on the keyboard)

2) insert markers (make the first one a chapter marker), then export markers to tab delineated file and alter in numbers/excel. In the marker column copy&paste CHAPTER to the entire column, save and re-import. I've never reimported the chapters to an FCP timeline, only to DVDSP but there should be a way to do so.

PS - i'd test this out first before going thru all 100

Let us know how you make out.