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There are a number of long online videos (generally tutorials) which have "chapter" markers or links posted below them which enable you to jump quickly to specific parts of the video.
I am not at my mac to check this now but I remember that that it worked - but I was exporting a mov file at the time, not mp4.
Two things you might try:
a) see if chapters markers are available using another application, like VLC
b) export selecting Video and Audio instead of Computer and see if the resulting mov file has chapters accessible in Quicktime Player.
I am not at my mac to check this now but I remember that that it worked - but I was exporting a mov file at the time, not mp4.
Two things you might try:
a) see if chapters markers are available using another application, like VLC
b) export selecting Video and Audio instead of Computer and see if the resulting mov file has chapters accessible in Quicktime Player.
I made an mp4 this morning using Monterey 12.2.1, FCPro 10.6.1, Compressor 4.6.
All went well including Chapter Markers.
When completed I opened it in the QuickTime Player and the UI appeared different.
Apple appear to have consolidated some controls into what I would call a "more" button that looks like a Fast Forward symbol.
Here are screen shots of what appears on mine:
Al
I thought you had to add the chapters to the Description section for YouTube. The only requirement is that the first marker must start at 0:00 or 00:00 - like so:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - chapter 1
02:30 - chapter 2
etc.
YouTube automatically creates links of the "timecode" and puts the chapter marker bar in the video automatically...
... as I understand it.
Somebody may have a script that will take a project (with chapter markers placed) XML export and convert it automatically. There is an app you can buy that will do this — Ripple Training did a vid on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO2hHrMLb7w
Thanks for the reply but it's not YouTube I am interested in.
I mainly wanted to know whether it could be done with my own .mp4 videos stored and viewed on my Mac, tablet or TV etc.
Can it be achieved in these circumstances or is it only an online (or even just a YouTube) feature?
In the QuickTime player, if there are chapter markers, just to the right of the time display there should be a disclosure triangle. This drops down a menu with the marker names. Select one to move to that point.
Thanks Luis.
I tried a .mov version and that too did not work. As Tom said, the chapter controls in the View menu are greyed out.
However, VLC worked perfectly with both .mp4 and .mov !
Come on Apple, get your QT act together.
I made an mp4 of a recital about 10 months ago with around 30 Chapter Markers and the Thumb Drives I duplicated had them showing in the QuickTime Player just fine as Tom described using the disclosure triangle.
Maybe something has changed with a recent version.
I will test drive the latest FCPro and OS tomorrow.
This feature is something I use so I hope it still works. I have another recital coming up soon.
Al
There was absolutely no sign of the chapter and iMac icon. I was clicking everything in sight and also empty spaces over and over again. Closing and restarting QT.
Then when Tom's post came about it working again I had another try and miraculously it worked for me.
Almost as though someone from Apple was controlling our computers . . .
I just noticed that in Quicktime Player there is a nice keyboard shortcut: Command-Shift-right arrow moves to the next chapter marker (and, you guessed, you can also reach the previous chapter marker...)
This Apple information sheet seems to suggest that QuickTime Player will recognise chapter markers but I can't get. it to do so.
Thanks Tom but I can't get it to work.
I have exported including chapter markers . . .
. . . . but I can see no disclosure triangle on the QT Player playback section.
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Just this but note that I made a mistake with the chapter numbers! I had to select the chapter from the menu.
Don't know what I was doing, but they're working now in the QT player.
SNAP ! It worked fine but now I can't repeat it!!!!!!
Someone is playing silly beggars with me!
Now it's started working again and seems to be fixed OK. I don't know what on earth has been going on.
When it wasn't working, only the 2 circled icons were available.
Chapter markers in online videos (NOT DVDs)?
