ipad not recognizing chapter markers

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ipad not recognizing chapter markers

Hi,

I can make a timeline in FCPro 7 - and I name the chapter markers with a number that corresponds with, in this case, a horse hip number at a horse sale!

So I'll have a 30 minute movie edited in FCPro 7 with 10 chapter markers - all named with a number.

When I export to a SC movie - all chapter markers show up perfectly. I then run the SC movie thru Compressor - and compress for iPad. NOW, my problem begins.

When I drop the compression in iTunes and sync with my iPad (Model MB293LL) - it syncs perfectly with the iPad - and I see the Chapter Markers - but the "names" of them are lost! They're just renamed 1, 2, 3, etc and I've completely lost the number I've used to rename them???

So I "see" all the chapter markers - but their 'name' has been lost?

Interestingly, if I bring in the same movie to my iPhone - the Chapter markers show up perfectly! And hold my "name" perfectly. Is this an iPad bug?

But I could've sworn that a year or so ago, this did all work. Anyone else have this issue - that the chater marer names are lost in iPad?

Thanks,

Larry

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Posted on Sep 27, 2012 8:13 PM

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Answer 1

Russ H

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Sep 29, 2012 1:42 PM in response to Larry Cohen

If you open these movies in QT X, do you see the chapter names?

Russ

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Larry Cohen Author

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Sep 30, 2012 5:22 AM in response to Russ H

Yes, Russ - all chapter markers show up perfectly in QT X.

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Russ H

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Sep 30, 2012 7:48 AM in response to Larry Cohen

So from that I'd say it doesn't seem to be a quirk of Compressor's or FCP's reading of the markers.

Maybe an iOS or iPad-specific thing. Unfortunately, not owning an iPad, I can't try and replicate the problem.

You might want to try a short test where you create and name the markers in Compressor and see whether the names are retained.

Perhaps the iPad discussion forum could turn up someone who has had that experience…and a solution.

Good luck.

Russ

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Larry Cohen Author

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Oct 1, 2012 7:29 AM in response to Russ H

Thank you, Russ, for yur interest and replys. It seems like it's an IOS6 issue. Somewhere, when we upgraded to Mountain LION, or LION or IOS6 or Final Cut Pro X or the latest version of Compressor, somewhere along the line Apple has rendered the original iPad to NOT WORK with the chapter marker naming! We just got a new iPad - and all works perfectly!

Just an issue of mixing new software with older hardware, it seems. Don't know exactly where the glitch occurs, but with the new iPad it's perfect. Thanks again,

Larry

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Nov 19, 2012 2:52 AM in response to Larry Cohen

I have a 3rd generation iPad (32GB with Cellular), iOS 5.1.1, and I have the same problem. I converted a DVD with Handbrake to a m4v file. I manually named the chapters, and Quicktime is displaying the names correctly. When I put the video on my iPad, it does not display the names of the chapters.. How did you solve it?

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Neil2

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Jan 14, 2013 7:52 AM in response to marwandese

marwandese, I have exactly the same problem as you on my 1st and 3rd gen iPads. I used Handbrake to encode the DVDs and I entered the chapter names there. It shows up fine in Quicktime and iTunes, but not the iPads.

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