No chapters after Compressor export?

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No chapters after Compressor export?

Hi folks,

I'm editing old 16mm family film for a client into an NTSC SD file.

The file is edited with multiple chapters (16 or so) all laid out.

I exported a prores file from FCX. I do this because I also give the clients a larger file for self editing later if they want.

I drop that file into Compressor and choose the H264 for HD preset. Does the trick, files look great and it's slick to use.

The only trouble is that chapter markers don't show up in the final .m4v file! 😟 I do see them in the compressor window after importing the file.

If I use the HD 720p file, the resuling .mov DOES contain the chapter markers.

The m4v files, I find, are more compatible with both Windows and Mac computers - well, at least the clients don't need to install anything extra to view them.

I'm using Compressor 4.2.2 on 10.10.5

Any insight or wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Brian

Posted on Aug 1, 2016 6:37 PM

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Answer 1

Russ H

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Aug 1, 2016 7:04 PM in response to Keebler

Keebler wrote:

The only trouble is that chapter markers don't show up in the final .m4v file! 😟

Not sure I understand.

Do you mean that the markers don't translate to the PC video apps? I can't reproduce what you're describing on Macs.

And do you find that m4vs are more cross platform- friendly than MP4s?

Russ

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Answer 2

Keebler Author

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Aug 1, 2016 7:06 PM in response to Russ H

Hi Russ,

When I double click to open the m4v file after exporting from Compressor, it plays fine, but no chapters are visible.

When I open the .mov file created, the chapters are there.

I'm not sure if m4vs are more compatible than mp4s, but it doesn't seem I can produce mp4s from Compressor?

Thanks,

Brian

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Answer 3

Keebler Author

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Aug 1, 2016 7:10 PM in response to Keebler

Here is a screenshot of the chapters appearing in the .mov file.

These do not appear in the .m4v.

Cheers,
Brian

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Answer 4

Russ H

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Aug 2, 2016 8:03 AM in response to Keebler

You can create MP4s by clicking Add Setting and choosing from the drop down.

What is your default app for opening M4V files? Is it QuickTime X?

Have again tried and still unable to reproduce the M4V chapter issue you describe.

Russ

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Answer 5

BenB

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Aug 2, 2016 6:41 AM in response to Keebler

First, "HD 720p" tells us nothing. What codec is being used? Not all codecs support chapters.

Now, you took a standard def video and transcoded it to HD, which means you lost visual quality, not a great idea. Enlarging video looses visual quality and is very frowned upon.

As for chapter markers, they can be made in an .m4v file.

- Apply the "SD 480p" preset from the "Video Sharing Services" category.

- In the Inspector, Video section, click the "Change" button for "QuickTime Settings".

- Choose the "MPEG-4 Video" preset.

- Add your chapter markers.

You should now see chapters in the resulting video file created.