DVD Studio Pro - Placing Chapter Markers Exactly Where You Want Them

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Placing Chapter Markers Exactly Where You Want Them

Adding markers in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, or Compressor offers the potentially
large advantage of allowing you to position them on the exact frame where you want
them to appear.

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Chapter 4

Preparing Video Assets

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When adding markers to a track in DVD Studio Pro, you can only place them at GOP
boundaries. This means that you will often not be able to place them exactly where you
want them. When you place the markers with a video editor, the integrated MPEG encoder
automatically forces an I-frame at that position, placing a GOP boundary exactly at every
marker and providing perfect marker placement. Markers placed in Compressor before
it is used to encode the video are also perfectly placed.