Add comments, chapters, and links to sequence markers

You use the Marker dialog box to navigate through sequence markers and Encore chapter markers, and to read or add data to them. Reviewing marker data with the Marker dialog box is a convenient way to review Clip Notes comments, among other things.

  1. In a Timeline panel, double-click a sequence marker, or Encore chapter marker, to open the Marker dialog box.
    You can open the Marker dialog box when you set the marker by double-clicking the Set Encore Chapter Marker button , or Set Unnumbered Marker button  in a Timeline panel.
  2. Set any of the following options:
    Name
    Type a name for the marker.

    Duration
    Drag the duration value or click the value to highlight it, type a new value, and press Enter/Return. When using markers for URL links and chapter markers, you can set sequence markers to be longer than one frame in duration. You might do this, for example, when setting markers in Premiere Pro that you will convert to cue points in FLV files. In a Timeline panel, a thin white bar extends from the right side of a sequence marker icon to indicate its duration.

    Comments
    Type a comment you want associated with the marker. Also, Clip Notes comments, if any, appear in this field.

    Encore Chapter Marker
    Check this box if you want to make the marker an Encore chapter marker.

    Web Link
    Check this box if you want to make the marker a hyperlink.

    URL
    This field is enabled only when Web Link is checked. Enter the address of the web page you want to open.
    Note: A sequence marker can contain a web address (URL). When the movie is included in a web page and the marker is reached in the movie, the web page automatically opens. Web links work only with supported formats such as QuickTime.

    Frame Target
    This field is enabled only when Web Link is checked. Enter the target frame for a web page if using an HTML frameset.

    Flash Cue Point
    Check this box to make the marker a cue point in Adobe Flash.

    Type
    This field is enables only if Flash cue Point is selected. Check Event to create a Flash Cue Point marker that will trigger an event. Check Navigation to create a Flash Cue Point marker that will be used for navigation only.

    Plus and Minus buttons
    Click Plus (+) to add a Flash cue point, and to give it a name and value. Click Minus (-) to remove a Flash Cue point.

    Name
    This field is enabled only if Flash Cue Point is selected. Type a name for your Flash cue point.

    Value
    This field is enabled only if Flash Cue Point is selected. Type a value for your Flash cue point.

  3. To enter comments or specify options for other sequence markers, click Prev or Next.
    Note: DVD authoring programs such as Encore adhere to DVD guidelines that restrict the proximity of chapter links. When setting markers for use as chapter links, make sure to space them at least 15 frames apart, or by the amount required by your authoring software. Otherwise, your authoring program may move the chapter links automatically.