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Chapter 5 Advanced tasks 83
Add a marker to a media le
1 In the batch area, select the job that contains the source le to which you want to add markers.
Tip: To select the job, rather than an output row under the job, click the source lename at the
top of the job area.
2 In the preview area, identify where to place the marker by doing one of the following:
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Drag the playhead to where you want to add a marker.
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Enter a timecode value in the playhead timecode eld.
3 To add a marker, choose Add marker from the Marker pop-up menu (or press M).
An orange chapter marker appears in the source le’s timeline in the preview area.
4 To change the marker type, choose a dierent marker type from the Type pop-up menu in the
Marker inspector.
Note: If the Marker inspector is not visible, make sure the marker is selected in the preview
area and the Inspector button in the upper-right corner of the Compressor window is
highlighted blue.
Specify properties for chapter and podcast markers
You can specify the properties of a chapter or podcast marker in the Marker inspector.
Note: A podcast can have both chapter and podcast markers. The only dierence is that the
viewer can navigate directly to a chapter marker but cannot navigate to a podcast marker.
1 Select a job in the batch area, and then select a marker in preview area.
2 In Marker inspector, choose either Chapter or Podcast from the Type pop-up menu.
3 Enter a name for the marker in the Name eld.
When viewing the transcoded le, the name of the marker will be displayed on Apple playback
devices and in QuickTime Player.
4 Enter a web address in the URL eld.
When viewing the transcoded le, you can click the URL to open a web browser and view
a website.
5 Select an image to be displayed at the marker point by choosing an option from the Image
pop-up menu:
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Frame: Uses the frame on which the marker is placed as the display image. To use a dierent
frame in the source le, enter a dierent timecode value in the viewer that appears at the
bottom of the Marker inspector.
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File: Uses an image le that you select via the window that appears. To change the image le
after you’ve already added it to the Marker inspector, click Choose, and then select a dierent
image le.
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