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Adding project markers and regions

Several types of project markers are provided that identify parts of your project, serve as cues, and provide additional functionality:

• Markers are points that you mark along the project’s timeline. They are typically used to mark locations in the project for later

reference or to mark timing cues.

• Regions are ranges of time that you mark along the timeline. Regions identify ranges of time for your reference and can

function as permanent time selections.

• Command markers are markers that enable metadata in streaming media files. These markers can be used to display

headlines or captions, link to Web sites, or perform any other function you define.

For more information, see Adding captions to

Windows Media Video (WMV) files on page 300.

In addition, these markers can be used to embed Scott Studios data information, which is used extensively in broadcasting.

• CD layout markers are markers that indicate tracks and indices for an audio CD layout. These marks are used to create tracks

and index points when burning an audio CD.

For more information, see Understanding tracks and indices on page 389.

Working with markers

Markers are useful for identifying and navigating to specific locations in longer projects. As you place markers in your project, they

are automatically numbered (up to 99) in the order that they are placed. Markers appear as orange tags above the ruler. You can

name them and reposition them along the project’s timeline.

If you choose to save markers in your rendered MPEG-2 file, DVD Architect® Pro will read those markers as chapter markers. Ensure

the Render I-frames at markers check box is selected before rendering (in the Render As dialog, choose MainConcept MPEG-2

from the Template drop-down list, and then click the Custom button. In the Custom Template dialog, select the Video tab and

select the Render I-frames at markers check box).

Inserting a marker at the cursor

Position the cursor where you want to place the marker.

From the Insert menu, choose Marker, or press M.

Type a name for the marker and press Enter. If you do not want to name the marker, simply press Enter.

Inserting a marker during playback

During playback, press M. The marker appears on the marker bar. You can name the marker after it has been set.

Tip:

You can use ripple editing to automatically move markers and regions as you edit in the timeline. For more information, see

Applying post-edit ripples on page 89.

Markers

Marker bar

Right-click the marker bar