When do you use chapters?

CalifDude · Post by **CalifDude** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:48 pm

I am still new at VS9. I've made a few DVD's, but have not yet used the chapters. It seems to me that you would use chapters if you are creating a movie with several different pieces of video, such as several different events. I just returned from a cruise with my daughter and put together a DVD that consists only of digital pictures, with a music background and of course...the transitions. I did not use chapters.

I'm interested in expanding my horizons, so any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:49 pm

I usually make a compilation video of my son for the past year. So I might have different chapters for holidays, vacation, baseball season, etc. Some buddys and I also did some novelty music videos so we chaptered each song and the out-takes. I also did a wedding video and had separate chapters for the rehearsal, getting ready, the service, reception, etc. Just some food for thought

qtranva · Post by **qtranva** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:58 pm

CalifDude,
I'm in the process of making my cruise DVD. For me it works better with separate movies and there's no need to chapter one big movie. I have 7 separate movie selection on the DVD menu of the ship, 4 ports of call, chocolate buffet and diving. The only one that can benefit the chapter feature is the ship movie because it's quite long compared to the others. Maybe I could divide it into separate chapters for each area of the ship.

doctor · Post by **doctor** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:24 am

Regularly spaced chapter marks, e.g. auto-inserted every 5 minutes, are useful in longer material for skipping forward/backward quickly. When I use them I normally don't bother with chapter menus.

rwindeyer · Post by **rwindeyer** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:28 am

Hi CalifDude

I have made a couple of DVDs now from cruises etc - I have been really pleased with the results, and I must say that editing is the best thing to have happened to home movies - other people actually enjoy watching them, and don't have to be nailed down!!

I tend to apply chapter menus for different days, or significantly different events/topics.

Not that it matters a whole lot - when you show the thing to people it's usually like watching any DVD - you just run it from start to finish.