Inserting chapter markers into a title

08Editing

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

VR mode

HDD

When editing VR mode DVDs or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title, with commands for erasing, combining and dividing. You can also play individual chapters to check their content.

1Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the(cursor buttons) to select the title that contains the chapters you want to edit, then press ENTER.

3Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen.

4To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu options on the left.

Note

• It may not be possible to erase chapters less than 5

seconds long.

• It may not always be possible to combine two

chapters, even though they are adjacent. If a chapter

has been divided into three, then the middle chapter

erased, it is not possible to combine the two

Chapter Edit Original

DVD Title 1

4 Erase

Divide

Combine 7

Preview

Undo

11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP			Chapter
			0h03m
	2		3


		5	6

8			9

remaining chapters into one.

Inserting chapter markers into a title

VR mode

HDD

You can create new chapters within a title using the CHP MARK button while playing the title or during recording.

Back

1/1

After selecting a title, thumbnails of each chapter appear and you’ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands:

•Erase – Erase chapters: Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER (see also notes below).

•Divide – Split a chapter into two: Select the chapter you want to divide and press ENTER (up to a limit of 999 chapters per disc).

Divide Chapter
Original
DVD	Title 12/13Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP	Chapter
	1	0h03m
	Chapter 1
	1-1	0.02.12.00
	Play Pause
Erase
Divide
Combine		Divide
Preview		Exit
Undo		Exit
Undo

Back

•Combine – Combine two adjacent chapters into one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER (see also note below)

•Preview – Preview chapters: Select the chapter you want to play; press STOP to return to the chapter edit screen.

•Undo – Undo the last command (only works with VR mode disc edits).

This is useful not just for navigation of the disc content but also for editing purposes.

PAUSE

CHP

MARK

1Start playback of the title you want to create new chapter markers in.

You can use the Play command from the Disc Navigator menu to do this.

2Press CHP MARK at any point where you want a new chapter to begin.

A chapter marker icon appears on-screen briefly to confirm a new chapter mark has been inserted:

• For greater control over the exact position of chapter markers it can be useful to use the PAUSE button and/or the slow-motion and frame advance/reverse

controls ( ).