Chapters for VCD/SVCD/DVD

Since version 0.3.1 of encode2mpeg it is possible to add chapters to VCD/SVCD/DVD with the option -addchapter. There are three possible usages.

You can give the chapter list on the command line. For example:
-addchapter 0,15:00,30:00,1:10:00
will add four chapters at 0, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour 10 minutes. Be sure to add the first chapter at time 0 or you will not be able to watch a VCD or SVCD from the beginning.


You can give a step and max_chapter. For example:
-addchapter 15:00-1:40:00
will add seven chapters at 0,15,30,45,60,75,90 minutes. The next one, at 105 minutes, is discarded because it is bigger than 1:40:00


You can copy the chapter structure from a DVD with
-addchapter copy
In this case the DVD is scanned to retreive the chapters timing and then the same timing is used for the encoded VCD/SVCD/DVD.