
You can also assign a URL to a chapter marker to have that URL appear during playback of a podcast. Compressor can create the following types of markers:Ĭhapter markers: Generate named index points and thumbnail images for DVDs, QuickTime movies, or video podcasts. Added I-frames improve compression quality, but can increase overall file size. Additionally, when you output the source file to an H.264, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 video format, each marker forces the creation of an I-frame. You can use Compressor to append a marker with editing notes or other descriptive information.


I haven't got a site where I can embed videos and test this out. When these movies are played in a web browser - this is the key for figuring out how it works. For example, you can have specific web pages open when an instructional video reaches specific points in the movie. You can target a specific frame in the site. When these movies are played in a web browser, the embedded URL is recognized, initiating a jump to the specified URL. After Effects embeds this information within certain kinds of movies, including SWF, Windows Media, and QuickTime movies.

You can associate a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) with a marker to create an automatic link to the site at that address. After a little of digging around, what I have found is there isn't much information about it in the CC adobe help files or the forums - by looking at the cs4 help files, there was a bit more information Adobe After Effects CS4 * Layer markers and composition markers here's the relevant text:
