A Guide to Chaptering on Samsung TVs

[Urza]

Thanks for all your work on this Gusnor, it is really appreciated!

I'm having trouble getting this to work with my setup. Is it compatible with the Samsung C580 range? My LE40C580 has the latest firmware.

I have used Samsung PCSM 4.1 to create .mta files for some of my movies, and then ran a maintenance update on Mezzmo to re-scan the folders with the movies and their .mtas in them, but it makes no difference. If I press the centre button on my Samsung Remote, it just pauses the movie. If I try to use the << and >> buttons, I get the message 'Function Not Available'.

Another thing I have noticed is that Samsung PCSM 4.1 creates .mta files in the following format:

video_filename.mkv
video_filename.mkv.mta

Whereas above you suggest:

video_filename.mkv
video_filename.mta

Will this make a difference to Mezzmo picking the .mta file up?

[Gus]

Now i'm a little confused. perhaps the C580 uses chapters slightly differently to my C650. Have you tried an MKV file via a USB stick or HDD ? just to make sure the C580 series TVs support Chaptering. I expect you have already. Or at least used PCSM to check Chaptering works on your TV.

All i can suggest is go ahead and try renaming the .MTA file as you have seen PCSM create it, run a maintenance and report back.
cheers

Gus

[Urza]

I'll give it a go via USB Stick tonight and let you know how I get on!

Thanks again,

Urza

[Urza]

Unfortunately it looks like it won't work on my C580 - I have tried via USB and over PCSM and I'm unable to skip forwards or backwards.
When played via local USB stick I can 'scan' forwards and backwards, but I can't skip forward in chunks as I should be able to with Chaptering

Its particularly annoying as its a C-Series TV and so should work..

[Paul]

Thanks for the great guide - I'm sure it'll help a lot of people!

Some Samsung devices do not support chaptering - we have several here in the office and they don't support chaptering (C-series mostly) at all.

[fastbuck]

great, works on my samsung ue40c6000. tried to do 16 chapter points but it just did show the eight ones of the example. i've copied them and added 900 seconds to each one, maybe i did something wrong. or does it just support up to 8 chapters?

[Gus]

great, works on my samsung ue40c6000. tried to do 16 chapter points but it just did show the eight ones of the example. i've copied them and added 900 seconds to each one, maybe i did something wrong. or does it just support up to 8 chapters?

not sure of the limits, i would think there is a limit, i will try 9 when i get a minute. I take it the video file you were testing was actually long enough to support 16 chapter points of 900 seconds?