A Guide to Chaptering on Samsung TVs

[Dennis]

I'm glad you like it

[hartlenb]

Is there a list of TVs (and BD's if it works for them?) that this chaptering should work with? I've tried it with a LN46C600 TV and a BD-C5500. Neither work for me. When I press the center navigation button (<enter>) it pauses.

[Dennis]

We don't have such a list, but none of our devices here in the office work either. It may be region-based or some specific model-firmware combinations. I would say that the best way to find out is either to try, or contact Samsung with your specific device's model/firmware to check.

[Gus]

For me, the quickest way to be sure was to plug in a USB stick or disk and play a movie. If it doesn't support chaperting over USB i would say over the network is unlikely.

[FlyingVguitarist]

It appears my Samsung Series 6 (MDL# UN60C6300SFXZA) does not support chaptering. When I press the center button, the video pauses. After testiing on Mezzmo and a USB jump drive, I called Samsung. They confirmed my TV doesn't support chaptering .

Since I don't have chaptering, can someone tell me the best way to handle TV compilations? For example, let's say I converted a 6-episode DVD into a single .MKV file. How can I quickly FF to a resume point should the media player forget/reset it (it does occassionally happen)? All I can do at the moment is jump in 12 second increments -- which takes a great deal of time when my resume point is in the sixth episode.

I'm using AnyDVD to rip the DVD and Handbrake to convert it. The output is h.264/MKV. Thanks in advance to all who answer.

[Paul]

Since I don't have chaptering, can someone tell me the best way to handle TV compilations?

Using the Skip buttons on your remote control (as you are doing now) is the only way you can navigate quickly through a video file - given your Samsung TV model does not support chaptering. Perhaps converting your 6-episodes into 6 separate video files rather than 1 compilation video file may make it more manageable? Not sure if this is feasible for you.

[FlyingVguitarist]

Perhaps converting your 6-episodes into 6 separate video files rather than 1 compilation video file may make it more manageable?

Paul's solution seems reasonable. Can someone show me how to split a compilation DVD into separate files?

Thanks much!

[Gus]

Paul's solution seems reasonable. Can someone show me how to split a compilation DVD into separate files?

Thanks much!

For my DVD collection I use FAIRUSE WIZARD which i'm pretty sure can batch convert chapters on DVDs and output to divx etc. Have a look perhaps it will help you.

Gus

[Rainey]

The real problem is why some models of Samsung TV's do not support chaptering, it would seem this is a feature of the player software in the TV and could be supported if Samsung wanted to, but when using DLNA streaming it don't work on many Samsung TV Models.

I have a Samsung Series 6 (MDL# UN55D6000SFXZA) & (MDL# UN40D6000SFXZA) and both will support chaptering using a USB drive locally but not when using DLNA streaming. I tried the template file posted in post 1 of this thread but it did not help. When i press the center button i get a toolbar on the display but the chaptering Icon is grayed out. But i do have a time seek icon that lets you seek by one minute at a time and repeats fast so i can seek that way if you know what time you are looking for.


Rainey

[Dennis]

We have a few Samsung devices in the office here and none of them support chaptering - I don't know how Samsung decides to include/exclude features