A great tutorial on creating podcasts with Apple's ChapterTool is located here. Also explained is how to use ChapterTool to create indexed/gapless joined tracks using Gijs van den Heuvel's PodCastEnhancer. PodCastEnhancer pretty much automates using ChapterTool, essentially helping you to create the required XML file with the pointers to chapter times, links, and titles. I incorporated a similar script routine into my own podcast workflow; it just repeats a dialog asking for chapter names and times, then writes out the XML file. If you download my latest 'cast, or check out Apple's New Music Tuesday 'cast, you'll see how chapters work.Also, Logan Browne has created a similar script called Export As XML Chapters (that's a direct download link). He writes: "This allows you to create a single m4a file from a CD and then specify named bookmarks in the file for each track. I have not done a full write up on it yet, but thought that some folks might get some use out of it on your site." Indeed!
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