Answers.Body: <p>MP4 format does support chapters. You can use free <a href="https://drax.codeplex.com/" rel="nofollow">Drax</a> utility to create them. Please note that not all video players support MP4 chapters. You need to find one that does (<a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html" rel="nofollow">VLC</a> ?)</p>
  
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Body: <p>How to: Add Chapters, Sections, markers to video files to help direct access, skipping/ fast forwarding?  </p>
  
  <p>PS: Asking for Non ISO video file formats that support these: MKV does for sure, I am wondering about other most popular video file formats such as: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>MPG  </li>
  <li>MP4  </li>
  <li>AVI  </li>
  <li>M4V  </li>
  <li>MKV  </li>
  <li>FLV  </li>
  <li>MOV/ QT  </li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><a href="https://superuser.com/questions/240981/how-to-add-chapters-or-bookmarks-to-movies">https://superuser.com/questions/240981/how-to-add-chapters-or-bookmarks-to-movies</a><br>
  The above similar question was for Mac only, and this one is asking for bit more. </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>What video file formats support such markers </li>
  <li>How can a person easily add such markers to existing video files? </li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>PS: Prefer a free/ non-commercial way of doing so on Windows. </p>
  
Tags: <video-editor><editing><file-formats><formats>
Title: How to: Add Chapters, Sections, markers to video files to help direct access, skipping/ fast forwarding?
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ThreadText: # How to: Add Chapters, Sections, markers to video files to help direct access, skipping/ fast forwarding?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-22)
  
  How to: Add Chapters, Sections, markers to video files to help direct access, skipping/ fast forwarding?
  
  PS: Asking for Non ISO video file formats that support these: MKV does for sure, I am wondering about other most popular video file formats such as:
  
  * MPG
  * MP4
  * AVI
  * M4V
  * MKV
  * FLV
  * MOV/ QT
  
  <https://superuser.com/questions/240981/how-to-add-chapters-or-bookmarks-to-movies>  
  The above similar question was for Mac only, and this one is asking for bit more.
  
  * What video file formats support such markers
  * How can a person easily add such markers to existing video files?
  
  PS: Prefer a free/ non-commercial way of doing so on Windows.
  
  **Tags:** video-editor, editing, file-formats, formats
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-07-24. Score: 3
  
  MP4 format does support chapters. You can use free [Drax](https://drax.codeplex.com/) utility to create them. Please note that not all video players support MP4 chapters. You need to find one that does ([VLC](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html) ?)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: What about MPG, AVI files? Can they support (when playing via VLC?)  
  > **username_2**: VLC does not save the bookmarks for future viewing of the mp4.  
  
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