Page 2 of 5: Using TMPGEnc DVD Author (TDA) - How to Create/Author a DVD
After TDA loads the file you selected, this screen will come up. There are 2 buttons at the top. Go ahead and click the "Chapter cut edit" button (red). (Screen Shot Below)
![](http://www.digital-digest.com/~jmet/mpeg2dvd/mpeg2dvd3.png)
Now this screen will pop up, here you will be able to create "chapters" so that you may conveniently skip to a scene of your preference. Go ahead and click the "Add" button.
![](http://www.digital-digest.com/~jmet/mpeg2dvd/mpeg2dvd4.png)
After clicking the "Add" button, this screen will pop up. It gives you 3 options to choose from.
![](http://www.digital-digest.com/~jmet/mpeg2dvd/mpeg2dvd5.png)
![](http://www.digital-digest.com/~jmet/mpeg2dvd/mpeg2dvd3.png)
Now this screen will pop up, here you will be able to create "chapters" so that you may conveniently skip to a scene of your preference. Go ahead and click the "Add" button.
![](http://www.digital-digest.com/~jmet/mpeg2dvd/mpeg2dvd4.png)
After clicking the "Add" button, this screen will pop up. It gives you 3 options to choose from.
- Add chapter at specified timecode ( ie. 1st chapter at 45 seconds, 2nd chapter at 5 minutes, etc.)
- Automatically create chapters at selected time intervals ( ie. Every 15 Minutes)
- Automatically insert specified number of chapters at fixed intervals ( ie. total number of chapters you want and let TDA decide where)
![](http://www.digital-digest.com/~jmet/mpeg2dvd/mpeg2dvd5.png)