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Chapters

Chapters split a video into parts. Viewers see them on the progress bar and jump to the one they need.

On this page
Chapters tabChapters tab
Four chapters in a film. Video: Sintel, © Blender Foundation, CC BY 3.0

Add chapters

  1. Open the media → Chapters tab.
  2. Seek the player on the right to where the chapter starts and click Add chapter 0:00 on the player; the time fills in automatically. Or click Add chapter below the list and enter the time manually (1:52, 10:05).
  3. Enter a Chapter title.
  4. Turn on Show chapters in player and click Save.

To delete a chapter, click the trash icon in its row.

What viewers see

  • the progress bar is split into segments by chapter, and the current chapter's title appears next to the time;
  • on the watch page, a list of chapters with frames and timestamps appears below the description; clicking one jumps the player to that chapter.
Chapters on the watch pageChapters on the watch page
Chapters on the watch page. Video: Sintel, © Blender Foundation, CC BY 3.0

For your own player, chapters are available as a WebVTT file: the link is in the Player resources block on the Overview tab.

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