<p><a href="https://mifi.no/losslesscut/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LosslessCut</a> (GUI for ffmpeg and ffprobe, multi-platform, free)</p>
<ol>
<li>Open video file with video markers.</li>
<li>A dialog opens:</li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p>This file has embedded chapters. Do you want to import the chapters as cut-segments?</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Click &quot;Import chapters&quot;</li>
</ul>
<ol start="3">
<li>Menu &gt; File &gt; Export project &gt; Start times as Youtube Chapters</li>
<li>A dialog with a multi line text area opens:</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Copy the desired chapter names and timecodes</li>
<li>Offers a &quot;copy all&quot; button for your convenience too.</li>
</ul>
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<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/e4qkZ.png" width="240" alt="LossLessCut chapter markers 2 Import dialog">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4YuaI.jpg" width="240" alt="LossLessCut chapter markers 3 Export start time as YouTube chapters">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Orwyg.png" width="240" alt="LossLessCut chapter markers 4 Copy timecode and chapters">

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2023-08-07T04:20:19.107Z
This works fine for me with smaller files but it doesn't seem to work for large files (~600GB). Do you have any ideas what could cause this?
anonymous
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2023-08-10T22:47:40.960Z
The LossLessCut [website](https://mifi.no/losslesscut/) mentions "Shave gigabytes off video and audio files in seconds" so I guess is rather well suited for handling large file sizes. But maybe the chapter function in particularly is not memory optimized? Try ask at their Github [discussion forum](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/discussions).
porg
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2022-01-19T17:06:57.577Z
2022-03-12T10:04:21.467Z
2022-03-12T10:04:21.467Z
porg
<p><strong>Source</strong>: Quicktime movie or MP4 container which has chapter markers.</p>
<p><strong>Intended output</strong>: Plain text for use in YouTube or similar services. Chapter start time code as (HH:)MM:SS at the beginning of the line followed by the chapter name.</p>
<pre><code>00:00 Intro
00:30 Another Chapter
02:00 Fin
</code></pre>

<youtube><export><timecode><metadata>
How can I get timecode start times and chapter names as plain text from a video which has chapter markers?
porg
# How can I get timecode start times and chapter names as plain text from a video which has chapter markers?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-19)

Source: Quicktime movie or MP4 container which has chapter markers.
Intended output: Plain text for use in YouTube or similar services. Chapter start time code as (HH:)MM:SS at the beginning of the line followed by the chapter name.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Another Chapter
02:00 Fin

**Tags:** youtube, export, timecode, metadata


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2022-01-19. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

[LosslessCut](https://mifi.no/losslesscut/) (GUI for ffmpeg and ffprobe, multi-platform, free)

1. Open video file with video markers.
2. A dialog opens:

> This file has embedded chapters. Do you want to import the chapters as cut-segments?

* Click "Import chapters"

3. Menu > File > Export project > Start times as Youtube Chapters
4. A dialog with a multi line text area opens:

* Copy the desired chapter names and timecodes
* Offers a "copy all" button for your convenience too.

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![LossLessCut chapter markers 2 Import dialog](https://i.sstatic.net/e4qkZ.png)
![LossLessCut chapter markers 3 Export start time as YouTube chapters](https://i.sstatic.net/4YuaI.jpg)
![LossLessCut chapter markers 4 Copy timecode and chapters](https://i.sstatic.net/Orwyg.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This works fine for me with smaller files but it doesn't seem to work for large files (~600GB). Do you have any ideas what could cause this?  
> **username_0**: The LossLessCut [website](https://mifi.no/losslesscut/) mentions "Shave gigabytes off video and audio files in seconds" so I guess is rather well suited for handling large file sizes. But maybe the chapter function in particularly is not memory optimized? Try ask at their Github [discussion forum](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/discussions).  

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