up to this point, i had assumed that setting markers in vms while editing just simply set reference points for DVD-A to use to set chapter points but that the chapters themselves weren't 'set' until DVD-A did it's thing with the menu item links. come to find out that the markers themselves act as chapter points all on their own - no menus needed. i discovered this when i created a new project, imported the avi that vms created (w/markers) and played it in preview mode. hitting Next scrolled me to each successive marker point.
is this intended behavior?? are there other uses for markers considering that they are not called 'chapter markers' but simply markers??
if this works the way i think/hope it will on a final DVD, i like it because this way you can set chapters without being forced to create a Scenes menu. this was something that had to be kluged in Pinnacle.