I have a question regarding QAAC's ability to create chaptered files. I've recently been converting some audiobooks I have on CD to iPod format.
The files for the previous audiobook I converted had chapter stops in them when I played them back on my iPod. However, I must have forgotten the process I used (even though it was only two months ago), since the current one I'm working on doesn't seem to have them. When I check the files with MediaInfo, the relevant "Menu" section seems to be set up properly, but the iPod does not recognize the chapter stops.
I've tried ripping the CDs with both foobar2000 and CUERipper, but the end result is always the same. Here is the MediaInfo output for two files in question:
General
Complete name : L:\Audiobooks\Wheel of Time\01 - Eye of the World\Robert Jordan - The Eye of the World, Part 02.m4a
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Apple audio with iTunes info
Codec ID : M4A
File size : 47.4 MiB
Duration : 1h 12mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 90.9 Kbps
Album : The Wheel of Time
Track name : The Eye of the World, Part 02
Track name/Position : 2
Track name/Total : 25
Performer : Robert Jordan
Genre : Audiobook
Recorded date : 1990
Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-13 18:25:57
Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-13 18:28:05
Writing application : qaac 2.46, CoreAudioToolbox 7.9.9.6, AAC-LC Encoder, TVBR q73, Quality 96
Cover : Yes
replaygain_track_gain : +4.13 dB
replaygain_track_peak : 0.965155
Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 1h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 89.3 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 114 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 46.6 MiB (98%)
Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-13 18:25:57
Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-13 18:28:05
Menu #1
ID : 2
Codec ID : text
Duration : 1h 12mn
Encoded date : UTC 2015-03-13 18:28:05
Tagged date : UTC 2015-03-13 18:28:05
00:00:00.000 : Chapter - 2 - Strangers E
00:03:42.266 : Chapter - 2 - Strangers F
00:06:29.120 : Chapter - 2 - Strangers G
00:10:06.813 : Chapter - 2 - Strangers H
00:12:59.173 : Chapter - 2 - Strangers I
00:14:46.280 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler A
00:17:25.653 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler B
00:21:17.866 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler C
00:24:17.906 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler D
00:27:37.653 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler E
00:31:40.386 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler F
00:34:33.746 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler G
00:37:48.866 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler H
00:41:36.813 : Chapter - 3 - The Peddler I
00:45:15.173 : Chapter - 4 - The Gleeman A
00:49:45.493 : Chapter - 4 - The Gleeman B
00:54:23.760 : Chapter - 4 - The Gleeman C
00:58:37.653 : Chapter - 4 - The Gleeman D
01:03:13.093 : Chapter - 4 - The Gleeman E
01:07:33.400 : Chapter - 4 - The Gleeman F
01:11:51.786 : Chapter - 4 - The Gleeman G
Bit rate mode : VBR
Menu #2
00:00:00.047 : The Eye of the World, Part 02
General
Complete name : L:\Audiobooks\Wheel of Time\02 - The Great Hunt\The Great Hunt, Part 01.m4b
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Apple audio with iTunes info
Codec ID : M4A
File size : 61.9 MiB
Duration : 1h 14mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 117 Kbps
Album : The Great Hunt, Part 01
Performer : Robert Jordan
Genre : Audiobook
Recorded date : 1991
Encoded date : UTC 2015-05-14 15:31:27
Tagged date : UTC 2015-05-14 15:33:10
Writing application : qaac 2.46, CoreAudioToolbox 7.9.9.6, AAC-LC Encoder, TVBR q91, Quality 96
Cover : Yes
Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 1h 14mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 115 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 148 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 60.8 MiB (98%)
Encoded date : UTC 2015-05-14 15:31:27
Tagged date : UTC 2015-05-14 15:33:10
Menu
00:01:31.834 : Prologue A
00:04:22.274 : Prologue B
00:07:36.954 : Prologue C
00:10:27.727 : Prologue D
00:14:50.461 : Prologue E
00:17:45.194 : Prologue F
00:21:20.287 : Prologue G
00:23:52.154 : Prologue H
00:27:19.874 : Prologue I
00:30:37.514 : Prologue J
00:35:07.141 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon A
00:38:45.061 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon B
00:41:33.034 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon C
00:45:15.367 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon D
00:48:45.807 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon E
00:52:06.394 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon F
00:55:39.594 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon G
00:59:02.887 : Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon H
01:00:44.021 : Chapter 02 - The Welcome A
01:03:32.834 : Chapter 02 - The Welcome B
01:07:06.981 : Chapter 02 - The Welcome C
01:10:39.701 : Chapter 02 - The Welcome D
It looks like the "Menu" section of the second group of files is getting truncated (note the lack of the "ID", "Codec ID", "Duration", and "Bit rate mode" subsections and the "Menu #2" section). Does anyone have a clue what I'm doing wrong, or if there is a step of the process I am forgetting? These results are the same regardless of whether I use foobar2000's "Edit MP4 chapters" or let QAAC handle it automatically.
If it is relevant, here is the CUE file generated by CUERipper:
REM DISCID 4E116317
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "The Great Hunt, Part 01"
REM DATE 1991
REM GENRE "Audiobook"
REM COMMENT "CUERipper v2.1.6 Copyright © 2008-13 Grigory Chudov"
FILE "Robert Jordan - The Great Hunt, Part 01.flac" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Introduction"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue A"
INDEX 01 01:31:59
TRACK 03 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue B"
INDEX 01 04:22:17
TRACK 04 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue C"
INDEX 01 07:36:68
TRACK 05 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue D"
INDEX 01 10:27:51
TRACK 06 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue E"
INDEX 01 14:50:31
TRACK 07 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue F"
INDEX 01 17:45:11
TRACK 08 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue G"
INDEX 01 21:20:18
TRACK 09 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue H"
INDEX 01 23:52:08
TRACK 10 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue I"
INDEX 01 27:19:62
TRACK 11 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Prologue J"
INDEX 01 30:37:35
TRACK 12 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon A"
INDEX 01 35:07:07
TRACK 13 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon B"
INDEX 01 38:45:01
TRACK 14 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon C"
INDEX 01 41:32:74
TRACK 15 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon D"
INDEX 01 45:15:24
TRACK 16 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon E"
INDEX 01 48:45:57
TRACK 17 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon F"
INDEX 01 52:06:26
TRACK 18 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon G"
INDEX 01 55:39:41
TRACK 19 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 01 - The Flame of Tar Valon H"
INDEX 01 59:02:63
TRACK 20 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 02 - The Welcome A"
INDEX 01 60:43:73
TRACK 21 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 02 - The Welcome B"
INDEX 01 63:32:59
TRACK 22 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 02 - The Welcome C"
INDEX 01 67:06:70
TRACK 23 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Robert Jordan"
TITLE "Chapter 02 - The Welcome D"
INDEX 01 70:39:49