Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

The premiere issue of Vegas Tips, Tricks, and Scripts.

In this issue:

What is Tips, Tricks, and Scripts
Vegas Preferences - Part 1
What is Scripting
Fade the Selected Event In and Out

Download Vol. 1, Issue 1

[dturnidge]

I downloaded and printed all your newsletters and started reading. I typed in your fadeinfadeout javascript, and had the following error:

Compilation error on line 25:

Variable 'TrackEvent' has not been declared


System.ApplicationException: Failed to compile script: 'C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas 6.0\Script Menu\FadeInFadeOut.js'
at Sony.Vegas.VSAManager.Compile()
at Sony.Vegas.ScriptHost.RunScript(Boolean fCompileOnly)

This is what I entered:

/**
* This script will add a one second fade in and fade out on the selected event
* Written by: Edward Troxel
* Revised: 02/26/2003
**/

import System.Windows.Forms;
import SonicFoundry.Vegas;

try {

// Find the selected event
var evnt = FindSelectedEvent();
if (null == evnt)
throw "no selected event";

// Now set the one second fade in and fade out
evnt.FadeIn.Length = new Timecode(1000);
evnt.FadeOut.Length = new Timecode(1000);

} catch (e) {
MessageBox.Show(e);
}

function FindSelectedEvent() : TrackEvent {
var trackEnum = new Enumerator(Vegas.Project.Tracks);
while (!trackEnum.atEnd()) {
var track : Track = Track(trackEnum.item());
var eventEnum = new Enumerator(track.Events);
while (!eventEnum.atEnd()) {
var evnt : TrackEvent = TrackEvent(eventEnum.item());
if (evnt.Selected) {
return evnt;
}
eventEnum.moveNext();
}
trackEnum.moveNext();
}
return null;
}

I have worked very sparingly with JS, so it is very likely that I entered something wrong. Please let me know what you see...

Thanks,

Dave

[Edward Troxel]

That's an easy one. That article was written on Vegas 4. Sony purchased Vegas while Vegas 4 was current and the following change is required for Vegas 5 or Vegas 6. Try making this change:

Find:
import SonicFoundry.Vegas;

and change it to:
import Sony.Vegas;


After making the above change, all should work as expected.

[dturnidge]

Cool! It worked! Hopefully, before I get done with your "book" I'll be able to write the one I need!!

Dave

[Rekcin]

Is there an easy way to make this work on all selected events?
_________________
Doh!

[Edward Troxel]

Yes there is. The Fade tool in Excalibur does this.

Here's an untested quickie:

[Rekcin]

Your untested quickie works like a charm, and saved me hours of manual work. Thank you so much.
_________________
Doh!