Automating Your Video Editing
In this tutorial we look at changes in VEGAS between the different versions and how to make the script compatible with as many versions as possible. Looking at the version of VEGAS currently being used allows us to vary the effect names to properly be located. Please sign up here and leave comments with suggestions Read More …
In this tutorial we look back at how to create a subclip, use the option to reverse the video in the subclip, and add that new subclip as a take to the original event. This allows us to swap between forward and reversed video simply by pressing “T”. This was based off this forum post:https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/revese-trackevent–132555/ Read More …
In this tutorial we look at some of the various terms related to events on the timeline and how they relate to the actual underlying media. As each media can have multiple streams and each event can have multiple takes, it’s important to see how each of these pieces relate to each other. This is Read More …
In this tutorial we look at selecting every other event on the timeline. Then we expand on that to selecting every third, fourth, etc… event on the timeline and also determine whether the first event selected is the first event on the timeline or some other event along the timeline. This is based of this Read More …
In this tutorial we research the “Track Order Mystery” when adding new tracks to the timeline. How is the order determined? This all stems from this forum post:https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/track-order-mystery–143723/ Please sign up here and leave comments with suggestions of tasks you would like to see automated. You can help guide the direction of these videos. Also, Read More …
In this tutorial we expand on the previous tutorial and add all files in the folder (and optionally sub-folders) that are not currently in the project to the project. This will allow any additions added to the folder after the project was started to then be added in bulk to the timeline. You can download Read More …
In this tutorial we now take the newest file found and add both video and audio – if it has both video and audio – to the timeline at the cursor location on the first video and audio track found. If no video or audio tracks were found, a new one will be created. You Read More …
In this tutorial we begin looking at how to locate the newest changed file in a folder and then expand that search to include all sub-directories as well. For this tutorial, once the newest file is found, we display the full path and file name to verify we have found the newest file. Please sign Read More …
In this tutorial we learn how to toggle the preview screen mode between Preview (Auto) and Best (Full) and explain how that can be useful in some editing situations in order to get a higher preview framerate. Please sign up here and leave comments with suggestions of tasks you would like to see automated. You Read More …
In this tutorial we cycle through the four different Alpha Channel modes for selected events. We cycle through None, Straight, Premultiplied, and Premultiplied Dirty. This will also allow you to see the differences between the various modes and choose the one that works best for each situation. Please sign up here and leave comments with Read More …