I've tried using a couple scripts that are supposed to automate adding regions to events (for batch encoding), but I can't seem to get them to work in V15. Are there any scripts out there that automate this process for V15?
Vegasaur can do this.
This script from John Meyer works for me. Save as RegionsFromEventFileNames.js
/**
* This script will add regions to all events on the first selected track,
* and name those regions using the media file name for each event.
* The regions will not overlap, even if the events overlap (because overlapping
* regions will be rejected by DVD Architect's subtitle facility).
* If a region already exists in the same location, no region is created.
*
* If more than one event comes from the same media, this will result in
* duplicate region names (which is OK, because you may want the same
* subtitle text in more than one place).
*
* Use the Edit Details view in Vegas to quickly view, modify, or delete
* the resulting regions.
*
* You can then use the script that ships with Vegas to convert these
* region names to a subtitle file that can be imported into DVD Architect
* (or other DVD authoring program). Thus, the file names of your media
* can become subtitles, without any work on your part.
*
* By John Meyer 4/11/2005
* (updated 8/1/2005)
*
* March 2017 - Modified namespace for Vegas Pro 14 (Nick Hope)
*
**/
import System;
import System.IO;
import System.Windows.Forms;
import ScriptPortal.Vegas;
var evnt : TrackEvent;
var myRegion : Region;
var RegionName : String;
try {
//Find first selected track
var track = FindSelectedTrack();
if (null == track)
throw "no selected track";
var eventEnum = new Enumerator(track.Events);
while (!eventEnum.atEnd()) {
evnt = TrackEvent(eventEnum.item());
var MyFilePath = evnt.ActiveTake.MediaPath;
var extFileName = Path.GetFileName(MyFilePath);
var baseFileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(extFileName); // Media file name for this event
var StartTime = evnt.Start;
var LengthTime = evnt.Length;
if (evnt.FadeOut.Length.Nanos > 0) {
LengthTime = LengthTime - evnt.FadeOut.Length; // Eliminates region overlaps at crossfades.
}
// if (evnt.Selected) { // Add this IF statement, and ending brace, to only add regions for SELECTED events.
// The RegionExist function checks if a region already exists at this point.
if (!RegionExist(StartTime.ToMilliseconds(),LengthTime.ToMilliseconds() ) ) {
myRegion = new Region(StartTime,LengthTime,baseFileName); //Insert a region over this event
Vegas.Project.Regions.Add(myRegion);
}
// } // End if evnt.Selected
eventEnum.moveNext();
} // End while (!eventEnum.atEnd()
} catch (e) {
MessageBox.Show(e);
}
function FindSelectedTrack() : Track {
var trackEnum = new Enumerator(Vegas.Project.Tracks);
while (!trackEnum.atEnd()) {
var track : Track = Track(trackEnum.item());
if (track.Selected) {
return track;
}
trackEnum.moveNext();
}
return null;
}
function RegionExist(dStart,dLength) : boolean {
var fmarkerEnum = new Enumerator(Vegas.Project.Regions);
while (!fmarkerEnum.atEnd()) {
var fRegion = fmarkerEnum.item();
var fRegionLength = fRegion.Length.ToMilliseconds();
var fRegionStart = fRegion.Position.ToMilliseconds();
if ( (dLength == fRegionLength) && (dStart == fRegionStart) ) {
return 1;
}
fmarkerEnum.moveNext();
}
return 0;
}
So it is able to get the file name into the regions... is there any way to get the name from the regions to overwrite the base file name in batch render, so that the output file has the same filename as the input file? I know the paid plugins can do this, but I was hoping there was a script laying around that worked in V15. No luck so far.
I had success by using this tool to convert this script (the script below is already converted to work in VP15). Use the script Nick posted above to get your regions with file names inserted into them, then this script to convert files to another format while keeping the original file names:
/**
* Sample script that performs batch renders with GUI for selecting
* render templates.
*
* HACKED BY JARNO ELONEN, 2011, to use region names as filenames.
* The filename part specified with the GUI is ignored.
**/
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using ScriptPortal.Vegas;
public class EntryPoint {
// set this to true if you want to allow files to be overwritten
bool OverwriteExistingFiles = false;
//String defaultBasePath = "Untitled_";
String defaultBasePath = "DUMMY";
ScriptPortal.Vegas.Vegas myVegas = null;
enum RenderMode
{
Project = 0,
Selection,
Regions,
}
ArrayList SelectedTemplates = new ArrayList();
public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)
{
myVegas = vegas;
String projectPath = myVegas.Project.FilePath;
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(projectPath)) {
String dir = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
defaultBasePath = Path.Combine(dir, defaultBasePath);
} else {
String dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(projectPath);
String fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(projectPath);
//defaultBasePath = Path.Combine(dir, fileName + "_");
defaultBasePath = Path.Combine(dir, defaultBasePath);
}
DialogResult result = ShowBatchRenderDialog();
myVegas.UpdateUI();
if (DialogResult.OK == result) {
// inform the user of some special failure cases
String outputFilePath = FileNameBox.Text;
RenderMode renderMode = RenderMode.Project;
if (RenderRegionsButton.Checked) {
renderMode = RenderMode.Regions;
} else if (RenderSelectionButton.Checked) {
renderMode = RenderMode.Selection;
}
DoBatchRender(SelectedTemplates, outputFilePath, renderMode);
}
}
void DoBatchRender(ArrayList selectedTemplates, String basePath, RenderMode renderMode)
{
String outputDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(basePath);
String baseFileName = Path.GetFileName(basePath);
// make sure templates are selected
if ((null == selectedTemplates) || (0 == selectedTemplates.Count))
throw new ApplicationException("No render templates selected.");
// make sure the output directory exists
if (!Directory.Exists(outputDirectory))
throw new ApplicationException("The output directory does not exist.");
RenderStatus status = RenderStatus.Canceled;
// enumerate through each selected render template
foreach (RenderItem renderItem in selectedTemplates) {
// construct the file name (most of it)
String filename = Path.Combine(outputDirectory,
FixFileName(baseFileName) +
FixFileName(renderItem.Renderer.FileTypeName) +
"_" +
FixFileName(renderItem.Template.Name));
if (RenderMode.Regions == renderMode) {
int regionIndex = 0;
foreach (ScriptPortal.Vegas.Region region in myVegas.Project.Regions) {
/*
String regionFilename = String.Format("{0}[{1}]{2}",
filename,
regionIndex.ToString(),
renderItem.Extension);
*/
String regionFilename = Path.Combine(outputDirectory,
FixFileName(region.Label) +
renderItem.Extension);
// Render the region
status = DoRender(regionFilename, renderItem, region.Position, region.Length);
if (RenderStatus.Canceled == status) break;
regionIndex++;
}
} else {
filename += renderItem.Extension;
Timecode renderStart, renderLength;
if (renderMode == RenderMode.Selection) {
renderStart = myVegas.SelectionStart;
renderLength = myVegas.SelectionLength;
} else {
renderStart = new Timecode();
renderLength = myVegas.Project.Length;
}
status = DoRender(filename, renderItem, renderStart, renderLength);
}
if (RenderStatus.Canceled == status) break;
}
}
// perform the render. The Render method returns a member of the
// RenderStatus enumeration. If it is anything other than OK,
// exit the loops. This will throw an error message string if the
// render does not complete successfully.
RenderStatus DoRender(String filePath, RenderItem renderItem, Timecode start, Timecode length)
{
ValidateFilePath(filePath);
// make sure the file does not already exist
if (!OverwriteExistingFiles && File.Exists(filePath)) {
throw new ApplicationException("File already exists: " + filePath);
}
// perform the render. The Render method returns
// a member of the RenderStatus enumeration. If
// it is anything other than OK, exit the loops.
RenderStatus status = myVegas.Render(filePath, renderItem.Template, start, length);
switch (status)
{
case RenderStatus.Complete:
case RenderStatus.Canceled:
break;
case RenderStatus.Failed:
default:
StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder("Render failed:\n");
msg.Append("\n file name: ");
msg.Append(filePath);
msg.Append("\n Renderer: ");
msg.Append(renderItem.Renderer.FileTypeName);
msg.Append("\n Template: ");
msg.Append(renderItem.Template.Name);
msg.Append("\n Start Time: ");
msg.Append(start.ToString());
msg.Append("\n Length: ");
msg.Append(length.ToString());
throw new ApplicationException(msg.ToString());
}
return status;
}
String FixFileName(String name)
{
const Char replacementChar = '-';
foreach (char badChar in Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()) {
name = name.Replace(badChar, replacementChar);
}
return name;
}
void ValidateFilePath(String filePath)
{
if (filePath.Length > 260)
throw new ApplicationException("File name too long: " + filePath);
foreach (char badChar in Path.GetInvalidPathChars()) {
if (0 <= filePath.IndexOf(badChar)) {
throw new ApplicationException("Invalid file name: " + filePath);
}
}
}
class RenderItem
{
public readonly Renderer Renderer = null;
public readonly RenderTemplate Template = null;
public readonly String Extension = null;
public RenderItem(Renderer r, RenderTemplate t, String e)
{
this.Renderer = r;
this.Template = t;
// need to strip off the extension's leading "*"
if (null != e) this.Extension = e.TrimStart('*');
}
}
Button BrowseButton;
TextBox FileNameBox;
TreeView TemplateTree;
RadioButton RenderProjectButton;
RadioButton RenderRegionsButton;
RadioButton RenderSelectionButton;
DialogResult ShowBatchRenderDialog()
{
Form dlog = new Form();
dlog.Text = "Batch Render";
dlog.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
dlog.MaximizeBox = false;
dlog.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
dlog.Width = 600;
dlog.FormClosing += this.HandleFormClosing;
int titleBarHeight = dlog.Height - dlog.ClientSize.Height;
int buttonWidth = 80;
//FileNameBox = AddTextControl(dlog, "Base File Name", titleBarHeight + 6, 460, 10, defaultBasePath);
FileNameBox = AddTextControl(dlog, "Directory to save clips (filename is ignored)", titleBarHeight + 6, 460, 10, defaultBasePath);
BrowseButton = new Button();
BrowseButton.Left = FileNameBox.Right + 4;
BrowseButton.Top = FileNameBox.Top - 2;
BrowseButton.Width = buttonWidth;
BrowseButton.Height = BrowseButton.Font.Height + 12;
BrowseButton.Text = "Browse...";
BrowseButton.Click += new EventHandler(this.HandleBrowseClick);
dlog.Controls.Add(BrowseButton);
TemplateTree = new TreeView();
TemplateTree.Left = 10;
TemplateTree.Width = dlog.Width - 20;
TemplateTree.Top = BrowseButton.Bottom + 10;
TemplateTree.Height = 300;
TemplateTree.CheckBoxes = true;
TemplateTree.AfterCheck += new TreeViewEventHandler(this.HandleTreeViewCheck);
dlog.Controls.Add(TemplateTree);
int buttonTop = TemplateTree.Bottom + 16;
int buttonsLeft = dlog.Width - (2*(buttonWidth+10));
RenderProjectButton = AddRadioControl(dlog,
"(n/a)", // Render Project
6,
buttonTop,
false); // true);
RenderSelectionButton = AddRadioControl(dlog,
"(n/a)", // "Render Selection",
RenderProjectButton.Right,
buttonTop,
false); // (0 != myVegas.SelectionLength.Nanos));
RenderRegionsButton = AddRadioControl(dlog,
"Render Regions",
RenderSelectionButton.Right,
buttonTop,
(0 != myVegas.Project.Regions.Count));
RenderProjectButton.Checked = true;
Button okButton = new Button();
okButton.Text = "OK";
okButton.Left = dlog.Width - (2*(buttonWidth+10));
okButton.Top = buttonTop;
okButton.Width = buttonWidth;
okButton.Height = okButton.Font.Height + 12;
okButton.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK;
dlog.AcceptButton = okButton;
dlog.Controls.Add(okButton);
Button cancelButton = new Button();
cancelButton.Text = "Cancel";
cancelButton.Left = dlog.Width - (1*(buttonWidth+10));
cancelButton.Top = buttonTop;
cancelButton.Height = cancelButton.Font.Height + 12;
cancelButton.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
dlog.CancelButton = cancelButton;
dlog.Controls.Add(cancelButton);
dlog.Height = titleBarHeight + okButton.Bottom + 8;
dlog.ShowInTaskbar = false;
FillTemplateTree();
return dlog.ShowDialog(myVegas.MainWindow);
}
TextBox AddTextControl(Form dlog, String labelName, int left, int width, int top, String defaultValue)
{
Label label = new Label();
label.AutoSize = true;
label.Text = labelName + ":";
label.Left = left;
label.Top = top + 4;
dlog.Controls.Add(label);
TextBox textbox = new TextBox();
textbox.Multiline = false;
textbox.Left = label.Right;
textbox.Top = top;
textbox.Width = width - (label.Width);
textbox.Text = defaultValue;
dlog.Controls.Add(textbox);
return textbox;
}
RadioButton AddRadioControl(Form dlog, String labelName, int left, int top, bool enabled)
{
Label label = new Label();
label.AutoSize = true;
label.Text = labelName;
label.Left = left;
label.Top = top + 4;
label.Enabled = enabled;
dlog.Controls.Add(label);
RadioButton radiobutton = new RadioButton();
radiobutton.Left = label.Right;
radiobutton.Width = 36;
radiobutton.Top = top;
radiobutton.Enabled = enabled;
dlog.Controls.Add(radiobutton);
return radiobutton;
}
void FillTemplateTree()
{
int projectAudioChannelCount = 0;
if (AudioBusMode.Stereo == myVegas.Project.Audio.MasterBusMode) {
projectAudioChannelCount = 2;
} else if (AudioBusMode.Surround == myVegas.Project.Audio.MasterBusMode) {
projectAudioChannelCount = 6;
}
bool projectHasVideo = ProjectHasVideo();
bool projectHasAudio = ProjectHasAudio();
foreach (Renderer renderer in myVegas.Renderers) {
try {
String rendererName = renderer.FileTypeName;
TreeNode rendererNode = new TreeNode(rendererName);
rendererNode.Tag = new RenderItem(renderer, null, null);
foreach (RenderTemplate template in renderer.Templates) {
try {
// filter out invalid templates
if (!template.IsValid()) {
continue;
}
// filter out video templates when project has
// no video.
if (!projectHasVideo && (0 < template.VideoStreamCount)) {
continue;
}
// filter out audio-only templates when project has no audio
if (!projectHasAudio && (0 == template.VideoStreamCount) && (0 < template.AudioStreamCount)) {
continue;
}
// filter out templates that have more channels than the project
if (projectAudioChannelCount < template.AudioChannelCount) {
continue;
}
// filter out templates that don't have
// exactly one file extension
String[] extensions = template.FileExtensions;
if (1 != extensions.Length) {
continue;
}
String templateName = template.Name;
TreeNode templateNode = new TreeNode(templateName);
templateNode.Tag = new RenderItem(renderer, template, extensions[0]);
rendererNode.Nodes.Add(templateNode);
} catch (Exception e) {
// skip it
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
if (0 == rendererNode.Nodes.Count) {
continue;
} else if (1 == rendererNode.Nodes.Count) {
// skip it if the only template is the project
// settings template.
if (0 == ((RenderItem) rendererNode.Nodes[0].Tag).Template.Index) {
continue;
}
} else {
TemplateTree.Nodes.Add(rendererNode);
}
} catch {
// skip it
}
}
}
bool ProjectHasVideo() {
foreach (Track track in myVegas.Project.Tracks) {
if (track.IsVideo()) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
bool ProjectHasAudio() {
foreach (Track track in myVegas.Project.Tracks) {
if (track.IsAudio()) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
void UpdateSelectedTemplates()
{
SelectedTemplates.Clear();
foreach (TreeNode node in TemplateTree.Nodes) {
foreach (TreeNode templateNode in node.Nodes) {
if (templateNode.Checked) {
SelectedTemplates.Add(templateNode.Tag);
}
}
}
}
void HandleBrowseClick(Object sender, EventArgs args)
{
SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog = new SaveFileDialog();
saveFileDialog.Filter = "All Files (*.*)|*.*";
saveFileDialog.CheckPathExists = true;
saveFileDialog.AddExtension = false;
if (null != FileNameBox) {
String filename = FileNameBox.Text;
String initialDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(filename);
if (Directory.Exists(initialDir)) {
saveFileDialog.InitialDirectory = initialDir;
}
saveFileDialog.DefaultExt = Path.GetExtension(filename);
saveFileDialog.FileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filename);
}
if (System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK == saveFileDialog.ShowDialog()) {
if (null != FileNameBox) {
FileNameBox.Text = Path.GetFullPath(saveFileDialog.FileName);
}
}
}
void HandleTreeViewCheck(object sender, TreeViewEventArgs args)
{
if (args.Node.Checked) {
if (0 != args.Node.Nodes.Count) {
if ((args.Action == TreeViewAction.ByKeyboard) || (args.Action == TreeViewAction.ByMouse)) {
SetChildrenChecked(args.Node, true);
}
} else if (!args.Node.Parent.Checked) {
args.Node.Parent.Checked = true;
}
} else {
if (0 != args.Node.Nodes.Count) {
if ((args.Action == TreeViewAction.ByKeyboard) || (args.Action == TreeViewAction.ByMouse)) {
SetChildrenChecked(args.Node, false);
}
} else if (args.Node.Parent.Checked) {
if (!AnyChildrenChecked(args.Node.Parent)) {
args.Node.Parent.Checked = false;
}
}
}
}
void HandleFormClosing(Object sender, FormClosingEventArgs args)
{
Form dlg = sender as Form;
if (null == dlg) return;
if (DialogResult.OK != dlg.DialogResult) return;
String outputFilePath = FileNameBox.Text;
try {
String outputDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(outputFilePath);
if (!Directory.Exists(outputDirectory)) throw new ApplicationException();
} catch {
String title = "Invalid Directory";
StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder();
msg.Append("The output directory does not exist.\n");
msg.Append("Please specify the directory and base file name using the Browse button.");
MessageBox.Show(dlg, msg.ToString(), title, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
args.Cancel = true;
return;
}
try {
String baseFileName = Path.GetFileName(outputFilePath);
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(baseFileName)) throw new ApplicationException();
if (-1 != baseFileName.IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars())) throw new ApplicationException();
} catch {
String title = "Invalid Base File Name";
StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder();
msg.Append("The base file name is not a valid file name.\n");
msg.Append("Make sure it contains one or more valid file name characters.");
MessageBox.Show(dlg, msg.ToString(), title, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
args.Cancel = true;
return;
}
UpdateSelectedTemplates();
if (0 == SelectedTemplates.Count)
{
String title = "No Templates Selected";
StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder();
msg.Append("No render templates selected.\n");
msg.Append("Select one or more render templates from the available formats.");
MessageBox.Show(dlg, msg.ToString(), title, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
args.Cancel = true;
return;
}
}
void SetChildrenChecked(TreeNode node, bool checkIt)
{
foreach (TreeNode childNode in node.Nodes) {
if (childNode.Checked != checkIt)
childNode.Checked = checkIt;
}
}
bool AnyChildrenChecked(TreeNode node)
{
foreach (TreeNode childNode in node.Nodes) {
if (childNode.Checked) return true;
}
return false;
}
}