Thanks @RogerS I do have SubtitleEdit - but this time I just went for the subtitles directly in Vegas. Naive of me! 😄

A few of us have made such a feature request so maybe it will be added to VEGAS natively some day.

As far as I can remember, this is a request that has been made for more than five years.

@Heidi-Hansen here is a script to export subtitles to SRT file made by @jetdv

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime;
using System.Xml;
using ScriptPortal.Vegas;

namespace Test_Script
{
    public class Class1
    {
        public Vegas myVegas;
        public static FileStream OutStream;
        public static StreamWriter OutWriter;

        public void Main(Vegas vegas)
        {
            myVegas = vegas;

            int Counter = 1;

            SaveFileDialog ofd = new SaveFileDialog();
            ofd.Filter = "SRT File (*.srt)|*.srt|All Files (*.*)|*.*";
            ofd.Title = "SRT File Location & Name";
            DialogResult dr = ofd.ShowDialog();
            if (dr == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
            {
                string filename = ofd.FileName;

                OutStream = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.OpenOrCreate);
                OutWriter = new StreamWriter(OutStream);

                RulerFormat saveFormat = myVegas.Project.Ruler.Format;
                myVegas.Project.Ruler.Format = RulerFormat.Time;

                foreach (Track myTrack in myVegas.Project.Tracks)
                {
                    if (myTrack.IsVideo())
                    {
                        foreach (TrackEvent evnt in myTrack.Events)
                        {
                            if (evnt.Selected && evnt.ActiveTake.Media.IsGenerated())
                            {
                                VideoEvent vevnt = (VideoEvent)evnt;
                                Effect gEffect = vevnt.ActiveTake.Media.Generator;

                                if (gEffect.PlugIn.UniqueID == "{Svfx:com.vegascreativesoftware:titlesandtext}")
                                {
                                    OFXEffect ofx = gEffect.OFXEffect;
                                    OFXStringParameter tparm = (OFXStringParameter)ofx.FindParameterByName("Text");

                                    RichTextBox rtfText = new RichTextBox();
                                    rtfText.Rtf = tparm.Value;
                                    string SubTitle = rtfText.Text;

                                    string startTime = evnt.Start.ToString().Replace('.', ',');
                                    string endTime = evnt.End.ToString().Replace('.', ',');
                                    string times = startTime.Trim() + " --> " + endTime.Trim();

                                    OutWriter.WriteLine(Counter.ToString().Trim());
                                    OutWriter.WriteLine(times);
                                    OutWriter.WriteLine(SubTitle);
                                    OutWriter.WriteLine(""); //blank line

                                    Counter++;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                myVegas.Project.Ruler.Format = saveFormat;

                OutWriter.Close();
                OutStream.Close();
            }
        }
    }
}

public class EntryPoint
{
    public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas, string scriptFile, XmlDocument scriptSettings, ScriptArgs args)
    {
        Test_Script.Class1 test = new Test_Script.Class1();
        test.Main(vegas);
    }
}

Just select all text events and run the script, then it will save to an srt file.

The tutorial for the script above comes out next week - April 21, 2025.

Great work jetdv!

The tutorial for the script above comes out next week - April 21, 2025.

I look forward to that :-) Thanks a lot!

I just watched jetdv’s video on YouTube, and I’m really happy to see that it’s now possible to export subtitles as an SRT file. I’m a bit clueless with scripting though. I copied the whole script from the link in this thread, but I’m not sure how or where to save it. Should I just paste it into Notepad and save it as .cs, .js, .vb, or .dll? Those are the only options I see, and I don’t really understand scripting. Any guidance would be much appreciated :)

@Heidi-Hansen Paste the text to Notepad, save as ".cs" file in "C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro\22\Script Menu"

I like "My Documents"\Vegas Script Menu instead. Then it will show up in all versions of VEGAS. Plus, you really shouldn't modify the "Program Files" folder.

@Heidi-Hansen Paste the text to Notepad, save as ".cs" file in "C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro\22\Script Menu"

Oh my, it’s working! I can now export SRT-files! Thank you so much. At first I had to go through the hassle of even saving in that folder. Apparently I didn’t have permissions. Things used to be so much easier back in the day :D

@Heidi-Hansen Paste the text to Notepad, save as ".cs" file in "C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro\22\Script Menu"

I like "My Documents"\Vegas Script Menu instead. Then it will show up in all versions of VEGAS. Plus, you really shouldn't modify the "Program Files" folder.

Oh, I am not even sure if I also have Vegas files there. Could it cause any issues that I have now given myself permission to save in that folder?

@Heidi-Hansen Paste the text to Notepad, save as ".cs" file in "C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro\22\Script Menu"

I like "My Documents"\Vegas Script Menu instead. Then it will show up in all versions of VEGAS. Plus, you really shouldn't modify the "Program Files" folder.

@jetdv The location "C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro\22\Script Menu " is the one that is mentioned in the VEGAS Pro 22 manual as the place to add scripts. I didn't know about other possible locations.

EDITED: I've found the other possible locations mentioned in the "Scripting FAQs" section of the manual.

@Heidi-Hansen

Could it cause any issues that I have now given myself permission to save in that folder?

I don't think so. But maybe someone else here has more information to provide.

@LdM_Edit That's where VEGAS stores the built-in scripts. But it's advised not to change the "Program Files" folder. There's about a half dozen other places. I find the "My Documents" location to be the easiest. But, yes, you have to create the "Vegas Script Menu" folder there in order to place scripts there. "Vegas Application Extensions" is another folder you can create there to save custom commands. Various locations that do not touch "Program Files" are:

[My Documents]\Vegas Script Menu\ 
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Vegas Pro\22.0\Script Menu\     <--- (Version Specific!)
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Vegas Pro\22.0\Script Menu\     <--- (Version Specific!)
C:\ProgramData\Vegas Pro\22.0\Script Menu\     <--- (Version Specific!)
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Vegas Pro\Script Menu\ 
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Vegas Pro\Script Menu\ 
C:\ProgramData\Vegas Pro\Script Menu\

On the "Version Specific" lines, you would need to change the version number for the version you want the script to show up. Unless it truly is version specific, I'd put it in any of the other locations which will let them show up in any version. To me, the "My Documents" location is the easiest to find/use.

I talk about the various locations for Custom Commands in part 5 of the "Custom Command" series:

They're basically the same as the above - the ending folder name changes to "Application Extensions" but the location of the folder is the same.

@jetdv 

That's where VEGAS stores the built-in scripts. But it's advised not to change the "Program Files" folder.

I'm trying to understand this situation. You obviously know more than me about VEGAS and scripting, but what you are saying seems to imply that the VEGAS Pro 22 manual is giving the user bad advice. Here's a quote from the manual:

Adding scripts to the Scripting menu

When you start the program, VEGAS Pro looks at the Script Menu folder in the VEGAS Pro program folder to determine which scripts appear in the Scripting submenu. This folder is C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro\22\Script Menu by default.

1. Add or delete scripts in the Script Menu folder to change the contents of the submenu.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Scripting, and then choose Rescan Script Menu Folder to update the menu.

https://help.magix-hub.com/video/vegas/22/en/content/topics/11-autoscript/scripting_in_vegas.htm

Then, either: 

 1. There's actually no harm in modifiying this specific folder "C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro\22\Script Menu" as per the manual's instructions, although it is true that in general altering the content of "C:\Program Files" is not advised. Or

 2. The VEGAS Pro 22 manual is giving the user bad advise and it would be better to modify it.

@LdM_Edit - I'm going with #1.

It is generally advised not to modify the "Program Files" folder. Adding a new script there will not "hurt" unless you uninstall and then the things you've modified may not be removed. However, say you have three versions of VEGAS installed. Do you want to save this new script in three different folders? Or would you prefer to put it ONE folder that all three can see?

Then, if you make changes to the script, you would only need to change the ONE folder instead of remembering to change it multiple times in multiple places.

It just makes a lot more sense to NOT touch the "Program Files" folder (as recommended by Microsoft) and place them in one of the common repositories. I find the "My Documents" location the easiest to find/remember.