Doing that will only give you timecode, not date & time which is what the OP wants.
Unfortunately, I don't think there's a way to extract that information yet :-(

Mike

OK, thanks!

Actually, in V8, a script can be created to add the time.
There is a field in the Media object that is called RecordedDateTime and it provide the information.

Udi

>Actually, in V8, a script can be created to add the time.
>There is a field in the Media object that is called
>RecordedDateTime and it provide the information

I too an interested in extracting this date information, but I have never written a Vegas script in my life. Any pointers on how to create a simple script to access and display this media object would be greatly appreciated.

--Rob

I was hoping that someone will pick up the task.
Here is a sample script that print the tape name, tc and recording time.
What is needed is to add a text field on an upper track with the text value, maybe changing the text every 1sec.

Udi

import System.Windows.Forms;
import Sony.Vegas;

try {
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 ev : TrackEvent = TrackEvent(eventEnum.item());
if(ev.Selected) {
var take = ev.ActiveTake;
var media = take.Media;
MessageBox.Show( " file : " + take.MediaPath +
"\n Tape : " + media.TapeName +
"\n Tape in :" + media.TimecodeIn +
"\n Tape out:" + media.TimecodeOut +
"\n Recorded at: " + media.RecordedDateTime
);
}
eventEnum.moveNext();
}
trackEnum.moveNext();
}
} catch (e) {
MessageBox.Show(e);
}

What is needed is to add a text field on an upper track with the text value, maybe changing the text every 1sec.

Changing text in Text generated media is not scriptable. The script can add the gnerated media as needed but can't change the text.

I was waiting for your response.

It is about time that someone will right a "scriptable" text plugin.

Udi

"It is about time that someone will right a "scriptable" text plugin."

Amen!
And another thing. Some way to add burnt in tape numbers and clip numbers would be oh so usefull. Doing this by hand when you've got lots of clips is no fun at all. So damn little I added the tape number and didn't think it through carefully. The client's camera was dodgy and he liked to review every clip. So TC restarts at every clip, what a mess. His paper EDL was less than useless.

And yes, I know, I should have fixed this upfront and restriped the TC to a new tape. We live and learn and we get sloppy and we forget and we have to learn all over again.

Bob.

Well, I would be happy with a way to read (i.e., in dialog box) the DateCode at the current cursor position on the timeline.

The sample script provided by Udi appears to be missing some declarations (recall I am a scripting dummy). I receive the following error when I run the sample script (which I called "Read_Data_Code.js"):

Read_Date_Code.js(4) : Variable 'Track' has not been declared
Read_Date_Code.js(7) : Variable 'TrackEvent' has not been declared
Read_Date_Code.js(11) : Variable 'MessageBox' has not been declared

What do I need to add to the above sample script to address these declaration errors?

Thanks!

--Rob

Rob, sounds like you missed the two "import" lines at the top. Put those in and it should fix those errors.