Hi.
I have created video and marked several regions using region tool (R-key). I know how to export regions to files using script that came part of Vegas. However, as I understand it won't use region name at all when it generates files. Filename naming is kind of ".._MAGIX AVC-AAC MP4_Internet HD 1080p 25 fps (NVIDIA NVENC)[0]".
It would be nice if "[0]" would be region name. Is there solution for this, or should I try editing the script directly?
Using Vegas Pro 17 365
Tools like Vegasaur offer this for Vegas Pro.
Thank you for tip. It looks that it contains also other useful items as well.
The script that came with Vegas is very easy to customize. I like to render my regions with a 3-digit prefix starting with "001" tacked onto the region name. Here's my little version with the few areas I patched marked with the "//" as comments.
/**
* Sample script that performs batch renders with GUI for selecting
* render templates.
*
* Revision Date: Jun. 28, 2006. hv: 1/29/19 for Magix Vegas v16
**/
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
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_";
const int QUICKTIME_MAX_FILE_NAME_LENGTH = 55; 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 + "_");
String fileName = "0";
defaultBasePath = Path.Combine(dir, fileName);
} 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."); List<RenderArgs> renders = new List<RenderArgs>(); // 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));
// start my_code1:
String filename = Path.Combine(outputDirectory,
FixFileName(baseFileName));// end my_code1
//check to see if this is a QuickTime file...if so, file length cannot exceed 59 characters
if (renderItem.Renderer.ClassID == Renderer.CLSID_CSfQT7RenderFileClass)
{
int size = baseFileName.Length + renderItem.Renderer.FileTypeName.Length + 1 + renderItem.Template.Name.Length;
if (size > QUICKTIME_MAX_FILE_NAME_LENGTH)
{
int dif = size - (QUICKTIME_MAX_FILE_NAME_LENGTH - 2); //extra buffer for a "--" to indicated name is truncated.
string tempstr1 = renderItem.Renderer.FileTypeName;
string tempstr2 = renderItem.Template.Name;
if (tempstr1.Length < (dif + 3))
{
dif -= (tempstr1.Length - 3);
tempstr1 = tempstr1.Substring(0, 3);
tempstr2 = tempstr2.Substring(dif);
}
else
{
tempstr1 = tempstr1.Substring(0, tempstr1.Length - dif);
}
filename = Path.Combine(outputDirectory,
FixFileName(baseFileName) +
FixFileName(tempstr1) +
"--" +
FixFileName(tempstr2));
}
}
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);
// start my_code2:
String dot = ".";
String fIndex;
int regionIndex = 1;
foreach (ScriptPortal.Vegas.Region region in myVegas.Project.Regions) {
if (regionIndex < 10) fIndex = "0" + regionIndex.ToString() + " ";
else fIndex = regionIndex.ToString() + " ";
String regionFilename = String.Format("{0}{1}",
filename + fIndex + region.Label,
renderItem.Extension);
//end my_code2
RenderArgs args = new RenderArgs();
args.OutputFile = regionFilename;
args.RenderTemplate = renderItem.Template;
args.Start = region.Position;
args.Length = region.Length;
renders.Add(args);
regionIndex++;
}
} else {
filename += renderItem.Extension;
RenderArgs args = new RenderArgs();
args.OutputFile = filename;
args.RenderTemplate = renderItem.Template;
args.UseSelection = (renderMode == RenderMode.Selection);
renders.Add(args);
}
} // validate all files and propmt for overwrites
foreach (RenderArgs args in renders) {
ValidateFilePath(args.OutputFile);
if (!OverwriteExistingFiles)
{
if (File.Exists(args.OutputFile)) {
String msg = "File(s) exists. Do you want to overwrite them?";
DialogResult rs;
rs = MessageBox.Show(msg,
"Overwrite files?",
MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel,
MessageBoxIcon.Warning,
MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2);
if (DialogResult.Cancel == rs) {
return;
} else {
OverwriteExistingFiles = true;
}
}
}
}
// perform all renders. The Render method returns a member of the RenderStatus enumeration. If it is
// anything other than OK, exit the loop.
foreach (RenderArgs args in renders) {
if (RenderStatus.Canceled == DoRender(args)) {
break;
}
} } RenderStatus DoRender(RenderArgs args)
{
RenderStatus status = myVegas.Render(args);
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(args.OutputFile);
msg.Append("\n Template: ");
msg.Append(args.RenderTemplate.Name);
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()
{
const float HiDPI_RES_LIMIT = 1.37f; // based on the original HiDPI changes for DVP-667
float dpiScale = 1.0f; Form dlog = new Form(); // Determine if DPI scale adjustments need to be made (ref. DVP-667)
Graphics g = ((Control)dlog).CreateGraphics();
if (g != null)
{
dpiScale = (float)g.DpiY / 96.0f;
g.Dispose(); if (dpiScale < HiDPI_RES_LIMIT) // only apply if DPI scale > 150%
dpiScale = 1.0f;
}// dlog.Text = "Batch Render";
// start my_code3:
dlog.Text = "hv Customized Batch Render";
// end my_code3: dlog.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
dlog.MaximizeBox = false;
dlog.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
dlog.Width = (int)(610 * dpiScale);
dlog.FormClosing += this.HandleFormClosing; int titleBarHeight = dlog.Height - dlog.ClientSize.Height;
int buttonWidth = (int)(80 * dpiScale);
int fileNameWidth = (int)(460 * dpiScale); FileNameBox = AddTextControl(dlog, "Base File Name", titleBarHeight + 6, fileNameWidth, 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 - 35;
TemplateTree.Top = BrowseButton.Bottom + 10;
TemplateTree.Height = (int)(300 * dpiScale);
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,
"Render Project",
6,
buttonTop,
true);
RenderSelectionButton = AddRadioControl(dlog,
"Render Selection",
RenderProjectButton.Right,
buttonTop,
(0 != myVegas.SelectionLength.Nanos));
RenderRegionsButton = AddRadioControl(dlog,
"Render Regions",
RenderSelectionButton.Right,
buttonTop,
(0 != myVegas.Project.Regions.Count));
// RenderProjectButton.Checked = true;
// start my_code4: (default to rendering regions_
RenderRegionsButton.Checked = true;
// end my_code4
int buttonRightGap = (int)(dpiScale*5); Button okButton = new Button();
okButton.Text = "OK";
okButton.Left = dlog.Width - (2*(buttonWidth+20)) - buttonRightGap;
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+20)) - buttonRightGap;
cancelButton.Top = buttonTop;
cancelButton.Width = buttonWidth;
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;
} static Guid[] TheDefaultTemplateRenderClasses =
{
Renderer.CLSID_SfWaveRenderClass,
Renderer.CLSID_SfW64ReaderClass,
Renderer.CLSID_CSfAIFRenderFileClass,
Renderer.CLSID_CSfFLACRenderFileClass,
Renderer.CLSID_CSfPCARenderFileClass,
}; bool AllowDefaultTemplates(Guid rendererID)
{
foreach (Guid guid in TheDefaultTemplateRenderClasses)
{
if (guid == rendererID)
return true;
}
return false;
} 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();
int projectVideoStreams = !projectHasVideo ? 0 :
(Stereo3DOutputMode.Off != myVegas.Project.Video.Stereo3DMode ? 2 : 1); 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 templates that are 3d when the project is just 2d
if (projectHasVideo && projectVideoStreams < template.VideoStreamCount) {
continue;
} // filter the default template (template 0) and we don't allow defaults
// for this renderer
if (template.TemplateID == 0 && !AllowDefaultTemplates(renderer.ClassID)) {
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;
}
}
This version works for v16 and v17. Stored in C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro 17.0\Script Menu
Tested script and seems to work pretty well. Will also test previous comment about Vegasaur as it contains other useful items too.