Happy Otter Scripts for Vegas Pro

wwaag wrote on 11/30/2018, 9:52 PM

Now available for purchase--Happy Otter Scripts (HOS), a set of tools for users of Vegas Pro. The aim of HOS is to create a bridge from Vegas to open source tools for rendering and filtering.

A few of its features:
--supports Vegas Pro versions 12-21
--dockable dedicated toolbars
--direct video rendering using x264 and x265 encoders
--support for QuickSync, NVENC, and VCE
--command line access to most encoder features for advanced users
--support for audio encoding using Frauenhofer and Nero codecs
--easy access to Avisynth and VirtualDub filters including:
   -resizing and uprezzing to HD and UHD with choice of resizer
   -temporal noise filtering using motion vector techniques
   -frame rate changes using motion vector tools
   -slow motion Fx (up to 10x) using motion vector techniques
   -fisheye removal for wide angle video sources such as GoPro
   -high quality deinterlacing using QTGMC
   -image stabilization using the venerable Deshaker
--apply filters to events, loop region, regions or entire project
--frame accurate video trimming for long-GOP formats such as mp4, m2ts, etc.
--dedicated audio trim and render
--GPU-assisted proxy creation and rapid switching between original and proxy
--media rewrapping and transcoding of formats not easily imported into Vegas
--non-destructive editing of graphic and audio timeline events using external editors
--prerender Fx with choice of codecs, how added to timeline, and immediate split-screen preview

Details, demonstrations and a free download are available at: https://tools4vegas.com/

Current version. 1.0.3.29

Change log: https://tools4vegas.com/wp-content/uploads/HappyOtter-Change-Log.pdf

And finally, a shout-out to early alpha testers including: Nick, Guillaume, John, Graham, Marco, Joelson, Michael, and Dustin who have provided invaluable feedback and encouragement. Many thanks to each of you.

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Musicvid wrote on 8/4/2022, 5:32 PM

@poz_cumincode Thank you!

Reyfox wrote on 8/5/2022, 4:32 AM

ser-z wrote on 8/6/2022, 10:30 AM

@wwaag Why is it now necessary to create a Proxy (Vegas Auto) so that the file matches the frame rate with the project? Is it possible to disable it somehow? Let's say I often create a proxy for files whose frame rate is different from the project, and I need it. Why introduce such restrictions? It seems that everything worked fine before and without this restriction.

wwaag wrote on 8/6/2022, 10:47 AM

@ser-z

That's a Vegas requirement. For later versions of Vegas (starting with V17 although I'm not sure of the exact version), the framerate must match. If not, the proxy won't "register" and the "Create Video Proxy" item won't be grayed out. For earlier versions, it didn't matter. You could use virtually anything so long as it had an sfvp0 extension.

If you want to have different framerates, you can create swap-style proxies. There's a bug fix included in the most recent upload (yesterday) so that you can create proxies with different framerates and the proxy frame rate will be the same as the original. Before the fix, all proxy framerates were the same.

ser-z wrote on 8/6/2022, 4:35 PM

the most recent upload

Do you mean HOS or some kind of Vegas update?

wwaag wrote on 8/6/2022, 4:38 PM

@ser-z

HOS. Build number the same 1.0.3.22. Just an updated file for the aforementioned minor fix.

poz_cumincode wrote on 8/7/2022, 10:54 PM

@poz_cumincode Thank you!

You're welcome!

wwaag wrote on 8/10/2022, 10:20 AM

HOS now supports V20. One caveat. After installing V20, you must re-run the HOS setup file (not a clean install) to ensure that files necessary to support certain scripting tools and frameserver operation are installed in the new V20 folders.

Reyfox wrote on 8/10/2022, 1:41 PM

@wwaag Anything special with the installation and CuminCode?

wwaag wrote on 8/11/2022, 11:43 AM

@Reyfox

No. Once installed and activated, it should work OK.

Grazie wrote on 8/11/2022, 11:57 AM

@wwaag Anything special with the installation and CuminCode?

@Reyfox - Smooth as silk.

Reyfox wrote on 8/11/2022, 12:19 PM

@Grazie time to crawl out of the gutter!!! 😂

Grazie wrote on 8/11/2022, 2:01 PM

@Reyfox - And leave you behind?! That’s NOT what mates do, dear heart.

Reyfox wrote on 8/11/2022, 3:30 PM

@Grazie don't worry, I crawled out years ago!!! 😇

_litz wrote on 8/21/2022, 12:49 PM

Any hints on using RenderPlus to create Blu-Ray compatible video?

Musicvid wrote on 8/21/2022, 12:53 PM

Not too likely -- use the native Vegas BluRay templates for DVDA, or a third party authoring solution such as TMPGENC.

wwaag wrote on 8/21/2022, 1:13 PM

@_litz

I've never added a blu-ray compatibility option in the RenderPlus dialog. It can be done through a custom command line, but even then, I'm not sure that it its worth the effort unless you use a third party solution (TMPGEnc) as suggested by @Musicvid. For use with DVDA, just use Vegas.

Musicvid wrote on 8/21/2022, 2:21 PM

It's nearly impossible to achieve BDAV/BDMV compatibility with x264. The bluray-compat switch was a flop.

_litz wrote on 8/21/2022, 5:48 PM

Hmmmmmmmm .... ok, yeah, I've tried multiple options, and came somewhat close with a hugely compex Voukoder configuration, but even then, it still failed on GOP length.

Sony AVC in Vegas seems to be the only thing that'll pass the checks in DVD Architect and/or Scenarist.

Musicvid wrote on 8/21/2022, 7:08 PM

Sony AVC in Vegas seems to be the only thing that'll pass the checks in DVD Architect and/or Scenarist.

Also Magix AVC and Mainconcept MPEG-2.

DVD Architect is more stringent than the standard specs in several areas.

joelsonforte.br wrote on 8/21/2022, 10:02 PM

@wwaag @_litz @Musicvid

Voukoder is 100% compatible with Bluray and DVD specifications. As with HOS, you need to know how to configure correctly, create the presets and use Batch Render to render the video and audio that will be used in DVD Architect or other Bluray and DVD authoring program. Here it works fine and I've never had any problems. See the video below.

_litz wrote on 8/21/2022, 10:35 PM

Maybe it's gotten better, but last time even after hours and hours of twiddling settings, I never got an output that both was accepted by DVDA or Scenarist *and* played stablely on multiple different players.

the only rendering option I've found that works 100% of pretty much everywhere is the Sony BluRay preset in Vegas.

andyrpsmith wrote on 8/24/2022, 4:06 AM

A little help please, where do I find the happy otter install file I need to get Happy Otter going in V20. Thanks

wwaag wrote on 8/24/2022, 9:27 AM

@andyrpsmith

Just re-run the HOS setup file--no need to do a clean install. If you haven't updated to the latest build (1.0.3.22), here's the direct link.

https://tools4vegas.com/ru4f7l9rxql9ykg/

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