How to convert .mdb or .txt file to *.veg ?

SuperFM wrote on 3/28/2001, 6:40 AM

Hi,

It takes a time to insert in “VEGAS PRO VERSION 1.0 b” all
elements manually.
I would like to do this way:

1/ Create playlist -*.mdb or *.txt file wich contains
consecution and default parameters of all audio elements;
2/ Convert this *.mdb or *.txt file to *.veg;
3/ Open *.veg where all audio elements are automaticly
inserted in right consecution.

Question : how to convert *.mdb or *.txt file to *.veg ?

Comments

dpearce wrote on 3/28/2001, 6:55 AM

I don't know is 1.0b has EDL (Edit Decison List) as a
load/save format, but 2.0b does. It is a semi-colon
delimited file of stops, starts, filenames, fades, etc.

I'm looking for specific info now...

dpearce wrote on 3/28/2001, 7:19 AM

I've looked at a binary dump of the *.veg files and they do
not look particularly difficult to decypher.

But before I think about taking on this task, I don't
suppose Sonic would be interested in publishing the file
format forthe VEG files, would they?

Here's why I ask this: I (like others, I'm sure) would
love to automate the creation of some of the projects we
create, even create them on the fly from a database program.

Example: I needed to create a "slide show" type
presentation with fancy transistions at specific times in
the presentation. Since you can't edit the times in
the "Media Pool" window, placing each individual bitmap was
very tedious. (Premiere 6.0 can do this!)

If Vegas would publish the file format, I could write a
program to convert a VEG to a TXT to a VEG file.

pwppch wrote on 3/29/2001, 6:53 PM

You can't write a .veg file externally. It is a riff file
that has binary data stored in it. If any of the mandatory
chunks in the riff file are not present, Vegas will fail
the load.

Look at the EDL format we export/import. This is a simple
format that will do most of what you want. It is self
documenting.

Peter