Has any one written, or would anyone be interested in writing a script with the following functionality (or something close to it)?
I would like a script that automatically makes a separate video file in a user selectable video format (e.g., AVI, DVD compatible mpeg-2, etc.) for each section of a vegas project file preceded by a separate marker.
Preferably each file created by this script would have a file name corresponding to the text associated with the marker that preceded it in the Vegas project file.
It would be nice to have all such files automatically be placed in a directory that has the same pre-extension name as Vegas project file. If you want to be fancy this could be a default, that could be overridden if the user wants the files created placed in another directory.
It would also be nice if the user could optionally select to have the files produced by this script to begin with sequential numbering (e.g., “001-...”, “002-...”, “003-...”) so that a use could know the order of the clip files in the project from which they have been taken. Also this would allow the clips created by this process to be automatically placed in order when viewed in Windows XP directory. The files should also be created in sequenctial order so that they could be time ordered in such a directory as well.
The purpose of this script would be to create clip files that then could be used in editing with various video editors, and, more importantly, could be played from hard drive in MS Media Player and accessed with Windows XP file system. I have just bought a 250 Gbyte hard drive and I want to put all my home movies (about 40 hours worth) on the hard drive and be able to select and play desired scenes from any of these 40 hours rapidly, without the need to find and mess with 20 different DVD’s. This script would automate the process of splitting a 2hour DV home movie tape up into scenes, that could be quickly played off hard disk. It would also make labeling such clips quick because it would allow a user to create the appropriate descriptive text for the file name of the clip at the same time he reviewing the video to determine where to split it up into clips by the placement of Vegas markers..
I believe that accessing video clips from a large library of such clips on hard drive is the future (over then next, say, 5 years) of home movie viewing, not futzing with DVDs that are limited to 2hrs apiece (although I do want create occasional DVDs).
If you know or would be willing to write any such script, please respond.
Thank you,
ewporter
I would like a script that automatically makes a separate video file in a user selectable video format (e.g., AVI, DVD compatible mpeg-2, etc.) for each section of a vegas project file preceded by a separate marker.
Preferably each file created by this script would have a file name corresponding to the text associated with the marker that preceded it in the Vegas project file.
It would be nice to have all such files automatically be placed in a directory that has the same pre-extension name as Vegas project file. If you want to be fancy this could be a default, that could be overridden if the user wants the files created placed in another directory.
It would also be nice if the user could optionally select to have the files produced by this script to begin with sequential numbering (e.g., “001-...”, “002-...”, “003-...”) so that a use could know the order of the clip files in the project from which they have been taken. Also this would allow the clips created by this process to be automatically placed in order when viewed in Windows XP directory. The files should also be created in sequenctial order so that they could be time ordered in such a directory as well.
The purpose of this script would be to create clip files that then could be used in editing with various video editors, and, more importantly, could be played from hard drive in MS Media Player and accessed with Windows XP file system. I have just bought a 250 Gbyte hard drive and I want to put all my home movies (about 40 hours worth) on the hard drive and be able to select and play desired scenes from any of these 40 hours rapidly, without the need to find and mess with 20 different DVD’s. This script would automate the process of splitting a 2hour DV home movie tape up into scenes, that could be quickly played off hard disk. It would also make labeling such clips quick because it would allow a user to create the appropriate descriptive text for the file name of the clip at the same time he reviewing the video to determine where to split it up into clips by the placement of Vegas markers..
I believe that accessing video clips from a large library of such clips on hard drive is the future (over then next, say, 5 years) of home movie viewing, not futzing with DVDs that are limited to 2hrs apiece (although I do want create occasional DVDs).
If you know or would be willing to write any such script, please respond.
Thank you,
ewporter