Is there any script for converting (Legacy) Text to Text & Titles?

iEmby wrote on 12/21/2023, 1:20 PM

i want to convert legacy text to title & text. help me

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jetdv wrote on 12/21/2023, 1:40 PM

The big issue, Scripts can't read the "text" from a Legacy Text plugin. So a script can find a legacy text, can pick a "preset" for a legacy text, could add a new "Titles and Text" everywhere there is a legacy text, but it cannot copy over the text from the Legacy Text to the Titles and Text.

So, no, it cannot be done with a simple script.

wwaag wrote on 12/21/2023, 3:47 PM

I wrote a free app to extract legacy Text directly from the project file which in turn can be converted to Text and Titles using Vegasaur. Here's the link. https://tools4vegas.com/legacy-text-extractor/

iEmby wrote on 12/22/2023, 2:35 AM

@jetdv @wwaag

not working in my case..
actually my client send me lyrics of song which is in 'Punjabi Language' on whatsapp as a message.

when i copy paste it to a text file it looks good in same language. but when i create a title & text from it with copy paste it messed up my text.but if is do the same with legacy text it gives correct text. Even extract legacy text is not working.

even text & titles does't show some of my fonts even those are English fonts.

thats why i ask my client to send me a text file not whatsapp message or i have to write that all text manually..

Thats why i am puzzled.

jetdv wrote on 12/22/2023, 8:01 AM

Legacy Text will show some fonts that Titles and Text will not.

Can you copy the text to something like Word, change the font there, and then copy/paste into Titles and Text?

iEmby wrote on 12/22/2023, 12:21 PM

i tried that too.. font name changed in setting but not in document. it stay same.

jetdv wrote on 12/22/2023, 3:57 PM

Then it sounds like you'll need to use Legacy Text or, possibly, NewBlue Titler Pro.

Titler Pro can actually be accessed from a script too.