@klt That works as well.

However, if I were to have a bunch of clips (e.g. 40-50) from different videos along different video tracks, rather than pasting the attributes to every single clip, is there a way that I can create a script that would add a specific color correction to every single clip on the timeline? It's just to improve the workflow in general for large projects.

Also, thanks for the Magix reminder, I guess my mind still lives back in old days of Sony Vegas.

Thanks for the response!

Just save a preset... set the colors as you like them, then in the preset panel above, type a name for that preset, and click the disk icon. You can call that preset back up on any other clip. If you want to add it to every clip at once, add it at the project level (the fx button by the preview window). Otherwise you can add it at the track, media, or event level.

Scripts like this exists. For the one copied here you'd need to replace the desired FX name and the desired preset name.

import ScriptPortal.Vegas; 
import System.Windows.Forms;
import Microsoft.Win32;

// FX Name
var plugInName = "VEGAS Color Corrector";
// Preset Name
var presetName = "cool";
try
                {
for (var track in Vegas.Project.Tracks)     {
for (var evnt in track.Events)         {
if (!evnt.Selected || evnt.MediaType != MediaType.Video) continue;
var fx = Vegas.VideoFX;
var plugIn = fx.GetChildByName(plugInName);
if (null == plugIn)         {
throw "could not find a plug-in named: '" + plugInName + "'";
            }
var effect = new Effect(plugIn);
evnt.Effects.Add(effect);
if (null != presetName)     {
effect.Preset = presetName;
            }
                }
                }
                }
catch (errorMsg)
            {
MessageBox.Show(errorMsg, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
            }

You can apply a color correction preset at the track level, which of course applies the preset to any clip in that track. Or, you can apply a preset on the project level which will effect all clips (events) on all video tracks. If you have various Fx's you use for color corrections, such as brightness, color correction, color corrector secondary, levels, etc., you would most likely save additional time by creating a LUT including all the corrections you are using and then apply that for selective events on a track, or the track level, or the project level.

Just add the color correction effect to the Track. The effect is automatically applied across the entire video track and all the clips that are in it.

Or copy effect, select all clips and paste.

Scripts like this exists. For the one copied here you'd need to replace the desired FX name and the desired preset name.

import ScriptPortal.Vegas; 
import System.Windows.Forms;
import Microsoft.Win32;

// FX Name
var plugInName = "VEGAS Color Corrector";
// Preset Name
var presetName = "cool";
try
                {
for (var track in Vegas.Project.Tracks)     {
for (var evnt in track.Events)         {
if (!evnt.Selected || evnt.MediaType != MediaType.Video) continue;
var fx = Vegas.VideoFX;
var plugIn = fx.GetChildByName(plugInName);
if (null == plugIn)         {
throw "could not find a plug-in named: '" + plugInName + "'";
            }
var effect = new Effect(plugIn);
evnt.Effects.Add(effect);
if (null != presetName)     {
effect.Preset = presetName;
            }
                }
                }
                }
catch (errorMsg)
            {
MessageBox.Show(errorMsg, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
            }

 

@Marco. Thanks for the response! This was what I was looking for.

I am not super familiar with C# (or scripting in general) but I gave this a shot. I came out with a few errors earlier and now I am just down to one error:

"A namespace cannot directly contain members such as fields or methods"

From what I've found on the internet, it relates to classes within C#, however, I'm not finding the trouble within the code:

Import System;
Import System.IO;
Import System.Text;
Import System.Drawing;
Import System.Reflection;
Import System.Diagnostics;
Import System.Collections;
Import System.Windows.Forms;
Import System.ComponentModel;
Import System.Runtime.InteropServices;
Import Microsoft.Win32;
Import ScriptPortal.Vegas;

public class EntryPoint
{
Vegas myVegas;
public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)
{
myVegas = vegas;

// Introduce Plugin

var plugInName = "VEGAS Color Corrector";

// Introduce Preset

var presetName = "normal";
try

{
for (var track in Vegas.Project.Tracks)
{
for (var evnt in track.Events)
{
if (!evnt.Selected || evnt.MediaType != MediaType.Video) continue;

var fx = Vegas.VideoFX;

var PlugIn = fx.GetChildByName(VEGAS Color Corrector);

if (null == plugIn)
{
throw "could not find a plug-in named: '" + plugInName + "'";

}
var effect = new Effect(plugIn);
evnt.Effects.Add(effect);
if (null != presetName);
{
effect.Preset = presetName;
}
}
}
}
catch (errorMsg)
{
MessageBox.Show(errorMsg, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
}
}
}

I appreciate any criticism and/or ideas as to how I can correct this error.

Are you saving the script with the extension (.js) or (.cs)? I believe the correct one for this script is the extension (.js). That's why this error is occurring.

Yes, the code I copied is meant to be saved as .js. But I think Mathematics wants to convert this one into C#.

I can't help there as I have almost zero coding knowledge (I'm only successful – in some cases – in cutting and pasting code fragments). The code shown above is from an unknown author. I didn't write it.

To convert to a .cs would require a lot of changes. For example, "Import" becomes "Using". There is no "var", you must use a variable type instead such as "string".

Are you saving the script with the extension (.js) or (.cs)? I believe the correct one for this script is the extension (.js). That's why this error is occurring.

@Former user I am in fact using (.cs), I have recently changed it to (.js) as it was intended to be. Good catch!

Yes, the code I copied is meant to be saved as .js. But I think Mathematics wants to convert this one into C#.

I can't help there as I have almost zero coding knowledge (I'm only successful – in some cases – in cutting and pasting code fragments). The code shown above is from an unknown author. I didn't write it.

@Marco. That's alright. The code helped me build a decent foundation for what I am trying to make. Thank You.

To convert to a .cs would require a lot of changes. For example, "Import" becomes "Using". There is no "var", you must use a variable type instead such as "string".

@jetdv Hello! I think I actually use some of your scripts in Vegas.

I changed the file extension to (.js) and slightly altered the code for Javascript:

import System;
import System.IO;
import System.Text;
import System.Drawing;
import System.Reflection;
import System.Diagnostics;
import System.Collections;
import System.Windows.Forms;
import System.ComponentModel;
import System.Runtime.InteropServices;
import Microsoft.Win32;
import ScriptPortal.Vegas;

try{
  // introduce PlugIn

  var plugInName = "Vegas Color Corrector";

  // introduce Preset

  var presetName = "Normal";{

    for (var track in Vegas.Project.Tracks) {
      for (var evnt in track.Events) {
        if (!evnt.Selected || evnt.MediaType != MediaType.Video) {
          continue;

          var fx = Vegas.VideoFX;
          var plugIn = fx.GetChildByName(plugInName)

          // ^ Introduces the selected FX

          if (null == plugIn){
            throw "could not find a plug-in named: '" + plugInName + "'";

          }
          var effect = new Effect(plugIn);
          evnt.Effects.Add(effect);
          if (null != presetName){
            effect.Preset = presetName;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
catch (errorMsg){
  MessageBox.Show(errorMsg, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
}

On the bright side, there are absolutely no errors (from Vegas), however, it didn't do what I intended it to do.

When I run the script, it does absolutely nothing. I checked the FX on the video track level and on the individual clips... nothing was altered.