"Open In Graphics Editor" Script not RAWs. Help!

Grazie wrote on 4/14/2016, 1:26 AM

I use COREL X8 as my weapon of graphics-choice.

I can get OIGE to work nicely with all the flavours it is meant to, but transferring RAWs does not open/transfer.

Note1: COREL X8 accepts RAWs easily - it would have too, it's a Graphics-Photo app!

Note2: Opening the RAW directly from a "RUN" command works too.

Now, would a kindly Scripting Guru consider making it happen for me?

Much appreciated,

Grazie

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JohnnyRoy wrote on 4/19/2016, 6:08 AM

Here is my personal script for doing this. Just change the location of the graphics program to whatever you'd like and see if it works for you:

//*******************************************************************

//* Program: OpenInGraphicEditor.cs

//*  Author: John Rofrano

//* Updated: December 27, 2009

//* Copyright: (c) 2009, John Rofrano, All Rights Reserved

//********************************************************************

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Windows.Forms;

using Sony.Vegas;



public class EntryPoint

{

//    String graphicsProgram = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5\Photoshop.exe";

    String graphicsProgram = @"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Photoshop.exe";



    public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)

    {

        try

        {

            VideoEvent videoEvent = FindFirstSelectedVideoEvent(vegas.Project);

            if (videoEvent != null && videoEvent.ActiveTake != null)

            {

                Process.Start(graphicsProgram, "\"" + videoEvent.ActiveTake.MediaPath + "\"");

            }

            else

            {

                MessageBox.Show("You must select a video event before running this script", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);

            }

        }

        catch (Exception e)

        {

            MessageBox.Show(e.Message, "Critical Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Stop);

        }

    }



    /// <summary>

    /// Returns the first selected video event

    /// </summary>

    /// <param name="project"></param>

    /// <returns>The first selected video event or null if no video event selected</returns>

    public VideoEvent FindFirstSelectedVideoEvent(Project project)

    {

        foreach (Track track in project.Tracks)

        {

            // only check video tracks

            if (!track.IsVideo()) continue;



            foreach (VideoEvent videoEvent in track.Events)

            {

                if (videoEvent.Selected)

                {

                    return videoEvent;

                }

            }

        }



        return null;

    }



}

Let me know how it works out.

~jr

videoITguy wrote on 4/19/2016, 4:09 PM

I think the OP's quest is about a slightly different wrinkle in the RAW type file processes. I have observed that while you can in fact install a given app for opening a given type of esoteric RAW file image - this does not mean that an allowance is always made to open in a secondary app hooked into the primary app. Could have to do with other issues including memory allocation.

Grazie wrote on 4/20/2016, 4:27 PM

Hi John - only just got to read your kind posting ( the OP here VITG).

I've got this error come up:

C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas Pro 13.0\Script Menu\OpenInGraphicEditor.cs(1) : A namespace cannot directly contain members such as fields or methods

I have no idea what this means?

Please advise,

G