OT: What programming IDE is used for Vegas?

DataMeister wrote on 10/7/2006, 6:12 PM

I was just wondering how Vegas and other SMS applications are programmed and compiled. What brand, version, etc. Just curious.

Also, do any of you plug-in writers know of a good open source IDE that is good to start out programming for Windows.

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JohnnyRoy wrote on 10/7/2006, 9:02 PM

If you want to develop DirectX plug-in software for Vegas you’ll need Microsoft Visual C++ Version 6.0. I don’t know of any free C++ IDE’s.

Scripts can be written in JScript but it is recommended that you use C#. You can use either Microsoft Visual Studio C# 2003 or the free CSharpDevelop IDE.

~jr

TheHappyFriar wrote on 10/7/2006, 9:09 PM

MS also has free versions of Express Studio '05. That includes C++, C#, J#, VB & something else (i forget).

There are free IDE's out there. check out sourceforge.net for some opensource ide/compilers.

JohnnyRoy wrote on 10/8/2006, 6:23 AM

> MS also has free versions of Express Studio '05.

I mentioned the ones that I did because they work with Vegas. The new MS Express Studio 2005 IDE’s are based on .NET 2.0, are not compatible with .NET 1.1, and the Sony DirectX Plug-In SDK is not designed to work with them. So they may be free but that’s about it.

~jr

TheHappyFriar wrote on 10/8/2006, 9:51 AM

ahhh.... i never do anything related with .net & I didn't realize it. :(

bStro wrote on 10/8/2006, 11:01 AM

There's a post in the scripting forum about how to do .NET 1.1 work in Visual Studio 2005. I haven't tried it, though, and I don't know if it works with the Express edition.

Rob

JohnnyRoy wrote on 10/8/2006, 11:22 AM

Interesting. MS Visual Studio 2005 uses partial classes when it generates the GUI Forms and those won’t compile under .NET 1.1. I wonder how this solution gets around that. I’ll follow up on the scripting forum. Thanks,

~jr

baysidebas wrote on 10/8/2006, 8:28 PM

Borland offers free Turbo products at http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_turbo.html

jwcarney wrote on 10/8/2006, 8:45 PM

I thought Vegas 7 was now using .net 2 for it's scripting interface.

bStro wrote on 10/9/2006, 7:37 AM

Yes, scripting for Vegas 7 is based on .Net 2.0. But apparently plugins, which is what the original poster wants to write, are still based on .Net 1.1. Also, anyone wanting to write scripts that work in Vegas 6 or earlier would still have to write for .Net 1.1.

I'm still curious about the other question asked in the original post: Does anyone know what language Vegas itself is written in?

Rob