Remove all takes in timeline

Yarin VooDoo wrote on 10/5/2009, 1:27 AM

Ciao,

Is there a way to remove all Takes in timeline leaving only empty events?

Using Customize Keyboard I can get a DELETE ACTIVE or DELETE shortcut, but these can be used only on single event and there isn't anyway to select events and delete all takes at same time.

Ciao

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johnmeyer wrote on 10/5/2009, 9:00 AM

I revised a script by Philip which removes all non-active takes from a project. You can then use the lightning bolt icon in the Project media to remove all the un-used media from the project. I have copied that script below, but I commented out a key "if" statement and its companion "end" statement. As a result, the script as copied below will remove ALL takes, leaving you with nothing but empty events. I think this is what you asked for.

I just tested it in Vegas 7, and it does exactly what you asked for.

John

/** 

* Program: RemoveNotActiveTakes.js

* Description: This script will all the takes that's not active.

* Author: Philip

* 

* Date: Oct 30, 2003 

* Revised: March 31, 2006 by John H. Meyer

* Test on Vegas 6.0d

* Change Log: Changed take removal loop to loop BACKWARDS through ALL takes.

**/ 



import Sony.Vegas; 

import System.Windows.Forms;

import Microsoft.Win32;

import System.Collections;



try

{



  // step through all video events:

  for (var track in Vegas.Project.Tracks) {

    for (var evnt in track.Events) {

      for (var i=evnt.Takes.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

//        if (!evnt.Takes[i].IsActive) {

          evnt.Takes.Remove(evnt.Takes[i]);

//        } // End if

      } // End for i

    } // End for evnt

  } // End for track



} // End try



catch (errorMsg)

{

  MessageBox.Show(errorMsg, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);

}

Rosebud wrote on 10/5/2009, 9:47 AM

another simplest CS script:



using System;

using Sony.Vegas;



public class EntryPoint

{

    Vegas myVegas;

    public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)

    {

        myVegas = vegas;

        foreach (Track track in myVegas.Project.Tracks)

            foreach (TrackEvent evnt in track.Events)

                evnt.Takes.Clear();

    }

}

Yarin VooDoo wrote on 10/5/2009, 11:16 AM

Ciao,

GREAT!!!
Thank you so much, both script works very well! :)

Ciao

Yarin VooDoo wrote on 10/6/2009, 4:43 AM

Ciao,

I'm here again to ask your help.
These scripts can be modified to remove all takes ony from selected events in timeline?

Thanks!

UPDATE

I made this modification, it seems to work:

using System;

using Sony.Vegas;



public class EntryPoint

{

    Vegas myVegas;

    public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)

    {

        myVegas = vegas;

        foreach (Track track in myVegas.Project.Tracks)

            foreach (TrackEvent evnt in track.Events) {

		if (evnt.Selected) {

                evnt.Takes.Clear();}

	}

    }

}

Ciao