[Request] Extension to modify Event length

Marco. wrote on 8/8/2019, 5:20 PM

Maybe someone could code an extension that allows to type a value which then inverse modifies the given timeline Event length.

For example if you have a timeline Event of 1 second length and you use the extension you would type-in a value of 0.1 which then would automatically set the new Event length to 10 seconds. Or you would type-in a value of 2 and the resulting timeline Event length then is 0.5 seconds.

Such an Extension would help a lot to correctly prepare a slow motion (or time lapse) effect.

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Former user wrote on 8/16/2019, 6:07 AM

@Harold-Linke

I just tested your script. It works perfectly here. Great job! Thank you very much!

Harold-Linke wrote on 8/16/2019, 12:30 PM

Thanks Marco and Veg for providing your feedback.

I am happy to help.

Harold

matthias-krutz wrote on 10/4/2019, 3:24 AM

@Harold-Linke I figured out a little problem in the math of the script. The new length of an event is always a bit too long, one or more frames.
An example explains:
Event length 8 frames, playback rate 0.5
8 frames + 7 inserted frames = 15 frames
The result of the script = 16 frames

The last frame is ghosting. For a PR 0.25 this are 3 frames.

The calculation formula should be:
Frames new = (Frames old - 1) / PR + 1

For now all implementations of the script have the same simplified calculation.

Harold-Linke wrote on 10/6/2019, 9:27 AM

@matthias-krutz

thank you for your feedback. As there is now an official script from the Vegas Team it does not make much sense to keep this script. If there is a reason to keep this script I will update it according to your proposal.

Harold