@jetdv Damn!!!! You are amazing man!
Thank you very, very, very much!
The script worked perfectly!

@jetdv I think you managed to solve my problem.
But I promised I would send a video explaining why I needed it. @Dexcon @3POINT

Timestamp:
0:00 1.0 Creating a project.
0:27 1.1 It's Photoshop time.
0:48 1.2 Now replace everything.
1:12 2.0 What I need.
1:36 2.1 A good solution.



I could do the subtitles directly in Photoshop instead of doing it first in Vegas and replacing it later. But I prefer to do it directly in Vegas, so I don't have to: Stop what I'm doing; Go to photoshop; Write there; Export; And put it in vegas. Besides if I want to change some detail, like some abbreviation... I'll have to go to photoshop again, export again... So I lose all my disposition!

@m3lquixd thanks. And you can get back to the text box (if changes need to be made) by just going to the event and pressing "T". The new images were simply added as a new "take". Or you can remove the text takes - this script will keep only the "Active" take and remove all other takes.

Or this script could be modified to remove the text take first if that's what was desired.

It could also be modified to run only on selected events so if you needed to run it a second time but only on a couple of changed events, it wouldn't regenerate everything. There's lots of modifications that could be made. It's just a matter of making it work the way you need it to work.

And I set it up so it would take the "center" frame from each event. That could also be modified to be the first frame, last frame, or any other frame.

The new images were simply added as a new "take".

I saw! Very good!

There's lots of modifications that could be made. It's just a matter of making it work the way you need it to work.

But then I need to study how a script works. Because I don't understand ANYTHING! hahaha
Especially since I'm not fluent in English...

@jetdv Would it be possible to make the images always be saved in the folder where the project is?
Automatically. Without me having to change the location within the script.
And have it automatically create a subfolder for the images.
It is possible?

@jetdv Another thing. I saw that it captures snapshots from the middle of the event. Would it be possible to be at the beginning? In the exact first frame of each event?

@jetdv Would it be possible to make the images always be saved in the folder where the project is?

@m3lquixd Yes, certainly! You need to change this line to point to the correct path/folder. (we'll put a full version of the modified script below)

string FullFileName = "D:\\VidTemp\\Track" + (myTrack.Index + 1) + " Event" + (evnt.Index + 1) + ".png";

Let's assume it creates a new folder each time it's run so we'll make the folder the date/time. And it also has to verify it has now been saved - otherwise it won't know what path to use. So it's now going to check that it has a path to save to, add a new folder for the year month day - hour minute second, and then place all images inside that dated folder.

@jetdv Another thing. I saw that it captures snapshots from the middle of the event. Would it be possible to be at the beginning? In the exact first frame of each event?

Yes, I specifically said this:

And I set it up so it would take the "center" frame from each event. That could also be modified to be the first frame, last frame, or any other frame.

So, of course, it can be set to take the first frame. This line tells where it is going to take the frame from:

myVegas.Transport.CursorPosition = evnt.Start + Timecode.FromFrames(evnt.Length.FrameCount / 2);

We just need to get rid of + Timecode.FromFrames(evnt.Length.FrameCount / 2);

So here's the new modified script:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime;
using System.Xml;
using ScriptPortal.Vegas;

namespace Test_Script
{
    public class Class1
    {
        public Vegas myVegas;

        public void Main(Vegas vegas)
        {
            myVegas = vegas;

            if (myVegas.Project.IsUntitled)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("The project has not yet been saved. You must save the project before you can run this script");
                return;
            }

            string filePath = myVegas.Project.FilePath;
            DateTime currentTime = DateTime.Now;
            filePath = filePath + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + currentTime.ToString("yyyyMMdd-hhmmss");
            Directory.CreateDirectory(filePath);

            VideoRenderQuality origPreviewRenderQuality = myVegas.Project.Preview.RenderQuality;
            bool origPreviewFillSize = myVegas.Project.Preview.FullSize;
            VideoFieldOrder origFieldOrder = myVegas.Project.Video.FieldOrder;
            VideoDeinterlaceMethod origProjectDeinterlaceMethod = myVegas.Project.Video.DeinterlaceMethod;

            myVegas.Project.Preview.RenderQuality = VideoRenderQuality.Best;
            myVegas.Project.Preview.FullSize = true;
            myVegas.Project.Video.FieldOrder = VideoFieldOrder.ProgressiveScan;
            myVegas.Project.Video.DeinterlaceMethod = VideoDeinterlaceMethod.InterpolateFields;

            foreach (Track myTrack in myVegas.Project.Tracks)
            {
                if (myTrack.Selected && myTrack.IsVideo())
                {
                    foreach (TrackEvent evnt in myTrack.Events)
                    {
                        myVegas.Transport.CursorPosition = evnt.Start + Timecode.FromFrames(evnt.Length.FrameCount / 2);
                        myVegas.UpdateUI();

                        string FullFileName = filePath + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + (myTrack.Index + 1) + " Event" + (evnt.Index + 1) + ".png";
                        if (myVegas.SaveSnapshot(FullFileName, ImageFileFormat.PNG, myVegas.Transport.CursorPosition) == RenderStatus.Complete)
                        {
                            VideoEvent vEvent = (VideoEvent)evnt;
                            Media mymedia = new Media(FullFileName);
                            MediaStream stream = mymedia.Streams.GetItemByMediaType(MediaType.Video, 0);
                            Take myNewTake = new Take(stream);
                            vEvent.Takes.Add(myNewTake);

                            myVegas.UpdateUI();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            myVegas.Project.Preview.RenderQuality = origPreviewRenderQuality;
            myVegas.Project.Preview.FullSize = origPreviewFillSize;
            myVegas.Project.Video.FieldOrder = origFieldOrder;
            myVegas.Project.Video.DeinterlaceMethod = origProjectDeinterlaceMethod;
        }
    }
}

public class EntryPoint
{
    public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)
    {
        Test_Script.Class1 test = new Test_Script.Class1();
        test.Main(vegas);
    }
}

@jetdv

@jetdv Perfect! 👏👏 I'm forever grateful! 😀

I just noticed that the PNG files that are created have an alpha channel property of straight unmatted. If the original source alpha channel is premultiplied, you may not get the same image. You'll will see a difference between Take 1 and Take 2. For example, legacy text 4 (Hot) has a premultiplied alpha channel, but after running the script, the newly created PNG file has straight unmatted alpha channel. If the new file is to look like the original, its properties need to be changed so that the alpha channel is also premultiplied.

@Robert Johnston The image does not inherit the Alpha Channel type from the text, no. The generated image is straight, and the text remains premultiplied. From what I've tested here...

@Robert Johnston, the script is doing the same as pushing the "snapshot" button above the preview screen. It has no option for setting the alpha channel. That is not controlled by the script.

myVegas.SaveSnapshot(FullFileName, ImageFileFormat.PNG, myVegas.Transport.CursorPosition)