Thank you very much. Looking forward to it.

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//Import Subtitles As Regions
//Roger Magnusson
//www.rmtools.se

import System.IO;
import Sony.Vegas;
import System.Windows.Forms;

try
{
    var sr : StreamReader = new StreamReader(ShowOpenFileDialog("DVD Architect Subtitle Script (*.sub)|*.sub", "Import Subtitles As Regions", null));
    var line : String;

    while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
    {
        if (line != String.Empty)
        {
            var regionNumber : int = parseInt(line.Substring(0, 4));
            if (isNaN(regionNumber)) continue;

            var tab1 : int;
            var tab2 : int;
            var regionStart : Timecode;
            var regionLength : Timecode;
            var regionLabel : String;

            tab1 = line.IndexOf("\t");
            tab2 = line.IndexOf("\t", tab1 + 1);

            regionStart = GetTimecode(tab1, tab2);

            tab1 = line.IndexOf("\t", tab2);
            tab2 = line.IndexOf("\t", tab1 + 1);

            regionLength = GetTimecode(tab1, tab2) - regionStart;

            tab1 = line.IndexOf("\t", tab2);

            regionLabel = line.Substring(tab1 + 1);

            TryAddRegion(regionStart, regionLength, regionLabel);
        }
    }

    sr.Close();
}
catch(e)
{
    MessageBox.Show(e);
}

function GetTimecode(startPos : int, endPos : int) : Timecode
{
    var tc : String = line.Substring(startPos + 1, endPos - startPos - 1);
    var lastSeparatorPos : int = tc.LastIndexOf(":");

    tc = tc.Substring(0, lastSeparatorPos) + System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.NumberFormat.NumberDecimalSeparator + tc.Substring(lastSeparatorPos + 1) + "0";

    return Timecode.FromString(tc, RulerFormat.Time);
}

function TryAddRegion(start : Timecode, length : Timecode, label : String)
{
    try
    {
        Vegas.Project.Regions.Add(new Region(start, length, label));
    }
    catch(e)
    {
        start += Timecode.FromNanos(1);
        TryAddRegion(start, length, label);
    }
}

//From Sonys "Import XML.js"
function ShowOpenFileDialog(filter, title, defaultFilename)
{
    var openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();

    if (null == filter) filter = "All Files (*.*)|*.*";
    openFileDialog.Filter = filter;

    if (null != title) openFileDialog.Title = title;
    openFileDialog.CheckPathExists = true;
    openFileDialog.AddExtension = true;

    if (null != defaultFilename)
    {
        var initialDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(defaultFilename);

        if (Directory.Exists(initialDir)) openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = initialDir;

        openFileDialog.DefaultExt = Path.GetExtension(defaultFilename);
        openFileDialog.FileName = Path.GetFileName(defaultFilename);
    }

    if (System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK == openFileDialog.ShowDialog())
        return Path.GetFullPath(openFileDialog.FileName);
    else
        return null;
}

Import Subtitles as Commands (i.e. as command markers - specifically 'TEXT')

Barleycorn, I've never used these. What decides the duration of the text?

Firstly, thanks very much for your Import Subtitles as Commands script. I've only just grabbed it but will give it a thorough workout shortly (no problems with the couple of times I've run it so far).

> What decides the duration of the text?

Like normal markers, command markers only have a position not a length. The script I'm hoping for would add two markers for each line in the subtitles file:

0000 00:00:10:16 00:00:20:12 First Region

0001 00:00:23:64 00:00:40:92 Second Region

0002 00:00:43:76 00:00:58:36 Third Region

would become command markers as follows:

00:00:10:16 "First Region"
00:00:20:12 ""
00:00:23:64 "Second Region"
00:00:40:92 ""
00:00:43:76 "Third Region"
00:00:58:36 ""

Roger,

Thanks for the script!

This text format is only for dvd archect 2.0
Can outlet to this format for any dvd authoring software !!

Like this
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0000
00:00:00:00 --> 00:00:00:00
HI

0001
00:00:05:00 --> 00:00:12:26
I`M OK
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi, I tried the script (above) to import subtitles from my DVDA 2 to Vegas 5.

So made a script.js pasted the script, opend vegas ran script opend a saved subtitle.sub.

But before opening it I get a message which says the following:

"ERROR: lenght can't be less than zero"
"parameter name: length"

Did I mis a step?

Thanks,
V

Just use SubText from the VASST Freeware collection. It will let you import a .SUB file as Regions.

~jr

Thanks for the tip JohnnyRoy ,

But the program dosent seem to accept second line of .sub text.

for example

0001 00:05:19:83 00:05:22:66 person hello.
--> Person Yellow

The second line 'Person Yellow ' text line in this case.


The vasst dosent accept it it just stops putting the regions.
But after removing all the 'second lines of text' in the 'subtitle .sub' vasst seems to continue.
Is there a reason for this?

Because obviosly DVDA2 puts the second line of each Sub text event to the second line of the .sub file.

Thanks for any reply,
V

> Is there a reason for this?

Yea, just an oversight. ;-) I’ll get that fixed.

~jr

No problem.

It says on the vasst website:

"SubText will then place/generate subtitles and regions to your project, saving you enormous amounts of time."

Does this mean that there will be 'text fields/events' generated between the regions aswell?

Or should that be done customly as I am doing now ;-)
so add text events between the generated regions _> past text per event.?

V

It only adds the text as regions. It does not create text events. :( Sorry if the wording sounds like it does. I will fix that when I upload the next version.

~jr

OK. An updated version of SubText 1.1.1 is on the VASST site. Please test it and let mw know if this solves your problem.

~jr