VP17 - How can I apply "Warp Flow" to all the transitions in a video

Crowyote wrote on 2/7/2021, 6:01 AM

I've been making videos that are slide shows of my digitally manipulated/AI art/DeepDream images, and I finally figured out that the "Warp Flow" substituted for a normal crossfade is the most desirable transition effect that seems to be built into Vegas. I managed to do it in this video for the 1st transition . . .

https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7kJZZlA0y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

How can I apply "Warp Flow" to all the transitions between images without selecting every single one individually? I tried holding down shift and selecting all the images in a given video track and then right click on the 1st transition. Then I select transition > Change to Other. Then I select "Warp Flow" and it adds the effect to that single transition. There's gotta be a way to do batches.

Also, how are people like the "style transfer" effect in VP18? Similar to Deep Dream? It's one of the alluring things that has me considering an upgrade.

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Dexcon wrote on 2/7/2021, 6:16 AM

How can I apply "Warp Flow" to all the transitions between images without selecting every single one individually?

I'm not sure that you can do it globally, but you can copy the original transition (Ctrl+C) and then on the next event choose R click 'Selectively Paste Event Attributes' and select 'Pre and post transitions' - that choice will be remembered for the next copy/paste. Options/Preferences/Editing doesn't provide an option to select the transition type - it's only a default crossfade.

Re Style Transfer - I've not yet found a reason to use it in a project.

Marco. wrote on 2/7/2021, 6:22 AM

There are several script solutions available.

Dexcon wrote on 2/7/2021, 6:25 AM

@Marco. ... any links to those scripts to assist the OP? I wouldn't mind knowing myself.

Crowyote wrote on 2/7/2021, 7:18 AM

There are several script solutions available.

I would love to know what you could share or a link to how to do it . . .I'm a novice, and not to familiar with scripting.

jetdv wrote on 2/7/2021, 8:05 AM

Excalibur is one example of a script that can do that (and so much more) - also visit to learn how to write your own scripts!

However, this really is pretty simple without a script. Click on the first event. Shift click on the last event. Now drag the transition to the first crossfade. All crossfades will now have that transition.

Crowyote wrote on 2/8/2021, 3:25 AM

Click on the first event. Shift click on the last event. Now drag the transition to the first crossfade. All crossfades will now have that transition.

Thanks for chiming in, but I think there must be a step missing here. I'm actually replacing the crossfade with a "plug-in" called "Warp Flow." I tried doing the procedure above and it just removed all the Warp Flow transitions and converted them to normal crossfades.

But then . . .I tried this: I selected the first "warp flow" transition in the timeline, then I right clicked and selected copy over the transition marker labeled "Warp Flow" in the 1st to 2nd event. Then I selected all of the events with a shift click from the first to the last event. Then I hovered over the last event transition and right clicked and selected "Selectively Paste Event Attributes" and I selected the box for "Pre and Post Transitions." Voila! All the transitions are "Warp Flow" and I have a trippy Deep Deam Movie on my hands! So ya got me close enough to figure out the rest.

Thanks!

jetdv wrote on 2/8/2021, 9:10 AM

When I tested, ALL of mine were crossfades. Then I selected them all by clicking on the first event and shift-clicking on the last event. When I moved the "Warp Flow" transition to the first crossfade, it changed all crossfades to that transition. Glad the "Paste Event Attributes" worked for you.