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  re-post (no reply): timecode watermark: Measures and Beats? custom?

  Posted by Jill Simpson on April 17, 2012 at 4:50 pm

  Hi, I got no reply to a post I made 5+ days ago. Is it right to re-post?

  Here’s the link:
  https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/947435

  Here’s the content:

  I set Project Properties’ Ruler tab to Measures & Beats. On my top video track I right-clicked and selected Insert Empty Event. I right-clicked the event and selected Media FX. I selected Sony Timecode. I was disappointed to find the Timecode Format options include all the ruler’s options except Measures & Beats.

  Q#1: Is there a plug-in for that?

  Q#2: Can I create a custom format? I really want SS:PP:MM:BB (section: phrase: measure: beat) – or PP:MM:BB, or if that’s not possible, then MM:BB. I’m not a programmer, but can I edit the Sony Timecode FX file? Using Notepad?

  I searched the help index and the internet, read articles and watched videos for over an hour, but found no relevant answers.

  (I’m using Vegas Pro 9.0c.)

  Thanks

  Jill Simpson replied 14 years ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  Mike Kujbida

  April 17, 2012 at 6:05 pm

  Q#1. Not that I’ve ever heard of.

  Q#2. Time code was designed to count frames of video, nothing else.
  What you want “might” be able to be done through scripting but I’m not a scripting guru so hopefully someone who is can chime in here and say if it’s feasible or not.
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  Murray Nelson

  April 17, 2012 at 7:20 pm

  Just curious as to why you would use beats measures etc.?
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  Jill Simpson

  April 18, 2012 at 2:29 am

  Per Murray’s question, Why would I use beats, measures, etc?
  I’m making videos to help people learn choreography. Ultimately I want them to be dancing to the music, not to counts, but if a section of the dance and/or music is complicated and unusual, it helps if they can clearly correlate music, moves and counts. I also give that information in a spreadsheet, and I can do voiceovers, but it helps if they have a visual reference within the video.

  Any coders/scripters care to make this possible?
  (timecode watermark: Measures and Beats)

  Thanks.
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  Aleksey Tarasov

  April 20, 2012 at 4:39 am

  Try Text Generation Wizard from Vegasaur toolkit.
  It can generate text events in MM:BB format (select Counter option on the first page and the desired text template)

  

  Hope this helps
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  Jill Simpson

  April 21, 2012 at 1:30 pm

  Thank you! Excellent!
  I don’t know why it’s not possible within Vegas, but I’m glad people supplement Vegas with toolkits like Vegasaur.

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