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how to add 1 second to beginning and end of events?
How would I go about easily “expanding” many events to the left and to the right (begin/end) by 1 second?
(I do have Vasst Ultimate pro)
Thanks!
GillesGilles
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13 Replies
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It isn’t possible to add something that isn’t there, assuming you mean adding more to a clip that hasn’t already been edited. Sure you can repeat, or loop, by yanking out the start and end, but that really doesn’t look good.
Windows 7 Pro64, 16GB RAM, SSD boot drive, GTX 570 Graphics, Vegas Pro 11 and VP10 just in case
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Hi Phil,
To clarify… I meant “extending” the clips.I have numerous clips on a single track of the timeline and the client wants an additional 1 second at the start and end of each, “revealed”.
So something is there, just currently not shown.
Not sure this can be done. I tried grouping the clips before dragging the edges but this didn’t work.
Gilles
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Excalibur can extend the length of all events in one click. This works perfect for stills. I have never tried this for trimmed video files, but if you want I can try it tonight. Most likely, Ultimate S has a similar function.
Theo
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Thanks Theo,
I only have Ultimate and don’t really want to purchase another add-on.I do see something in Ultimate, for stills, to set the clip to a specific size but not to extend it before/after by x seconds.
Gilles
Gilles
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I might be missing something here, but there is no way to add extra to an untrimmed motion video event unless you buy some of those recently discovered “God” particles or slow the whole event down to make it longer.
A still event is easy.. just allow looping and drag the start and/or end of the event to add more frames.Windows 7 Pro64, 16GB RAM, SSD boot drive, GTX 570 Graphics, Vegas Pro 11 and VP10 just in case
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The events I’m working with have been trimmed. So there is “hidden” video before and after.
Gilles
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Surely, if you have the original un-edited clips.. or can get them, then the problem is fixed. If not… then you are back to square one and in deep do-doos.
Windows 7 Pro64, 16GB RAM, SSD boot drive, GTX 570 Graphics, Vegas Pro 11 and VP10 just in case
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Hi Phil,
I don’t think you understand the question/issue here.
As stated before, events are on the timeline, they have already been trimmed. I just need to add a second to all of them, at the beginning and end of each. They just need to be adjusted. Trying to find a way to automate the adjustments instead of adjusting them individually. Due to the number of events, manually adjusting them would be painful.Gilles
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Here’s a script that will trim on second OFF the front and end of clips (I know, the exact opposite of what you asked). However, it may be as simple as changing:
var trimAmt = new Timecode(“00:00:01:00”);to
var trimAmt = new Timecode(“-00:00:01:00”);/**
* This script will trim the front and back for all selected events.
*
* Written By: Edward Troxel
* Copyright 2004 - JETDV Scripts
* Modified: 08-03-2005
**/import System;
import System.IO;
import System.Windows.Forms;
import Sony.Vegas;var trimAmt = new Timecode("00:00:01:00");
try {
//Go through the list of Tracks
var trackEnum = new Enumerator(Vegas.Project.Tracks);
while (!trackEnum.atEnd()) {
var track : Track = Track(trackEnum.item());//Go through the list of Events
var eventEnum = new Enumerator(track.Events);
while (!eventEnum.atEnd()) {
var evnt : TrackEvent = TrackEvent(eventEnum.item());if (evnt.Selected) {
var dStart = evnt.Start + trimAmt;
var dLength = evnt.Length;//Get current take offset
var tke = evnt.ActiveTake;
var tkeoffset = tke.Offset;
tkeoffset = tkeoffset + trimAmt;
evnt.Start = dStart;
tke.Offset = tkeoffset;dLength = dLength - trimAmt - trimAmt;
evnt.Length = new Timecode(dLength);
}
eventEnum.moveNext();
}
trackEnum.moveNext();
}} catch (e) {
MessageBox.Show(e);
}
Edward Troxel
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No, I didn’t understand what you were on about as your original explanation of your issue wasn’t all that clear.
I’ll buy “Mind Reading for Dummies” next time it’s on special.
Glad Ed came to the fore. Clever man.
Windows 7 Pro64, 16GB RAM, SSD boot drive, GTX 570 Graphics, Vegas Pro 11 and VP10 just in case
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