Automate repetitive Pan/Crop

[Shawn Bossick]

Barry you can do this all within Vegas without anything else. I’m not in-front of Vegas right now so I’m doing this from memory.

2 ways you can do this. 1 when your done setting the crop the way you want you can right click the clip & select copy, then you can go to another clip, right click it then select paste event attributes, do that to each clip. 2 which I think would be better for you is to go all the way to the left of your timeline where the track numbers are at, right to the right of the numbers there are a set of icons, hover your mouse over the second icon which is a square icon, it will say track motion, simply use the track motion to set up your crops the way you want them to be, every time you drop a clip on that track it will have the crop the way you want it, when you don’t want it simply put it on another track, so you will have 2 tracks, 1 set with the crop you want & one set without it.

Have fun!

[Mike Kujbida]

Barry, I put a really quick veg file using Pan/Crop that I think will do what you need.
Get it at https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20488019/repetitive.zip
It was done in Pro 8 and uses a head and shoulders still shot of me (included in the file).
Take a look at it and feel free to modify it to suit your needs.
Based on what you said, I would recommend splitting the timeline at the desired beginning and end points of each “move”.
As long as you stick to the same length each time, all you have to do is copy the first “move”, right-click on the the next one and do a “paste event attributes”.
Hope this helps.

[Steve Rhoden]

Sorry Barry, there is no plugin that i know of to achieve
what you are looking for. But Shawn and Mike have given you
good alternatives.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
1-876-832-4956

[John Rofrano]

Actually Barry, we are working on a new FASST App plug-in that sounds similar to what you want. I’ll contact you via email and maybe you can help beta test it. 😉

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Steve Rhoden]

Sounds promising as usual John!

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
1-876-832-4956

[Barry Hull]

Thanks all, good suggestions. Mike, I downloaded the veg file, works like a champ. My issue is that each “move” needs to take place at a different location within each video, and for a different amount of time. The distance and speed of the move will remain the same, but where I want the move to occur on the timeline, and where I want to return to original position, change with each video.

That is why I was hoping for a plug-in that I could setup beforehand, place the cursor where I want to move to happen, and then one click, move the talent.

While you’re at it John, what would REALLY be nice, if I could setup both a “move left” and a “move right”, all custimized with setup parameters, located on the tool bar, for easy clicking, or even better, make them hot keys so I can simply click my ShuttlePRO v2 while I’m sipping coffee. Sign me up for that beta test!

Barry W. Hull

[Mike Kujbida]

Barry, I’m glad you liked the veg file.
It sounds like you’re looking for a much more customized app though so hopefully John can come through for you.
Knowing him and his many scripting talents, I’m sure he will 🙂

[Barry Hull]

By the way John, no rush on that FASST App plugin, take your time, don’t need it until tomorrow. 🙂

Barry W. Hull

[John Rofrano]

[Barry Hull] “…take your time, don’t need it until tomorrow.”

Oh good. I’ll stop for lunch today then. 😉

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Shawn Bossick]

Barry my second description will be a total of 2 clicks for you to do what you want to do. One click to split your file, on your normal track (without crops) And one click to move your clip down to the next adjacent track which you have setup for your crops.

2 clicks in total.

Have fun!