Batch Render regions & External Files

[Aleksey Tarasov]

Transcoder script can do everything you want, except for naming regions from a text file. And I don’t know of any other script that can do it. You have to name each region on the timeline or you can convert your text file to a subtitle file (eg. SRT, SUB or CSV). In this case Vegasaur can import your regions and render the files for you.

[Graham Bernard]

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[Alfredo Rodriguez] ”
I also don’t want to sit there and name each region manually as I create them, since the names already exist in a notepad document.”
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Using Copy >Paste(Ctrl+V) we have this already in Vegas EDIT Details View.

Here’s your Notepad list:-

Here’s BEFORE Pasting into Vegas Edit Detail View:-

And here’s AFTER Pasting into Edit Details View. You can see ALL the Vegas Region Names have been neatly replaced with your own Region names:-

I use this method to get my clients’ edits back to me. Very straightforward.

And using VASST’s Render Assistant for $9.95 it is thorough, professional, quick and at $9.95 cheap as chips! VASST make it simple to build units of those SCRIPTS you want, and not pay for others you don’t. This way you only need to invest in the script you want.

So:

Step 1 – Get your Notepad Titles into the Regions – this is already included in the Vegas GUI!

Step 2 – Use Render Assistant

Total time? 10 minutes, tops! $9.95 . . . what’s you time worth?

Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Aleksey Tarasov]

Graham, good tip about Edit Details!

[Graham Bernard]

You’re very welcome, Aleksey.

When are you “Scripting-Gurus” gonna get the links to Notepad/EXCEL/Word sorted? The Option to paste into Details has ALWAYS been there in Vegas.

Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

Oh yeah, here’s a Folder VIEW of the MP4s I just rendered out using your names, as regions running thorough VASST Render Assistant using TWO types of Render Templates!!:-

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Alfredo Rodriguez]

First time hearing about the Edit Details windows in Vegas Pro. Thanks, Graham!!! I love the copy/paste feature. Very fast and very easy. I have Vegasaur…and just now discovered how to use Transcoder to export regions. I combined both of you guys’ tips to get the result I needed.

I used Vegas’View>Window>Edit Details to paste the long list of names from Notepad into each Region in about half a second. Then Vegasaur’s Transcoder to export each region using the region names as separate files. EXACTLY what I needed 🙂

[Robert Adama]

Hello everybody using VASST Render Assistant¨
This would be ideal for me- nevertheless, if I doulble click on VASST’s Render Assistant for $9.95 the webside is not available (anymore)…..
Trying to get straigthforward to the webside didn’t work either.
Could you please inform me whether it’s still available and where!
It would be of great help.
I am using VEGAS Pro 12 770
If you Need more info, please let me know
Rob Adama

Robert Adama, Switserland
Windows7 64bit ASUS P7P55D Intel i7 2.8 GHz, 64BB DDR3-1333
Graphic Sapphire HD 6870 128 bit
Vegas Pro 12. Additionally
Win XP 32bit with AVID Liquid 7.2

[Aaron Star]

I posted this on the Sony forum awhile ago:

Here is a modified version of the default Sony Batch script. This script uses the Region Name as the output file name. Copy the script below to a new text file, change the extension to .cs, and move to your programs/sony/vegas13/script folder. Use what ever name you want to describe it.

I use this script to convert camera .mts and .mov to XDCAM or other editing intermediate files. I like to keep the camera original files around incase there is a need to re-render from individual files. You can also use this to create proxies of your footage in any format you choose. Here is how I use the script:

1 – insert all the files you want to batch on the the timeline

2 – execute the default Sony script that inserts regions around the timeline events.

3 – using the “edit details” windows in vegas, copy and paste the “active take name” column into the Region “name” column.

4 – execute the script below, the GUI will popup, set for Regions, select output template, and use the default base name. the script will ignore the default base name, and use the region name for the output file name. The output template you select will determine the .xyz extension. You can select multiple formats that have different extensions.

Basically you just cut and paste the following into a .txt file, rename the extension .cs, and place the file into your script folder. Start vegas and you will see the new script under Tools> Scripting. This will turn Vegas into a large batch render tool.

Here is a link to a zip file with the 2 scripts, drop them into your vegas script folder.

https://www.astardp.com/techtips/Vegas-Region-Batch.zip

Code Block:

/**
* Sample script that performs batch renders with GUI for selecting
* render templates.
*
* This script has been modified to batch render the region names to the new file, and not the default render template.
*
* Revision Date: 8-27-14.
**/
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using Sony.Vegas;

public class EntryPoint {

// set this to true if you want to allow files to be overwritten
bool OverwriteExistingFiles = false;

String defaultBasePath = "Untitled_";
const int QUICKTIME_MAX_FILE_NAME_LENGTH = 55;

Sony.Vegas.Vegas myVegas = null;

enum RenderMode
{
Project = 0,
Selection,
Regions,
}

ArrayList SelectedTemplates = new ArrayList();

public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)
{
myVegas = vegas;

String projectPath = myVegas.Project.FilePath;
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(projectPath))
{
String dir = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
defaultBasePath = Path.Combine(dir, defaultBasePath);
}
else
{
String dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(projectPath);
String fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(projectPath);
defaultBasePath = Path.Combine(dir, fileName + "_");
}

DialogResult result = ShowBatchRenderDialog();
myVegas.UpdateUI();
if (DialogResult.OK == result)
{
// inform the user of some special failure cases
String outputFilePath = FileNameBox.Text;
RenderMode renderMode = RenderMode.Project;
if (RenderRegionsButton.Checked)
{
renderMode = RenderMode.Regions;
}
else if (RenderSelectionButton.Checked)
{
renderMode = RenderMode.Selection;
}
DoBatchRender(SelectedTemplates, outputFilePath, renderMode);
}
}

void DoBatchRender(ArrayList selectedTemplates, String basePath, RenderMode renderMode)
{
String outputDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(basePath);
String baseFileName = Path.GetFileName(basePath);

// make sure templates are selected
if ((null == selectedTemplates) || (0 == selectedTemplates.Count))
throw new ApplicationException("No render templates selected.");

// make sure the output directory exists
if (!Directory.Exists(outputDirectory))
throw new ApplicationException("The output directory does not exist.");

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[Robert Adama]

Thanks for replying and supporting me!
Since I was in the middle of a Project, I didn’t dare to Import the additional Software. i h’v now importetd it and it works.
And, moreover THANKS for helping me and sorry, that I do reply so late!!!
I am often see your Support to others and I am positively surprized about the very quick Responses and also about the totally diffente subjects. Anyhow COW is a SUPER Forum, where People communicate in a very respectfull way- and moreover: very precise and helpful
Thanks again and maybe an other time I could help as well!
Robert

Robert Adama, Switserland
Windows7 64bit ASUS P7P55D Intel i7 2.8 GHz, 64BB DDR3-1333
Graphic Sapphire HD 6870 128 bit
Vegas Pro 12. Additionally
Win XP 32bit with AVID Liquid 7.2

[David Eon]

Yes. Highly recommend this app and I love the ala carte format that VASST uses for their software. Here is the link:

https://vasst.com/store/productivity-tools/render-assistant.aspx