Clip audio-gain

[Edward Troxel]

It could definitely be scripted. I haven’t seen anything that does that *exact* task but I have some that are close and have seen others that are close. Remember, you really need TWO points between each event.

Also, remember you can lower volume on an event by event basis by moving the mouse to the top edge of the event (it will turn into a hand), click, and drag down to lower the volume. If necessary, you could raise the volume on the track header and then lower the individual events as needed. Not necessarily the approach I would take but is another option.

Edward Troxel

[Ron Shook]

Edward,

[Edward Troxel] “Remember, you really need TWO points between each event.”

Exactly!

[Edward Troxel] “Also, remember you can lower volume on an event by event basis by moving the mouse to the top edge of the event (it will turn into a hand), click, and drag down to lower the volume.I>

Being a novice, I wasn’t aware of this. Very handy to know.

[Edward Troxel] “If necessary, you could raise the volume on the track header and then lower the individual events as needed. Not necessarily the approach I would take but is another option.”

What approach would you take and why not the above approach? Although the above technique would be handy in relatively simple situations, a script that would would add volume and/or pan control nodes to the first and last frame of every audio clip event would set the stage for more complex audio tweaking without effecting adjacent clips or having to add these nodes manually.

Give me some quick advice. Is Vegas scripting more akin to say developing keyboard macros than it is to computer programming? If the former, I may take a crack at it. I have no experience since a little basic on the AppleII with computer programming, but I once developed a keyboard macro system for multicam on edit* back in the day when only Avid had multicam, that was good enough to intrigue the edit* coders. What say you?

Thanks a bunch,

Ron Shook
Shoulder-High Eye Productions
CreativeCOW Forum Host for Discreet edit*

[Ron Shook]

Spot,

[Douglas Spotted Eagle] “Envelope points at events is already scripted”

I need a little map direction here, as I can’t find it. Is the script in the extras part of the Vegas8 disk?

Thanks,

Ron Shook
Shoulder-High Eye Productions
CreativeCOW Forum Host for Discreet edit*

[Edward Troxel]

[Ron Shook] “What approach would you take and why not the above approach?”

I tend to just use the volume envelope. My “four points” tool in Excalibur can add the proper nodes around a selected area. So if I want an entire clip raised or lowered, I can double-click it (to select it) and then run the four points tool.

Plus, don’t forget the volume envelope is automatable!

[Ron Shook] “Is Vegas scripting more akin to say developing keyboard macros than it is to computer programming?”

Given those two choices, I’d have to go with “computer programming”.

Edward Troxel

[Ron Shook]

Edward,

[Edward Troxel] “I tend to just use the volume envelope. My “four points” tool in Excalibur can add the proper nodes around a selected area. So if I want an entire clip raised or lowered, I can double-click it (to select it) and then run the four points tool.”

I’ll have a look at just what that 4 points tool does.

[Edward Troxel] “[Ron Shook] “Is Vegas scripting more akin to say developing keyboard macros than it is to computer programming?”

Given those two choices, I’d have to go with “computer programming”.”

Drat!

Ron Shook
Shoulder-High Eye Productions
CreativeCOW Forum Host for Discreet edit*