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Create Vegas Pro 13 Plugin/Extension
I’ve recently learned the basics of FFmpeg for trimming down a large file to a smaller file containing certain footage copied from the original file.
I’ve seen there are plugins/extensions available for FFmpeg in Vegas Pro 13, but they include many options and settings which I don’t need (and probably don’t understand).
The line I’ve been using is:
ffmpeg -ss [START TIME] -i [INPUT].mp4 -map 0 -c copy -t [DURATION] [OUTPUT].mp4I imagine that all I’d need is:
1) GET selected range in Vegas
2) Take start and end time from that selected range
3) calculate duration based on end-start
4) video being selected in range set as [INPUT] file
5) user input for [OUTPUT] file
6) Run that line through a CMD window.It really wouldn’t take long at all and could be done with a simple batch file, but I would like to be able to do it from within Vegas; I just can’t find much useful information on creating a plugin/extension nor getting Vegas related syntax.
i.e.: startTime = timeline.selection.startCould anyone point me in the right direction for learning code for Vegas?
Thanks for your time.
-Tom
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[Thomas Ames] “Could anyone point me in the right direction for learning code for Vegas?”
You would need access to the Script Development SDK which is no longer downloadable that I can see. I tried to download it from the Sony site but it redirects me to the main page of MAGIX site with no downloadable link in sight. 🙁
Maybe someone here has an old bookmark that still works. I do not.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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You might try to google “vegas + download development kits”.
You should get a cached version of Downloads still. -
Another option there
https://download.sonymediasoftware.com/dev/(Used to be nice to be able to edit posts here.)
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Hey Jorma, thanks for that!
Googling for “vegas pro 13 + download development kits” doesn’t yield anything I appear to be able to use.
https://download.sonymediasoftware.com/dev/ looks like I should be able to use it, but I don’t entirely understand it.
The second from last option “vegasscriptsdk.zip” looks like the correct choice for me, but would you be able to say if there’s a better option, based on what I’m trying to do?Thank you!
-Tom
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My cached Downloads page gives these explanations
Video Plug-In Development Kit (OFX) updated on Apr. 3, 2013 (409 MB)
Vegas Pro Script Developers Kit – Versions 10-13 updated on Dec. 22, 2010 (135 MB)JR or others will probably advise further.
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[Thomas Ames] “The second from last option “vegasscriptsdk.zip” looks like the correct choice for me, but would you be able to say if there’s a better option, based on what I’m trying to do?”
That’s the one you need. The Script SDK.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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Thanks for that. Any place I can check out the proper Vegas related syntax?
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[Thomas Ames] “Any place I can check out the proper Vegas related syntax?”
It’s all in the ZIP file. What it contains is API documentation.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasstsoftware.com
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