Fading multiple still images automatically

[Edward Troxel]

To do the same process over and over again on multiple events, you typically would use a script. As with the “random transitions” mentioned earlier today, a script can also easily fade multiple events or even overlap multiple events to create crossfades. If you want a single script that can do all of the above (and much more), you can look at a script such as Excalibur. If you want to do some searching, you can find free scripts that will do many tasks – some of which can be found in the free scripts section at the link below my name or the list of scripts mentioned in the random transitions post.

Edward Troxel

[Jsteinamite]

Thank you! This is great news. I don’t know anything about writing scripts but I’m glad to hear that there is a way to learn to do this. Thanks again.

Jonathan

[Mike Kujbida]

If I’m not mistaken, the script you’re looking for is called Set Event Length And Crossfade.
It can be found at the link I posted in the “randome transitions on Vegas 7” thread.
Make sure to do a “Select All” events (CTRL+A) or this won’t work properly.

[Jsteinamite]

Thanks for this info. I’m looking forward to learning about using scripts.

Jonathan

[Jsteinamite]

I was just looking at Vegas and couldn’t find any info about how to use scripts. Is there somewhere online that I could learn this?

Jonathan

[Mike Kujbida]

From the Vegas 6.0 Help menu (same for Vegas 7.0):

Running a script
From the Tools menu, choose Scripting.

Choose a script from the submenu or choose Run Script from the submenu to browse to the script file (.vb or .js) you want to run.

Adding scripts to the Scripting menu
When you start the program, Vegas software looks at the Script Menu folder in the Vegas program folder to determine which scripts appear in the Scripting submenu. This folder is c:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas 6.0\Script Menu by default.

Add or delete scripts in the Script Menu folder to change the contents of the submenu.

From the Tools menu, choose Scripting, and then choose Rescan Script Menu Folder to update the menu.

[Gary Kleiner]

Help > Index > Scripting

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Mike Kujbida]

As suggested by someone in another forum, maybe Jonathon just needs the basics of stills editing.

Options > Preferences > Editing.
Check the Box “Automatically overlap multiple selected media when added”.
Set the time in the “Cut-to-overlap conversion” box (this will determine the length of the overlap between events).

Select the media in your Project Media and drag all the events to the timeline at once. The events will automatically give you a fade the length that you set.

[Edward Troxel]

Here’s several scripts:

https://www.jetdv.com/scripts/ApplyTransV5.js
https://www.jetdv.com/scripts/FadeInOut1Second.js
https://www.jetdv.com/scripts/SetEventLength.js

There’s many more in the “Free Scripts” section of my website.

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

Several of my newsletters have scripting info. Plus there are links to additional scripting info on my site. Also, open other scripts to “see how things are done”. Finally, simply ask questions.

Edward Troxel