[Tyson Onaga]

This solution involves duplication, but the clip is not split in any way ….

Track 1 – Sony Solid Color, White
Track 2 – Video clip w/ Glint FX @ Track level
Track 3 – Video clip (NO FX)

Make Track 2 a Compositing Child of Track 1
Make Track 1 Compositing Mode = Mutiply

Where you want the Glint FX:
drag the White object to that position
adjust length as desired
add fade in/fade out as desired

Track 1 will now “play” over Track 3 w/ the Glint FX applied.
Where there is no White object in Track 1, Track 3 will show.

To add more “Glint sections”, copy-paste-adjust the White object in Track 1.

Best,
– tyson

[Tyson Onaga]

If you are trying to modify Pan/Crop keyframes (KFs) for a selected Event, you need to find the Event in the script. Something like:

foreach ( Track track in vegasApp.Project.Tracks )
{
if ( ( !track.IsVideo() ) || ( !track.Selected ) )
continue;

foreach ( VideoEvent videoEvent in track.Events )
{
if ( !videoEvent.Selected )
continue;

// Now you have a selected Event ...
}
}

KFs are stored in the VideoMotionKeyframe class, each one is stored in a List:
class VideoMotionKeyframes : BaseList(VideoMotionKeyframe)

You can iterate/modify the List from the videoEvent, eg:

foreach ( VideoMotionKeyframe vmkf in
videoEvent.VideoMotion.Keyframes )


Each vmkf object has various properties:
Timecode Position
Single Smoothness
VideoMotionVertex TopLeft
VideoMotionVertex TopRight
VideoMotionVertex BottomRight
VideoMotionVertex BottomLeft
VideoMotionVertex Center
VideoMotionBounds Bounds
Double Rotation
VideoKeyframeType Type

which can be easily modified, eg:
vmkf.TopLeft =
vmkf.TopRight =
vmkf.BottomRight =
vmkf.BottomLeft =

You can modify entry(s) in the List of Keyframes, erase the List, add to the List by using standard List methods.

[Tyson Onaga]

Forgot ….

b. … add the crop to the solid white event

[Tyson Onaga]

If the crop is the same, then you could try this:

a. insert a new track above the track(s) w/ events that need cropping
b. add a Solid Color white object onto that track; stretch it to the desired length
c. select Make Compositing Child on the original track(s)
d. change the Compositing mode of the newly inserted track to Multiply

[Tyson Onaga]

> recently moved some video files around on my hard drive

That’s probably it.

Try selecting a problematic Event in the timeline.
R-Click, Properties. Media tab. Select the value in Filename: (this is the full path to the media on your harddisk).
If the location is wrong, then this is the problem.

Close the dialog.
R-Click, Select in Project Media List.
In the Project Media tab …. R-Click, Replace

Find the correct location of the media on your harddisk.

[Tyson Onaga]

Maybe use Shift+MouseWheel (scroll timeline L/R)
along with Fn+MouseWheel (zoom in/out timeline) …..

[Tyson Onaga]

I’d try:

(a) make sure the source mp4 HD and the destination HD are free from disk errors …. ie, chkdsk [dr:] /F
(b) try selecting a region, File Render As, Render Options (Loop Region Only) ….. then Render

If the crash still persists, start disabling any Video FX one at a time and repeat (b)

Best,
– Tyson

[Tyson Onaga]

That was it …. thanks !

[Tyson Onaga]

> 1- You are running QT 7.7.9. You should be running 7.6.8 Nothing above that version.

Why is this (not that I doubt you) … ? I’ve been using 7.7.x for years with no issues except in Vegas 15 where the Track and Preview window must be ‘non-repaintable’ while the script executes. Also, I can’t find any COW threads re: 7.6.8 where this is the version to use.

2- .MOV is a container. Just like a box, it can have something different inside.

I know …. most of the mov files are from Rampant Design or Digital Juice. They are ProRes, Animation, PhotoJPG or PNG. Without QT installed, Vegas won’t open them.

Thanks again,
– tyson

[Tyson Onaga]

Thanks for the replies.

Forgot to add that I’m using:
Win 10, i7 16 GB, 1070 GTX 8GB, 512 GB SSD, 1 TB + 4 external HDs
Vegas 15 (since ver 3)
QT 7.7.9

Everything works fine (as did Vegas 10) except with scripting.
With scripting, the Track window must be minimal and Preview window must be closed … such as Vegas15_layout8(forScripts).jpg in:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kam3rgfouozwp81/AACGOE57EvczW6JEA_tdkBcya?dl=0

Any other configuration w/ the Track or Preview windows visible (ie, processing a WM_PAINT message) and Vegas 15 randomly crashes if a .mov file(s) is used by the .veg.

Thanks again .
Regards,
– tyson