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Gerald Webb · March 30th, 2011, 05:57 AM

Would anyone know of a script or plug in to give you, say, 2 frames of every clip in your project to generate a strobeing review of your project. Sounds vague doesnt it?
We have all seen it, for instance, in a music clip, through a drum fill, when they do a machine gun run of clip frames,
or strobe all of the cams in a multicam project.
Just started to put one of these together and after the first 10 mins I can see the use of a script or plug in would be a massive timesaver.

Edward Troxel · March 30th, 2011, 07:26 AM

Well... I know Excalibur could do that for you. Don't know about Ultimate S or Vegasaur but they may be able to do so as well.

John Rofrano · March 30th, 2011, 12:51 PM

You might want to take a look at VASST Mayhem. This is exactly what it was designed to do... i.e., cause a little mayhem in the middle of a video. Check out the videos on the VASST web site that shows you Mayhem in action. There is a 15-day free trial so you can play with it and see if you like it before you buy it.

In the interest of full disclosure... I work at VASST. ;-)

~jr

Gerald Webb · March 30th, 2011, 01:40 PM

Thanks guys,

John,
I've looked at Mayhem before, I wasnt aware it could pull random frames from different clips, it seemed very much like AFX Twitch, in that it just went crazy with track motion, scale, blur and hue. I will have another look though.

Edward, (must admit I was thinking of you when I wrote this post)
Will have a look at Excalibar too.
Just found a good read about Excalibur here, a glowing review Edward,
Excalibur 4.5 Vegas Plug-In : Sony Vegas

John Rofrano · March 30th, 2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerald Webb

I've looked at Mayhem before, I wasnt aware it could pull random frames from different clips, it seemed very much like AFX Twitch, in that it just went crazy with track motion, scale, blur and hue. I will have another look though.

Oh I didn't read carefully enough. I didn't see the part when you want to pull frames from different clips. Mayhem doesn't do that. It just uses the frames in a single clip so no need to look again. (sorry)

~jr

Aleksey Tarasov · March 30th, 2011, 10:33 PM

The Markers tool from Vegasaur can help you to do it. Firstly, place 2-frame regions at every clip on a timeline (it can be placed at the beginning, at the end, or in the middle of each event) and then use Keep/Delete events option to stitch all regions together.

March 30th, 2011, 05:57 AM	#1
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Script for random frames...... Would anyone know of a script or plug in to give you, say, 2 frames of every clip in your project to generate a strobeing review of your project. Sounds vague doesnt it? We have all seen it, for instance, in a music clip, through a drum fill, when they do a machine gun run of clip frames, or strobe all of the cams in a multicam project. Just started to put one of these together and after the first 10 mins I can see the use of a script or plug in would be a massive timesaver. __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo

March 30th, 2011, 07:26 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: Script for random frames...... Well... I know Excalibur could do that for you. Don't know about Ultimate S or Vegasaur but they may be able to do so as well. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

March 30th, 2011, 12:51 PM	#3
John Rofrano Sponsor: VASST Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 516	Re: Script for random frames...... You might want to take a look at VASST Mayhem. This is exactly what it was designed to do... i.e., cause a little mayhem in the middle of a video. Check out the videos on the VASST web site that shows you Mayhem in action. There is a 15-day free trial so you can play with it and see if you like it before you buy it. In the interest of full disclosure... I work at VASST. ;-) ~jr __________________ Developer: VASST Ultimate S, Scattershot 3D, Mayhem, FASST Apps, and other VASST Software plug-ins Web Site: www.johnrofrano.com

March 30th, 2011, 01:40 PM	#4
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Re: Script for random frames...... Thanks guys, John, I've looked at Mayhem before, I wasnt aware it could pull random frames from different clips, it seemed very much like AFX Twitch, in that it just went crazy with track motion, scale, blur and hue. I will have another look though. Edward, (must admit I was thinking of you when I wrote this post) Will have a look at Excalibar too. Just found a good read about Excalibur here, a glowing review Edward, Excalibur 4.5 Vegas Plug-In : Sony Vegas __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo

March 30th, 2011, 10:33 PM	#6
Aleksey Tarasov New Boot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: RF Posts: 23	Re: Script for random frames...... The Markers tool from Vegasaur can help you to do it. Firstly, place 2-frame regions at every clip on a timeline (it can be placed at the beginning, at the end, or in the middle of each event) and then use Keep/Delete events option to stitch all regions together.