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Hi VideoHelpers

Having a BUNCH of PNG sequences to import as media into Vegas Pro, I'm trying to create a script to help me deal with this time-consuming operation.

Maybe some of you have more programming skills/experience than me and can give me a hand with this one.

So :

I try to use � AddImageSequence() � to import several images sequences from several sub-directories to my vegas bin project.
I managed to tell the script to find every image sequence but i don�t know how to use � AddImageSequence() � class into my script.

Here is the script :

When i try to run it, vegas displays this error :

� Erreur 0x80131600 �
� �\import_image_sequence.cs(58) : Une r�f�rence d'objet est requise pour la propri�t�, la m�thode ou le champ non statique 'Sony.Vegas.MediaPool.AddImageSequence(string, int, double)' �

Could someone help me ?
Thanks !

An "Image Sequence" is a sequentially numbered set of images rendered as such, not "a bunch of random images". I think you mistake the specific nomenclature of the term..

You have been "Hoist by your own petard".

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Budwzr is correct. Most NLEs import image sequences by having you direct it to a folder, point to an image (that happens to have friends, all sequentially numbered, with your original as the beginner of the sequence), and just import it. Some require that you specify then that it is the first in a sequence (checkbox), some will figure it out automatically once it sees the like-numbered friends in that folder.

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You can use a free tool like FastStone Viewer to copy and auto rename you're desired images to a single folder. You can name them like image0001, image0002, image0003 and so on. You'll then be able to import as image sequence into Vegas.

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You can use a free tool like FastStone Viewer to copy and auto rename you're desired images to a single folder. You can name them like image0001, image0002, image0003 and so on. You'll then be able to import as image sequence into Vegas.

That's a good tool to know about. I got in a jam once that I stupidly renamed a stack of images using Windows Rename. There's no way to fix that without a tool like this. I'm gettin it.

@budwzr & Cornucopia :
- I do know what a png seq is, and i was indeed talking of a number of files named xxx001, xxx002.jpg etc..
- I also know how to import a Png Sequence in Vegas, it is like u said : select the 1rst image et tick the "import sequence" box.

what you guys didnt understand, is that I got a bunch (o lot) of thoses sequences to import, and . to do that operation over 500 times wasnt a viable option to me.

hence i went for the "script" alternative, to automate the operation.

And i can post the correct script if you're interested.
Thanks for trying

@racer : I did consider to rename ALL of the files to a single import , but it would have made a sequence way too big (500 seq x 100 images : at least 50.000 pngs. no thanks !).
. also, that wouldnt have been very practical as with this method, you cannot separate different takes. (good luck for the editing !)

That's odd to me, because StillSeq's are usually a way to preserve animations you want to reuse or pre-comp. So they don't usually relate to other sets of StillSeq's.

So that's an odd workflow for me. That's why the comments.

P.S. The thought just occurred to me that you may be making a showreel, yes? That IS a legitimate workflow, hahaha. Egg on my face.

Actually, i'm editing shots from an animated movie, so the workflow is kinda big, ( multiple teams are involved. )

Animation team sends shots to Background team, then to the fx/comp team. etc.
So they name/sort out all scenes with a strict asset code/number, for each shot.

I get the png seqs from the compositing team, and i then have to reimport all thoses multiple shots, keeping the numbers (if possible) to make my editing easier.

Ah-ha. That sounds crazy. Why don't they just put each scene in a 32-bit single file? Has to be PNG stills? In 32-bit format you can still edit frame by frame and maintain Alpha.

Vegas supports QuickTime Animation format in and out, AFAIK.

It is kinda crazy, but not that odd in that type of production.

Why pngs?
They (comp team) are used to work with png-seq, not only for "final" exports, but also for all the "wip" shots, giving the fact they all work in AE and they sometimes get "retakes" from other teams, etc. or even switch shots between collegues ( ).
Not very interesting, but you asked ! And thats the way the studio runs, lol.

Anw, I don't get what you mean by "32-bit format" single file ? U mean a movie file ?

I guess i could ask them to give me material in Prores or DNxHD, or any virtually lossless codec, but hey, it would make them double the time of rendering, which they dont have. (time is money ! )

So I stick with the PNG seqs, and now without spending all my time importing manually, thx to the script

I acquired Vegas Pro 13 as p[art of the Magix Email sale. I would like to render to an Image sequence however I cannot find image sequence on the Render As Page, Output Format.. Has Image Sequence been discontinued with Version 13?

You'll find it in the first option in "Output Format", there you select wich extension (jpg, bmp, etc) your image sequence will be.

Even after reinstalling It is not there.
The First option is:
>MainConcept AVC/AAC (*.mp4*.avc) followed by
>MainConcept MPEG-1 (*.mpg)

I even uninstalled and reinstalled.without issue.

I've had no problem exporting all formats including image sequence with Adobe Premiere CC2015 but I would like to someday cut the cord to the subscription.

Be sure you don't have "Favorites" nor "Project Properties" option selected in your render window. I do not have any thing checked. Sadly Sony no longer supports Vegas and redirects all questions/concerns to Magix and Magix does not have Vegas on the List, on their questions reporting page so it's impossible to ask tech support.

"You might have to use the scroll bar to see the whole Render As dialog box."

Look at the state of the More Filter Options link to the right of the Output Format Menu option. Uncheck everything for now.

At the bottom of the Render As dialog box, check View All Options to expose anything checked that might filter your options.

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In the past I have created time-lapse videos out of imported jpegs using the import media> click on image sequence start/end boxes, then open the images.

In the latest build, after you've imported the images and placed the media on the timeline, it only shows the first few and last few images of the sequence when you play it. It didn't do this in previous builds.

What is wrong here?

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Is there any naming difference in your files?

Vegas is always picky about this. There must be no characters following the last sequence digit and the "period" before the file extension, for instance.

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Hi,

In the past I have created time-lapse videos out of imported jpegs using the import media> click on image sequence start/end boxes, then open the images.

In the latest build, after you've imported the images and placed the media on the timeline, it only shows the first few and last few images of the sequence when you play it. It didn't do this in previous builds.

What is wrong here?

Thanks :)

Are you sure there really is content in every individual frame? Are your JPEGs/TIFFs/PNGs/etc ok?

Hi j-v and Musicvid,

I don’t name the files as I import them directly onto the computer with their names intact.

I use a Yi 4k+ camera which names its pictures as YIxxxxxxx (the x’s represent the take number in the file names).

I did a timelapse lasting 6 hours, with the first take beginning with YI001500 and YI013545. As usual I set the start and end pics when importing as a sequence, and they appear to get imported but when you play the sequence back there is a large black sequence that appears between the first few frames and the last few frames 🙁.

I’ve updated the gfx card drivers (radeon rx580), and enabled and disabled gfx acceleration but no luck.

So to be clear, the imported sequence is the correct length and correct number of frames, but there are no images in the body of the sequence?

Hi,

In the past I have created time-lapse videos out of imported jpegs using the import media> click on image sequence start/end boxes, then open the images.

In the latest build, after you've imported the images and placed the media on the timeline, it only shows the first few and last few images of the sequence when you play it. It didn't do this in previous builds.

What is wrong here?

Thanks :)

Are you sure there really is content in every individual frame? Are your JPEGs/TIFFs/PNGs/etc ok?

Yes Adis - All the pictures are legit. (took a long time to go through them, but yeah 😅😅)

So to be clear, the imported sequence is the correct length and correct number of frames, but there are no images in the body of the sequence?

Hi,

In the past I have created time-lapse videos out of imported jpegs using the import media> click on image sequence start/end boxes, then open the images.

In the latest build, after you've imported the images and placed the media on the timeline, it only shows the first few and last few images of the sequence when you play it. It didn't do this in previous builds.

What is wrong here?

Thanks :)

Are you sure there really is content in every individual frame? Are your JPEGs/TIFFs/PNGs/etc ok?

Yes Adis - All the pictures are legit. (took a long time to go through them, but yeah 😅😅)

Hmmm. and clip frame rate matches project's?

Can you upload a zipped folder somewhere including an intact portion of the original sequence that includes some images that work and some that don't?

Drive or Dropbox are strongly preferred.

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ok I’ll try later on tonight (GMT - It is late afternoon in the UK at the moment)

Hi,

In the past I have created time-lapse videos out of imported jpegs using the import media> click on image sequence start/end boxes, then open the images.

In the latest build, after you've imported the images and placed the media on the timeline, it only shows the first few and last few images of the sequence when you play it. It didn't do this in previous builds.

What is wrong here?

Thanks :)

Are you sure there really is content in every individual frame? Are your JPEGs/TIFFs/PNGs/etc ok?

Yes Adis - All the pictures are legit. (took a long time to go through them, but yeah 😅😅)

Hmmm. and clip frame rate matches project's?

Good point - I’ll try this as well. ☝️

Legit is not a valid extension.
So what exactly extensions does the YI001500 file have.

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Legit is not a valid extension.
So what exactly extensions does the YI001500 file have.

Sorry about the misunderstanding. They are all jpegs.

I do HDR timelapses all the time in Vegas, I can confirm the latest build does work on with lapses, at least when importing .psd images as a sequence. I have not tried JPEGs as they are not high enough quality to do what I need with my lapses.

I doubt it's anything to do with your GPU, once you get those images uploaded we should be able to help more.

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I do HDR timelapses all the time in Vegas, I can confirm the latest build does work on with lapses, at least when importing .psd images as a sequence. I have not tried JPEGs as they are not high enough quality to do what I need with my lapses.

I doubt it's anything to do with your GPU, once you get those images uploaded we should be able to help more.

Thanks fr0sty. Just out of interest, what kind of storage do you dump your pictures when making a timelapse?

I use a seagate USB3.0 1GB external drive.

My PC specs are as follows:

Pics are shot as 12 bit RAWs using AdobeRGB color space to SD cards using Panasonic S1 cameras, from there dumped to a USB 3.0 8TB drive for storage until editing, then the RAWs are converted to PSD, using Lightroom (so Vegas can open them) and processed using LRTimelapse if I need setting ramping/flicker removal (only reason I still have Adobe software), then colored into HDR using Vegas 17 in HDR mode connected to a HDR OLED TV. From there, Vegas renders out to HDR 4K HEVC files.

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OK - so I haven't had time to upload the pictures used in my timelapse experiment, but i DO have this screengrab movie showing what exactly I'm trying to accomplish.

Tell me what you think.

The dimensions of each picture is 4000 x 3000

PS - I used Wondershare to capture this as the screen capture function on Vegas Pro doesn't work on my machine, so you unfortunately you won't be able to see the mouse cursor :(.

Everything else can be seen though.

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Your numbering is not correct. It jumps from 10025 to 20026. They have to be sequential, not just a bigger number. You are missing frames. The end number is the last recognized number of that sequence. You will need to import it as multiple sequences.

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Your numbering is not correct. It jumps from 10025 to 20026. They have to be sequential, not just a bigger number. You are missing frames.

Ok, I’m going to try another timelapse tonight (this time on a different camera - Sony RX0ii. I’ll keep you all posted.

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The first sign that something was amiss was when Vegas indicated the last image was 10025. Have you tried renaming the sequence in Windows?

Move everything that's not a picture file out of the folder.

Strike Control + A to select every picture in the folder.

Right-Click to get the context menu and select "Rename'

Enter the name of your favorite pet.

Strike Enter and Windows will do the rest.

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The first sign that something was amiss was when Vegas indicated the last image was 10025. Have you tried renaming the sequence in Windows?

Move everything that's not a picture file out of the folder.

Strike Control + A to select every picture in the folder.

Right-Click to get the context menu and select "Rename'

Enter the name of your favorite pet.

Strike Enter and Windows will do the rest.

All files in that folder (except for the project file at the beginning) are timelapse pictures copied straight from the camera. Nothing else was in the folder.

BTW, that picture number 10025 was the first picture on the camera.

(Also, the original figures I mentioned at the start of this thread - YI001500 and YI013545 - was for example only, but every picture the Yi camera produces follow the same naming convention).

I like the tip about naming after my favourite pet though lol!! 😂

My camera actually allows one to set the starting name of the pictures. It might be considered a vanity thing, but I use it to differentiate my photos from my wife's.

Lately, I've been bulk renaming camera video files with the date as the first ten characters in the file name. I do this in case the files get moved around after I'm dead and one of my great grandchildren wonders when that video was shot. I add further subject information to the file names within Vegas.

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On the timelapse you posted the video of, click import sequence, and note which image it auto-fills into the last frame in the sequence. Keep that in mind. Import that sequence. Now to back to the import menu, and starting from the next image AFTER the previous sequence ended, import another sequence. Do this until you reach the last image.

Then put the multiple sequences you imported side by side on the timeline.

For some reason, your camera is skipping frames in its numbering scheme. That is why Vegas has a big hole in your timelapse, it thinks there should be frames in that blank space where your camera jumped from one number to another, leaving black frames in between the gap.

(In the "render as" dialog box make sure "view all options" is checkmarked at the bottom left corner; otherwise some options might be hidden)

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file => render as => image sequence => png

(In the "render as" dialog box make sure "view all options" is checkmarked at the bottom left corner; otherwise some options might be hidden)

It's not there for some reason.

Do you have vegas pro? Maybe it's not available in other versions

A workaround is to use debugmode frameserver , to frameserve a "fake" AVI , and use vdub2 to export png sequence (file=>export image sequence)

I suggest in the future that you use the Vegas Help feature. All you have to do is press F1, like any other Windows application.

Here are the help directions, copy/pasted directly from the Vegas 13 help system:
==================== Saving a still-image sequence

Opening a still-image sequence is simple � just use the Import Media dialog � but what if you want to create your own still-image sequences? No problem.

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1. If you want to render only a portion of your project, create a time selection and/or solo the tracks you want to include in the still-image sequence.

2. From the File menu, choose Render As. The Render As dialog is displayed.

3. In the Name box, type the base file name you want to use for rendered images. Files will be numbered automatically using this file name.

4. In the Output Format box, double-click Image Sequence to display a list of image formats and click the image format you want to use.

5. Select the Render loop region only check box if you want to save only the portion of the project that is contained within the loop region. Loop Playback does not need to be selected for this option to work.

The check box is available only if you've created a time selection in the timeline.

6. Select the Stretch video to fill output frame size (do not letterbox) check box when you are rendering to an output format with a slightly different aspect ratio than your project settings. This will prevent black bars from appearing on the top and bottom or the sides of the output.

7. Select the Use project output rotation setting check box if you're rendering a rotated project and want to use the Output rotation setting from the Project Properties dialog for your rendered file.

When the check box is cleared, the media is rotated according to its Media Properties setting, but the project itself is unrotated�you can use this setting to proof your project on an unrotated display.

8. Click the Render button. A dialog is displayed to show rendering progress.

When rendering is complete, you can click Open Folder to open the folder where you saved the files.

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