Click 'Align' in ARA Auto-Align 2?
Hi there,
I've managed to write a script to load selected tracks into ARA Auto-Align 2 but does anyone know if there's a way to click the 'Align' button in the middle of the ARA window at the bottom? I'm just trying to automate loading tracks into Auto-Align, Aligning them, and then committing the result.
Any help would be most appreciated!
Thanks.
- Chad Wahlbrink @Chad2024-10-08 00:15:00.332Z
Hi @Graham_Archer,
I don't own Auto-Align 2. However, I have noticed that the ARA windows for Melodyne and iZotope RX don't use accessible UI. This is likely true for all ARA windows, but feel free to try it with Auto-Align 2!
For instance, when I try to use the "Click UI Element" macro action and the "Pick" button to select a button within Melodyne and iZotope RX ARA windows, I end up getting this result:
Now, you CAN try to use "Mouse Click Relative to UI Element." Still, you'd have to ensure the ARA window is open first and that the button you are trying to click will be relatively static in relationship to one of the edges of the ARA window. The following macro action does seem to work for hitting "Process" on iZotope RX, though:
For more info on using the "pick" command, check out this video:
- GIn reply toGraham_Archer⬆:Graham Archer @Graham_Archer
Hi @Chad
Ah ok I understand. Do you know is that a Pro Tools API limitation or a Soundflow API limitation? If it's a Soundflow API limitation do you think that's something we could expect to see in the future?
I've tried Click UI element behaviour before and try to avoid it unless it's essential as the minute Pro Tools gets updated it can 'break' your macro if Avid have moved things around in the GUI.
Do you know if there's any light at the end of the tunnel for being able to directly control the ARA windows (for example, by menu item)? I can see lots of cool possibilities for new macros if that was possible.Thanks in advance!
Graham
Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2025-02-21 15:19:15.386Z
Hi Graham,
The ability for a window/element to be accessible is entirely limited by work on the app developer's side (Pro Tools / Avid in this case). We do have lots of plans to make sure we can extend support in various ways, including, but not limited to, accessibility. It's a highly requested feature :) We'll share more when we have news.
- GGraham Archer @Graham_Archer
That sounds like a really positive roadmap @chrscheuer ;-)
Thanks so much for explaining and sharing that, I'll keep my eyes peeled for updates!
g