Go to Closest Marker?

By Owen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young

2024-08-26 18:41:58.436Z

Does anybody have a piece of code that goes to the CLOSEST marker - wether it's before or after the 'current timeline selection?' Not finding something of that nature, nor 100% sure how I'd best implement it. Could be Track specific if that's easier but any track/ruler probably better?

Thanks,
Owen

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Brandon Jiaconia @Brandon_Jiaconia

2024-08-26 19:03:24.811Z

In the Glenn PT package by @Glenn_Eanes there is a Go To Nearest Marker command - here is the 'View Source':

//Get original TC
const originalTC = sf.ui.proTools.getCurrentTimecode().stringValue;

//Calling command "Extend Selection to Previous Marker" from package "undefined" (installed from user/pkg/version "srAasovvDiQacRZ2mcId4RrOA8R2/ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf/cl5crym5u00037710iypigwju")
sf.soundflow.runCommand({
    commandId: 'user:ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf:ckou1qcq5007pzv100i8xeycq',
    props: {}
});

// toPrevSamps is the length from original TC to the previous marker in samples
const toPrevSamps = sf.ui.proTools.selectionGetInSamples().selectionLength;

//Go back to original TC
sf.ui.proTools.selectionSetTimecode({
    mainCounter: originalTC,
});


//Calling command "Extend Selection to Next Marker" from package "undefined" (installed from user/pkg/version "srAasovvDiQacRZ2mcId4RrOA8R2/ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf/cl5crym5u00037710iypigwju")
sf.soundflow.runCommand({
    commandId: 'user:ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf:ckou1qcq5007ozv10n96bgqcj',
    props: {}
});

// toNextSamps is the length from original TC to the next marker in samples
const toNextSamps = sf.ui.proTools.selectionGetInSamples().selectionLength;

//If previous marker is closer go to it, otherwise stay on next marker
if (toPrevSamps < toNextSamps) {
    //Calling command "Go to Previous Marker" from package "undefined" (installed from user/pkg/version "srAasovvDiQacRZ2mcId4RrOA8R2/ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf/cl5crym5u00037710iypigwju")
    sf.soundflow.runCommand({
        commandId: 'user:ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf:ckou1qcq5007nzv10fdrue0q0',
        props: {}
    });
} else {
    sf.ui.proTools.selectionSetTimecode({
        mainCounter: originalTC,
        selectionLength: "00:00:00:00"
    });

    //Calling command "Go to Next Marker" from package "undefined" (installed from user/pkg/version "srAasovvDiQacRZ2mcId4RrOA8R2/ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf/cl5crym5u00037710iypigwju")
    sf.soundflow.runCommand({
        commandId: 'user:ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf:ckou1qcq5007mzv10u5biiplz',
        props: {}
    });
}

OOwen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young
2024-08-26 19:11:51.230Z
Interesting, I'll check out his package thanks.
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1. O Owen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young
  2024-08-26 19:48:18.899Z
  Hmm that bugs out, but at least it gives me some ideas. I prolly have to do this one by hand if someone hasn't built.
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Raphael Sepulveda @raphaelsepulveda

SoundFlow Team

2024-08-26 22:30:23.503Z2024-08-26 22:41:27.515Z

@Owen_Granich_Young, a little mathy math 🤝 PT SDK *

function goToNearestMemoryLocation() {
    const memoryLocations = sf.app.proTools.memoryLocations.invalidate()
        .allItems.map(memLoc => memLoc);
        
    const playheadLocationSamples = Number(sf.app.proTools.getTimelineSelection({
        timeScale: "Samples"
    }).inTime);

    // Sort Memory Locations by distance to playhead
    memoryLocations.sort((a, b) => {
        const aDistanceToPlayhead = Number(a.startTimeInSamples) - playheadLocationSamples;
        const bDistanceToPlayhead = Number(b.startTimeInSamples) - playheadLocationSamples;
        return Math.abs(aDistanceToPlayhead) - Math.abs(bDistanceToPlayhead);
    });

    sf.app.proTools.selectMemoryLocation({ number: memoryLocations[0].number });
}

goToNearestMemoryLocation();

*Not specific to a marker ruler or track

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OOwen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young
2024-08-26 22:38:26.454Z
Sweeeeet! Now I didn't have to figure it out. This one's going in the 'useful A F' Functions pile.
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O Owen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young

2024-08-28 19:10:03.750Z

Ok I built it. Clips sync point to closest marker.

function goToNearestMemoryLocation() {
    const memoryLocations = sf.app.proTools.memoryLocations.invalidate()
        .allItems.map(memLoc => memLoc);

    const playheadLocationSamples = Number(sf.app.proTools.getTimelineSelection({
        timeScale: "Samples"
    }).inTime);

    // Sort Memory Locations by distance to playhead
    memoryLocations.sort((a, b) => {
        const aDistanceToPlayhead = Number(a.startTimeInSamples) - playheadLocationSamples;
        const bDistanceToPlayhead = Number(b.startTimeInSamples) - playheadLocationSamples;
        return Math.abs(aDistanceToPlayhead) - Math.abs(bDistanceToPlayhead);
    });

    sf.app.proTools.selectMemoryLocation({ number: memoryLocations[0].number });
}

function main() {
    sf.app.proTools.cut()
    goToNearestMemoryLocation()
    sf.app.proTools.paste()
    sf.keyboard.press({
        keys: "j",
        fast: true
    })

}

main();

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O Owen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young

2024-08-30 01:35:42.914Z

Yo Raph, would it be easy to filter it to do closest marker on selected track? Deff been having a few hickups in working with this and that making it selected track/s specific would take a lot of problem cases out of the equation.

Raphael Sepulveda @raphaelsepulveda

SoundFlow Team

2024-08-30 21:15:39.101Z

Yeah, not as clean as the first one but this will get it done 👇🏼

/** @param {{ scope?: "Global" | "Selected Track" }} [args] */
function goToNearestMemoryLocation({ scope = "Global" } = {}) {
    let memoryLocations = sf.app.proTools.memoryLocations.invalidate()
        .allItems.map(memLoc => memLoc);

    if (scope === "Selected Track") {
        // Get selected track
        const selectedTrack = sf.app.proTools.tracks.invalidate()
            .allItems.find(track => track.isSelected);

        if (selectedTrack) { // If there is a selected track...
            // Filter Memory Locations by selected track name
            memoryLocations = memoryLocations.filter(memLoc =>
                memLoc.trackName === selectedTrack.name
            );
        } // If not, revert to "Global" scope behaviour
    }

    if (memoryLocations.length === 0) return;

    const playheadLocationSamples = Number(sf.app.proTools.getTimelineSelection({
        timeScale: "Samples"
    }).inTime);

    // Sort Memory Locations by distance to playhead
    memoryLocations.sort((a, b) => {
        const aDistanceToPlayhead = Number(a.startTimeInSamples) - playheadLocationSamples;
        const bDistanceToPlayhead = Number(b.startTimeInSamples) - playheadLocationSamples;
        return Math.abs(aDistanceToPlayhead) - Math.abs(bDistanceToPlayhead);
    });

    sf.app.proTools.selectMemoryLocation({ number: memoryLocations[0].number });
}

goToNearestMemoryLocation({ scope: "Selected Track" });

Oh, and in anticipation of the follow-up question—no, we unfortunately cannot query different marker lanes just yet lol Hopefully soon 🤞🏼

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OOwen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young
2024-08-30 21:16:24.077Z
haha yeah I know about the different marker lane issue sadly.
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Glenn Eanes @Glenn_Eanes
2024-08-27 00:21:24.633Z
Thanks @raphaelsepulveda
@Owen_Granich_Young, it's been a while since I wrote the Glenn PT package. Pro tools has progressed a lot in the markers department.
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1. O Owen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young
  2024-08-27 00:48:39.045Z
  Oh I have quite a number of those packages in the store myself LOL
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