Separate clip at marker location

sf.proTools.memoryLocationsFetch() has been depreciated with SF 6. Getting markers is much easier and robust using the Pro Tools SDK commands. Additionally, the above script uses keyboard presses which can be unreliable and not recommended whenever possible.


It looks like your code will separate clips at markers and then consolidate them.

If you don't want to consolidate the clips just delete everything from line 76 onward (or insert throw 0 at line 75:

// ============================================
// Separate and Consolidate Clips at Markers
// ============================================

// ============================================
// Functions
// ============================================

const separateClipAtSelection = () => {
    const separateMenuPath = ['Edit', 'Separate Clip', 'At Selection'];

    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ 
        menuPath: separateMenuPath 
    });
    sf.waitFor({
        //@ts-ignore
        callback: () => !sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem(...separateMenuPath).isEnabled
    })
};

const consolidateClipAtSelection = () => {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ 
        menuPath: ['Edit', 'Consolidate Clip'] 
    });
    sf.ui.proTools.waitForNoModals();
};

const setTimelineSelection = (inTime, outTime) => {
    sf.app.proTools.setTimelineSelection({
        inTime: String(inTime),
        outTime: String(outTime)
    });
};

// ============================================
// Initialize Pro Tools
// ============================================

sf.ui.proTools.appActivate();
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

// ============================================
// Get Selected Tracks
// ============================================

const tracks = sf.app.proTools.tracks.invalidate().allItems;
const selectedTracks = tracks.filter(t => t.isSelected);
const selectedTrackNames = selectedTracks.map(t => t.name);

// ============================================
// Get and Sort Markers
// ============================================

const memoryLocations = sf.app.proTools.memoryLocations.invalidate().allItems;

// Filter marker locations (no track assignment) and sort by time
const markers = memoryLocations
    .filter(ml => ml.trackName == null)
    .sort((a, b) => Number(a.startTimeInSamples) - Number(b.startTimeInSamples));

// ============================================
// Separate Clips at Markers
// ============================================

markers.forEach((m, index, markers) => {
    // Split clip at every other pair of markers
    // Skip the last marker (no next marker to separate to)
    if (index >= markers.length - 1 || index % 2 == 1) return;

    const nextMarkerTime = markers[index + 1].startTimeInSamples;

    setTimelineSelection(m.startTimeInSamples, nextMarkerTime);
    separateClipAtSelection();
});

// ============================================
// Consolidate Clips Between Markers
// ============================================

// Get all clips on selected track
sf.app.proTools.selectAllClipsOnTrack({ trackName: selectedTrackNames[0] });
const allClipsSelection = sf.app.proTools.getTimelineSelection();

const firstMarkerTime = Number(markers[0].startTimeInSamples);
const lastMarkerTime = Number(markers[markers.length - 1].startTimeInSamples);
const selectionStart = Number(allClipsSelection.inTime);
const selectionEnd = Number(allClipsSelection.outTime);

// Consolidate first clip if it starts before first marker
if (firstMarkerTime > selectionStart) {
    setTimelineSelection(selectionStart, firstMarkerTime);
    consolidateClipAtSelection();
}

// Consolidate clips between markers
markers.forEach((m, index, markers) => {
    // Skip the last marker (no next marker to consolidate to)
    if (index >= markers.length - 1) return;

    const nextMarkerTime = markers[index + 1].startTimeInSamples;

    setTimelineSelection(m.startTimeInSamples, nextMarkerTime);
    consolidateClipAtSelection();
});

// Consolidate last clip if it ends after last marker
if (lastMarkerTime < selectionEnd) {
    setTimelineSelection(lastMarkerTime, selectionEnd);
    consolidateClipAtSelection();
}

tag: SeparateAndConsolidateClipsBetweenMarkers

Thank you, Chris! Works brilliantly. I need to consolidate the clips in order to batch rename them afterwards. It won't let me do that if the clips are not created in the Clips window.