How to automate consolidating silence onto start and end of bounces

Here's a good start (I think),

Hope it helps.

function setGridViewEnabled() {
    var viewGrid = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.groups.whoseTitle.is('Grid/Nudge Cluster').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Show Grid Lines').first
    if (viewGrid.value.invalidate().value !== "Selected") viewGrid.elementClick()


var gridBtn = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.editModeCluster.gridModeButton.invalidate();
var isAbsolute = gridBtn.title.invalidate().value.indexOf("Absolute") === 0;
var isSelected = ![
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.editModeCluster.slipModeButton,
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.editModeCluster.shuffleModeButton,
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.editModeCluster.spotModeButton,
].some(btn => btn.value.invalidate().value === 'Selected');

if (!isSelected) gridBtn.elementClick();
if (!isAbsolute) { gridBtn.elementClick(); }


sf.ui.proTools.gridSet({
    gridValueName: "1 frame",
    executionMode: "Foreground",
});
}

function extendSelectionOnEitherSide(frameCount) {
    setGridViewEnabled();
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'alt+shift+numpad minus', repetitions: frameCount, fast: true });
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'cmd+shift+numpad plus', repetitions: frameCount, fast: true });
}


function main(){
sf.ui.proTools.appActivate();
sf.ui.proTools.invalidate();


let fullMixTrack = sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
    names: ["Full Mix"],
    deselectOthers: true,
});

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackScrollToView()

sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
    menuPath: ["Edit", "Select All"],
});

extendSelectionOnEitherSide(6)

sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
    menuPath: ["Edit", "Consolidate Clip"],
});
}


main()

Hi Samuel

Thanks for your reply.

The track I burn down to is called FULL MIX in my Pro Tools template.

I have used a set up previously where you had an option of different lengths to choose from. If you've mixed a 60 second commercial you could hit the 60, if you've mixed a 30 second you would hit another macro, named 30 and so on.

So the audio would start at 1 hour for example, then the next mix that needs chopping would be at 1 hour 1 minute and so on.

I would burn my mix in to the FULL MIX track. At this point you would have the audio cut to it's length of 60 seconds or 30 seconds, or 15 seconds etc. For UK we need to take off 6 frames top and tail. So go to end of this clip, go back 6 frames, cut tail. Go to the start of the clip, cursor forwards 6 frames, cut the head off clip. Then consolidate the clip back to its original length, 60, 30 etc. Then move the cursor 1 minute up the timeline and do to the next mix. The next mix might be a different length.

It could also be useful if you've burnt the the mix into the FULL MIX track but just want to make sure the WAV will be the correct length. You hit the button and it cuts the WAV to the desired, length from a choice of a few lengths.

Thanks for any help

Dave

hey David,

Before we move to that one, did you have a chance to try what I sent, to see if it's what you are looking for?

Just cut the "FULL MIX" clip to size and then run the script with all selected clips.

yep sorry, just changed it to link.

is the script working for you?

no problem,

check out this video from Kitch,