Split Out Repetitive Sfx from an BIG AAF's to their own track.

Hello @Michael_Keeley,

Do you have a list of the SFX's names or are the names unknown to you when you are prepping the session?
If so can you share the list?

By your description it seams you create a track L and R for each SFX, and then nove them to your work track, did I understood correctly?

Hey @Michael_Keeley,
I have to do a similar process when I get AAF's, but don't usually place each sfx name on a separate track. And unfortunately to do this by using the "object select on edit window" is getting a bit tricky, but, I'm still trying.

In the mean time, I made one script that will to it clip-by-clip, It's not ideal but at least you can let SoundFlow do it for you.
So first you need to create the tracks for each clip name you want ot move, I assume clip name is relevant until the first "." of the clip name. This will create a L and R track for each with clip name: ex clip name "SFX_1.R.Audio 1_18" will create, SFX_1 L + SFX_1 R

Alternatively you find all tracks have only FSX clips that you want to move, you can ditch the "create tracks" script and on the big one replace:

        // createTracksAndSelectClip(selectedClipName)

        // moveToTracks([
        //     selectedClipName + " L",
        //     selectedClipName + " R",
        // ]);

with:

         createTracksAndSelectClip(selectedClipName)

         moveToTracks([
             selectedClipName + " L",
             selectedClipName + " R",
         ]);

This will create the tracks automatically for each clip that doesn't have a corresponding track

So,

Select the clip you want to create tracks for and run this script:

function getClipName() {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["Clip", "Rename..."]
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Appear" });

    const selectedClipName = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.groups.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.textFields.first.invalidate().value.value.split(".").slice(0, 1).join(".");

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Cancel').first.elementClick();

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear" });

    return selectedClipName
}


function createTracks() {

    let selectedClipName = getClipName()

    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Track", "New..."] });

    const newTrackWin = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks')

    newTrackWin.first.buttons.allItems[2].elementClick();

    newTrackWin.first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Appear" });

    newTrackWin.first.textFields.allItems[1].elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: selectedClipName + " L" });

    newTrackWin.first.textFields.allItems[3].elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: selectedClipName + " R" });

    newTrackWin.first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Create').first.elementClick();

    newTrackWin.first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear" });
}

createTracks()

Then you can run the script to move the clips to new tracks, just select all AAF tracks and run the script:
thank you @chrscheuer, for this is an adaptation of his script.

function cutButRememberSelection() {

    sf.ui.proTools.mainCounterDoWithValue({
        targetValue: 'Samples',
        action: () => {
            //Get original selection
            var originalSelection = sf.ui.proTools.selectionGetInSamples();

            var editCut = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('Edit', 'Cut');
            if (!editCut.isEnabled) throw 'No clip selected';
            editCut.elementClick({}, 'Could not cut clip');

            sf.ui.proTools.selectionSetInSamples({
                selectionStart: originalSelection.selectionStart,
                selectionEnd: originalSelection.selectionEnd,
            });
        }
    });

}

function selectionOverlapsWithExistingClip() {
    return sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem("Edit", "Trim Clip", "To Selection").exists;
}

function moveToTracks(trackNames) {

    var originalTrackName = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames[0];

    cutButRememberSelection();

    var success = false;
    for (var i = 0; i < trackNames.length; i++) {
        var trackName = trackNames[i];

        sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
            names: [trackName],
            deselectOthers: true,
        });

        //Update menu
        sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'cmd+shift+numpad plus,cmd+shift+numpad minus' });
        if (selectionOverlapsWithExistingClip())
            continue;

        var editPaste = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('Edit', 'Paste');
        if (!editPaste.isEnabled) throw 'Cannot paste here';
        editPaste.elementClick({}, 'Could not paste clip');
        success = true;
        break;
    }

    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
        names: [originalTrackName],
        deselectOthers: true,
    });

    if (!success) {
        sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('Edit', 'Undo Cut').elementClick();
    }
}



function getClipName() {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["Clip", "Rename..."]
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Appear" });

    const selectedClipName = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.groups.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.textFields.first.invalidate().value.value.split(".").slice(0, 1).join(".");

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Cancel').first.elementClick();

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear" });

    return selectedClipName
}

function createTracksAndSelectClip(selectedClipName) {


    let selectedTrack = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames
    let originalSelection = sf.ui.proTools.selectionGetInSamples();


    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Track", "New..."] });

    const newTrackWin = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks')

    newTrackWin.first.buttons.allItems[2].elementClick();

    newTrackWin.first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Appear" });

    newTrackWin.first.textFields.allItems[1].elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: selectedClipName + " L" });

    newTrackWin.first.textFields.allItems[3].elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: selectedClipName + " R" });

    newTrackWin.first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Create').first.elementClick();

    newTrackWin.first.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear" });


    sf.ui.proTools.invalidate();

    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: selectedTrack })

    sf.ui.proTools.selectionSetInSamples({
        selectionStart: originalSelection.selectionStart,
        selectionEnd: originalSelection.selectionEnd,
    });


}


function doAdjustment() {

    let selectedClipName = getClipName()


    if (sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: selectedClipName + " L" }).track !== null && sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: selectedClipName + " R" }).track !== null) {

        moveToTracks([
            selectedClipName + " L",
            selectedClipName + " R",
        ]);

    } else {

        // createTracksAndSelectClip(selectedClipName)

        // moveToTracks([
        //     selectedClipName + " L",
        //     selectedClipName + " R",
        // ]);
    }
}


function main() {
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    sf.ui.proTools.invalidate();
    //Get selected tracks
    const originalTracks = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;

    //Scroll first selected track to into view
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackScrollToView();

    //Do for each track.
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTracks.trackHeaders.slice().map(track => {

        //Select track
        track.trackSelect();

        //Scroll track into View
        track.trackScrollToView();

        //Run Clip function
        sf.ui.proTools.clipDoForEachSelectedClip({
            action: doAdjustment,
            onError: "Continue",
        });
    });

    //Restore previously selected tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: originalTracks });

}

main()

It might take a wile, since he will do the action for every clip.

Or you can do as I do (I haven't found a better/faster way). I use a script that will "object select on edit window" all with same name of the selected clip, and then I'll manually drag them do new tracks.

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["View", "Other Displays", "Clip List"],
        targetValue: "Enable",
});

sf.keyboard.press({
keys: "cmd+shift+d",
});

///getRegionName() 

    let currentName = getRegionName()
 if (currentName.indexOf(".") !== -1){
    currentName = currentName.slice(0, currentName.indexOf("."))
    }    
     if (currentName.indexOf("-") !== -1){
    currentName = currentName.slice(0, currentName.indexOf("-"))
    } 
    var combinedName = currentName

putRegionName()

selectClipsInClipList(currentName)

function getRegionName() {

    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Clip', 'Rename...'] });
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.elementWaitFor();
    var currentRegionName = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.groups.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.textFields.first.value.value;
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Cancel').first.elementClick();
    return currentRegionName
}

function putRegionName() {

    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "cmd+shift+f",
});
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Find Clips').first.elementWaitFor();
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Find Clips').first.checkBoxes.whoseTitle.is('By name').first.checkboxSet({
    targetValue: "Enable",
});
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Find Clips').first.textFields.whoseTitle.is('').first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: combinedName, });
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Find Clips').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

}

    
function selectClipsInClipList(currentName) {
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Clip List').first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["Select", "All"],
        targetValue: "Enable",
    });

    const row = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.clipListView.childrenByRole("AXRow").first;

   
    row.children.allItems[1].children.first.popupMenuSelect({
        isRightClick: true,
        menuPath: ['Object Select in Edit Window'],
        onError: "Continue",
    });
}

hope it helps, at least as a starter.

Also how would I change the script to have it paste in a stereo track instead of 2 mono tracks?

Thx!