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Pic Cut Track and Scene Cut Track Script Help

By Marios Themistokleous @Marios_Themistokleou
    2022-09-15 10:57:59.776Z

    Hi Everyone,

    I am relatively new to scripting and wondering if I can get help with setting up a macro. I am trying to build a script that allows me to fit clips based on the length of a dummy clip that is generated with EdiLoad. I have a track in pro tools named =SceneNos= that contains blank audio regions for each scene. I successfully made a script that selects the track and the region with these commands:

    sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: "=SceneNos=", makeVisible: true }).track.trackSelect();

sf.keyboard.press({  keys: "alt+tab, shift+tab",

sf.ui.proTools.selectionSet({
    selectionStart: globalState.rememberedSelection.selectionStart,
    selectionLength: globalState.rememberedSelection.selectionLength,

    and then planning on triggering the cmd+T shortcut to fit it to the selection. Where I am stuck though is returning to the original track I had selected. Is there a way to store that information somewhere and recall it?

    Many Thanks in advance!
    Marios

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      Owen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young
        2022-09-16 22:21:06.102Z

        Hey Marios,

        This will make Soundflow Remember your current Selection :
        globalState.previouslySelectedTrackNames = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;

        This will take you back to them :
        sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: globalState.previouslySelectedTrackNames, deselectOthers: true });

        For what it's worth, I don't think you actually have to selectionSet, once you have the area highlighted when you return your selection will remain.

        Here's my version of 'select current shot and trim' (I have a whole package half baked with all sorts of pic cut related tools that I can't seem to make myself finish, but if there's any related to this that you'd like, reply here I probably have built them.)

        //Activate Pro Tools
sf.ui.proTools.appActivate();
sf.ui.proTools.invalidate();
globalState.previouslySelectedTrackNames = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;

function trim() {
    ///Re-evaluate here... HACK TO REFRESH MENUS
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'n', fast: true, repetitions: 2 });
    sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('Edit', 'Trim Clip', 'To Selection').elementClick();
}


/// Name your Pic cut Track here
sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: "=SceneNos=", makeVisible: true }).track.trackSelect();

sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "alt+tab, shift+tab",
});

sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: globalState.previouslySelectedTrackNames, deselectOthers: true });

trim();
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