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Veggie Toolkit 3.0, featuring the
MultiRender batch rendering tool, is a set
of advanced automation tools that enhance
the usability of the
Sony Creative Software Vegas Pro 8
product. Veggie Toolkit was designed to
enhance the workflow and media management
capabilities of Vegas Pro to help speed your
projects to completion by eliminating
tedious activities. The unique and
customizable interface conforms to the way
that you want to work.
Version 3.0 has been redesigned to take
advantage of the significant scripting API
advances in Vegas Pro 8.0. See the new
features list below for more details.
Veggie Toolkit Version 2.0 is still
available for users of Vegas 5, 6, and 7.
New Features
MultiRender
- Run scripts prior to rendering for
custom automation
- Unlimited number of leaders,
trailers, and overlays
- Updated with all new rendering
options in Vegas
Offline Media Resolver
- Replaces the Vegas offline media
dialog via a View window
- Search one or more drives for
replacements of offline media without
prompting
- Automatic replacement option
- Changes can be undone
- Verify or change replacement files
before making changes to project
- Option to remove and not replace
unused media
- Efficient search algorithm checks
most likely locations before searching
entire drive
Other changes
- Removed the MediaSync tool since it
is no longer needed
- Removed the VeggieToolkit script
since tools are now installed as
Extensions
Other Features
General
- Sizeable docking windows and
toolbars
MultiRender
- Monitor folders for files to add as
jobs
- Search multiple folders for projects
or media files (via wildcards)
- Batch conversion of media files
- Save and restore settings via
presets
- Use any marker type as the selection
to render
- Select multiple selections in a
project
- Select multiple render templates per
source
- Render fixed length segments for web
delivery
- Add master video or audio effects at
render time
- Substitution patterns for naming
output files from source file or region
information
- Option to skip rendering if output
file is newer than project file - great
for long form projects
- Verify the availability of media for
jobs in the queue prior to starting an
overnight render
- Render history with status and
elapsed render time
- Delay rendering until a specified
date/time
- Optional automatic replacement of
offline media files by searching
available drives
- Drag and drop support for editing or
restoring jobs to the queue, and
rearranging jobs and columns
- Import/Export of presets including
merging presets
- Add jobs to queue while rendering is
in progress
- Options window for customization
- Network rendering is not supported
since it is not available via scripting
Media Logger
- Create new clip logs without having
to import from a text file
- Import clip logs for capture by
Vegas Capture
- Import existing media to create a
rough storyboard timeline
- Optional creation of timeline events
for imported media
- Export of media pool includes all
Vegas info except capture info
- Export media pool from multiple
projects to get a consolidated use list
of media
- Optionally specify the amount of
time to capture before and after a clip
- Open and Save media list in Xml as
well as Text formats
- Tools to manipulate the current
project's media pool
Time Bandit
- Timecode Picker control allows mouse
scrubbing of the control label to change
the end time
- Speed up video beyond the 12x max of
Vegas, without multiple renders, to
create amazing fast motion effects
- Speed up or slow down multiple video
and/or audio events by selecting the
time range and a new end time
- Use markers, regions, current
selection, etc. to define the starting
time range
- Preserves velocity key frame
relationships when adjusting speed
Capture Cutter
- Convert long tape captures into
smaller, more manageable clips
- Optionally updates the Vegas Capture
database for later recapture of the
smaller clip
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