Track Name from File Name at DVinfo.net

Jordan Nash · November 16th, 2014, 04:17 PM

I'm using Vegas Pro 12, and I decided to play around with multitrack audio editing. I've downloaded a multitrack package (from Cambridge Music Technology) and I've brought it into Vegas as multiple tracks. So far, so good.

The problem is that I don't want to have to individually rename 78 tracks, and the file names are already reasonably intelligently named. Is there a way to tell Vegas to name the tracks from the file names? For example, if the file name is "DRUMS-TOM 1 B.wav", I want the track named "DRUMS-TOM 1 B".

Juris Lielpeteris · November 17th, 2014, 02:40 AM

Perhaps it would be enough to see the file name of the clip, not the track? Ctrl + Shift + I

Edward Troxel · November 18th, 2014, 10:39 AM

You would need a script to do this. A script can pull the name of the file on the track and then change the track name to that name.

Brian Berg · November 25th, 2014, 08:55 AM

It's only 78 tracks. How long could it take to rename them? 10 minutes?

Roberto Diaz · November 26th, 2014, 10:15 AM

I haven't written a Sony Vegas script in a while, so I thought I'd give this one a try. Wasn't really that hard and took me just over an hour because I needed a refresher on Vegas APIs and C#.

The script renames the tracks based on the first media file in each track and warns you if there is media from multiple files on a given track.

PM me if you want a copy of it.

November 16th, 2014, 04:17 PM	#1
Jordan Nash Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fort Wayne, IN (USA) Posts: 85	Track Name from File Name I'm using Vegas Pro 12, and I decided to play around with multitrack audio editing. I've downloaded a multitrack package (from Cambridge Music Technology) and I've brought it into Vegas as multiple tracks. So far, so good. The problem is that I don't want to have to individually rename 78 tracks, and the file names are already reasonably intelligently named. Is there a way to tell Vegas to name the tracks from the file names? For example, if the file name is "DRUMS-TOM 1 B.wav", I want the track named "DRUMS-TOM 1 B". __________________ Blog

November 17th, 2014, 02:40 AM	#2
Juris Lielpeteris Major Player Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Riga, Latvija, EU Posts: 292	Re: Track Name from File Name Perhaps it would be enough to see the file name of the clip, not the track? Ctrl + Shift + I

November 18th, 2014, 10:39 AM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: Track Name from File Name You would need a script to do this. A script can pull the name of the file on the track and then change the track name to that name. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 25th, 2014, 08:55 AM	#4
Brian Berg Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Clare Michigan Posts: 71	Re: Track Name from File Name It's only 78 tracks. How long could it take to rename them? 10 minutes? __________________ John 14-6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

November 26th, 2014, 10:15 AM	#5
Roberto Diaz Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Northwest Chicago, IL Posts: 61	Re: Track Name from File Name I haven't written a Sony Vegas script in a while, so I thought I'd give this one a try. Wasn't really that hard and took me just over an hour because I needed a refresher on Vegas APIs and C#. The script renames the tracks based on the first media file in each track and warns you if there is media from multiple files on a given track. PM me if you want a copy of it.