Foley record assistant

[dsyrock]

// Record Assistant
//@param 1:w "WIDTH" 20 20 80 50 5
//@param 2:wait "PRE-ROLL" 10 3 20 11.5 1
//@param 4:state "STATE" 1 0 1 .5 1
//@gmem=target_point
input=0;
gfx_blit(input);

start=project_w/2-w/2;
time_now=project_time;
tar=gmem[1];

tar>0 && state==1 ? (
  gfx_set(0, 1, 0, 1);
  gfx_fillrect(start, 0, w, project_h);
  tar-time_now<=wait && tar-time_now>=0 ? (
    gfx_set(1, 1, 1, 1);
    gfx_fillrect(start-start*(tar-time_now)/wait, 0, w, project_h);
  );
);

How to use:

1 Insert video processor to the track which contains video items

2 Copy and paste the code I wrote in the video processor and press ctrl/command + s

3 Locate edit cursor to the target position, and run "DSY_save cursor.lua". Then you will see a green line in the video window.

4 Play your project. When play cursor is very close(less than 10 seconds by default) to the target position you set before, a white line will show and move to the green line, according to the distance between play cursor and target position.

PS: You can set the width of the lines with the WIDTH knob, and how close between play cursor and target position to trigger the white line with the PRE-ROLL knob. And STATE knob can temporarily disable this plugin.

[plush2]

This is great. I've always thought this could and should be done but never could quite make my brain rise to the challenge. This will also be useful for ADR work.

Thanks very much. It would be cool if the bar countdown could be triggered by a session or item marker.

[dsyrock]

Originally Posted by plush2

It would be cool if the bar countdown could be triggered by a session or item marker.

Yes, but video processor is quite limited, it can't get any marker's position, or I can't find the correct way.

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Nice. Could you add an optional counter for the last three seconds? like

"3"
"2"
"1"
"Go!"

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Originally Posted by plush2

This is great. I've always thought this could and should be done but never could quite make my brain rise to the challenge. This will also be useful for ADR work.

Thanks very much. It would be cool if the bar countdown could be triggered by a session or item marker.

You can, at least with regualar markers used as action markers. Just add a marker beginning with ! and the _action-command-id of the script.

"!_RS25ce8efc2ffd8208fee2bb29024f929e8caf3fa8" is it in my case.

Needs SWS installed to work.

Edit:
requested action-marker-support for take-markers as well
https://github.com/reaper-oss/sws/issues/1433

[dsyrock]

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

You can, at least with regualar markers used as action markers. Just add a marker beginning with ! and the _action-command-id of the script.

"!_RS25ce8efc2ffd8208fee2bb29024f929e8caf3fa8" is it in my case.

Hi, is there more detail about action marker? And how does video processor get the position of action marker?

EDIT:Oh I see, when play cursor go through the action marker, the action will be actived. Awesome! Didn't know that before, thanks!

[plush2]

Originally Posted by dsyrock

Hi, is there more detail about action marker? And how does video processor get the position of action marker?

EDIT:Oh I see, when play cursor go through the action marker, the action will be actived. Awesome! Didn't know that before, thanks!

With the current command of GetCursorPosition the memory location is that of the edit cursor or where the playback started from. I changed it to GetPlayPosition and now it will grab the location of the action marker. I think this workflow might work better.

[AZpercussion]

Originally Posted by plush2

I changed it to GetPlayPosition and now it will grab the location of the action marker. I think this workflow might work better.

Hi! It's cool!
And what if link pre-roll in plugin with reapers pre-roll?
So would no need to place marker. Just place cursor and start record.
Unfortunately, I can't code.

[plush2]

It would be great to tie it to pre-roll. I cannot find an api call to do that but perhaps someone with more knowledge can offer a way.

[AZpercussion]

Originally Posted by plush2

It would be great to tie it to pre-roll. I cannot find an api call to do that but perhaps someone with more knowledge can offer a way.

I tied with custom actions script DSY_save cursor.lua and record start.
It works in theory. If Reaper didn't lag on pre-roll.