Free Tools – HappyOtterScripts for Vegas Pro

Free Tools

The following Happy Otter tools may be freely downloaded and shared by anyone visiting this site.

Standalone Applications

Date Folder Creator – creates date folders and then moves media files into them based on file recording date
Duplicate Frames Finder – searches for duplicate adjacent frames for video events on the Vegas timeline
Elapsed Time Generator – adds elapsed time to rendered files with choice of font, size, style, color and location
GoPro File Mover – moves GoPro files to top directory when only a single camera is being used
GPS Thumbnail Creator – creates thumbnails and when available adds extracted GPS from GoPro as metadata
Kill All Vegas – app to kill all Vegas instances that are still running or have crashed
Magix BlackLister – renames videostream metadata title so that the copied media file can be “blacklisted”
MP4 Date Changer – Losslessly changes selected MP4 metadata including date of original recording
MP4 File Joiner – joins previously rendered MP4 files with choice of joining techniques
Render Quality Metrics – quantitative metrics based on comparison of rendered frames to the original source
Small Image Import – imports small images onto larger frame for import into Vegas without zooming
Text Script Converter – batch conversion of text scripts from Sony to Magix or vice-versa

Vegas Script Extensions

Copy Track Volume Envelopes – script for copying track volume envelope and pasting to new track
Group Selected Events – creates a group across tracks for selected events–E.g. regroup video and audio
Insert Freeze Frame – script for inserting freeze frames into a video event without use of velocity envelopes
Invert Regions – script for inverting or creating regions where no regions currently exist
Remove Events – script for removing timeline events and deleting or recycling associated media files
ReSync Audio – re-syncs audio with video for selected events
SaveCloseKill – saves project, closes and then “kills” Vegas for use when Vegas doesn’t shutdown properly
SaveRestore – saves cursor position when project closes and places cursor at same position when project re-opens
Serialize Events – simple script to add a serialized suffix to Active Take Name
Set Alpha – simple script for setting alpha property for selected events
Set Audio Crossfade – enables the user to set the crossfade length for selected audio events
Set Event Fx and Transitions – script to bypass, enable, or remove Fx and transitions for selected or all events
Set Event Length – simple script for setting the length of selected events
Show Fx – script to show all event, media, track, and output Fx for selected event
Trim Frames – simple script for trimming head and tail frames from an event with optional auto ripple
Vegas Render Quality – set of tools designed to measure the quality of Vegas renders including PSNR and SSIM

Vegas Text Scripts

Move Cursor – a set of scripts designed to move the position of the cursor by a set time amount
Regions From Transitions – a script that adds a region for each transition on the selected track
Select Events – a set of scripts designed to select events based on cursor position or presence of markers
Slip Slide Events – a set of scripts designed to slip or slide events by a single frame
Split Events – a set of scripts designed to split events
Trim Events – a set of scripts designed to trim events