Help Needed: ExtendScript to Cut Clips at Specific Timestamps

Question

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to write an ExtendScript to automate cutting clips in Premiere Pro at specific timestamps. My goal is to:

Use a script to cut the video clips on Video Track 0 at multiple timestamps (e.g., 00:00:05:00 to 00:00:06:10 , 00:00:10:00 to 00:00:12:10, etc.).
Ensure it adheres to ES2 standards (no modern JS features).
Follow the official Premiere Pro API guidelines without using AI tools or unofficial APIs.

Problem:
I’ve tried a few scripts, but none seem to work correctly. Here are the issues I’m facing:

The script doesn’t cut the clips at the specified timestamps.
It seems like the split() method isn’t behaving as expected.
I’m not sure if I’m calculating the timecode-to-ticks conversion properly.Can anyone please create and share the code for my use case here? It will be beneficial. Thanks in Advance.

Bruce Bullis · Accepted Answer

> It seems like the split() method isn’t behaving as expected.

There is no split method.

You could truncate (change the end point) of the earlier trackItem, and insert a new trackItem (based on the same projectItem) at the end of the earlier trackItem.

> I’m not sure if I’m calculating the timecode-to-ticks conversion properly.

A Time() object will perform the conversion for you; see PProPanel. There are 254016000000 ticks/second.

Kevin J. Monahan Jr. · Answer

HI @ALSHEFAN_A2162,Thanks for the note and welcome to the forum. I'm Kevin from Adobe Support, a moderator here. I appreciate the information you gave. Hopefully, an Adobe Expert or developer will respond shortly. Take care.  Thanks,Kevin

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