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davidscommcare
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September 27, 2021
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Using XML to create a custom label color

  • September 27, 2021
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Hi,

 

I'm wanting to use a custom label color for a few clips that will be repeating throughout my sequence.

 

Right now I have this within each clipItem, which works:
<labels>
<label2>Forest</label2>
</labels>
 
But could I do something like this?
<labels>
<label2>New Purple</label2>
<color>#a033f3</color>
</labels>
 
Or anything similar? 
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Correct answer bbb_999

Mangling XML files to specify label colors is unsupported, and not recommended.

PPro's ExtendScript API contains the getColorLabel() / setColorLabel() calls I referenced; here's some example code.

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bbb_999
Community Manager
bbb_999Community Manager
Community Manager
September 27, 2021

I'm not sure what a clipItem is; do you mean projectItem, or trackItem? 

For projectItems, you can use getColorLabel() / setColorLabel(). Note: trackItems created from a projectItem will not have their label color updated; any new trackItems created from those projectItems, will get the updated label.

Also...what, specifically, are you editing, the .prproj file?

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davidscommcareAuthor
Participating Frequently
September 27, 2021

I'm editing an XML file that I import to Premiere.

 

And by clip item I mean the item that gets displayed in the timeline:

 

<sequence>
<media>
<video>
<track>
<clipitem id="clipitem-100001">
						<name>Movie 1</name>
						<start>0</start>
						<end>30</end>

						<masterclipid>masterclip-100000</masterclipid>
						<enabled>TRUE</enabled>
						<rate>
							<timebase>30</timebase>
						</rate>
						<file id="file-100003">
							<name>Movie 1.mp4</name>
							<pathurl>./PNGs/Movie_1.mp4</pathurl>						
						</file>
						<labels>
							<label2>Rose</label2>
							(Where would this go? setColorLabel(#00FFFF))
						</labels>
					</clipitem>

 

 

bbb_999
Community Manager
bbb_999Community ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
September 27, 2021

Mangling XML files to specify label colors is unsupported, and not recommended.

PPro's ExtendScript API contains the getColorLabel() / setColorLabel() calls I referenced; here's some example code.

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