Auto Reframe in PPro Panel and message "Analyzing for Auto Reframe"

[CACUser]

Hi - I am a bit confused by the following function in PProPanel:

autoReframeActiveSequence : function () {

        var seq = app.project.activeSequence;

        if (seq) {

            if (seq.isDoneAnalyzingForVideoEffects()) {

                var numerator       = 1;

                var denominator     = 1;

                var motionPreset    = "default"; // valid values = "default", "faster", and "slower"

                var newName         = seq.name + ", auto-reframed by PProPanel.";

                var useNestedSeqs   = false;

                var newSequence = seq.autoReframeSequence(  numerator,

                                                            denominator,

                                                            motionPreset,

                                                            newName,

                                                            useNestedSeqs);

                if (newSequence) {

                    $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("Created reframed sequence: " + newName + ".");

                } else {

                    $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("Failed to create re-framed sequence: " + newName + ".");

                }

            } else {

                $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("Analysis incomplete; try again later.");

            }

        } else {

            $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("No active sequence.");

        }

    }

I am trying to time the "seq.autoReframeSequence" function call. It seems to be returning after creating a reframed sequence. The reframed sequence is created and then I also see a blue progress bar on right bottom saying "Anyalyzing for Auto Reframe". 

In documentataion - https://ppro-scripting.docsforadobe.dev/sequence/sequence.html#sequence-autoreframesequence

The "autoReframeSequence" is used without checking isDoneAnalyzingForVideoEffects(). In either case the  blue progress bar on right bottom saying "Anyalyzing for Auto Reframe" appears.

How can I include the time of the analysis for Auto Reframe?

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

You could wait to reframe, until isDoneAnalyzingForVideoEffects() is complete, on the original sequence.

[CACUser]

this function 

autoReframeActiveSequence : function () in PPropanel seems to be waiting until isDoneAnalyzingForVideoEffects() is complete.

seq.autoReframeSequence is being called if isDoneAnalyzingForVideoEffects() is true.

Am I missing something?

[Bruce Bullis]

Yes, that is correct; you don't seem to be missing anything. 

>How can I include the time of the analysis for Auto Reframe?

I'm not sure I understand that question...?

[CACUser]

If I put a timer as below:

autoReframeActiveSequence : function () {

        var seq = app.project.activeSequence;

        if (seq) {

            var startTime = new Date();

            if (seq.isDoneAnalyzingForVideoEffects()) {

                var numerator       = 1;

                var denominator     = 1;

                var motionPreset    = "default"; // valid values = "default", "faster", and "slower"

                var newName         = seq.name + ", auto-reframed by PProPanel.";

                var useNestedSeqs   = false;

                var newSequence = seq.autoReframeSequence(  numerator,

                                                            denominator,

                                                            motionPreset,

                                                            newName,

                                                            useNestedSeqs);

                if (newSequence) {

                   var endTime = new Date();

                    $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("Created reframed sequence: " + newName + ".");

                } else {

                    $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("Failed to create re-framed sequence: " + newName + ".");

                }

            } else {

                $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("Analysis incomplete; try again later.");

            }

            var totalTimeTaken = endTime - startTime;

        } else {

            $._PPP_.updateEventPanel("No active sequence.");

        }

    }

The total time taken doesnt seem right. I can see the blue progress bar on  the right bottom - still going for definitely more than the reported total time taken. The reported time is aroud 90 ms for a 12 min video. And on the left the "folder" like reframed sequence is created earlier, while the progress bar is still going. 

[Bruce Bullis]

Ahhh,  I better understand what you're trying to do now. 

PPro offers no better mechanism for timing that functionality, than the 'time math' you're already performing.

[CACUser]

Maybe I could get the time taken from the trace logs from the Console that appeasr with Ctrl F12 - What is the location of the logs. Hopefully I could parse the file and get the time taken.

[Bruce Bullis]

Do you see the information you're looking for, in PPro's Console window, now?

Here's PProPanel, saving Console output: https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/blob/e60d6a22ef44d8eb4cca3904c35a0c050576b697/PProPanel/jsx/PPR...

[CACUser]

Thanks for this pointer. The log is currently not showing the end time. Shows the begining logs. Hopefully I can figure out why I dont see the end time stanp in the log