Seeking advice on plugin development for syncing and binning

[Kevin Chop Chop]

I would like to work on a plugin that will help me sync and organise my drama rushes but I’m not sure about the best way to do this, or if it can even be done. Audio files are all named with episode, scene, shot and take. All audio and video files were recorded with jam synced timecode. The way I envision the plugin working is as follows: 

1. Audio files are sorted into bins based on scene number. 
2. Video files with timecodes corresponding to the audio files are pulled into the relevant bins, too. 
3. In each bin, video and audio files are laid out on the timeline, arranged in order of shot. Files which are of the same shot but different take are separated by a small gap, in between file groups of the same shot there is a larger gap. 
4. Video and audio files are synced by timecode. (Or perhaps 3 and 4 could be flipped, with multicam source sequences being created first before everything is arranged on the timeline?) 

Does anyone have advice on the best way to accomplish these 4 tasks, or if it can even be done?

Many thanks! 

[Mathias Moehl]

This sounds like a great job for my (paid) extension Automation Blocks. Managing project items is an area, where it really shines and it can also create sequences and insert footage items into them. If you don't want to implement it yourself, I also have some recommendations for freelancers who might be able to help you.

[Kevin Chop Chop]

What an excellent resource! Thank you for the suggestion, I will certainly look into it. 

[Dan McSweeney · Accepted solution]

Hi Kevin Chop Chop,

If you're hoping to develop a panel yourself, we recommend looking through the Premiere Pro Sample panel. It exercizes all of the methods available, and it has a readme on how to set yourself up for development. 

https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/tree/master/PProPanel

Also, we published a simple panel to the Creative Cloud plugin directory, it merely sorts your assets into bins based on media type, you may find it useful as an example. The Sortinator 

And though we can't make endorsements, and we love all our development partners equally, Mathias Moehl is a clever guy, and Automation Blocks is cool.

Good luck, and reach out with with questions.

-Dan

[Kevin Chop Chop]

Thank you very much. 

[R Neil Haugen]

While you are most welcome to roll your own, Mathias' Automation Blocks may just do all you need without further effort. Between that and the Knightsoftheeiditingtable.com "Excalibur" and similar products, there are tools ready-made to make this whole job a lot more organized.

And helping editors keep their sanity intact along the way ...   😉

[Kevin Chop Chop]

Thank you, sir!