Setting workarea in and out of a Sequence with Automation Blocks (aescript plugin)

[frmlbamstrdm]

I would like to set the workarea (render-area) of a Sequence to timecode in: X and out: Y.

It looks like the set attribute [   ]  of sequence block doesn't provide the workarea as an option.

Is there another way to do it, or, can it be implemented?

In ExtendScript I would expect to be implemented:

seqItem.isWorkAreaEnabled() - check if there is a workarea

seqItem.setWorkAreaEnabled(true) - enable or disable a sequence's workarea

seqItem.setWorkAreaInPoint() - set sequence workarea inpoint

seqItem.setWorkAreaOutPoint() - set sequence workarea outpoint

seqItem.getWorkAreaInPointAsTime() - get sequence workarea inpoint

 seqItem.getWorkAreaOutPointAsTime()  - get sequence workarea outpoint

As also found here:  https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/blob/master/PProPanel/jsx/PPRO/Premiere.jsx

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

I have no idea where that Scratch-like UI in your screenshots is coming from, but here's PProPanel, setting the work area:

 https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/blob/e60d6a22ef44d8eb4cca3904c35a0c050576b697/PProPanel/jsx/PPR...

[frmlbamstrdm]

Hi Bruce,
Thanks for answering the question I didn't ask. 🙂 
Actually, I asked Mathias how to do this with "Automation Blocks" (it's a Première Pro plugin), not how to do it with ExtendScript. I even had the same PProPanel URL in my post. By the way, did you guys already solved the ExtrendScrip bug DVAPR-4239719, regarding this matter?

[frmlbamstrdm]

@Bruce Bullis   https://aescripts.com/automation-blocks-for-premiere-pro/

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

Ahhh; I thought since you were posting on Adobe's forum, you were looking for a response from Adobe. And yes, I should have recognized Automation Blocks; sorry Mathias. 

DVAPR-4239719 will not be addressed until PPro has moved to UXP-based extensibility; no dates available. 

[Mathias Moehl · Accepted solution]

Automation Blocks does not support the workarea, yet. You can set in/out but not the work area. I have just put it on my list of feature requests. 🙂

[frmlbamstrdm]

🙏 Thanks a lot. Getting and setting the work area is going to make the Send-to-mediaencoder-block more useful. Can't wait to use it. 🙂

[Mathias Moehl]

You are welcome :.-)

In the Send to Media Encoder Block, the "range" option can be set to "in and out point". So this would be the best workflow for now, since in and out point can be set with Automation Blocks.

[myselfhimself]

Hello,

I created two pull requests to document those functions:

https://github.com/docsforadobe/premiere-scripting-guide/pull/15

and 

https://github.com/docsforadobe/premiere-scripting-guide/pull/14 

🙂

[Mathias Moehl · Accepted solution]

The Set Property of Sequence block of Automation Blocks 1.1.000 now actually supports properties "workarea in", "workarea out" and "workarea enabled". But note that these functions don't work reliably in Pr's scripting API (and I guess that's also the reason why they are not documented). See the API bug infos here:

https://docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/block-reference/prSequence#work-area-enabled--in-point-...

[myselfhimself]

Hello, the link mentions bugs in setting in and out point programmatically.
In my case, I just read them programmatically, so it is reliable enough.
Thanks!
Jonathan-David

[Mathias Moehl]

That's a good point 🙂