VEGAS Scene Detect

Today nearly all Cameras create a new Clip for every scene. Therefore scene detection in video clips does not seem to be needed anymore and most Videoeditors do not provide this function anymore. This is also the case for VEGAS.

But what is with situation where you have a complete video e.g. a scan of a Suoer 8 film or a scan of a VHS video that you would like to have cut into scenes?

Here comes VegasSceneDetect into the game:

VegasSceneDetect analyses video clips either in the mediapool or on the timeline and determines scene changes. At each scene change detected VegasScenedetect either cuts the clips or creates a subclip.

VegasSceneDetect is part of VEGASPython. Please donwload and install VEGASPython from the downloadpage:VEGASPython Download Page

VegasSceneDetect is a VEGAS extension and canbe found under Tools → Extensions → VegasSceneDetect. See image below (in German)

VEGASScenedetect has to working options:

1. create sub clips in the mediapool
2. cut a clip on the timeline

• Select one or several clips in the mediapool
• start VegasSceneDetect
• a PreviewWindow pops up showing the progress of the scenedetection process
  • at the top of the previewFrame is a white progress bar shown
  • each scenecut is shown in the progress bar as a red dot
  • each first frame of a scene is shown in the preview and marked with a red line at the bottom
  • each 100th frame of the video is shown (can be configured)
• VegasSceneDetect creates a subclip in the mediapool for each detected scene

• Select one or several clips on the timeline
• start VegasSceneDetect
• a PreviewWindow pops up showing the progress of the scenedetection process
  • at the top of the previewFrame is a white progress bar shown
  • each scenecut is shown in the progress bar as a red dot
  • each first frame of a scene is shown in the preview and marked with a red line at the bottom
  • each 100th frame of the video is shown (can be configured)
• VegasSceneDetect cuts the clip and all clips grouped with the main clip on the timeline and regroups the clips to mainatin the relationchip e.g. videoevent and audioevent are grouped - for all new events on the timeline video and audio are grouped again. (similar as cutting a clip on the timeline by hand)

The behavior or VegasScenedetect can be configured:

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