Exporting Takes In Take Lanes Is Out Of Order

gjtt1 · 08-23-2024, 03:21 PM

BUG: When exporting multiple take lanes that have been recorded with the same start point, they do not sequentially number when using $itemnum (or $filenum).

RECREATING: Open a new project with recording into take lanes enabled. Record multiple takes with same starting point. Select them all and export selected media items using $itemname $itemnum. The item number will not match the order of recording

for five takes recorded the output is:

Track-04 02.wav
Track-01 03.wav
Track-02 04.wav
Track-03 05.wav
Track 01.wav

Where I would expext it to be:

Track 01.wav
Track-01 02.wav
Track-02 03.wav
Track-03 04.wav
Track-04 05.wav

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I often have to record multiple VO takes with each take number called out to a director to take note of their preferred takes. This makes exporting the takes and preserving the take number called out in the session a pain.

I've attached a screenshot to show the bug.

schwa · 08-23-2024, 03:41 PM

$itemnumber simply counts from left to right. If multiple media items start at the exact same time, their relative $itemnumber is not defined. It may be possible for us to tweak $itemnumber so it does order by lane for items that start at the same time, but there might be unexpected side effects.

In your specific case I think $filenumber will give you the result you want, although that may not generally solve your use case. It seems like what you really want is a $lane wildcard, which doesn't exist, but we can look at adding that as well.

gjtt1 · 08-24-2024, 09:15 AM

Hey Schwa,

Thanks for the reply! Really aprreciate it!

I had a check of $filenum, $filecount, $timelineorder, and $timelineorder_track and they all have the same issue of not resolving if the start position is the same.

It would be ace if they export with the usual left to right numbering, but, if they have the same start time, fall back on to numbering top to bottom. I think that seems the most "human" or intuitive. I get that that might be easier said than done though with edge cases and whatnot haha.

Either way I think a $lane wildcard would always be handy too.

Cheers again!

08-23-2024, 03:41 PM	#2
schwa Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY Posts: 17,784	$itemnumber simply counts from left to right. If multiple media items start at the exact same time, their relative $itemnumber is not defined. It may be possible for us to tweak $itemnumber so it does order by lane for items that start at the same time, but there might be unexpected side effects. In your specific case I think $filenumber will give you the result you want, although that may not generally solve your use case. It seems like what you really want is a $lane wildcard, which doesn't exist, but we can look at adding that as well.

08-24-2024, 09:15 AM	#3
gjtt1 Human being with feelings Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 4	Hey Schwa, Thanks for the reply! Really aprreciate it! I had a check of $filenum, $filecount, $timelineorder, and $timelineorder_track and they all have the same issue of not resolving if the start position is the same. It would be ace if they export with the usual left to right numbering, but, if they have the same start time, fall back on to numbering top to bottom. I think that seems the most "human" or intuitive. I get that that might be easier said than done though with edge cases and whatnot haha. Either way I think a $lane wildcard would always be handy too. Cheers again!