Script + Script + Script

[Bauzi]

Hi!

I know that you can add together video clips with functions like
AviSource()+AviSource()+AviSource()

Well I would like to add together scripts with videos in them, like
AVSSource()+AVSSource()+AVSSource()

Can I do something like that and how can I do it?


thx in advice

[Scott Green]

directshowsource("filepath/script.avs")+directshowsource("filepath/script.avs")+directshowsource("filepath/script.avs")

should do the trick... i believe

[mirkosp]

Actually, avisource is able to import avs scripts.
So yeah, you could just do
avisource("script1.avs")+avisource("script2.avs")+avisource("script3.avs")

[Mosc]

Yes, both AviSource and DirectShowSource (and DSS2, for that matter) can typically import AviSynth scripts just fine, although the 'proper' way to import scripts would be to use the Import filter. It is unlikely to make much of a difference which method you use, but I personally always use Import. One added benefit is that anything you loaded or declared in the imported script is available to the new script too.

As a side note: if you're working with audio in AviSynth too, it might be worth checking out the difference between + and ++ for joining the scripts.

[mirkosp]

As a side note: if you're working with audio in AviSynth too, it might be worth checking out the difference between + and ++ for joining the scripts.

Yeah, ++ will mantain audio sync, the single + won't mind it... but since generally when importing scripts in a video editor we just need the video stream, as the audio stream is going to be the song, it's generally unnecessary.

[Bauzi]

*sigh*
Beside the + and ++ stuff you don´t really tell me something new, but you know what? It works now. There must be a difference between my video settings, because they don´t work together. I´ll have a closer look on it -.-'

thx

[Bauzi]

Alright. My problem are the different audio settings. I need those scipts to combine different amvs for one DVD. With titels and stuff.
Yeah I don´t have the time nor the harddisc to render 120 min in lossless or MPEG-2 so that´s why I need the scripts.

Oh well at least I know now that it works. That´s cool. ^^

[Phantasmagoriat]

I would probably try to keep it more organized using variables like this:

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a1 = avisource("script1.avs")
a2 = avisource("script2.avs")
a3 = avisource("script3.avs")

a1+a2+a3

and if you want, you can extend your script on one line like this:

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a1 = avisource("script1.avs").trim(2833, 2874).tweak(sat=1.2)
a2 = avisource("script1.avs").trim(2875, 3000).tweak(sat=2.0)
a3 = avisource("script1.avs").trim(3001, 4013).fastlinedarken()

a1+a2+a3

[which is useful with trim() to apply filters to only certain areas of a video]


...as for combining amv's with different audio types, maybe there's a way using these.

[Bauzi]

Yeah I thought about variables for the last script. It would be some kind of playlist for my final dvd.

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a1 = avisource("script1.avs").trim(2833, 2874).tweak(sat=1.2)
a2 = avisource("script1.avs").trim(2875, 3000).tweak(sat=2.0)
a3 = avisource("script1.avs").trim(3001, 4013).fastlinedarken()

a1+a2+a3

Now that´s something new and usefull thought

There would be still the problem with the different framerates. I tried it with the sync_audio = true parameter, but that messes up the audio. So maybe your link will help me here.

[Mosc]

Simply using ChangeFPS would be the best solution, I guess. It adds and removes frames to achieve a certain framerate and doesn't mess with the audio. Something like this:

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Import("a.avs").ChangeFPS("ntsc_film")++\
Import("b.avs").ChangeFPS("ntsc_film")++\
Import("c.avs").ChangeFPS("ntsc_film")