Posts made by mrittman

@m_magalhaes said in Add/Remove Groups of User Data:

Hello,

I was also talking about something like this. But it's not the best way to go. I suggest a TagData (plugin) with his own UI.

pyTagCode = '\
import c4d \n\
#Welcome to the world of Python \n\
\n\
def main():\n\
    print "this ia a message"\n\
\n\
'



import c4d

# Main function
def main():
    if op is None:
        gui.MessageDialog("Please selecte a target object")
    tag = c4d.BaseTag(c4d.Tpython)
    tag[c4d.TPYTHON_CODE] = pyTagCode
    op.InsertTag(tag)
    c4d.EventAdd()   

# Execute main()
if __name__=='__main__':
    main()

By the way, don't forget you can save tag presets, that include python tags. You can simple add them with right click on your object in OM and "Load tag preset"

Cheers,
Manuel

Oh this is good to know! Thanks so much for the information, this is quite helpful!

Matt

@zipit Thanks so much man, this is really quite helpful! I sure appreciate all the help!

@m_magalhaes I see, but how do you create a script that generates a python tag with that code already in it?

@m_magalhaes Hey man I'm so sorry I didn't see your reply! This was extremely helpful! Pretty much exactly what I was looking for.

Do you know if this can be converted to a Python script so that I can drop it into any project?

@s_bach Okay it's kind of working now, but is only outputting the last track in the list. I am using this script in a python tag:

import c4d
#Welcome to the world of Python

def main():

    # find object in scene, store in obj
    obj = doc.SearchObject('VO')


    # store some variables
    track = obj.GetCTracks()

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,4] = track[0].GetName()
    track[0][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,6]
    track[0][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,7]
    track[0][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,14]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,10] = track[1].GetName()
    track[1][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,11]
    track[1][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,12]
    track[1][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,9]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,15] = track[2].GetName()
    track[2][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,16]
    track[2][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,17]
    track[2][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,18]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,3] = track[3].GetName()
    track[3][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,20]
    track[3][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,21]
    track[3][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,22]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,24] = track[4].GetName()
    track[4][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,25]
    track[4][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,26]
    track[4][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,27]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,29] = track[5].GetName()
    track[5][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,30]
    track[5][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,31]
    track[5][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,32]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,34] = track[6].GetName()
    track[6][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,35]
    track[6][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,36]
    track[6][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,37]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,39] = track[7].GetName()
    track[7][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,40]
    track[7][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,41]
    track[7][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,42]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,44] = track[8].GetName()
    track[8][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,45]
    track[8][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,46]
    track[8][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,47]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,49] = track[9].GetName()
    track[9][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,50]
    track[9][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,51]
    track[9][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,52]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,54] = track[10].GetName()
    track[10][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,55]
    track[10][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,56]
    track[10][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,57]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,59] = track[11].GetName()
    track[11][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,60]
    track[11][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,61]
    track[11][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,62]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,64] = track[12].GetName()
    track[12][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,65]
    track[12][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,66]
    track[12][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,67]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,69] = track[13].GetName()
    track[13][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,70]
    track[13][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,71]
    track[13][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,72]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,74] = track[14].GetName()
    track[14][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,75]
    track[14][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,76]
    track[14][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,77]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,79] = track[15].GetName()
    track[15][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,80]
    track[15][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,81]
    track[15][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,82]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,84] = track[16].GetName()
    track[16][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,85]
    track[16][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,86]
    track[16][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,87]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,89] = track[17].GetName()
    track[17][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,90]
    track[17][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,91]
    track[17][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,92]



    # outputs the current track name where playhead is
    traks = obj.GetCTracks()

    for trak in traks:

        start = trak[c4d.CID_SOUND_START]

        # get length
        # length is stored as a string; need to convert it to int
        length = trak[c4d.CID_SOUND_LENGTH]
        length = length[:-2]
        length = int(float(length))
        fps = doc.GetFps()
        end = start + c4d.BaseTime(length, fps)

        # check if the current frame is within the range of the sound clip

        curTime = doc.GetTime()

        if curTime >= start and curTime < end:
            obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,19] = trak.GetName()
        else:
            obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,19] = "No Track"

        trak = trak.GetNext()

Also, with this code, I am getting the spinning beachball of death
It must be trapped in the loop maybe?

@m_magalhaes Yeah since the ID’s of my userdata are all over the place, maybe I better just stick with writing them all out

I was trying to make it so it started with just one track, and have an add/remove button at the top that would create additional tracks. But this starts to get extremely confusing for me to wrap my head around, as I’m only just a beginner.

Thanks @s_bach, I really appreciate your help. I’m more of a motion designer, but wanted to tailor the scene I’m working on to make it easier.

HTML/CSS come really easy to me, but my brain just comes to a halt when I try and get my head around python

@m_magalhaes I am writing it in a python tag.

I should note that when it comes to programming, I’m not all that smart

@s_bach So something like this?

track = op.GetFirstCTrack()

while track is not None:

start = track[c4d.CID_SOUND_START]

# get length
# length is stored as a string; need to convert it to int
length = track[c4d.CID_SOUND_LENGTH]
length = length[:-2]
length = int(float(length))
fps = doc.GetFps()
end = start + c4d.BaseTime(length, fps)

# check if the current frame is within the range of the sound clip

curTime = doc.GetTime()

if curTime >= start and curTime < end:
    print("Uses Track: " + track.GetName())
else:
    print("no hit")

I'm really struggling with wrapping my head around this

@s_bach I'm not super savvy when it comes to programming. If I had 18 or so tracks, what would be the proper way to write this code so it loops through all of them?

I've created a bunch of user data and want to insert it into several sound tracks. The issue is that it gets extremely tedious writing this. Is there a more efficient way to write all this using arrays or lists?

I have attached an example oh how the user data looks within Cinema 4D.

    track = obj.GetCTracks()

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,4] = track[0].GetName()
    track[0][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,6]
    track[0][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,7]
    track[0][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,14]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,10] = track[1].GetName()
    track[1][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,11]
    track[1][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,12]
    track[1][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,9]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,15] = track[2].GetName()
    track[2][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,16]
    track[2][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,17]
    track[2][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,18]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,3] = track[3].GetName()
    track[3][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,20]
    track[3][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,21]
    track[3][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,22]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,24] = track[4].GetName()
    track[4][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,25]
    track[4][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,26]
    track[4][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,27]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,29] = track[5].GetName()
    track[5][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,30]
    track[5][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,31]
    track[5][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,32]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,34] = track[6].GetName()
    track[6][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,35]
    track[6][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,36]
    track[6][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,37]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,39] = track[7].GetName()
    track[7][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,40]
    track[7][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,41]
    track[7][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,42]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,44] = track[8].GetName()
    track[8][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,45]
    track[8][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,46]
    track[8][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,47]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,49] = track[9].GetName()
    track[9][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,50]
    track[9][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,51]
    track[9][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,52]

    obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,54] = track[10].GetName()
    track[10][c4d.CID_SOUND_ONOFF] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,55]
    track[10][c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,56]
    track[10][c4d.CID_SOUND_NAME] = obj[c4d.ID_USERDATA,57]

I've set up a user data interface, and would like to be able to click the add/remove buttons at the top, which would create additional tracks. Is this possible, or would one need to resort to C++ for this kind of behavior?

For clarification, I am trying to do the Add/Remove behavior similar to how Constraint tags work:

Thanks so much @s_bach, this is really helpful!

Thanks a ton @mafster, I really appreciate it! I think what I’ve got is pretty similar. I am using a python node inside of xpresso to target sound tracks.

I notice you’re using CID_SOUND_NAME, while I’m using CID_SOUND_START. I hardly know anything about this stuff, so I hope I’m doing it correctly haha.

import c4d
#Welcome to the world of Python


def main():
    global output_secs

    output_secs = input_secs # store input_secs inside output_secs

    sn = doc.SearchObject(input_name) # sound in timeline

    t = sn.GetFirstCTrack() # 1st track of object

    t[c4d.CID_SOUND_START] = c4d.BaseTime(output_secs)

@mafster Any chance you could share the final script? I’m trying to do something similar and running into some roadblocks

Anyone know if it's possible to output a track name when the playhead is hovering a particular soundwave in the timeline? I'm trying to display the name of the track in my viewport as I hear it play.

Soundwave:

Track name example:

Also, when I'm in a Take other than Main, it doesn't show the soundwave in the timeline. Is it possible to show this somehow?

Sound tracks with Takes