Video Sequence Editor - News & Add-ons

tin2tin · March 11, 2023, 7:20am

Youtube to Blender

Download audio from youtube videos directly into blender’s VSE as an audio strip.

tin2tin · March 11, 2023, 3:01pm

The auto transcribing feature of the Blender Subtitle Editor, can be used to navigate long clips:

tin2tin · March 13, 2023, 8:05pm

New, free ‘Music Stem Separator’ add-on for Blender Video Sequence Editor. Grab it here: https://github.com/tin2tin/music_stem_separator

AndyCuccaro · March 14, 2023, 2:05am

What’s a “stem” in music/audio production?

tin2tin · March 14, 2023, 5:24am

" What are stems?

Music stems are a type of audio file that breaks down a complete track into individual mixes. This allows you, as a creator, to control each of the particular mixes for your production. Stems tend to break down into four tracks, commonly including the melody, instruments, bass, and drums."

AndyCuccaro · March 14, 2023, 10:54am

Thanks a lot!

lsscpp · March 14, 2023, 12:33pm

Does this need a stem file format or it works by separating at a frequency-level any wav/mp3 file?

tin2tin · March 14, 2023, 12:45pm

It is using Spleeter which is using some kind of AI/machine learning stuff. Google Spleeter for more.

tin2tin · March 15, 2023, 7:50am

Some additional Gsoc ideas:

Update the UI of the VSE modifiers, so they’ll be aligned with the look and functionality of modifiers in the 3d view - using panels and drop and drag. And expose the modifiers visually on the strips. Add additional modifiers.
Rewrite all transitions to work independently of f-curves in a system which is exposed as gizmos on the strips and not as effect strips nor as modifiers.
Add a Text Tool in the VSE preview, which will allow editing the text directly in the preview and support multiline, alignment, outline, visible bounding box and anchor etc. And figure out how to calculate the font size, so the text strip content will look the same even if the resolution of the strip has been changed. The text Strip content could also be drawn on strips in the content area of the text strips.
Implement i/o of the otio format. Maybe too small a project?
Better integration and performance of Scene Strips.
Strip parenting/linking system so ex. audio stips can be linked to movie strips, so sync can be kept.
Add industry standard editing tools like ripple editing for Overlap Modes and the Strip operators.
Make a unified File Browser which supports all VSE friendly files, clean up the import settings, show metadata in the sidebar, allow import of multiple files also when drag and drop, when importing use Overlap Method as insertion method, could also be combined with adding channel selection for importing through the file browser. Add waveform thumbnails for audio files.
Built-in strip roundtrip of VSE strips in the teal time compositor.
Audio: Add VU Meter and additional audio modifiers like noise reduction.
Improve color space handling and color grading, image comparison and curve tools. Design a color grading VSE workspace.
Integrate the Asset Browser into the VSE for bin like footage organization and tagging.
Improve performance and UX of Multi Cam strip editing. Add a Multicam workspace.

tin2tin · March 15, 2023, 3:56pm

Add-on for automatic clean up of your mess in the VSE timeline:

tin2tin · March 17, 2023, 6:55pm

Surround panning options are exposed in this new, free add-on for Blender Video Sequence Editor:

tin2tin · March 22, 2023, 10:21am

Improvement ideas for the VSE:
A Sequencer menu:

Design of the speed tool:

Import File Browser:

Scene Settings:

Button for new line in text strips:

Scene Strip rendering:

Follow frame:

tin2tin · March 27, 2023, 11:04am

Add-on for industry standard I/O file operations in the VSE through a new Sequence menu: https://github.com/tin2tin/sequence_menu

tin2tin · May 9, 2023, 4:36am

Awesome VSE Addons

A list of awesome Blender Video Sequence Editor add-ons(mine or other’s I’ve contributed to).

Add Strips

AI generated Video, Audio, Speech and Image: https://github.com/tin2tin/Generative_AI
Speech: https://github.com/tin2tin/text_strip_to_speech
Stems: https://github.com/tin2tin/Music_Stems_Separator
Alpha Background: https://github.com/tin2tin/remove_background
Audio from Audacity: https://github.com/tin2tin/Audacity_Bridge_for_Blender
Text: https://github.com/tin2tin/Subtitle_Editor
Text: https://github.com/tin2tin/text_to_strip
Rendered Strips: https://github.com/tin2tin/Add_Rendered_Strips

AI

AI generated Video, Audio, Speech and Image: https://github.com/tin2tin/Generative_AI
Text to Speech: https://github.com/tin2tin/text_strip_to_speech
Stems Separator: https://github.com/tin2tin/Music_Stems_Separator
Remove Background: https://github.com/tin2tin/remove_background
Screenwriter ChatGPT Assistant: https://github.com/tin2tin/Blender_Screenwriter_Assistant_chat_GPT

Audio

Bridge to/from Audacity: https://github.com/tin2tin/Audacity_Bridge_for_Blender
Volume Meter: https://github.com/tin2tin/volume_meter
Surround UI: https://github.com/tin2tin/Sound_Strip_Surround_UI
Stems Separator: https://github.com/tin2tin/Music_Stems_Separator
Text to Speech: https://github.com/tin2tin/Text_Strip_to_Speech
Auto Edit on Sound: https://github.com/tin2tin/Auto_Edit_on_Sound
Freesound Bridge: https://github.com/tin2tin/freesound
Audio Channels Export: https://github.com/tin2tin/Audio_Channels_Export
Record from Mic: https://github.com/tin2tin/blender_addon_push_to_talk
Render Proxy fot Audio: https://github.com/tin2tin/blenderAudioProxy

File I/0

File Menu: https://github.com/tin2tin/VSE_File_Menu
Fast Export: https://github.com/tin2tin/Parallel_Render
Import EDL: https://github.com/tin2tin/Import_EDL
Export EDL: https://github.com/tin2tin/Export_EDL
Export OTIO: https://github.com/tin2tin/VSE_OTIO_Export
Import as Asset: https://github.com/tin2tin/Import_as_asset
Get Mediainfo: https://github.com/tin2tin/get_mediainfo
Paste Image to VSE: https://github.com/tin2tin/ImagePaste
render Current Frame: https://github.com/tin2tin/render_current_frame
I/O Subtitles: https://github.com/tin2tin/Subtitle_Editor

Help

Documentation: https://github.com/tin2tin/open_vse_docs

Screenwriting & Storytelling

Screenwrite and Generate Sequence: https://github.com/tin2tin/Blender_Screenwriter
MindMap for Screenplay: https://github.com/tin2tin/MindMapper
Screenwriter ChatGPT Assistant: https://github.com/tin2tin/Blender_Screenwriter_Assistant_chat_GPT
Text Strip Editor: https://github.com/tin2tin/Subtitle_Editor

Scene Strips

Switch camera in 3D View from Sequencer: https://github.com/tin2tin/scene_strip_tools
Camera Markes to Scene Strips: https://github.com/tin2tin/Camera-Markers-to-Scene-Strips
Add Rendered Strips: https://github.com/tin2tin/Add_Rendered_Strips

Text Strips

Text Strip Editor: https://github.com/tin2tin/Subtitle_Editor
Text to Speech: https://github.com/tin2tin/Text_Strip_to_Speech
Add Outline: https://github.com/tin2tin/Outline_for_Text_Strips
Import Subtitles: https://github.com/tin2tin/import_subtitles
Text Block to Text Strip: https://github.com/tin2tin/import_text_block_as_text_strip
Text Editor to Text Strip: https://github.com/tin2tin/text_to_strip
Text to AI: https://github.com/tin2tin/Generative_AI

Text Editor

Update Old Addons: https://github.com/tin2tin/script_update_checker
Intellisense: https://github.com/tin2tin/Intellisense_for_Blender_Text_Editor
String check and fix: https://github.com/tin2tin/Trim-Whitespace-Change-Case-and-Split-Join-Lines
Text Editor to Text Strip: https://github.com/tin2tin/text_to_strip
Search Selected Text: https://github.com/tin2tin/Search-API-Reference
Stylechecker pep8: https://github.com/tin2tin/Python_Stylechecker_for_Blender
Autocomplete: https://github.com/tin2tin/code_autocomplete
Code Navigator: https://github.com/tin2tin/Code_Navigator
Find/Replace UI: https://github.com/tin2tin/Horizontal-Find-Replace
Contents View: https://github.com/tin2tin/ContentsViewer
Debug Mode: https://github.com/tin2tin/Debug-Mode-for-Info-Editor

UI

Time Panel for Scene Strips: https://github.com/tin2tin/blender-addon-vse-scene-strip-frame-panel
MultiCam UI Enhancements: https://github.com/tin2tin/multicam
Surround Sound: https://github.com/tin2tin/Sound_Strip_Surround_UI
Specials: https://github.com/tin2tin/SequencerSpecialsMenu
Find/Replace UI: https://github.com/tin2tin/Horizontal-Find-Replace

Video Edit

Scene/Shot Detection: https://github.com/tin2tin/shot_detection
Auto Edit: https://github.com/tin2tin/Auto_Edit_on_Sound

Workflow

Add Rendered Strips: https://github.com/tin2tin/Add_Rendered_Strips
Auto Arrange(clean-up) Sequence: https://github.com/tin2tin/Arrange_Sequence
Auto Set Range: https://github.com/tin2tin/Auto_Range
Auto Select Active Strip: https://github.com/tin2tin/auto_select_active_strip
Go To Matching Frame(in another scene): https://github.com/tin2tin/match_frame

tin2tin · May 10, 2023, 9:33pm

Download: https://github.com/tin2tin/Scene_Strip_Tools/tree/linked

tin2tin · June 13, 2023, 4:03am

Add-on for AI generating media directly into the VSE timeline: Pallaidium - genAI in the Video Sequence Editor

tin2tin · September 21, 2023, 5:17pm

How to move a VSE edit from one project to another:

tin2tin · October 1, 2023, 8:03pm

Notes on Industry Keymap in the VSE: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vTNx-Ed8XN7UCmKGoWFk_PbEep9YOTArnuyqtk1fHukf2H3-_U4TGm4IXPANGDp22lxBv0dt5_s2Xwi/pub

tin2tin · October 2, 2023, 10:31am

Volume pop-up for the VSE(assign a short-cut to the operator snippet, ex. “V”): https://gist.github.com/tin2tin/7a0d09c54a807711d230ff0dd28dd951

volume_popup

tin2tin · October 3, 2023, 12:11pm

volume_menu