Add bins and clips to media pool
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Add bins and clips to media pool
JavaScript
/**
* Sample script to demonstrate following operations in DaVinci Resolve Studio:
* 1. Add Bins to MediaPool
* 2. Add clip to Bin
*
* NOTE: Update 'VIDEO_CLIP_FULL_PATH' in the below script text to appropriate path on your local machine to run the script successfully.
*/
const WorkflowIntegration = require('./WorkflowIntegration.node');
// Configurable variables
PLUGIN_ID = "com.blackmagicdesign.resolve.sampleplugin"; // update it to your unique plugin Id as mentioned in the manifest.xml file
VIDEO_CLIP_FULL_PATH = ""; // update to some valid video clip full path, example: "/Users/<user>/Media/SampleCLip.mov" or "C:\\Users\\<user>\\Media\\SampleCLip.mov"
// Function to add bin to input parentBin
function AddBin(mediaPool, parentBin, binName) {
return mediaPool.AddSubFolder(parentBin, binName);
}
// Function to add clip to a bin
function AddClipToBin(mediaStorage, mediaPool, clipFullPath, bin) {
mediaPool.SetCurrentFolder(bin); // set the bin as current bin first
mediaStorage.AddItemListToMediaPool(clipFullPath); // add clip to current bin
}
// Main function to perform all actions
function main(pluginId, videoClipFullPath) {
// Check pluginId
if (!pluginId) {
alert("Error: 'pluginId' is empty, update it to some valid value and try again!");
return false;
}
// Initialize
isInitialized = WorkflowIntegration.Initialize(pluginId);
if (!isInitialized) {
alert("Error: Failed to initialize!");
return;
}
// Get resolve object
resolve = WorkflowIntegration.GetResolve();
if (!resolve) {
alert("Error: Failed to get resolve object!");
return;
}
// Open Media page
resolve.OpenPage("media");
// Get supporting objects
projectManager = resolve.GetProjectManager();
project = projectManager.GetCurrentProject();
mediaPool = project.GetMediaPool();
rootBin = mediaPool.GetRootFolder();
// Go to root bin
mediaPool.SetCurrentFolder(rootBin);
// Add few bins in root bin
bin1 = AddBin(mediaPool, rootBin, "Bin1"); // add Bin1 in root bin
bin2 = AddBin(mediaPool, bin1, "Bin2"); // add Bin2 in Bin1
// Add clip to bin
if (videoClipFullPath) {
mediaStorage = resolve.GetMediaStorage();
AddClipToBin(mediaStorage, mediaPool, videoClipFullPath, bin2); // add clip in Bin2
}
// Done
// WorkflowIntegration.CleanUp(); // Call CleanUp() during plugin app quit only
}
// Run main function
main(PLUGIN_ID, VIDEO_CLIP_FULL_PATH);