Suggested filter: Insert

[HighInBC]

right now to insert a clip in the middle I have to do this:

clip = (trim(clip,0,1001)++middle_clip++trim(clip,1002,-1))

what would be a nice little alias would be if I could do this:

clip = Insert(clip,middle_clip,1001)

It is easy to work around the lack of this command, but it would make the script much easier to read if it was like the latter.

Thank, HighInBC

[HighInBC]

I suppose I could just make a user defined function for inserting... I thought of that after I posted the first message... still it is so basic it should be part of the core package. hehe


function insert(clip clip1,clip clip2,int index)
{
return Trim(clip1,0,index)++clip2++Trim(clip1,(index+1),Framecount(clip1))
} # this should do it

[stickboy]

Be careful with Trim (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58358). In your case, if index is 0, your function will do the wrong thing.

You could just add Assert(index != 0), since it doesn't make a lot of sense to use your function in that situation. On the other hand, I think it would be better style and better practice to make your function as robust and general as possible.

[HighInBC]

Originally posted by stickboy
Be careful with Trim (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58358). In your case, if index is 0, your function will do the wrong thing.

You could just add Assert(index != 0), since it doesn't make a lot of sense to use your function in that situation. On the other hand, I think it would be better style and better practice to make your function as robust and general as possible.

Not familiar with the assert command... I assume it simply causes a failure if the condition is not true... good idea. thanks