I got an idea for a hopefully useful script for many users:
The problem:
I have created lower third templates for different purposes, with two text+ inputs for "name" and "function". That works great, no problem.
But I have to fill in the inputs over and over again when having the same people in different projects.
It would be cool to have a script which reads from a text file all names and functions and let me select from a list for semi-auto fill in the lower thirds.
The text file could e.g. consist of something like this:
[groupname]
<first name> <last name>, <function>;
<first name> <last name>, <function>;
.
.
.
<first name> <last name>, <function>;
[/groupname]
Then if the lower third comp is selected start the script and get a drop down list with all groups to select one from and then the list of names (sorted by last name). If selected a name and hit enter you get the lower third's inputs populated.
It'd be cool if entering a character a-z (and special characters like umlaut or what ever other languages have) selection would jump in the list to that last name beginning with that character.
And make a checkbox for the name fill in order: <first name> <last name> or <last name> <first name>
Maybe another checkbox to make <last name> all caps optionally.
I have seen there is some groundwork already there in this thread:
https://www.steakunderwater.com/wesuckl ... 208#p12208I have no idea if this would be a lot of coding work or if this could be done quite fast (for myself would need a long time because I would have to start learning scripting first again).
Looking forward what others think about this. Maybe this already exists, but I haven't found anything like that so far, but I can't be the only one wanting something like this to improve working with lower thirds and minimizing typing errors and such.
Fri Apr 21, 2023 7:16 pm
