Body: <p>I want to cut between 2 videos when a specific visual change occurs in the current clip. But since the videos are too long I can't do it manually.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to make an automatic cut? Or at least somehow mark it on the timeline? When a specific text or popup appears in a specific spot in the video? So somehow track when a pixel changes color?</p>
  
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-03-20T06:43:54.763Z
Comments.Text: To make an actual cut would require scripting. Are you good with Javascript? Otherwise, if you want to control a property like Opacity you could link it with an expression.
Comments.UserDisplayName: stib
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-03-20T11:09:51.197Z
Comments.Text: I think you'd do yourself a favor by using davinci resolve's cut-detector. For shot-reshot situations, it should work like a charm. You can then export the edit as xml or aaf and import into premiere/ae again. Davinci Resolve comes with a free version that is capable of all that.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Florian Claaßen
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-03-21T05:07:18.670Z
Comments.Text: stib: I think it should be something I can see on the timeline in order to make changes to it. So opacity probably wouldn't work.
  I don't know JS but have friends who know JS for web development. Would that work?
  
  Florian Claassen: I'll have to try that. Last time I tried Davinci Resolve, it just stopped working alltogether.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Kalig Olinkin
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-03-23T06:11:53.140Z
Comments.Text: If your friends have the time and willingness to study the Premiere API, then it's doable. Not a small task though.
Comments.UserDisplayName: stib
Tags: <premiere><after-effects><automation>
Title: How to make an automatic cut when a specific pixel changes color? (Premiere or AE)
UserDisplayName: Kalig Olinkin
ThreadText: # How to make an automatic cut when a specific pixel changes color? (Premiere or AE)
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-19)
  
  I want to cut between 2 videos when a specific visual change occurs in the current clip. But since the videos are too long I can't do it manually.
  
  Is there a way to make an automatic cut? Or at least somehow mark it on the timeline? When a specific text or popup appears in a specific spot in the video? So somehow track when a pixel changes color?
  
  **Tags:** premiere, after-effects, automation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: To make an actual cut would require scripting. Are you good with Javascript? Otherwise, if you want to control a property like Opacity you could link it with an expression.  
  > **username_2**: I think you'd do yourself a favor by using davinci resolve's cut-detector. For shot-reshot situations, it should work like a charm. You can then export the edit as xml or aaf and import into premiere/ae again. Davinci Resolve comes with a free version that is capable of all that.  
  > **username_0**: username_1: I think it should be something I can see on the timeline in order to make changes to it. So opacity probably wouldn't work. I don't know JS but have friends who know JS for web development. Would that work?  username_2 Claassen: I'll have to try that. Last time I tried Davinci Resolve, it just stopped working alltogether.  
  > **username_1**: If your friends have the time and willingness to study the Premiere API, then it's doable. Not a small task though.  
  
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