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author Paper <paper@paper.us.eu.org>
date Fri, 22 Mar 2024 22:04:16 -0400
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1 # msvpvf 1 # msvpvf
2 C port of [msvpvf](https://archive.org/details/msvpvf-1.3-movie-studio-vegas-pro-version-faker-msvpvf-updated-to-1.31-focus-on-vegas) 2 C port of [msvpvf](https://archive.org/details/msvpvf-1.3-movie-studio-vegas-pro-version-faker-msvpvf-updated-to-1.31-focus-on-vegas)
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4 ![msvpvf CI](https://github.com/mrpapersonic/msvpvf/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg) 4 ## What is this??
5 msvpvf is a tool used to "downgrade" VEGAS Pro project files, written entirely
6 in C.
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6 ## What is this?? 8 It is based on an old tool under the same name that was written in C#/.NET,
7 msvpvf is a tool used to "downgrade" VEGAS Pro project files, written entirely in C. It has no runtime libraries, making it incredibly lightweight. Binaries for OS X and Windows are less than a megabyte in size. 9 but it's horribly slow for what it does (set some magic bytes at some offsets)
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9 Currently, the GUI doesn't look that great. Making pretty apps with `windows.h` is not the easiest job in the world; if someone is willing enough to make it look prettier, be my guest.
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11 It is based on an old tool under the same name that was written in C#/.NET, but the original website is now down and it hasn't been maintained in over 2 years.
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13 # Compatibility 11 # Compatibility
14 There are 3 generations of modern Vegas project files: 12 There are 3 generations of modern Vegas project files:
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16 Gen 1 | Gen 2 | Gen 3 14 Gen 1 | Gen 2 | Gen 3 onwards |
17 --- | --- | --- 15 ---------- | ----------- | ------------- |
18 8.0 - 11.0 | 12.0 - 14.0 | 15.0 - Now 16 8.0 - 11.0 | 12.0 - 14.0 | 15.0 - ??? |
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20 Any version in Gen 3 cannot be ported to Gen 2, and Gen 2 cannot be ported to Gen 1. That's just too complicated for a simple bit modifier. **However**, any file created in an older Vegas will work in a newer one. 18 I haven't used any Vegas version after 14, so I have no idea if this even works
19 for newer versions anymore.
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22 ## Compilation 21 ## Compilation
23 ``` 22 ```
24 git clone https://github.com/mrpapersonic/msvpvf 23 git clone https://github.com/mrpapersonic/msvpvf
25 cd msvpvf 24 cd msvpvf
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26 # CLI (macos/linux, unicode filenames are unsupported on Windows)
26 make 27 make
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29 # windows GUI application
30 # set the two UNICODE flags to 0 or 1 for ANSI and Unicode respectfully
31 make gui CFLAGS="-DUNICODE=0 -D_UNICODE=0"
27 ``` 32 ```
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29 NOTE: if you are using Windows, there is a GUI available. To compile it, use `make gui`. 34 NOTE: if you are using Windows, there is a GUI available. To compile it, use `make gui`.