VS2018 - Rename Filters?

[tletter]

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As shown, VS2018 has two filters named Sharpen (standard Sharpen and NewBlue Sharpen) which causes confusion. Is it possible to rename a filter in VS2018?

Thanks,

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

[asik1]

You can rename FX's once you have them as favorites
** I'm sorry, I was on X9, I see it's not working in X11... another step back bug among the others 264 bugs.

***workaround is to save NB as sharpen(1), and VS's as sharpen(2)

***I tried to poke the vft files but I couldn't find that FX in the NB xmls

[tletter]

***workaround is to save NB as sharpen(1), and VS's as sharpen(2)

How is this done in VS2018?

***I tried to poke the vft files but I couldn't find that FX in the NB xmls

The 'NewBlueSharpenX7.vft' and 'sharp.vft' files don't appear to contain the text name of the filter that appears in the VS2018 program, i.e. 'sharpen', nor do the 'NBVideoEssentialsLangX5.xml' and 'NBVideoEssentials5Lang.xml' files. Hence it's not clear where the text names of the filters as they appear in the VS2018 program are defined.

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

[asik1]

***workaround is to save NB as sharpen(1), and VS's as sharpen(2)

How is this done in VS2018?

https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

save as favorites

***It's not just the vft files, it's the HerEff.dat file.

Indeed you have found another decapitated good feature in "updated" VS

[tletter]

save as favorites

In X9, I did rename the NB filters in 'My Favorites' to avoid confusion (see image), however in VS2018, I can't find an option to rename a filter in 'My Favorites'.

it's the HerEff.dat file

Unfortunately, HerEff.dat appears to be a non-editable binary file.

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

[asik1]

You can't rename, but once you save them the number will be added.

[tletter]

***workaround is to save NB as sharpen(1), and VS's as sharpen(2)

Surprisingly this doesn't happen if one uses the other "Add to My Favorites" option shown in image above.

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

[asik1]

Correct, well if it's a bug than it's better be a wholesome bug
In any case it's always better to save NB fx only after unticking the annoying default center keyframe
** I guess it will be a rhetoric q to ask if the bug is in VS2020 also.

[lata]

From what I can tell X10 was the last version to allow us to rename the filter after adding to the Favourites
All versions do number the filter when adding to favourites via the effects tab but no number when adding from the FX library

Any numbered filters being used from the favourites do not show the number in the Effects filter used list

[asik1]

From what I can tell X10 was the last version to allow us to rename the filter after adding to the Favourites
All versions do number the filter when adding to favourites via the effects tab but no number when adding from the FX library

Any numbered filters being used from the favourites do not show the number in the Effects filter used list

If that's so than it's another practical good reason to dump VS... and move on.