Built-in rules
Empty tracks
Reports tracks without clips.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Id | no-empty-tracks |
| Category | Static |
| Default severity | info |
| Scope | track |
Options
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ignoreTopmost | boolean | true | Ignore empty tracks above the last used video track and below the last used audio track. |
Customize it
Turn the rule on or off in the panel's Rules settings. To change its options, severity or wording, open it with its cogwheel in the rule editor and save: your copy replaces the built-in rule until you revert it. You can also copy the file below into your rules folder as no-empty-tracks.rule.json and edit it. See Change a built-in rule.
Rule file
{
"formatVersion": 1,
"id": "no-empty-tracks",
"name": {
"en_US": "Empty tracks",
"de_DE": "Leere Spuren",
"es_ES": "Pistas vacías",
"fr_FR": "Pistes vides",
"it_IT": "Tracce vuote",
"ja_JP": "空のトラック",
"ko_KR": "빈 트랙",
"pt_BR": "Trilhas vazias",
"ru_RU": "Пустые дорожки",
"zh_CN": "空轨道"
},
"description": {
"en_US": "Reports tracks without clips.",
"de_DE": "Meldet Spuren ohne Clips.",
"es_ES": "Detecta pistas sin clips.",
"fr_FR": "Signale les pistes sans élément.",
"it_IT": "Segnala le tracce senza clip.",
"ja_JP": "クリップのないトラックを報告します。",
"ko_KR": "클립이 없는 트랙을 보고합니다.",
"pt_BR": "Relata trilhas sem clipes.",
"ru_RU": "Сообщает о дорожках без клипов.",
"zh_CN": "报告不包含剪辑的轨道。"
},
"category": "static",
"scope": "track",
"severity": "info",
"options": {
"ignoreTopmost": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true,
"description": "Ignore empty tracks above the last used video track and below the last used audio track."
}
},
"checks": [
{
"condition": {
"all": [
{
"field": "sequence.clipCount",
"operator": "greaterThan",
"value": 0
},
{
"field": "track.clipCount",
"operator": "equals",
"value": 0
},
{
"any": [
{
"field": "options.ignoreTopmost",
"operator": "equals",
"value": false
},
{
"field": "track.beyondLastUsed",
"operator": "equals",
"value": false
}
]
}
]
},
"message": {
"en_US": "Track {track.ref} (\"{track.name}\") is empty.",
"de_DE": "Spur {track.ref} („{track.name}“) ist leer.",
"es_ES": "Pista {track.ref} (\"{track.name}\") está vacía.",
"fr_FR": "Piste {track.ref} (« {track.name} ») est vide.",
"it_IT": "Traccia {track.ref} (\"{track.name}\") è vuota.",
"ja_JP": "トラック {track.ref}（「{track.name}」）は空です。",
"ko_KR": "트랙 {track.ref}(\"{track.name}\")이(가) 비어 있습니다.",
"pt_BR": "Trilha {track.ref} (\"{track.name}\") está vazia.",
"ru_RU": "Дорожка {track.ref} («{track.name}») не содержит клипов.",
"zh_CN": "轨道 {track.ref}（“{track.name}”） 为空。"
}
}
],
"data": {
"trackName": "track.name"
}
}