VSE Helpers

VSE Helpers Documentation

Small workflow helpers for Blender’s Video Sequence Editor, starting with split-screen layout tools.

Extension ID
vse_helpers
Current Version
0.1.0
Minimum Blender Version
5.1.0
Maintainer
JP
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Repository
https://jacepriester.com/blender-repo

Overview

VSE Helpers adds a VSE Helpers sidebar panel to the Video Sequence Editor. The current tool arranges selected or assigned visual strips into common split-screen layouts by adjusting strip transform scale and offset values.

Major Features

  • Assign visual strips to named split-screen slots.
  • Pick the active strip into a slot with an eyedropper button.
  • Apply split-screen transforms in one command.
  • Adds a Make Split Screen command to the Sequencer Strip menu.
  • Works with movie, image, scene, meta, and color strips.

Layouts

  • 2 – Left / Right
  • 2 – Top / Bottom
  • 3 – Columns
  • 3 – Rows
  • 3 – Big Left
  • 3 – Big Top
  • 4 – Grid

Basic Usage

  1. Open the Video Sequence Editor sidebar and select the VSE Helpers tab.
  2. Choose a split-screen layout.
  3. Assign strips to each visible slot, either from the dropdowns or with the eyedropper button for the active strip.
  4. Click Make Split Screen to apply scale and offset transforms.

Permissions

No special permissions are declared in the extension manifest.