Would like to enquire about "SLICK DEBUGGING TRICKS" in After Effects SDK Guide (in pdf) for AE CS5 (version 10). Perhaps somebody is successful following the steps!?
I see a few problems as follows:
1) AE application keeps a file lock on Filter plugins (or plug-ins)
even if one could overwrite an effect plugin when AE process is running...
2) Purge All (in menu Purge -> All or Ctrl - Alt - key '/' on the numpad) does not reload the plugin; in fact this is being called in the following order:
PF_Cmd_FRAME_SETUP,
PF_Cmd_RENDER,
PF_Cmd_FRAME_SETDOWN,
no request for PF_Cmd_GLOBAL_SETUP or PF_Cmd_GLOBAL_SETDOWN is made. also this thread already mentions it: http://forums.adobe.com/click.jspa?searchID=3907456&objectType=2&objectID=1798812
3) VS does not allow Edit & Continue or x64, and CS5 seems to be x64 only - how could you make use of this functionality? or documentation does not seem to be updated completely for SDK for CS5?
Greetings
mike