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How to play video in a new plugin window?
I am trying to develop a plugin for After Effects and Premiere and I would like to know: - Is there a way to play the current video sequence in a plugin window. Can an AEGP plugin do that (get the...
View ArticleDetect parenting event
Hi! Is there a way to detect when user sets parenting on a layer?PF_Event may be? Thanx,François
View ArticleSDK Tutorial?
Greetings everyone, I'm going through the SDK documentation pdf and I'm wondering if there is a walkthrough with the examples somewhere or it’s a “figure it out yourself” type of thing? Thx,
View ArticleDebugging first sample (Skeleton) - should AE exit cleanly?
Hi, I am just getting into the SDK, using CS5.5, VC12 on Windows 8. I have compiled the Skeleton sample, and got it to load in both AE & PremierePro. I can see the code, set breakpoints &...
View ArticleEdit the "Export to Adobe Flash" XFL feature
Hi, We have been exporting from After Effects to Flash, fairly sucessfully. Unfortunatley we have to manually edit the XFL (DOMDocument.xml) to get the correct behavour in Flash. These edit correct the...
View ArticleSDK Version
Hi, Probably a dumb question, but here goes... I've been developing my plugin using the CS6 SDK, as I have AE CS6. However I'll want my plugin to be compatible with CS5 & 5.5 as well. I'm assuming...
View ArticleWhat sdk function maps to Layer.applyPreset(); i.e i need to apply a preset...
Hi,I am new to writing plugins. I want to implement the script funtion Layer.applyPreset using AEGP_ methods . I can already run the sript using AEGP_ExecuteScript. But was wonderging if there is a...
View Articlepossible? access data from another effects plugin
right this sounds complicated so I'm gonna ask if its even possible before i start trying to build this. Picture this scenario.Main comp has layer "A" which is a sub-composition, B. The layer A has my...
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Layer Param Checkout -- interrupts
http://omino.com/misc/layerCheckoutOddity.jpgI'm doing a dead-simple effect plugin. Takes a source layer, and renders a grid from it, with time steps. All simple!But I sometimes end up with "dead...
View ArticlePF_Pixel16
Hi,Can anybody please tell me how I can obtain PF_Pixel16 data from PF_World (wP) ?Thanks,Ingchelio
View ArticleCan I get direct access to scanlines or rectangles of pixels when creating a...
Maybe I overlooked something, but all the examples in the AE 7 and AE CS3 SDKs that modify the video content, seem to do so through some per-pixel-callback function.For several applications I have in...
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Multichannel images
Hello! How can I create multichannel images?? The EffectWorld structure only can manage RGBA data The function AEIO_GetNumAuxChannels can be implemented, but I don't know how can it be called. I try...
View ArticleTrouble Getting Started
So, this is a bit embarrassing for me, as I've been a professional programmer for nearly a decade now, but I'm having trouble even getting started with developing my first plugin. I'll try to be as...
View ArticleGet PF_InData by SPBasicSuite
Hi there! How can I get PF_InData instance if I have SPBasicSuite instance? For example: my plugin constructor function has SPBasicSuite instance as first argument. But SPBasicSuite instance part of...
View ArticleDuplicate and Move a Layer
Is there a good way to duplicate a layer in one composition and then move it to another composition? I'm very new to the SDK so I apologize if there is an obvious answer. Thanks, Jesse
View ArticleIs there a 32bpc example?
I haven't been able to find much about using floating point color. Is there any sample code?
View ArticleAEGP calling IdleHook while rendering
Hi, Is it possible to call the IdleHook while samething is rendering? I tried calling AEGP_CauseIdleRoutinesToBeCalled from a thread, but my idle function never gets called. Is there any other way to...
View ArticleHow can I detect when my effect is being deleted from a layer?
Hi all. I have an effect plugin and I'd like to run some code when the effect is deleted from a layer. Right now I'm handling PF_Event_CLOSE_CONTEXT, but I'm pretty sure that's the wrong place because...
View Articlecatch certain effect removal event
Can i somehow hook event when my effect is removed from layer?PF_cmd_SequenceSetdown command does not come from AAE in this case because of undo buffer.
View ArticlePlugin crashes when I select an adjustment layer in a layer parm
If I drop my plugin on any layer and select an adjustment layer that is on top of the plugin's layer from the plugin's layer param, After Effects crashes. What gives? I'd love to paste some code here...
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