How to get a layer's background color with AE SDK
Hello, I am trying to get the color of the background for my current layer but I can't seem to find how to do it.By background color, I don't mean the application's background color, but the color that...
View ArticleMotion Vectors in AfterEffects
Hi, The plugin i am developing needs Motion vectors. Looking at the SDK documentation the only reference I have found in the sdk docs for motion vectors are in relation to the PF_CHANNELSUITE1,...
View ArticleDevelop a simple After Effects plugin in C# ?
Hello, I would like to create a simple After Effects Plugin using C#. The plugin will have a small screen with a couple simple controls . This plugin will run in After Effects on a Windows machine. I...
View ArticleAfter Effects + OpenGL
I know that this subject was already touched upon here a couple of years ago but I want to refresh it.I'm interested in implementing OpenGL in After Effects' plugin. Is is possible yet? If yes -...
View ArticleError on exit: Leaked effect refs
Hello,I have error message "After Effects: AEGP Plugin Updater: Leaked effect refs (5027::12)"when exit AfterEffects with saved project. The error appears only if there are two or more instanses of...
View ArticlePixel Bender to Native Plugin
Hi! I'm quite used to expressions, scripting, and pixel bender, but I don't know about programming (yet...). I have a bunch of pixel bender plugins that I'd like to be native Plugins. And I don't...
View ArticlePixel data in AEGP plugin
Hi people,I am just researching the next step for the plugin I a, developing. I need to access the pixel data so I can write it out from an AEGP plugin. I can see that you can get the layer I'd and...
View ArticlePiPL and code version mismatch warning
Hey, I was hoping someone could help me understand PiPL versions. I have had some problems with a warning flag when I apply my plugin in after effects, getting a warning flag that says: "effect has...
View ArticleHow to prevent parameter value saving (for a trial/demo plugin)
Hi guys,I need to make a demo/trial version of a commercial plugin with the requirement that the plugin can be loaded normally and all parameters are accessible, but when the project is saved and later...
View ArticleHow to replace image on layer use After Effect API
Greetings everyone, I have a one big problem, me need to replace image on layer use After Effect API.Will create a new footage with my new image:AEGP_FootageH footageH =...
View ArticleHow to use iterate suites in DrawSparseFrame of an AEIO?
I want to put the data into the effect world, but I can't use "suites.Iterate8Suite1()->iterate" because I don't have a "PF_InData" I tried to access every pixel by sampleIntegral32. It doesn't...
View ArticleStrange AngleParam value
Anyone know if there's some special way to handle an AngleParam? Currently I'm having to divide the value by some ridiculous number (about 3753600) to make it usable as degrees. Here's the function I'm...
View ArticleAE plugin in Premier Pro
Can I make a plug-in using AE SDK, but have it work in Premier Pro? I don't want the user to switch to AE just to apply the plug-in.I don't want to use Premier Pro SDK, as it does not have much motion...
View ArticleCustom Expression Functions
Hi, I'd like to know if it's possible to create custom expression functions with the plugin SDK. For example, say I wanted to allow users to enter the following expression: "getThingamabob(2, 'yes')"....
View ArticleManipulating each pixel
Hi, completely new to the SDK. For starters, I want to write a new effect that replaces every nth pixel with a given color. Next, I want to write a new effect that takes the color of pixel (x, y) and...
View ArticleReload plugin after building...
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)...
View ArticlePremiere Elements 9 plug-in not working
Premiere Elements 9 (MAC) is finding my plug-in "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/CS5/MediaCore" and I can see it on the spash screen when loading.But I can't find my plugin anywhere...
View ArticleBuilding my first AE plugin using the example checkout - layer unvisible
Hi, I am trying to learn how to build after effects CS6 plugin using Microsoft visual studio.I managed to make a test plug using the "checkout" example from the SDK but whenever i apply it to a layer...
View ArticleHow to run AEGP?
I am very new to After Effects SDK and I did some reading on the structure of the SDK and examples. Now I was trying to build the examples, and it works fine for Effect plugins. I am on Mac and for...
View Article2018 SDK Download
Where can I find the SDK download for After Effects 2018? The latest I can find is for 2017.1.https://console.adobe.io/downloads/ae Thanks!Rob
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