How to set Layer Parameter values?
I've set up a PF_Param_LAYER and everything works fine so far, however, how do I actually set its value from within the sdk? The reason I need to do this is because within my plugin interface I have a...
View ArticleSelect multiple layers in the PF_Param_LAYER parameter
I'm using the PF_Param_LAYER parameter in an effect plugin. I want to allow the user to select multiple layers in the dropdown. Is this possible?
View ArticleTrouble with Audio plugin / PF_OutFlag_I_USE_AUDIO when source layer is...
Wondering if anyone knows what is going on here - I have written a plugin that sets PF_OutFlag_I_USE_AUDIO. Using a layer param to select a source layer, I am successfully able to check out the source...
View ArticlePF_ABORT and PF_Cmd_USER_CHANGED_PARAM
Hi, I'm baking some keyframes during PF_Cmd_USER_CHANGED_PARAM.When the workArea duration is long, the process can take a while, and I'd like the user to be able to abort the process. I've tried with...
View Articleiterate_origin question
I've duplicated the shifter project. I'm in the smartRender function. I'm getting an error, which... is not even remotely straightforward. on these calls (exactly the same code in the original...
View ArticleECP does not update parameter display names - expected behaviour?
I have what seems to be a bug, in which renamed UI parameters revert to their original names in the ECP. This occurs after the layer to which the plugin is applied is deselected, another layer is...
View ArticleWhat is Zanzibar trying to say?
I am getting this error. ProcessFromRenderThread ZANZIBAR-1: synchronization integrity correction: database timestamp mismatch: proj=167, sanity=200 If I understand correctly, and from other clues, a...
View ArticleWeird paramdef.u.ad values?
Look at these values: Imgur: The magic of the Internet What's wrong? There's nothing wrong with other parameter values, and there's nothing wrong with the checkout. The angle is 81, but AE gives this...
View ArticleAEGP_RegisterIdleHook & effect plugin
Is it possible to use AEGP_RegisterIdleHook in an effect plugin? What I would like is some way to ensure that sequence data and the UI are synced, in particular in the case of an undo (i.e. by...
View ArticleReading Pixels From Other Layers
Hi all; I've been struggling with this and decided to clean up the old thread and outline my steps more clearly. I'm still trying to understand the basic procedure for reading pixel data from other...
View ArticleAfter effect SDK and PHP
Hello, I'm a newbie in After effect.I would like to know if it's possible to generate a video with the after effect SDK after sending parameters by a PHP script ? Thank you very much.
View ArticleExceptions on Render... Is it me, or AE?
I keep get intermittent, non-fatal exception errors such as the following, always at the same address -- 0x00007FFD19AFA388. Exception thrown at 0x00007FFD19AFA388 in AfterFX.exe: Microsoft C++...
View ArticleLayer Params in Effects
Hi,<br /><br />I don't (want to) know whether I'm too stupid to understand or it's Visual Studio's fault, but I can't seem to get my effect, which uses two layer parameters, to work. <br...
View ArticleLayer parameter - copy choice
If I had two PF_Param_LAYER parameters and a button, and wanted to copy the choice in the first PF_Param_LAYER to the second when I clicked the button, how could this be done? (I'm not worried about...
View ArticleHow to detect if user selected None in a layer parameter
Sorry if this should be obvious - could anyone advise on what is the proper method to detect whether the user has selected "None" in the dropdown for a layer param of a plugin? thanks
View ArticleTracking mask path vertices?
Hi all I've tried many ways to track vertex coordinates of a path(beign it mask or shape path). And the only solution i've found until now was making scripts, which works well, but is not ideal, since...
View ArticleHow to Render in AEGP with AE 2015??!!
Hi All, There is a change in AE 2015 where two separate threads where presented: UI thread and Rendering thread. Here is my issue: Let's take a Panelator project as example. - I've a window with a...
View ArticleAEGP_LayerH from a PF_Param_LAYER?
After defining a layer parameter with PF_ADD_LAYER, how do I get a handle to the layer? It's simple to get this from an expression, but I don't see where to get it from a plugin. Even if I...
View ArticleHow to convert after effect plugin to premiere pro plugin?
Hello, everyone!. I hope everyone is well.I'd like to convert a after effect plugin to premiere plugin. Is it possible and easy?If so, how can I convert simply it? Thanks.Igor.
View ArticleMemory Allocation: PF_HandleSuite1 vs AEGP_MemHandle
Hello, I have just started reading the After Effects SDK Manual and I've noticed that they only spent around a page on the PF_HandleSuite1 (I actually can't find anywhere else where it talks about it)....
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