Saving fixed pixel locations in presets and subsequently comparing those pixels.
Hello world. I am abolutely new to plugin development and have been ploughing through the SDK and sample projects thus far, but I had a few questions about the approach with respect to what I wish to...
View ArticleArbitrary / Sequence Data questions
Hey guys. I have a couple of questions. 1. SEQUENCE DATA. I read on this forum that the sequence data is not added to the undo/redo stack. Is that true, or is there any way to do that? I tried many...
View ArticleMultiple renders slowing my plugin
Hey guys.I use AE SDK to write a plugin for Premiere. I use my custom renderer to do OpenGL drawings. When I change current frame in Premiere - Render function is called about 30 times (full HD 24fps)....
View ArticlePF_PathVertex and AEGP_MaskVertex
Hi! My FX is applied on a layer with 2 Masks; I'm trying to set 2nd Mask's shape according to 1st Mask's shape. I can get vertices values from 1st Mask, but cannot set 2nd Mask's vertices according to...
View ArticleCopying OpenGL pixel data
Greetings everyone, I’ll be straight to the point. I striped down the GLator (Effect plugin example) to copy an OpenGL pixel buffer onto a solid like so: static PF_Err Render(PF_InData *in_data,...
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 ArticlePipltool question
Hi, I am trying to develop a plugin and I use the CS4 sdk and After Effects CS4 9.00.346 (I know it is old, but the trial version of CS6 did not start, and chatting with the help desk was really...
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 ArticleTrouble getting compiled samples to run
Hello, I'm new to the after effects sdk but not to programming or sdk usage in general, but I'm having trouble getting the samples to work. - I've got Creative Suite 3 production premium - I've got...
View ArticleSerious sequence_data bug in Premiere CS3
My effect has a custom UI and displays data computed when rendering that I store in sequence_data. This works with no problem in After Effects 6, 6.5, 7, and CS3, as well as Premiere Elements and...
View ArticleAEGP_SetLayerFlag
I'm trying to set layer flag from an AEGP. The flag I'm interested in is Time Remapping.If I use ERR(suites.LayerSuite5()->AEGP_SetLayerFlag(current_layerH, AEGP_LayerFlag_TIME_REMAPPING,...
View ArticleHow to develop a plugin for After Effects (mac os)
HiApologize my English.I've a problem. I want to develop a plugin for after effects, but I don't know how I have to do.I've downloaded the SDK for Mac OS, and i've find there some xbuilder files. This...
View ArticleSampled Pixel Data is always the same?!?!
I'm trying to build a mosaic-like effect where I sample an area of an image and then fill that area with the sampled color. For some reason ever time I try to sample I get the same color, and I think...
View Articlehow to add dll file in plugin
Hi everybody, I have a short question concerning the plug-in. I created a plug-in using visual studio 2005 for Adobe effect cs4but i want to add dll on that plugin so,how to add dll in that plugin...
View ArticleIs there an event when the comp's color depth/pixel format is changed?
Is there any way I can detect the change in color depth in a composition?I know I can react differently by calling PF_GetPixelFormat() on render to find out the current bit depth/format, but I was...
View ArticleWhy, oh why - question about downsampling ratios
I've been trying to figure this out for quite a while, and I have no freaking idea why this does not work. y = height_percent * in_data->height / 100 + in_data->pre_effect_origin_y *...
View ArticleCalculations that work in After Effects but not in Premiere Pro
I'm developing another Premiere Pro plugin based on AE effects SDK. The plugin manipulates pixels in a very simple way - based on lift/gamma/gain controls it changes the values as such:...
View ArticleCustom dialog window in Premiere Pro
Could you please advice how to create About Dialog(custom dialog) in Adobe Premiere Pro like About Dialog in After Effects. I have searched a lot but could not find the answer. The dialog created via...
View ArticleSetting layer's transform/rotation matrix
Hi All,I''m working on an AEGP plug-in that needs to keyframe layer's transform. I've got a sequence of 3D rotations stored as quaternions and I'd like to convert it into orientation (or rotation)...
View ArticleNon-technical question about naming conventions used in API
What does the prefix `PF_` stand for in all the function names in the AE SDK? It's not immediately obvious to me, and was just curious. I like to have a sense of how the naming conventions came to be...
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