Users receiving error: Couldn't find main entry point for myPlugin.plugin...
Hello all, I've recently released a plugin into the wild and a few (1/20) people have been receiving this error. A cursory search on that code doesn't really give me a lot of helpful information about...
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 ArticleWork on Frames in Parallel
Hello,Is there a way in the SDK to ask for X numbers of frames, work on the in parallel and send back X processed frames?I want to us the CPU palatalization to work on multiple frames.Thank You.
View ArticleHow to get the width/height of the layer in ParamsSetup?
in_data->width is 0.And params[0] is not available(so as output). They all are not complete.What I want to do, is to set the width as the default value of a param. But I am not able to get it from...
View ArticleWeird issue with enums
Hi all I'm having a weird issue with setting up controls and accessing their values. It seems like AE is pulling out the wrong values for me.Like so:I have enum { SKELETON_INPUT = 0,...
View ArticleExcel output by time
Can I take the time turned out to be an excel file according to the angle of the screen moving ?
View ArticleTransformation matrix to layer properties (position and orientation)
Is there some built-in function to convert a matrix to a position and orientation pair?The position is easy (4th row/column depending on notation), however the orientation is dependent on the order in...
View ArticleAnimations to CodeX for Developers (Objective+C)
Hey so, I am doing motion design for an app start up. Our developers are in another country so its hard communicating with them. I make prototypes for how I want the app to move in After Effects, then...
View ArticleSetting stream values/expressions is no longer real-time in CC 2015?
In CC 2014 I could set the value or expression of a stream, and it would immediately update in the viewport.In CC 2015, it no longer updates the viewport rendered image (however the object wireframes...
View Articlelayer selection event
Hi, I would like to detect when a user select a layer. I tried AEGP_GetMainHWND, and dealing with messages. My problem is that the layer is selected after the left button is released, so my callback is...
View ArticleHow Is Xcode Configured For AE Plugin Developement?
Although there is plenty of great information in the SDK document, I haven't come across much specifically focusing on the configuration of Xcode (6.4) for plugin development. I have created a copy of...
View ArticleAccessing Bundled Resources
I have a text file that I have copied into my Contents/Resources subfolder of my plugin using an XCode build phase. How do I access the file??? To get the file path to my subfolder I'm calling:wchar_t...
View ArticlePF_OutFlag2_I_USE_3D_LIGHTS and cache
Hi guys! I have a plugin using lights and then I set PF_OutFlag2_I_USE_3D_LIGHTS.Everything works fine, but I'd like to optimize it. PF_OutFlag2_I_USE_3D_LIGHTS forces render for each frame, to see if...
View ArticleHow to create module for the composition menu ?
Does someone know how to create module for the composition menu ?
View ArticleChange Parameter But Not Render
Is it possible to have a parameter that won't trigger render? My plugin has a keyframer section that is meant solely for adding keyframes to the effect (see my earlier question). There are a few...
View ArticleWhat do I need to do to convert a plugin developed in Windows to be...
If a plugin was written in C++ in visual studio, is there some minimal conversion necessary to make it installable on a mac, or do i need to essentially rewrite it from scratch?
View Articlefinding framerate to place keyframes
we're building a plugin to place keyframes into a composition we want the keyframes to be placed in timespots that match the framerate of the composition. what we have, currently, is roughly: A_Time...
View ArticleChange the SDK sample plugin menu & Names
Hi everyone, I am very new to C++ and download the after effects plugin sdk for my short film project. I can simply change the settings controls, about tab but not the plugin menu and plugin name...
View Articlegetting "Unable to run script at line 1: syntax error" error?
Hi,I want to run a script using the AEGP_ExecuteScript() function. but I got an error "Unable to run script at line 1: syntax error". what could be the rea son for this? shall I inlcude anything extra...
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...
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