after effects and OLE automation

hi all

i m new to after effects and i m developing plugin in 3d software which will access after effects components,

is it possible to access after effects functions using OLE automation ?

i've seen OLE automation in photoshop and acrobat reader, but not in AE.

is there any other way ?

any advice will be appreciated

thanks and regards

mohasin

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since the AE API is in c++ you can access OLE like you would in any other c++ program.

so if you have data you'd like to process using such elements, you can.

if you're looking for OLE control over AE... i'm going to go with a "no". (but i'm only guessing about that)

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hey shachar !!!

thanks for quick reply

With Photoshop, Adobe has included an object library assembly. This assembly allows us to automate the Photoshop UI

does adobe provide any object library for automation in after effects?

thanks and regards

mossin

Community Expert

as far as i know, no such thing exists for AE.

if it does, it certainly isn't documented in the c++ API docs.

i don't know if it helps you, but you can execute java through the c++ API using ExecuteScript("text to execute");

in some cases java has more control over AE's UI and controls than the c++ API.

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