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johnt53984649
johnt53984649
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January 10, 2019
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Create New Blending Mode (Scripting or SDK)

  • January 10, 2019
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Just curious, do you know if there's any way for me to define my own blending mode in after effect, i.e, the pixel by pixel operation that is applied to each layer (and the underlying layer) whenever you use blending modes?

If it's possible, I'm sure it would involve either scripting or the SDK.  If so, could you get me started?

When I refer to "pixel by pixel" operation, this is what I'm talking about: SF - Basics - Blending Modes

It would be really nifty if I could define and use some of my own inside After Effects.

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Mathias Moehl
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Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 10, 2019

This is not possible with the scripting API. With the plugin API I am not 100% sure but I never heard of the ability to do this with the plugin API. What you can do is to implement your pixel operation in an effect plugin (like the "Calculations" effect that is included in Ae).

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
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