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May 16, 2025
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How to develop a plugin like AutoPod?

  • May 16, 2025
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I want to develop  plugin for premiere pro to automaticly edit videos, similar to what AuutoPod does.
How do I do it?
using python/node/c++/ what is the library I need to access premiere pro functionality like triming video clips and adding keyframes and peocesess like effects etc`

Thank you !!

Correct answer Bruce Bullis

Autopod is using the ExtendScript API. 

The PProPanel sample I referenced contains example code for adding and modifying trackItems; here are the docs.

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Bruce Bullis
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Community Manager
May 16, 2025

Autopod and other CEP panels rely upon PPro's ExtendScript API.

 

>How do I do it?

Here's the PProPanel example, and here's the API documentation.

 

Ariel5C15Author
Participant
May 16, 2025

thank you for the comment.
the issue is that with ExtendScript I dont see any method for actualy cutting and trimming video and audio files (i.e Editing!).
and autopod plugin dose this!
can you clarify a bit more please?

Bruce Bullis
Community Manager
Bruce BullisCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
May 16, 2025

Autopod is using the ExtendScript API. 

The PProPanel sample I referenced contains example code for adding and modifying trackItems; here are the docs.