How to create a licensing system for plugin/effect?

[vitalyb51016405]

Hi All!

Looks my current project can be released soon and important question is how to share it!

Unfortunately I didnt find an information about licensing in documents from Adobe.

Do we have any manuals about licensing systems? I installed some plugins with zxp before, but how to prepare my own plugin for that?

Does anyone have an expirience with that? Where to look an information, whats a good ways?

[shachar carmi]

first of all, congrats on the upcoming release! always exciting! 🙂

the AE sdk provides no means of licesing. it's entirely up to you.

i can't recommend any sdk for that, becuase i use my own licensing mechanism. however, if you distribute through aescripts.com then they provide the end-to-end licensing tech.

the one thing to note about AE, is the use of PF_OutFlag2_OUTPUT_IS_WATERMARKED, to tell AE how to differentiate a watermarked from a clear frame in it's cache.

[babichfx]

Hi Shachar!

Unfortunaltely I post a message from the wrong account.

Thank you for fast reply, Ill contact aescripts to learn more about their lic tech.

Also will check what can I do by myself, if it will be possible.

[babichfx]

Thanks for PF_OutFlag2_OUTPUT_IS_WATERMARKED, it is important note!