Limit the Plug In to Premier Pro Only

[Royi A]

Hello,

I'm working on a Plug In using AEX from.

I want the Plug In to show and work on Premier only.

Yet I can make it not to work on After Effects but it would be shown on the Menu in After Effects.

What can I do to make only Premier to recognize it?

Thank You.

[Zac Lam]

Hi Royi,

You could check in_data->appl_id on GLOBAL_SETUP, and if running in another host app, return an error.  There's an example of checking appl_id in the Portable sample.

[Royi A]

Hi,

I don't have an issue with both of them running on the same time on different hosts.

I want the Plug In I target Premier to not even show on After Effects Menu.

Thank You.

[Zac Lam]

Yes, I think we're talking about the same thing.  If running in a host app other than PPro, return an error.

if (in_data->appl_id != 'PrMr')

returnVal = error;

[Royi A]

Does the host is aware of that while it loads the plug in's on loading the host?

Thank You.

[Zac Lam]

Yes, if you do the check during PF_Cmd_GLOBAL_SETUP.

[Royi A]

Hi Zac.

Just checked it now.

It still on the list in After Effects.

When I try running it on AE it won't run, yet it is available in the list.

[Zac Lam · Accepted solution]

Ah that's because AE loads plug-ins based on the PiPL, without calling PF_Cmd_GLOBAL_SETUP first.

In that case, we'll have to use a more subtle approach.  You could mark your filter as PF_OutFlag_I_AM_OBSOLETE in the PiPL and outflags and AE won't show it anywhere, but when called in PPro, clear PF_OutFlag_I_AM_OBSOLETE from your outflags.  This works because PPro ignores PiPL outflags and uses the ones in PF_Cmd_GLOBAL_SETUP.

[Royi A]

Hi,

It works...

Thank You.