possible? access data from another effects plugin

Report · Jul 28, 2008

right this sounds complicated so I'm gonna ask if its even possible before i start trying to build this. Picture this scenario.

Main comp has layer "A" which is a sub-composition, B. The layer A has my filter on it.

In comp B, we have a layer "C" with my filter on it (or another one of my filters on it)

When rendering the main comp, can the filter on A access information held by the filter "C" in comp "B"?

seems weird but what I'm after here is reusability. The filter on C will contain some information that A needs to render correctly. By placing the information in the nested comp "B", B can be reused anywhere in the project. Alternatively if I just did everything inside filter A, this meta information cannot be propagated across all uses of comp B across the project.

phew. confused? I know I am.

Report · Sep 23, 2008

That's some scary stuff, but YES, plug-ins can access each others' data. See the Sweetie sample for how a plug-in can expose a function suite that other plug-ins can call. You'll also need a bunch of AEGP_EffectSuite calls to find other plug-in instances, and get at their params.

I strongly recommend against doing this, however; think of the user!