Button flags to call UserChangedParam but no Render

[AnmolM]

From the headers,

PF_ParamFlag_SUPERVISE = 1 << 6, /* call me with PF_Cmd_USER_CHANGED_PARAM (new in AE 4.0) */

However, I found that clicking a button (setup as PF_Param_BUTTON) triggers a render. Is there a flag that tells AE to call only UserChangedParam and not Render ?

[shachar carmi · Accepted solution]

PF_PUI_STD_CONTROL_ONLY will do the trick. there are a couple of tag along behaviors...
1. any change in any way to the param's value will ont trigger a render.

2. the param will not be keyframable.

3. if i remember correctly, the value param doesn't store with the project, and when re-loaded is reset to it's default value.

[AnmolM]

Thanks shachar, on a slightly related note, are these any issues starting a process from UserChangedParam as I want to have a separate UI run in the background

[shachar carmi]

no issue.

UserChangedParam is actually the preferred call during which such things should be done, as it's user triggered, rare, and called on the UI thread as opposed to the render thread.