building a plug-in host

[_toma_]

Hi!

I am looking for building a "plug-in host" for photoshop plug-ins. In other words: an application that accepts photoshop plug-ins
Did, someone know where I can find help on this topic?
I read that latest SDK from adobe don't expose API for building plug-in hosts meaning that I should use older SDK.. Is this true?

I am planning to use my application with photoshop filters plug-in and my on HDR Tone Mapper plug-in.

Thanks
Tom

[_Marc_Twiehaus_]

I don't think any version of the sdk is supposed to be used for building a plug-in host ... anyway, besides photoshop I only know of two apps that also accept photoshop plugins: irfanview and gimp. gimp is gnu, so you should be able to get your hands on the source (www.gimp.org) and maybe it will give you some clues on how to built a host yourself.

[_Aandi_Inston_]

Older SDKs are not available from Adobe. I think (without having any
inside information) that Adobe wish to make this as difficult as they
possibly can, they do not see any commercial advantage in there being
additional plug-in hosts.

Aandi Inston

[qu1j0t3]

Do you hear those black helicopters hovering over your house?

[_Anthony_Teveris_]

Tom did you ever find help in creating a host plug-in app ?

I'm able to execute some NON Adobe plugs-ins but having problems with display code or my AdvanceState proc when moving large image around in smaller dialog windows display. Many of the Adobe plug-ins are attempting to aquire a suite only used by Adobe plug-ins and is not documented anywhere.

[d300bix]

I got into this area of forum due to a dilema of my own.  I don't understand most of the terms and accromyns stated here but I will state my case and maybe it will even help you.  I purchased and downloaded a thing called Redynamix.  It was cheap and it downloaded quickly and it worked well. When downloaded, it went directly into my PSE7 and I used it immediately with great success.  Soon, afterward I had to reformat my hard drive (not related to Dynamix) and then I moved up to PSE8 and have not been able to get Redyn into it.  I write in case you might find Redynamix handy and know what you're doing to get it functional.  If you do, let me know how the hell you did it. I'm not even sure I will be able to find this forum again so: nikon_35mm at yahoo would find me.

[Chris Cox]

Uh, what?

You seem to be in the wrong forum.

You might want the Photoshop elements forum.

But the Photoshop Software Developers Kit forum is definitely not the right place.