can I make modal dialog in plugin?

[smarts19193560]

Hi, All.

I have a question in Premiere Pro SDK.

I'd like to make a Premiere Pro plugin and create a dialog that contains some inputs and buttons.

I implemented the function by Script and AEGP_ExecuteScript on After Effects SDK.

But I know Premiere Pro does not provide Script.

Is there any way for that?

Regards,

Anthonie.

[Zac Lam]

Hi Anthonie,

Do you want to build a panel, or a certain type of plug-in?  Can you describe briefly what your extension should achieve?

[smarts19193560]

Hi, Zac.

I'd like to develop a certain type of plug-in.

So, when the plug-in is applied to layer, I'd like to display a modal dialog that includes some input fields and buttons.

And if I put some value to inputs and click button,  the modal returns the values to plug-in.

I implemented the function by Script in After Effects plug-in.

But I am not sure if it is possible in Premiere Pro SDK.

Regards,

Anthonie.

[Zac Lam]

Premiere Pro supports scripting.  Have you look at the resources here?:

https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/tree/master/PProPanel

For UI, you could provide input fields and buttons in an HTML5 panel.

[smarts19193560]

Thanks for your replay.

I have one more question.

How can I call the panel in plug-in code?

And when the panel modal is closed, how will main plugin get needed fields from panel modal?

Regards,

Anthonie.

[Vexonomer]

Hey smarts, did you find a way to do this? I'm also trying to find a way to prompt the user with a text input box and a few buttons in premiere pro.

[Bruce Bullis]

From what sort of plug-in?

[Vexonomer]

I've got an effect plugin using the after effects SDK to iterate over pixels, and I'm looking for a way to prompt the user with an input box and a few buttons so that they can enter a license key and remove a watermark from their image.

In After Effects I used AEGP_ExecuteScript to show a dialog that way. Obviously, that won't work for Premiere, so I'm trying to figure out if there's anything built into the SDK that I could use instead.

[Bruce Bullis]

Perhaps the About box could be used to get that info, and put it somewhere your plug-in can see it?

[Vexonomer]

That's what I managed to do in After Effects, And I was planning on using the "setup" button in premiere to prompt the dialog box. But, since I can't use AEGP_ExecuteScript() I'm struggling to find a way to actually create the form for the user to use.

[Vexonomer · Accepted solution]

Just in case anyone else comes across this thread looking for a solution, I ended up using a library called TinyFileDialog and it's worked almost perfectly for my use case. It's very lightweight and provides a couple of options for calling native OS windows.

[Producer storyteller]

Hey all: I came across this thread and would also like to have a plugin developed. But, I don't want to do it. Simply dont have the time to learn C++. Does anyone know of a please to look for a developer to make a plugin? Thanks.

[Bruce Bullis]

Hi 12 Point,

Specifically, what would your plug-in do?