Plugin for running a program from a button/menu in Premiere SDK?

[jestructure]

I would like to create a Premiere plugin to do somthing like launching an external application when the users performs some action (clicking a button/menu object/etc).

I have taken a look but none of the plugin types seem to cover what I need.

The hardware integration plugins seem out of the question because, you know, hardware.

Transitions, video filters and GPU Effects seem to be just for image edition.

Is it possible to do this?

What would be the best way to achieve this? A Device Controller, perhaps?

Best regards.

[brooce]

What do you want those external apps to do, in response to that user action?

Tell me more about the workflow(s) you'd like to support (here, or directly—b b b at adobe dot com), and we can give better guidance.

[jestructure]

Hello,

The external app was just an example. I want some code to execute in response to some UI action, ideally a custom button or menu entry.

The workflow we want to achiveve right now is something like this:

When the user clicks in our custom UI element, a dialog is opened, allowing the user to search contents in our MAM, so he can drag videos to the bin or the Timeline.

We already have a search application, so running it seems to be the simplest way.

Is this possible at all?

Thank you very much for your reply.

[brooce · Accepted solution]

You've just described the workflow used by dozens of HTML5-based PPro panels! Panels offer a view into our data store (however you want to skin it; directory tree, your search application, whatever).

Here's the sample panel:

Samples/PProPanel at master · Adobe-CEP/Samples · GitHub

Here's how to set up a panel dev environment:

Samples/ReadMe.md at master · bbb999/Samples · GitHub

[jestructure]

Thank you very much, brooce.

Is it possible to run native code from an HTML5 panel?

Seems dubious, and that is what I really want.

Best regards.

[Bruce Bullis]

Define 'native'...?

A panel can send OS command lines:

https://medium.com/@HallgrimurTh/the-other-api-23357c99c774

[jestructure]

Thank you very much, bbb_999. That's exactly what I needed.