Sample plugins(SDK_CrossDissolve and Vignette) is not working without CUDA installed on MAC

[igorr60572095]

Hi, everyone!.

I checked sample plugins for gpu acceleration on MAC. (SDK_CrossDissolve and Vignett)

On Premiere Pro CC( or higher version) It is working correctly if CUDA are installed. but it is not working without CUDA.

What is the reason? (I think it is very basic question because I am beginner on plugin.... )

Looking forward to hearing back.

Regards,

Igor.

[Bruce Bullis]

If those plug-ins demonstrate GPU acceleration, and if there is no GPU present, they will have a tough time working.

[I'm unfamiliar with those samples.]

What are you building?

[igorr60572095]

Hi, Bruce.

Thanks for your replay.

I'd like to make gpu accelerated some plugins like Vignette and SDK_CrossDisolve.

But the sample plugins are not working without CUDA installed on Premiere Pro CC.

(I am not sure if it is my mistake when compiling).

Most peoples are going to use plugins without CUDA installed.

I want to know if it is my mistake or it's impossible.

Regards,

Igor.

[Bruce Bullis]

I'm unsure whether those samples _require_ a GPU, or simply _support_ GPUs.

If it's the former, what you're describing is correct behavior. If the latter; yeah, that's a sample code bug. I've asked Zac (API Engineer in charge of PPro's C++ APIs) to investigate.

[igorr60572095]

Okay, thanks.

I am looking forward to hearing back.

Regards,

Igor.

[igorr60572095]

Hi, Zac.

I hope you are doing well.

I hope to know about this problem correctly.

Regards,

Igor.

[Zac Lam]

Hi Igor,

This is something that I would like to demonstrate in the sample plug-in in a future release.  Basically the plug-in needs to weak link against CUDA and query for its existence at run-time.

[igorr60572095]

Thanks for your replay.

So you mean the sample plugins are not working without CUDA installed on current SDK version.

Right?

And are you going to solve the problem in the version 12 or another?

Regards,

Igor.

[Zac Lam · Accepted solution]

The ProcAmp sample isn't dependent on CUDA and doesn't use CUDA for acceleration.  The other two samples as they are in the SDK need CUDA installed to load.  I hope to improve on this in a future release, but I haven't done it yet.

[Irfan5EBE]

Please let me know if you are able to compile the project without using CUDA.

I have installed CUDA toolkit 11.x but could able to compile the reference code.

[Irfan5EBE]

Hi All, 

I am able to compile all other sdk examples except SDK_CrossDissolve, SDK_ProcAmp and Vignette.

I have installed

CUDA toolkit 11.3,

Boost

Python

Premiere Pro Plug-in SDK CC2019

After Effects SDK

IDE : Visual Studio 2017

Regards,

Irfan