Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f171.google.com ([209.85.223.171] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5098581 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:33:05 +0200 Received: by mail-ie0-f171.google.com with SMTP id s9so10601671iec.2 for ; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:42:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=xFEH2Gx4ioFbknSjjypHQieQOOHyDdPQo5AFTYH3B3s=; b=hB/Z3qdPzyLHqfU3v5mD55ZZNuy1zkz3amwXhyYWBeEMMfcks2nCJvEJ9o9q/nkgBd J2wXKmXodQ9f3E0NIvNrI4adGGR09Zd28flXimnEqkCCL6WPsUtgOuT0Vap3+TfiCWhD 40YKxZhFz2wuz0DmKVWYe/2l/mKuDigqXc2PeGMLYRfTkRWuT68aHZ6Nu6+XNyB7h6+J 2HPyeidtFEb3/wXBKE8Y9tsYyV0ZKrREzXDRxdm1yj8DZlYistXyA4vOLL2rq1N7pp7n CyuP4bIN85dd34P1pPPd2lq/a7AUNoxMx1bcq7SVqlEwq0ZyCfdDNUaz9FTCNBlw4hIF ZGdA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.178.198 with SMTP id da6mr1459284igc.49.1370612568970; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:42:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.50.29.2 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Jun 2013 06:42:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:42:48 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Script for Applying Old Settings to New Effects From: Drew Gilmore To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01538d864c6c6304de909b1f --089e01538d864c6c6304de909b1f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have no idea if this would work in your situation... but I have a plugin which has Windows and Mac versions but won't survive the translation from a Windows project to a Mac project without becoming crash-prone and throwing out lots of error messages. What saved me was the script "ft-Effect Instance" on AEscripts.com. It makes a duplicate of an effect instance and its settings (either by copying the values or by expressions.) Possibly if you used it, it would keep the settings, but insert the newer version of the effect. You'd still have to do the process on each and every instance of the effect, but it might save you from having to copy all their settings. But given your mention about not being able to copy and paste settings, I don't know if it would work. http://aescripts.com/ft-effect-instance/ Drew newtonscannon.com Just a guy made of dots and lines. On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Mathias M=F6hl wro= te: > Hi Mark, > > the plugin SDK contains clear instructions for plugin developers what you > need to do to ensure backwards compatibility of your plugins. > Essentially reordering parameters and adding new ones is no problem, but > as soon as you decide to exchange some controls by different ones, you > loose the backwards compatibility (as there is obviously no way for AE to > know how to turn the values from the old control into the new ones). > > As scripting has the limitations mentioned by David, there won't be a > fully automated solution in general. > > Cheers, > Mathias > > -- > ------------------------------ > * mamoworld.com > tools & tutorials for After Effects* > > dr. mathias m=F6hl > kapellenweg 36, 79100 freiburg, germany > phone +49 (0)761 - 4774 584 > info@mamoworld.com > > > Am 07.06.2013 00:00, schrieb After Effects Mail List: > > From: Mark Walczak > > --001a11c1c5568293e604de81401d > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1 > > Hi everyone, > > My company recently upgraded to CS6 from CS5, and we took the opportunity > to upgrade many of our plugins as well. Tiffen was part of this > transition, and we went from v2.0.2.1 to 3.0.9.6. > > Every time that we go to open a CS5 project that was created using v2 > Tiffen effects, AE reports that the project contains several links to > effects that don't exist. In reality, the effects are installed perfectl= y > fine on our boxes. It simply seems that Tiffen didn't implement any way > for v3 effects to naturally inherit settings/keyframes from v2. > > I just opened a trouble ticket with Tiffen, but the broader question I > wanted to ask pertains to upgrading plugins in general. > > Is there any sort of script/tool that can batch apply old plugin settings > to new effects with the same name/attributes? Unfortunately, you can't > even copy/paste between the two versions :-( > > > Thank you so much for your help! > > > --089e01538d864c6c6304de909b1f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have no idea if this would work in your s= ituation... but I have a plugin which has Windows and Mac versions but won&= #39;t survive the translation from a Windows project to a Mac project witho= ut becoming crash-prone and throwing out lots of error messages.

What saved me was the script "ft-Effect Instance" on AEscript= s.com. It makes a duplicate of an effect instance and its settings (either = by copying the values or by expressions.) Possibly if you used it, it would= keep the settings, but insert the newer version of the effect.

You'd still have to do the process on each and every instance= of the effect, but it might save you from having to copy all their setting= s. But given your mention about not being able to copy and paste settings, = I don't know if it would work.

http://aescripts.c= om/ft-effect-instance/

Drew

newtonscannon.com

Just a guy made of dots an= d lines.


On Fri,= Jun 7, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Mathias M=F6hl <mamo181@googlemail.com&g= t; wrote:
=20 =20 =20
Hi Mark,

the plugin SDK contains clear instructions for plugin developers what you need to do to ensure backwards compatibility of your plugins.
Essentially reordering parameters and adding new ones is no problem, but as soon as you decide to exchange some controls by different ones, you loose the backwards compatibility (as there is obviously no way for AE to know how to turn the values from the old control into the new ones).

As scripting has the limitations mentioned by David, there won't be a fully automated solution in general.

Cheers,
Mathias

--
mamow= orld.com
tools & tutorials for After Effects

dr. mathias m=F6hl
kapellenweg 36, 79100 freiburg, germany
phone +49 (0)761 - 4774 584
info@mamo= world.com



Am 07.06.2013 00:00, schrieb After Effects Mail List:
From: Mark Walczak <mdwalczak@gmail.com>

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Hi everyone,

My company recently upgraded to CS6 from CS5, and we took the opportunity
to upgrade many of our plugins as well.  Tiffen was part of this
transition, and we went from v2.0.2.1 to 3.0.9.6.

Every time that we go to open a CS5 project that was created using v2
Tiffen effects, AE reports that the project contains several links to
effects that don't exist.  In reality, the effects are installed perfec=
tly
fine on our boxes.  It simply seems that Tiffen didn't implement any wa=
y
for v3 effects to naturally inherit settings/keyframes from v2.

I just opened a trouble ticket with Tiffen, but the broader question I
wanted to ask pertains to upgrading plugins in general.

Is there any sort of script/tool that can batch apply old plugin settings
to new effects with the same name/attributes?  Unfortunately, you can't
even copy/paste between the two versions :-(


Thank you so much for your help!


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