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[174.25.106.112]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id ug9sm76498860pbc.11.2014.03.11.12.03.01 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:03:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:02:59 -0700 From: "Satya G Meka (Lists)" To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [AE] check plugin compatibility (best with scripting)? X-Mailer: sparrow 1.6.4 (build 1178) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="531f5de3_8edbdab_42ef" --531f5de3_8edbdab_42ef Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Interesting, I didn=E2=80=99t know about the shortcut. By default, plugin= s are assumed to be compatible with version changes as they have the same= match name. I don=E2=80=99t think it is possible to install different ve= rsions of the same plugin. If v1 and v2 aren=E2=80=99t compatible, then t= he developer can use a different match name, effectively making it a diff= erent plugin so that the older version and the newer version can be insta= lled and used simultaneously. =20 regards, Satya. On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 4:47 AM, Mathias M=C3=B6hl wrote: > One more question: > I=E2=80=99ve just discovered the =20 > =E2=80=9CWriteVersion=46ileExtra=E2=80=9D =3D =E2=80=9C(Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= HELP)=E2=80=9D > trick to get the version numbers of all installed plugins. =20 > http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2009/04/list-all-plugins-and-versio= n-n.html > =20 > probably a question for Todd Kopriva: > Is this accessible via scripting somehow=3F > Then I could combine the effect names I get from scripting with the ver= sion numbers I get from WriteVersion=46ileExtra. > =20 > Cheers, > Mathias > =20 > On 11 Mar 2014, at 07:20, Mathias M=C3=B6hl wrote: > > Thanks a lot for the quick help, Satya=21 > > =20 > > Do you mean the version number is not available via scripting or not = represented in the project at all=3F > > Is it more or less the default that new versions of plugins are not b= ackwards compatible or does this happen rather rarely=3F > > In case V1 and V2 of a plugin are not compatible but have the same ma= tchname, is it possible at all to install both versions in parallel on th= e same machine=3F > > =20 > > Looking forward to meet you at NAB :-) > > =20 > > Cheers, > > Mathias > > =20 > > =20 > > On 10 Mar 2014, at 19:42, Satya G Meka (Lists) wrote: > > > Hello Mathias, > > > =20 > > > That=E2=80=99ll be tricky. The =22Match Names=22 don=E2=80=99t chan= ge with a new version, so you can get them from project files. But, the v= ersion numbers are not accessible from the project file. > > > =20 > > > regards, > > > Satya. > > > =20 > > > On Monday, March 10, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Mathias M=C3=B6hl wrote: > > > =20 > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > =20 > > > > I need to automatically check for AE projects whether all require= d plugins are installed. > > > > =20 > > > > I can collect the match names of all effects used in the project = and compare them with the installed ones (available in app.effects). > > > > But what about version numbers=3F > > > > =20 > > > > Is there any way to get the version number of the effects used in= the project (and also of the ones that are installed)=3F > > > > Or does the matchname change whenever a new version of a plugin i= s incompatible with an older one=3F > > > > =20 > > > > Cheers, > > > > Mathias =20 > > > > =20 > > > > mamoworld.com (http://mamoworld.com/) > > > > simplify your cgi > > > > =20 > > > > Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl > > > > Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany > > > > Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 > > > > info=40mamoworld.com (mailto:info=40mamoworld.com) > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > > =20 > > > =20 > > =20 > > mamoworld.com (http://mamoworld.com/) > > simplify your cgi > > =20 > > Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl > > Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany > > Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 > > info=40mamoworld.com (mailto:info=40mamoworld.com) > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > =20 > mamoworld.com (http://mamoworld.com) > simplify your cgi > =20 > Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl > Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany > Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 > info=40mamoworld.com (mailto:info=40mamoworld.com) > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 --531f5de3_8edbdab_42ef Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Interesting, I didn=E2=80=99t know about the shortcut= . By default, plugins are assumed to be compatible with version changes a= s they have the same match name. I don=E2=80=99t think it is possible to = install different versions of the same plugin. If v1 and v2 aren=E2=80=99= t compatible, then the developer can use a different match name, effectiv= ely making it a different plugin so that the older version and the newer = version can be installed and used simultaneously.

regards,
Satya.
=


=20

On Tuesday, March 11, = 2014 at 4:47 AM, Mathias M=C3=B6hl wrote:

One more question:
= I=E2=80=99ve just discovered the 
=E2=80=9CWriteVersion=46= ileExtra=E2=80=9D =3D =E2=80=9C(Ctrl+Alt+Shift+HELP)=E2=80=9D
t= rick to get the version numbers of all installed plugins. 
http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2009/04/list-= all-plugins-and-version-n.html

probably a qu= estion for Todd Kopriva:
Is this accessible via scripting someh= ow=3F
Then I could combine the effect names I get from scriptin= g with the version numbers I get from WriteVersion=46ileExtra.
=
Cheers,
Mathias

On 11 Ma= r 2014, at 07:20, Mathias M=C3=B6hl <info=40mamoworld.com> wrote:

Thanks a = lot for the quick help, Satya=21

Do you mean the versi= on number is not available via scripting or not represented in the projec= t at all=3F
Is it more or less the default that new versions of= plugins are not backwards compatible or does this happen rather rarely=3F=
In case V1 and V2 of a plugin are not compatible but have the = same matchname, is it possible at all to install both versions in paralle= l on the same machine=3F

Looking forward to meet= you at NAB :-)

Cheers,
Mathias
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On 10 Mar 2014, at 19:42, Satya G Meka (= Lists) <lists=40rowbyte.com= > wrote:

Hello Mathias,

That=E2=80=99ll be tricky. The =22Match Names=22 don=E2=80=99t chang= e with a new version, so you can get them from project files. But, the ve= rsion numbers are not accessible from the project file.

regards,
Satya.

On Monday, March 10, 2= 014 at 10:48 AM, Mathias M=C3=B6hl wrote:

Hi everyone,

I need to automatically check for AE projects whether all required= plugins are installed.

I can collect the match = names of all effects used in the project and compare them with the instal= led ones (available in app.effects).
But what about version num= bers=3F

Is there any way to get the version numb= er of the effects used in the project (and also of the ones that are inst= alled)=3F
Or does the matchname change whenever a new version o= f a plugin is incompatible with an older one=3F

= Cheers,
Mathias 

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mamoworld.com
simplify your cgi
=

Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl
Marlow 52 , 1= 8551 Sagard, Germany
Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61
info=40mamoworld.com


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mamoworld.com
simplify your cgi
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Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl
Marlow 52 , 1= 8551 Sagard, Germany
Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61
info=40mamoworld.com



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simplify your cgi<= /strong>

Dr.= Mathias M=C3=B6hl
Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany
Phone +49 (0)3= 8302 - 88 75 61
info=40mam= oworld.com


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