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Re: Showing a modal dialog using -runModalForWindow in an effect
by Micah Sharp 31 May '08

31 May '08

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Re: Showing a modal dialog using -runModalForWindow in an effect
by Steve Christensen 31 May '08

31 May '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com - (BOOL)frameSetup:(FxRenderInfo)renderInfo hardware:(BOOL*)canRenderHardware software:(BOOL*)canRenderSoftware { static BOOL sWindowHasBeenShown = NO; if (!sWindowHasBeenShown) { sWindowHasBeenShown = YES; [controller showWindowModally]; } *canRenderSoftware = NO; *canRenderHardware = YES; return YES; } On May 30, 2008, at 5:26 PM, Micah Sharp wrote: Micah Hey Team. I'm currently using [NSApplication sharedApplication]. Has anyone done this, or something like this? I'd appreciate any advice or sample code regarding showing a modal dialog when an effect starts. Thanks. Matt Rhodes Zaxwerks, Inc. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… I wouldn't suggest displaying a window in -initWithAPIManager: since that can get called rather early in the startup process when the host app may not be ready to deal with an unexpected window. A better place would be in -frameSetup:hardware:software: since by then the world is set up and the user has just selected your effect. I tried this in a little test plugin and it seemed to work just fine: TestFxPlugWindowController* controller = [[TestFxPlugWindowController alloc] initWithWindowNibName:@"TestFxPlug"]; We don't do it at startup, but we do insert an Options button that brings up a carbon dialog. Not sure if that is helpful, but we've seen no problems. On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Matt Rhodes <matt(a)zaxwerks.com> wrote: We have the need to show a modal dialog box when our effect is first displayed. Is there a recommended place to do this? We're currently doing this in -initWithApiManager I'm trying to use -runModalForWindow for the modal dialog. I grab an NSWindow in a .xib (.nib) file and can display it with -runModalForWindow. I'm getting some random crashes after showing the dialog. The problem seems to be that as an effect I don't really have an NSApplication to hang onto and -runModalForWindow requires it. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Showing a modal dialog using -runModalForWindow in an effect
by Micah Sharp 31 May '08

31 May '08

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Showing a modal dialog using -runModalForWindow in an effect
by Matt Rhodes 30 May '08

30 May '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hey Team. I'm currently using [NSApplication sharedApplication]. Has anyone done this, or something like this? I'd appreciate any advice or sample code regarding showing a modal dialog when an effect starts. Thanks. Matt Rhodes Zaxwerks, Inc. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… We have the need to show a modal dialog box when our effect is first displayed. Is there a recommended place to do this? We're currently doing this in -initWithApiManager I'm trying to use -runModalForWindow for the modal dialog. I grab an NSWindow in a .xib (.nib) file and can display it with -runModalForWindow. I'm getting some random crashes after showing the dialog. The problem seems to be that as an effect I don't really have an NSApplication to hang onto and -runModalForWindow requires it. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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pbuffer use in FX Plug/Motion
by Kaitlyn Kincaid 30 May '08

30 May '08

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Re: Final Cut Pro XML documentation
by Andy Mees 26 May '08

26 May '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Try here Rob: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/FinalC… (It was linked from that page you linked yourself, although not directly) Cheers Andy >Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 11:38:20 +1000 >From: "Rob Cas" <sacbor(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Final Cut Pro XML documentation >To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com >Message-ID: > <64ac5fc10805251838x3758e61av4a494f72e8ec459d(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >Hi, > >The Final Cut Pro manual says: >"For a complete list of Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format elements, >see the documentation for the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format at >http://developer.apple.com/appleapplications." > >I can't seem to find any at >http://developer.apple.com/appleapplications or >http://developer.apple.com/reference/AppleApplications/index-date.html > >Could somebody point me in the right direction? > >Thanks in advance, > Rob. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Final Cut Pro XML documentation
by Rob Cas 26 May '08

26 May '08

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Re: Timecode Generator formating?
by Andy Mees 24 May '08

24 May '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Lance I think what you're looking for are the "Size" and "Center" parameters. In future, a good place to ask this usage question is at the Apple Discussions FCP forum http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=939 ... its a very helpful place. If I'm misunderstanding you and you're looking to delve into the code side of things, select the filter in the Effects window and press Option-Enter which will open up the FxBuilder window, in the displayed FxScript you will see: input fontsize, "Size", slider, 22, 8, 100 detent 22; input center, "Center", point, 0, 0.3; Those are the two controls which handle the parameters noted above. You could add the line: input fontname, "Font", FontList, "", "str"; Which would give you a popup from which you can choose the Font. Then you could look down to where you see the lines: setTextSize(fontsize); setTextjustify(kcenterjustify); and add: setTextFont(fontname); Lastly, change the first 2 lines, where it says: scriptid "Timecode Generator" //DO NOT LOCALIZE filter "Timecode Generator" Change it to something like: scriptid "Lance's Timecode Generator" //DO NOT LOCALIZE filter "Lance's Timecode Generator" Now go to the FxBuilder menu and choose Create Plugin... Save it and place it in your FCP Plugins folder at /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/ When you restart FCP you should see your new plugin listed in the Effects bin. Examining the existing code and making small adjustments is a great way to get into development of FxScript plugins for FCP. Have fun Andy Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 10:37:20 -0600 From: Lance Drake <l> Subject: Timecode Generator formating? To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Message-ID: <9AE43E53-13BC-41BD-9635-E6E3926F9413(a)drake.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Hi Pro-Apps people, Does anyone have an info-vector to how the size and location of the FCP timecode-generator overlay which gets added as a filter? Here's a link to how things look for me now: http://www.glorioski.com/images/timecode.jpg It does not seem that there are any controls - that I can find - which would allow font/font-size changes or locating the position of the rectangle in the frame. Maybe there's a third party plug-in which could be used in place of the FCP built-in timecode-generator filter? Thank you, Lance Drake _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: FCP 6.0.3 and FxCustomParameterAction updates
by Darrin Cardani 23 May '08

23 May '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com On May 23, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Pauli Ojala wrote: Darrin -- Darrin Cardani dcardani(a)apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… On 23.5.2008, at 23.38, Darrin Cardani wrote: On May 23, 2008, at 1:03 PM, Pauli Ojala wrote: I tried rewriting my FxPlug parameter+event code following your model, but with this new version I now have an unfortunate problem: render triggering doesn't work in Motion 2.x anymore. My old code did work in Motion 2. (It originally took some weird voodoo to get it working reliably there, which made the code a mess... That's why I was eager to do a rewrite.) FloatingWindow isn't useful as a comparison because it simply crashes Motion 2.1.2. (Looks like it goes into an infinite loop in CFRelease; I didn't have time to do any debugging yet.) I wish I could simply decide not to support Motion 2, but the previous version of Final Cut Studio is so widespread that it doesn't seem like a realistic option. Any ideas on how to get FloatingWindow working on Motion 2 would be greatly appreciated. Well, the most straightforward thing to do would be to detect whether you're in Motion 2 and use the old code path that worked if you are, otherwise use the newer code path. Is that possible to do? I suppose it is. The old code path is weird and contrived, the result of experimental voodoo years ago; I was hoping to do a complete housecleaning of the FxPlug code and finally throw it away, but looks like I'll have to keep it in the attic for now. FxHostCapabilities' methods -hostIsMotion and -hostVersionNumber is the proper way to detect the old host, right? It should be, but to be honest, I don't remember off the top of my head when we added those. Looking through our source repository, it appears that it was there in the Motion 2.1.2 timeframe, so I think you're OK using them. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Timecode Generator formating?
by Andreas Kiel 23 May '08

23 May '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com here another one which is free in it's basic functions: http://www.spherico.com/filmtools/tcrPlus/index.html -Andreas On 23.05.2008, at 21:43, Patrick Sheffield wrote: http://pistolerapost.com/viewing/tcgen2.zip freebie that gives you controls over fonts, etc... Patrick On May 23, 2008, at 9:37 AM, Lance Drake wrote: Hi Pro-Apps people, Thank you, _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… Does anyone have an info-vector to how the size and location of the FCP timecode-generator overlay which gets added as a filter? Here's a link to how things look for me now: http:// www.glorioski.com/images/timecode.jpg It does not seem that there are any controls - that I can find - which would allow font/font-size changes or locating the position of the rectangle in the frame. Maybe there's a third party plug-in which could be used in place of the FCP built-in timecode-generator filter? Lance Drake _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/psheffield% 40earthlink.net This email sent to psheffield(a)earthlink.net _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/andreas.kiel% 40spherico.com This email sent to andreas.kiel(a)spherico.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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