December 2011 - Pro-apps-dev

Issue with Groups in motion 5.0.1
by ganga 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100802 Thunderbird/3.1.2 Hello , I found problem with the FxFilters (GLSLFxPlug) , - Apply GLSLFxplug to the main in the project please let me know the actual problem. Thanks, Gangaraju _______________________________________________ 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 please try the following with the project i shared at " https://sites.google.com/site/gangarajump/home/motionproject" In frameSetup if the size of the input info is greater than (2048*2048) i'm disabling the hardware rendering . For this case the motion is crashing please find the attached crash report. with out disabling the hardware rendering ,motion is hanging. while debugging i noticed the size in the frameSetup with input info is (width = 32878 height = 236824) Screen shot 2011-12-30 at 8.37.04 PM.png

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Rendering current frame issue
by ganga 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100802 Thunderbird/3.1.2 Thanks, Gangaraju _______________________________________________ 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 Hi all , I noticed a problem with FxFilters while rendering current frame in motion 5.0.1 , please try the following , - apply the FxFilter GLSLFxPlug to the png image i have attached, - render the current frame ,observe the rendered image. If we render to movie or image sequence the output is proper. The GLSLFxPlug is compiled by setting the kFxPropertyKey_PixelIndependent flag to YES , if set to NO the rendering is proper. Is there a way to handle this properly with FxFilters with kFxPropertyKey_PixelIndependent flag set to YES. color_Strip.png.zip

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Re: FxTemporalImageAPI
by Paul Schneider 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Ganga, Currently, generators in FCPX cannot get access to the composite image underneath them. However, titles can. If you create a new Motion Title and apply an FxPlug filter to the background drop zone, the FxPlug's input will be the composite of what is underneath the title in the FCPX timeline. The FxPlug can then use the FxTemporalAPI to retrieve the composite images at various times. Here's a quick recipe to see this in action: 1) in Motion, create a new Final Cut Title 2) delete the "Type Text Here" text element 3) add the WideTime filter to the Title Background drop zone 4) publish to FCPX 5) in FCPX, set up a composite with several layers 6) anchor your custom title above the composite layers You will see the WideTime effect applied to the whole composite. It isn't obvious how to make an effect like this, and it may be surprising to your customers if your effect is delivered as a title rather than a generator, especially if it doesn't have any text. But it is possible. We're aware that the FxHostCapabilities API reports that the host is Motion for FxPlugs running inside Motion effects. This is arguably correct, but surprises many developers. You can determine whether you are inside FCPX by checking [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundleIdentifier]. We have also fixed several bugs with FxPlugs in our recent updates, so I'd encourage you to update to the latest versions of FCPX and Motion. - Paul On Dec 15, 2011, at 1:45 AM, ganga wrote: > Hi Darrin, > > Thanks for your reply. I am writing a FXGenerator for FCPX. My plugin has a custom window with a canvas and lot of custom controls to edit the canvas. This canvas serves as clip for FCPX generator. In this window, I would like to show the composite frame from FCPX as background layer. So, I was expecting FXTemporalImageAPI gets me the composite frame. > > Apart from this, I still have to figure out a proper way to launch my dialog as FCPX does not support custom controls. > > I also noticed couple of issues when I used the generator plug-in in FCPX > hostIsMotion flag is set to TRUE and hostIsFCP is set to FALSE > FxTimingAPI is returning time corresponding to motion clip. Hence in FCPX, clip start, clip duration, in point and out point are always constant regardless of clip position. > > Are these known issues? Is there a fix in latest update ? I am using FCPX 10.0 . > > Thanks, > Gangaraju > > _______________________________________________ > 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/pschneider%40apple.com > > This email sent to pschneider(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… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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FxTemporalImageAPI
by ganga 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100802 Thunderbird/3.1.2 Hi Darrin, Thanks, Gangaraju _______________________________________________ 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… Thanks for your reply. I am writing a FXGenerator for FCPX. My plugin has a custom window with a canvas and lot of custom controls to edit the canvas. This canvas serves as clip for FCPX generator. In this window, I would like to show the composite frame from FCPX as background layer. So, I was expecting FXTemporalImageAPI gets me the composite frame. Apart from this, I still have to figure out a proper way to launch my dialog as FCPX does not support custom controls. I also noticed couple of issues when I used the generator plug-in in FCPX hostIsMotion flag is set to TRUE and hostIsFCP is set to FALSE FxTimingAPI is returning time corresponding to motion clip. Hence in FCPX, clip start, clip duration, in point and out point are always constant regardless of clip position. Are these known issues? Is there a fix in latest update ? I am using FCPX 10.0 . This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: FxTemporalImageAPI
by Darrin Cardani 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Gangaraju, You can get composite frames by applying the plug-in either to the group containing the layers you want composited together in Motion, or by creating a Compound Clip in FCPX and applying the plug-in to the Compound Clip. The FxTemporalImageAPI will not work in a generator. (In fact, as of the next release, asking for it will likely return nil.) There is no input source, so it doesn't make any sense. What are you trying to get that you think it would give you? Do you actually want the output of your generator at a previous or future time? If so, you can fairly easily generate it yourself (and possibly cache it) by getting all the parameters at the desired time and rendering with those values. Let me know in more detail what you're looking for if that's not it. Darrin On Dec 14, 2011, at 5:08 AM, ganga wrote: > Hi All , > > I have couple of queries regarding FxTemporalImageAPI. > > 1. Is it possible to get the composite frames using FxTemporalImageAPI? if not, is there any other way to get composite frames from plugin? > 2. Can we use FxTemporalImageAPI from generator plugin? What is the input or source image in generator case? > > Thanks, > Gangaraju > > _______________________________________________ > 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/dcardani%40apple.com > > This email sent to 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… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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FxTemporalImageAPI
by ganga 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100802 Thunderbird/3.1.2 Hi All , I have couple of queries regarding FxTemporalImageAPI. Thanks, Gangaraju _______________________________________________ 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… 1. Is it possible to get the composite frames using FxTemporalImageAPI? if not, is there any other way to get composite frames from plugin? 2. Can we use FxTemporalImageAPI from generator plugin? What is the input or source image in generator case? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Moti XML
by Andreas Kiel 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Darrin, Many thanks for the links. Andreas On 13.12.2011, at 18:39, Darrin Cardani wrote: Andreas, There is documentation for Motion XML. It's here: In particular, text is described in the "Common SubElements" section: Darrin On Dec 12, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Andreas Kiel wrote: Hi all, Any ideas about that out there? _______________________________________________ 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… But I still don't find those attributes in an original Motion XML which are delivered with FCPX. Take for example the Echo.moti: the 'paragraphStyle' node is empty, even though it's handled as horizontal centered. What do do I miss there? <http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/ AppleApplications/Conceptual/motion_XML_guide/Overview/Overview.html> <http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/ AppleApplications/Conceptual/motion_XML_guide/ESA/ESA.html%23// apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007455-CH6-SW34> Since there is no documentation for the Motion XML I just worked a bit by trial and error with it. Something I can't find is a node where the alignment of text in a text block is described i.e. left, center, right, top button or center. Andreas Kiel Spherico _______________________________________________ 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/dcardani% 40apple.com This email sent to dcardani(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Moti XML
by Darrin Cardani 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Andreas, There is documentation for Motion XML. It's here: <http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/AppleApplications/Con…> In particular, text is described in the "Common SubElements" section: <http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/AppleApplications/Con…> Darrin On Dec 12, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Andreas Kiel wrote: > Hi all, > > Since there is no documentation for the Motion XML I just worked a bit by trial and error with it. > Something I can't find is a node where the alignment of text in a text block is described i.e. left, center, right, top button or center. > > Any ideas about that out there? > > > Andreas Kiel > Spherico > _______________________________________________ > 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/dcardani%40apple.com > > This email sent to 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… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Moti XML
by Andreas Kiel 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi all, Any ideas about that out there? Andreas Kiel Spherico _______________________________________________ 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… Since there is no documentation for the Motion XML I just worked a bit by trial and error with it. Something I can't find is a node where the alignment of text in a text block is described i.e. left, center, right, top button or center. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Lane numbers in fcpxml
by Andreas Kiel 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

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