site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev@lists.apple.com Brian, My answers are inline below: On Jan 28, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Brian wrote: Sounds like FxPlug is where I should focus. (pro apps) If needed to write some Film LUT code or custom video manipulation for a project, can I run an FxPlug (or CIFilter) via the DVD Player app (or a custom DVD player app)? I'm often working on film projects. And issues come up, like specific film stock color matching, and custom anamorphic image squeezed formats, or AOV imagery, etc. occassionally passed around in QT movies (I'll use FxPlugins) or on DVD (I'll use ??? - no idea - CI, FxPlug?). Can I get DVD Player to use (or write a DVD player app that can use) FxPlugins? Darrin -- Darrin Cardani dcardani@apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.ap... Curiousity... What does DVD Player use? What does DVD Player use for what? I wasn't aware that DVD Player had the ability to use any sort of plugin. (Or do you mean DVD Studio Pro? I'm also not aware of any plugins that DVD Studio Pro uses, other than maybe QuickTime Components.) FxPlugs currently only work in Final Cut Pro and Motion. I don't think that DVD Player can use CIFilters either. If you write your own custom DVD Player app, you could make it use CIFilters. (Technically, it would be possible to make it use FxPlugs, but it would be so much work as to probably not be worth it, and we wouldn't really be able to help you do it.) Can you elaborate a little? Currently it's possible to create an FxPlug or CIFilter which applies a LUT to some footage. Final Cut Pro and Motion both support anamorphic formats already, so that shouldn't be a problem. (You may need to tell the application what the pixel aspect ratio of your footage is, if it doesn't figure it out automatically.) I don't know what AOV means, so I can't comment on that. In what setting are the movies being viewed that they need a LUT applied to them? Is this only while editing, or is this to send off to a client who just has a stock system and is viewing them in, say QTPlayer or DVD Player? I don't think you can get DVD Player to use plugins. You could write your own DVD playback app, but you would have to implement all of the FxPlug host methods yourself. And you probably don't really want that, anyway. (Are the people viewing your footage supposed to be able to change the parameters for your filters during playback, for example?) Since it's not entirely clear what you're trying to accomplish, I'm not sure what to suggest. If you could give us a little more context, we might be able to give you a more clear answer. This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com