Basically, I want to be able to read the current TC value from the timeline (dynamically updating in my panel) for the plug-in. Then I can implement TC calculation functions such as +-/* as well as convert to feet/frames etc. That kind of thing.
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Subject: Re: Reading TC from FCP
Date: Thu, June 07, 2007 11:46 am
I posted to another FXPlug group and was told that the FXPlug API
does not expose any of the TC data in the current FCP project. My
intent was to create a simple TC calculator/converter plug in as an
exercise to learn FXPlug. However, I see that Digital Heaven reads
the TC out of FCP with their app "Big Time". Admittedly, it's not
an FXPlug application. Does anyone have a good idea how they might
be doing this?
Mike,
FxPlugs can get some timing information starting with FCP 6 and
Motion 3, but it's not clear what you mean when you say you want time
code data. Can you describe in more detail what you're trying to
accomplish? It may be possible to do what you want.
heaven.co.uk/bigtime/>), it appears that it's probably making itself
available as a MIDI device, and rather than sending the data out to
some actual MIDI hardware, it's displaying the information. That's
just speculation on my part, though. It's an interesting idea!
I believe that FCP 6 also has some AppleScript capabilities. I
haven't worked with them, but it may be possible to get some
information out of FCP via that route, too.
But if you're just trying to learn FxPlug, definitely have a look
through the FxPlug sample code, and feel free to ask questions about
what you're specifically trying to do or learn.
Darrin
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Darrin Cardani