Interested in writing extensions for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, or other Adobe apps? This guide will help you get started. — Interested in writing extensions (aka CEP Panels) for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, or other Adobe apps? This guide will give you a clear map of the journey ahead. Adobe allows their apps to be extended by users in three different ways: scripts, extensions, and plugins. Check out our…

Find and use Command IDs for scripting in Adobe After Effects across versions. — The Problem When building scripts or extensions in After Effects, there are a host of operations that aren’t available via the ExtendScript API such as undo / redo, viewport controls, and others. Thankfully Command IDs exist as a backup option to execute certain operations that can’t be accomplished through the provided API.

Want to start writing scripts for After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, or other Adobe apps? This guide will give you a clear map of the… — Want to start writing scripts for After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, or other Adobe apps? This guide will give you a clear map of the road ahead. Adobe applications allow 3rd party tooling in three forms: scripts, extensions, and plugins. Scripts are the most simple and quick to get up and…

What’s the difference between these types of Adobe 3rd party tools? We’re here to clear that up! — If you’re looking to buy or develop a 3rd party tool for an Adobe app like After Effects, Premiere Pro, or Photoshop, you’ll often see these three terms thrown around: Scripts, Extensions, and Plugins. They’re not a one-size-fits all, while there are some similarities, they have some important differences. Having…