The Chromium frontend layer of Adobe CEP Extension Panels is a major benefit in development. This allows developers to pick from a massive library of frameworks used in standard web development, such as React, Vue, or Svelte to improve their development speed, accuracy, and organization. The trouble comes in setting…

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…

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 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…

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…