Plugins from After

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I try to install some originals effects and plugins from After Effects in Combustion 2.0 and C2 always requires me to serialize the plugins. After “OK” C2 requires me a lot of files .dll

So, I need:

1. In which folder have I to install these plugins?
2. What can I do to C2 no more ask me to serialize plugins and stop to requires me to install these files dll?

Thank you,
Mário

[Anonymous]

Hello Mario:

When installing Plug-Ins to Combustion, they should be installed to the directory: X:programdiscreetcombustionPlugins

You can get more info from the Discreet Support site.
I did a quick search of the Discreet Combustion Knowledge Base and got this link:

“Installing Photoshop and After Effects plugins:”

http://www.discreet.com/support/combustion/faq/answer.php3?prod=combustion&id=335

Remember that there is an EXCELLENT Combustion HELP GUIDE – try the search word: Plug-Ins…

regards,
Jack,
moderator FXGuide.com

[Splice_Meister]

I have the same problem as well in combustion 2.01 and2.0…

This has been resolved in the new 2.1 patch. You can download this from the discreet website.

http://www.discreet.com/support/combustion

Splice…

[Anonymous]

😥
Hello,
i tried to install Digi Effects Delirium and Digi Effects Cinelook several times, but i always
had the problem, that i could not choose any presets.Can combustion read .clf data?
I only put the Delirium folder in plug in folder from combustion and it works, but there were
no presets at all! With Cinelook it was a mess, because putting the Digi Effects Cinelook folder in the plug in folder from combustion had absolutely no effect.When i start C2 there were no Cinelook Effects.So i only put the Cinelook.AEX and FilmDamage.AEX in the C2 plug in folder and it works,but without any presets to choose?!?!

Any ideas to solve the problem?

Thanks
Mark
Cologne/Germany

PS: Greetings to you guys from fx guide!! You are all doing a great job!!

[Anonymous]

Hello:

Generally speaking, plug-ins created for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe AfterEffects are compatible with combustion. Actaully, when I say “compatible” this means that Discreet does not provide specific support for 3rd party plug-ins …

You have to contact the plug-in manufacturers to ask THEM what type of support is provided…

Have you sent an eMail to Digi Effects yet?? You should!

Here is some more background info —

(Forgive me if you alreday know this stuff….)

The fact is that Plugins designed by 3rd party developers have to meet the EXACT “API standards” as provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Even after that, there can be certain plug-in compatibility issues… I always try out the trial/demo versions of a plug-ins FIRST, or ASK THE PLG-IN company, before buying any plug-in…

As for Photoshop and After Effects filters, combustion only supports these as plug-ins by 3rd party developers. The filters that ship with the actual Adobe products can NOT be used with combustion — this is a result of the Adobe plug-in specifications and not a combustion limitation. I recommend that Adobe filters be installed either directly into the combustion Plugins folder from the original CD, or into a directory other than the Adobe products native plugins directory. I also recommend that you use After Effects compatible plug-ins with combustion whenever possible, as most Photoshop plug-ins are NOT designed for animation purposes and as such, may in fact, NOT EVEN WORK….

After Effect plug-ins are now supported for Mac OSX with combustion 2, SP1. There are now two types of AE plugins, carbon and non-carbon, the following are loaded:
OS 9: Non-Carbon only.
OS X: Carbon only.
Note: All of the plug-ins are parsed, so if a you try to drag some non-carbon plug-ins into the plug-in folder and attempts to run the program in OSX, these specific plug-ins will NOT load into the system.

There are literally thousands of variables involved with testing the reliability of every single individual plug-in effect. Consider this number by the number of platforms needed to test them on such as Win95/98, NT, 2000 and Macintosh operating systems. Needless to say, Discreet says that there will always be potential compatibility issues…….

However, Discreet has tested some plugins with Combustion – ones that were orginally designed for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop. While many will function properly, there may be certain plugins that are not compatible with combustion. Again, when in doubt, ASK THE PLUG-IN COMPANY!

Please be aware that some AfterEffects plug-ins may conflict with the background rendering mechanism of combustion, and “lock out” manipulating controls while rendering. If this occurs, wait for the AfterEffects plug-in to finish its processing. Normal operation of combustion will resume.

Discreet has posted the following list of compatible third-party After Effects plugins, as of Feb 2003:

Alien Skin

Atomic Power Evolution 1.0 (except Turbulator 4.0 plug-in; Multiplane does not produce alpha in black areas; Turbulator 3.0 works, but force fields do not work on Windows versions.

Atomic Power- Psunami 1.0

BorisFX- AE 3.0 (except 3D Text and Flat 3D Text on Macintosh); Blur does not pull alpha from edge; DVE may crash if you apply a border; Flat 3D Text on Windows may terminate the application if you apply a drop shadow). DVE may cause when a border is applied.

Cycore – Cult Effects v1.5(except Paint, Noise HLS, Basic Fill, Noise Turbulent II); Radial Shadow does not work when the “softness” parameter is applied; some plug-ins have unusual default values, but work correctly otherwise; thumbnail previews sometimes display incorrectly, but viewport has correct settings).

Digi Effects Aurorix

DigiEffects Berserk

DigiEffects Cinelook Except on Macintosh Film Damage works on both platforms.

DigiEffects Cinemotion (Letterbox displays incorrect preview, but renders correctly).

Cyclonist(Macintosh)

DigiEffects Delirium except Lens Flares and Sketchist; Fire and Fog Factory on Windows do not work, but they DO WORK on Macintosh.

Foundry Tinderbox is now supported in combustion 2, SP1 (Mac OSX)

ICE Final Effects Complete (except Glass, Glass Wipe, Scatter, Alpha Map, Colour offset, Mr.Smoothis(Macintosh), and all “Time” plug-ins; Composite Controls behave differently than AE; “Bumpmap option doesn’t work on Ripple Plus)

Panopticum Tools 1.0 Custom Speed and Photo Exposition

Pinnacle Systems Composite Wizard Except Colour Matcher and Matte Feather EZ.

Pinnacle Systems Image Lounge Except Border Patrol, Colour Map, Effect Blender, Fractal Brimstone, Fractal Clouds, Fractal Fire, Fractal Fire, Fractal Tunnel, Real Shadows, Text Scroll, Video Feedback.

Pinnacle Systems Knoll Lens Flare Pro

Pinnacle Systems Light Factory

Puffin Designs Composite Wizard (except Colour Matcher and Matte Feather EZ)

Puffin Designs Image Lounge Macintosh version ONLY (except: border Patrol, Colour Map, Effect Blender, Fractal Brimstone, Fractal Clouds, Grunge, Read Shadows, Text Scroll and Turbulent Edges)

Puffin Designs Knoll Lens Flare Pro

Puffin Designs Light Factory

RE: Vision Effects – ReelSmart FieldsKit v 1.0.4

RE: Vision Effects – ReelSmart Motion Blur v 1.8.2 (Pro and Regular)

RE: Vision Effects – ReelSmart Shade/Shape v 1.2

RE: Vision Effects – ReelSmart Twixtor v 2.02 (Pro and Regular)

RE: Vision Effects -Video Gogh v 2.5.1

Ultimatte, Ultimatte AE

Adobe After Effect Plug-ins NOT COMPATIBLE WITH combustion —
The following After Effects plug-ins have been tested and DO NOT WORK in combustion:

Forge – Freeform 2.0

Panopticum – AnimaText

Panopticum – Fire II

Panopticum – LensPro

Puffin Designs – Image Lounge (some plugins work, such as Typewriter but most inthis set do not).

Puffin Designs – Primatte AE

Pinnacle System, Inc. – Primatte Keyer AE

ZaxWersk – 3D Invigorator

There may be other 3rd party After Effects and Photoshop plug-ins that work correctly within combustion, as every available plug-in has not been tested. Discreet cannot guarantee the compatibility of plugins not verified for use with combustion.

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