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How could I replicate the Glow.aex in a script?
I would like to replicate “exactly the same algorithm” used in Glow.aex. Is there a way for me to kind of “decompile” the script? I wanna know all the steps to obtain the final composition.
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I’m confused. Glow.aex is an effect plugin. Is that what you’re talking about? Plugins are written in C++, then compiled. I think it would be more fruitful to try and deduce the algorithm by looking at what the effect does to individual pixels of various luminosity and color (at maximum magnification) rather than trying to un-compile the code itself. I’m not sure what you would do with that info though, unless you’re prepared to write your own plugin.
Dan
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why confused? the question is very straightforward: I want to replicate “exactly the same algorithm” used in Glow.aex…
I don’t want to write “a plugin” for After Effects itself… but I will do “exactly the same algorithm” for another program…
I thought something similar as you said: “try and deduce the algorithm by looking at what the effect does to individual pixels of various luminosity and color”
BUT BEFORE I do this… I got down here to ask if somebody knows a “shortcut” for the algorithm… so, this is the reason I am asking it here… if I don’t find the answer I will do something close to your advice for sure 😉
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>why confused?
Only because you referred to Glow.aex as a script, so it wasn’t clear to me then that you were in fact talking about the plugin.
Dan
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