Making Groups in Effects Bar for Custom Expression Controls

[Liam Campbell]

I’m assuming that that is sarcasm and that there is no way to do that? I could’ve sworn that whenever I install 3rd party plugins they are able to divide the UI or is that a custom made UI for the plugin?

[Walter Soyka]

You can. This is called a “pseudo effect.” Unfortunately, the process is not very straightforward.

This script makes it easier:
https://aescripts.com/pseudo-effect-maker/

But note that even with that script, there’s a somewhat laborious installation process for pseudo effects:
https://www.batchframe.com/learn/pseudo-help.html

Walter Soyka
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[Arthur Hakhverdian]

‘Sup, fellas?

That was informative, Walter. Thanks.
Still, I’m curious as to how it works in terms of compatibility. Is a project file containing a layer utilizing a Pseudo Effect universally transferable without requiring installation of additional components? In other words, would that Pseudo Effect instance show as missing on a different machine?

You see, my arrival at this thread was catalyzed by an Ae file with a piece of animation generated using Animation Composer (I assume you’ve heard of it). Interestingly, despite me not having the generator plugin/extension itself installed on my unit, the Pseudo Effect expression control group still shows. I had no idea you could do that. My understanding was that you were limited to just stacking the built-in expression controls from the menu.
Illuminate, please.

Thanks.