Compatibility Across Multiple Versions?¶
Generally, you should compile your plug-ins with the latest After Effects SDK headers. This makes the latest suites and API functionality available to your plug-ins. When a new version of After Effects is released, you generally will not need to provide a new version unless you wish to take advantage of new functionality exposed through the new SDK. However, you should always test your plug-in in new versions of After Effects before claiming compatibility with new versions.
You should test your plug-in thoroughly in each version of After Effects supported by your plug-in. If you need to add a conditional block of code to be run only in specific versions of After Effects, you can always check the API version in PF_InData.version for effects, or in the major and minor_versionL passed into your AEGP in the Entry Point.
For even more precise version checking, a plug-in can run a script using AEGP_ExecuteScript (AEGP_UtilitySuite6), querying one of the following attributes:
app.version - e.g. 11.0.1x12
app.buildNumber - e.g. 12.
API Versions¶
Release |
Effect API Version |
AEGP API Version |
|---|---|---|
22.0 |
13.27 |
|
18.2 |
13.25 |
|
18.0 |
13.24 |
|
17.7 |
13.23 |
|
17.6 |
13.22 |
|
17.5 |
13.21 |
|
17.3 |
13.20 |
|
17.1 |
13.19 |
|
17.0 |
13.18 |
|
16.1 |
13.17 |
|
16.0 |
13.16 |
|
15.0 |
13.15 |
|
CC 2017.1 (14.2) |
13.14 |
|
CC 2017 (14.0) |
13.13 |
114.0 |
CC 2015.3 (13.8) |
13.11 |
113.8 |
CC 2015 (13.7) |
13.10 |
113.7 |
CC 2015 (13.6) |
13.10 |
|
CC 2015 (13.5, 13.5.1) |
13.9 |
113.5 |
CC 2014 (13.0-13.2) |
13.7 |
113 |
CC (12.2) |
13.6 |
112.2 |
CC (12.1) |
13.5 |
112.1 |
CC (12.0) |
13.4 |
112.0 |
CS6.0.1 (11.0.1) |
13.3 |
111.0 |
CS6 (11.0) |
13.2 |
111.0 |
CS5.5 (10.5) |
13.1 |
17.0 |
CS5 (10.0) |
13.0 |
17.0 |
CS4 (9.0) |
12.14 |
16.24 |
CS3 (8.0) |
12.13 |
16.24 |
7.0 |
12.12 |
|
6.5, 6.0 |
12.10 (Check for the presence of updated AEGP suites, should you need to differentiate between 6.0 and 6.5.) |
|
5.0 |
12.5 |
|
4.1 |
12.2 |
|
3.1 |
11.6 |