This repository contains instructions for building Adobe After Effects plugins using CMake.
Plug-ins in other software used in the studio can be produced using CMake; the AfterEffects SDK samples rely on Visual Studio, which we wanted to replace with CMake. Then I found a page on the Internet where people were actually working on building with CMake. I was able to learn how to process mainly PiPL.r files. We will continue to update it to serve as a template for creating plug-ins in CMake.
What I have described here is the environment I tested.
- After Effects 2023 (23.0)
- CLion 2022.2.4
- CMake 3.25.0-rc2
- Visual Studio 2022 17.3.6
- MSVC v143
The following link is to one of the few who used the CMake approach to AEX found on the Internet. We would like to give a big thanks to the creators.