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[sc-dev] phosphor - freeframe
If phosphor is an actual project, then those interested should probably take a look at freeframe
http://freeframe.sourceforge.net/
There are things I really don't like about it.
The pixel data type specification is limited to only a few types, is not descriptive or extensible, thus I think will not evolve well over time.
<x-tad-bigger>PluginCapsIndex:
</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>32-bit unsigned integer. Specifies certain capabilities of a plugin that the host may want to enquire about.:
0 = 16-bit 5-6-5 pixelformat support
1 = 24-bit pixelformat support
2 = 32-bit (or 24-bit 32-bit aligned) pixelformat support
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They perpetuate the (IMHO) really stupid VST design mistake of shoving all parameters into 0-1 range, which makes setting parameters in exact units difficult, and makes all stored settings break if you decide later to change your plugin's range of reponse. This is especially a problem for discrete values. If you change a discrete valued parameter from supporting 5 discrete values (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0) to 8 values, then all of the stored settings will be wrong.
<x-tad-bigger>FreeFrame parameter values are always 32-bit floats, and the range of values permitted is STRICTLY 0-1 (0 <= ParameterValue <= 1). This allows faster processing and a good range of values over a standard range, so the host can run up sliders or similar for the plugin. </x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>The Use of any values outside this range will result in hideous incompatibilities.</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> The </x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>ParameterDisplayValue</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> can be used to display whatever actual values the plugin likes e.g. 0-255, 0-767, 1-256 or whatever. The plugin should translate the standard 0-1 float range into the values it needs for its processing.
For text parameters, this 32-bit value represents a pointer to a null terminated string.
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But having a standard is a good thing to take advantage of.
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--- james mccartney james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://www.audiosynth.com>
SuperCollider - a real time audio synthesis programming language