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Document 26.5 SDK: Guide Suite, parametric mesh layers, StreamSuite7, and Premiere Beta effect metadata - #17

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Summary

Documents the AE 26.5 SDK additions across the AEGP suites and effect resources.

What's added

AEGP suites

  • Guide Suite — new AEGP_GuideSuite (AEGP_GuideSuite1 orientation + pixel position; AEGP_GuideSuite2 adds percentage positioning, per-guide color, and edge pinning), with position clamping / non-finite handling notes.
  • Item View SuiteAEGP_ItemViewSuite2 guide display getters/setters (visible, snap, locked).
  • Parametric mesh layersAEGP_CompSuite bumped to v13 with AEGP_CreateParametricMeshLayerInComp; AEGP_GetLayerObjectType can now return AEGP_ObjectType_3D_PARAMETRIC_MESH.
  • Stream SuiteAEGP_StreamSuite bumped to v7, documenting independent get/set of the render stage of a PF_Param_LAYER stream (AEGP_LayerParamStage).

Effect resources (Premiere Pro Beta 27.0 only)

  • New PiPL properties AE_Effect_Search_Keywords and AE_Effect_Description (and the PF_REGISTER_EFFECT_EXT3 equivalent), plus a "Search Keywords And Description" section.
  • New "Effect Preview Media (Effects Panel)" page describing thumbnail/hover-video file locations and formats.

Other

  • macOS: warning against pointing the Xcode Build Location at the root-owned system plug-ins folder.
  • Updated whats-new, history, and mkdocs.yml nav accordingly.

Verification

  • Previewed locally with mkdocs serve.
  • Enum values and function signatures for AEGP_LayerParamStage verified against AE_GeneralPlug.h in the 26.5 SDK.
  • Suite version-availability notes (Guide 26.0/26.2, ItemView 26.0, Comp v13 26.3) verified against the SDK header freeze comments.
  • All internal doc links/anchors resolve.

JessiMcM added 9 commits July 6, 2026 21:44
Need to update placeholder versions once we know the exact version of the SDK we are shipping that has these suites.
Adding missing v1 suite that was never documented.
Clarify that the macOS Build Location
Updates provided by Yao Zhang

- Add AEGP_CreateParametricMeshLayerInComp (AEGP_CompSuite13) and its
  six mesh types (cube, sphere, plane, torus, cone, cylinder)
- Add AEGP_ObjectType_VECTOR and AEGP_ObjectType_3D_PARAMETRIC_MESH to
  the AEGP_GetLayerObjectType object types
- Retarget the remaining AEGP_CompSuite11 references to the current
  AEGP_CompSuite13 (comp/cheating/artisan pages)
- Fold into the consolidated 26.5 SDK "What's New" section and Version
  History entry
Updates provided by Pankaj Kumar

- Add AE_Effect_Search_Keywords and AE_Effect_Description PiPL properties
  plus a "Search Keywords And Description" section (locale-keyed JSON,
  PF_REGISTER_EFFECT_EXT3 alternative, macOS Rez line-length workaround)
- Add the Effect Preview Media (Effects Panel) page and nav entry
- Flag both features as Premiere Pro Beta only (from 27.0); not yet in
  After Effects
- Fold both into the consolidated 26.5 SDK "What's New" section and
  Version History row
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I don't have access to add reviewers and I think only @zlovatt can approve. Will follow up in a message as well to request.

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jthomascolombo merged commit 6d9b285 into docsforadobe:master Sep 11, 2026
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