How to compile and install base OpenFX plug ins [Unix only for now]

This tutorial will show you how to compile some OpenFX plug-ins and where to install them in order for Natron to load them.

After this tutorial you will be able to use these plug-ins:

OpenFX-IO to read anything else than standard 8-bits images
OpenFX-Misc
OpenFX-Yadif deinterlacer
OpenFX samples (in the Support and Examples directories)

Bear in mind a lot more OpenFX plug-ins exist and don't have to be compiled manually. Some of them are open-source, like the

TuttleOFX suite.

Or you can find commercial plug-ins around the web:

They have been tested and work properly in Natron.

###This tutorial assumes that you already have all the development libraries required installed on your computer.

Checkout the sources

$ git clone https://github.com/NatronGitHub/openfx.git
$ git clone https://github.com/NatronGitHub/openfx-yadif.git
$ git clone https://github.com/NatronGitHub/openfx-opencv.git
$ git clone https://github.com/NatronGitHub/openfx-io.git
$ for i in openfx*; do (echo $i;cd $i; git submodule foreach git pull origin master); done

Compiling on OSX 32/64 bits

Create the following directories:

/Library/OFX/Plugins

and give your user account all the access rights to that directory so you don't need to enter your password whenever you copy/move a plug-in to that location.

Now in your shell, cd to the location where you cloned the sources and type the following commands:

bits=64
if [ `uname -s` = "Darwin" ]; then
  macosx=`uname -r | sed 's|\([0-9][0-9]*\)\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*|\1|'`
  case "$macosx" in
  [1-8])
    bits=32
    ;;
  9|10)
    bits=Universal
    ;;
   esac;
  echo "Building for architecture $bits"
fi
ofx=/Library/OFX

cd openfx
git pull
cd Examples
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins/Examples.debug
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/Examples.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/Examples.debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Examples
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Examples
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Examples
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug

cd ../Support/Plugins
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
 rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins/Support.debug
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/Support.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/Support.debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Support
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Support
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Support
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug

cd ../PropTester
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug
 rm *.o
make BITS=$bits
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins/PropTester.debug
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/PropTester.debug
mv *-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/PropTester.debug
rm *.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins.disabled/PropTester
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/PropTester
mv *-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/PropTester
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug

cd ../../..



cd openfx-yadif
git pull
git submodule update -i;git submodule foreach git pull origin master
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug
rm *.o
make BITS=$bits
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins/yadif.debug
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/yadif.debug
mv *-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/yadif.debug
rm *.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins.disabled/yadif
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/yadif
mv *-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/yadif
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug
cd ..

cd openfx-opencv
git pull
git submodule update -i;git submodule foreach git pull origin master
cd opencv2fx
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
 rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins/opencv2fx.debug
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/opencv2fx.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/opencv2fx.debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins.disabled/opencv2fx
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/opencv2fx
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/opencv2fx
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
cd ../..

cd openfx-io
git pull
git submodule update -i;git submodule foreach git pull origin master
rm *.o */*.o
make BITS=$bits
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins/io.debug
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/io.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/io.debug
rm *.o */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
rm -rf $ofx/Plugins.disabled/io
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/io
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/io
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
cd ..

Compiling on Linux 32/64 bits

Create the following directory:

/usr/OFX/Plugins

and give your user account all the access rights to that directory so you don't need to enter your password whenever you copy/move a plug-in to that location.

Now in your shell, cd to the location where you cloned the sources and type the following commands:

Replace bits=64 by bits=32 if you want to compile for 32 bits.

bits=64
ofx=/usr/OFX

cd openfx
git pull
cd Examples
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
 rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/Examples.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/Examples.debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Examples
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Examples
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug

cd ../Support/Plugins
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
 rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/Support.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/Support.debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Support
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/Support
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug

cd ../PropTester
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug
rm *.o
make BITS=$bits
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/PropTester.debug
mv *-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/PropTester.debug
rm *.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/PropTester
mv *-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/PropTester
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug

cd ../../..

cd openfx-yadif
git pull
git submodule update -i;git submodule foreach git pull origin master
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug
rm *.o
make BITS=$bits
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/yadif.debug
mv *-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/yadif.debug
rm *.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/yadif
mv *-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/yadif
rm -rf *-${bits}-release *-${bits}-debug
cd ..

cd openfx-opencv
git pull
git submodule update -i;git submodule foreach git pull origin master
cd opencv2fx
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/opencv2fx.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/opencv2fx.debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/opencv2fx
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/opencv2fx
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
 cd ../..

cd openfx-io
git pull
git submodule update -i;git submodule foreach git pull origin master
make BITS=$bits
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins/io.debug
mv */*-${bits}-debug/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins/io.debug
rm */*.o
make BITS=$bits DEBUGFLAG=-O3
mkdir -p $ofx/Plugins.disabled/io
mv */*-${bits}-release/*.ofx.bundle $ofx/Plugins.disabled/io
rm -rf */*-${bits}-release */*-${bits}-debug
cd ..

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