[gmpi] Re: Topic 4: Host Interface
- From: "Angus F. Hewlett" <amulet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:51:57 -0500 (EST)
On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Frederic Vanmol wrote:
> > > This is not going to be something a lot of hosts will ever implement, if
> > > you ask me.
> > Why? It's not that different to SMPTE / midiclock and other widely
> > supported sync protocols that most pro-standard hosts are capable of
> > slaving to.
> It just seems to me that hosts don't like giving up control to a plugin. It
> might be different in the future, of course.
mm, true... at this point I think we need to raise another issue for
discussion:- what is the goal of GMPI in terms of compatibility?
In other words, is it our primary aim to define a set of functionality for
100% interoperability, every GMPI plugin performing with 100% capability
in every GMPI host.. or are we starting with a less ambitious and more
flexible goal of defining sets of functionality in such a way that plugins
and hosts can communicate their capabilities and at least decide in a
defined and predictable way whether or not they are compatible?
I feel that the latter makes better sense.. taking Premiere as an example,
as far as I'm aware that app has no support for MIDI at this time, they
only want to be able to use audio fx plug-ins; however, others will want
to use fx and synths. Many apps do not want to support a "freeform
modular wiring" (a la Reaktor/Bidule) paradigm, because it's simply too
confusing or not suitable for a fairly high percentage of the userbase;
however, there are some very cool plugin possibilities which more-or-less
depend on such a paradigm to operate well.
Thoughts?
Regards,
Angus.
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