OpenTimelineIO / OpenTimelineIO/toucan

How to create an otio to render an OpenFX effect?

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Description

Hi; I'm a maintainer of OpenFX. I'm interested in using Toucan to test some OpenFX effects. I see a few .otio files in data/ so I get the basic structure for how you represent an OpenFX effect, but I'm wondering if these files were hand-constructed or if there's an app that can create them?
Also it seems toucan doesn't look in the standard OpenFX directories for plugins. Would a PR for that be accepted?

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the existing .otio examples in data/ and tracing how Toucan discovers OpenFX plugins. Determine how the examples were created and which standard plugin directories are supported; done means the creation workflow is documented or clarified and the requested lookup behavior is addressed with the relevant validation.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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