摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods which enable automatic detection, purchasing or renting, downloading, installing, and running of missing plug-ins or plug-in updates from within a media composition application.SOLUTION: A method comprises: having a client system running a media composition application receive a track of a media composition, where the track includes media requiring processing by a plug-in that is missing from the client system; alerting a user of the client system that the required plug-in is missing; enabling the user to acquire the missing plug-in from within the media composition application; and, if the user acquires the missing plug-in, automatically downloading, installing, and running the missing plug-in without requiring a restart of the media composition application. |