AI Live Effects functions

What worked and what didn't: ✓ works fine. ✓ works, but not perfectly. ✗ doesn't work.

Menu Name Function Name Notes
✓ 3D > Extrude & Bevel LE_3DEffect { effectType: 0 } 😞 can't handle more than one light. 😞 can't handle bevels.
✓ 3D > Revolve LE_3DEffect { effectType: 1 } 😞 can't handle more than one light. 😞 can't handle bevels.
✓ 3D > Rotate LE_3DEffect { effectType: 2 } 😞 can't handle more than one light. 😞 can't handle bevels.
✓ Convert to Shape > Rectangle LE_ConvertToShape { shapeType: 0 }
✓ Convert to Shape > Rounded Rectangle LE_ConvertToShape { shapeType: 1 }
✓ Convert to Shape > Ellipse LE_ConvertToShape { shapeType: 2 }
✓ Crop Marks LE_CropMarks
✓ Distort & Transform > Free Distort LE_FreeDistort 😀 for fun, check out the customization: LE_FreeDistort_Random
✓ Distort & Transform > Pucker & Bloat LE_PuckerAndBloat
✓ Distort & Transform > Roughen LE_Roughen Can accept a Real number for smoothness value!
✓ Distort & Transform > Transform LE_Transform
✓ Distort & Transform > Tweak LE_Tweak Optionally can apply fill and stroke tweak separately
✓ Distort & Transform > Twist LE_Twist
✓ Distort & Transform > Zig Zag LE_ZigZag Can accept a Real number for smoothness value!
✓ Path > Offset Path LE_OffsetPath
✓ Path > Outline Object LE_OutlineObject
✓ Path > Outline Stroke LE_OutlineStroke
✓ Pathfinder > Add LE_PathFinder { command: 0 }
✓ Pathfinder > Intersect LE_PathFinder { command: 1 }
✓ Pathfinder > Exclude LE_PathFinder { command: 2 }
✓ Pathfinder > Subtract LE_PathFinder { command: 3 }
✓ Pathfinder > Minus Back LE_PathFinder { command: 4 }
✓ Pathfinder > Divide LE_PathFinder { command: 5 }
✓ Pathfinder > Outline LE_PathFinder { command: 6 }
✓ Pathfinder > Trim LE_PathFinder { command: 7 }
✓ Pathfinder > Merge LE_PathFinder { command: 8 }
✓ Pathfinder > Crop LE_PathFinder { command: 9 }
✓ Pathfinder > Hard Mix LE_PathFinder { command: 10 }
✓ Pathfinder > Soft Mix LE_PathFinder { command: 11 }
✓ Pathfinder > Trap LE_PathFinder { command: 12 }
✓ Rasterize LE_Rasterize
✓ Stylize > Drop Shadow LE_DropShadow
✓ Stylize > Feather LE_Feather
✓ Stylize > Inner Glow LE_InnerGlow
✓ Stylize > outer Glow LE_OuterGlow
✓ Stylize > Round Corners LE_RoundCorners
✓ Stylize > Scribble LE_Scribble
✓ SVG Filters > ... LE_SVGFilter { filterName: <<svg filter name>> }
✓ Warp > Arc LE_Warp { warpType: 0 }
✓ Warp > Arc Lower LE_Warp { warpType: 1 }
✓ Warp > Arc Upper LE_Warp { warpType: 2 }
✓ Warp > Arch LE_Warp { warpType: 3 }
✓ Warp > Bulge LE_Warp { warpType: 4 }
✓ Warp > Shell Lower LE_Warp { warpType: 5 }
✓ Warp > Shell Upper LE_Warp { warpType: 6 }
✓ Warp > Flag LE_Warp { warpType: 7 }
✓ Warp > Wave LE_Warp { warpType: 8 }
✓ Warp > Fish LE_Warp { warpType: 9 }
✓ Warp > Rise LE_Warp { warpType: 10 }
✓ Warp > Fisheye LE_Warp { warpType: 11 }
✓ Warp > Inflate LE_Warp { warpType: 12 }
✓ Warp > Squeeze LE_Warp { warpType: 13 }
✓ Warp > Twist LE_Warp { warpType: 14 }
✗ Effect Gallery — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Colored Pencil — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Cutout — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Dry Brush — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Film Grain — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Fresco — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Neon Glow — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Paint Daubs — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Palette Knife — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Plastic Wrap — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Poster Edges — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Rough Pastels — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Smudge Stick — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Sponge — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Underpainting — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Artistic > Watercolor — Nope (issue 2)
✓ Blur > Gaussian Blur LE_GaussianBlur
✗ Blur > Radial Blur — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Blur > Smart Blur — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Accented Edges — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Angled Strokes — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Crosshatch — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Dark Strokes — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Ink Outlines — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Spatter — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Sprayed Strokes — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Brush Strokes > Sumi-e — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Distort > Diffuse Glow — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Distort > Glass — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Distort > Ocean Ripple — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Pixelate > Color badtone — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Pixelate > Crystallize — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Pixelate > Mezzotint — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Pixelate > Pointillize — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sharpen > Unsharp Mask — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Bas Relief — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Chalk & Charcoal — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Charcoal — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Chrome — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Conté Crayon — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Graphic Pen — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > badtone Pattern — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Note Paper — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Photocopy — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Plaster — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Reticulation — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Stamp — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Torn Edges — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Sketch > Water Paper — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Stylize > Glowing Edges — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Texture > Craquelure — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Texture > Grain — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Texture > Mosaic Tiles — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Texture > Patchwork — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Texture > Stained Glass — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Texture > Texturizer — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Video > De-Interlace — Nope (issue 2)
✗ Video > NTSC Colors — Nope (issue 2)
Issue 1:

Thanks to sttk3 at Adobe Support Community, this issue is solved by adding isPre="1" to force the effect before the item contents

Issue 2:

With the happy exception of Gaussian Blur, all the PS effects encode their parameters in an ascii85 string, accompanied by a dataSize property. that I haven't been able to usefully decode using free tools. And even if I managed to decode the parameters, I don't have a clue how to mark them up for the applyEffect method's XML.

(I haven't tried every single one of the filters that I've marked with Issue 2. Just the ones I wanted, eg. Radial Blur.)

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