Just recording an undocumented tidbit from the Ae SDK list here:
The Pipl file effect version has to match PF_VERSION returned value otherwise you are limited to Max 7 for MAJOR_VERSION
out_data->my_version = PF_VERSION( MAJOR_VERSION,
MINOR_VERSION,
BUG_VERSION,
STAGE_VERSION,
BUILD_VERSION);
Good thing to know for new plugins... as it has a limited purpose , plugin who currently somehow use VERSION defines for other things, can work around this with extra defines (locking MAJOR to 7 and shifting MAJOR to MINOR)...
Just recording an undocumented tidbit from the Ae SDK list here: