aerender stopped working after osx security update

[takashi vfx]

i just updated my osx catalina to 10.15.7 and my aerender stopped working. if anyone have any fix, please let me know. 

"aerender version 18.2x37
PROGRESS: Launching After Effects...
aerender ERROR -1701: AEGetParamPt failed at line 918"

System Preferences - Security & Privacy - Privacy - Automation

Adobe After Effects :white_heavy_check_mark: Finder

AErender :white_heavy_check_mark: Terminal

Terminal :white_heavy_check_mark: Adobe After Effects

info:

iMac27 2019

10.15.7

Adobe After Effects 18.2.0

[Huston5E53]

I'm having the same problem.

[fnordware]

The recent Big Sur 11.4 update causes the same problem. Tell people not to update!

I wonder if this can be used to back up to your pre-update state?

[TakashiAoki]

僕も同じエラーが出ます。対処方があったら知りたいです。

[videoreto]

Still, for me too, same problem.

Interesting is that on my Big Sur Security settings it says only "Adobe After Effects" not the Version anymore like other people made screenshots of their settings.

[fnordware]

That is interesting. You think maybe the Apple Security stuff is losing track of After Effects? Any way to get it to recognize it again?

You could try disabling Gatekeeper.

https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/

[default6oeox4j8zxzi]

According to this thread, Adobe is aware of the problem caused by the may security update to all versions of Mac OS affecting all versions of After Effects, but there is no timeline on a fix. https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/aerender-error-1701/td-p/12043974

For now, command line rendering / background rendering, and any render farm or render management tools that use aerender, are not functional on any updated mac system.

[takashi vfx]

still no fix after the update.

Adobe After Effects 18.4.0

OSX 10.15.7

[takashi vfx · Accepted solution]

Just download and try the newest version of AE 22.0.0 and aerender is fixed.

thanks Adobe AE team!

OSX 10.15.7

Adobe After Effects 22.0.0

[nishu_kush]

Thanks for confirming, takashi vfx.

Best,

Nishu