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October 11, 2023
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I can't open After Effects 2024 in Rosetta (mac user)

  • October 11, 2023
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When I went to "get info" I exspected to see a checkbock for "open in Rosetta" but it isn't there. I am on a MacBook Air 2020 M1.

13 replies

Bart Trojan
Participating Frequently
January 7, 2025

Struggling with the same issue in the begining of 2025... can't use any of my plugins I've been usuing in my everyday projects. I talked with adobe aganet cause I've heard that some fols were able to ask them for after effects 22 installer, but I ended up with nothing. They just simply told me that 22 is no long avaiable and discontinued 😕😕 

Participant
November 4, 2024

I have both on them on my mac. 24 and 23 I'm keeping 24 in case Adobe wake up about this issue. 

Participant
October 29, 2024

I am using ae 2024 and l am an editör so l need plugins but ae24 doesnt support rosetta please change this..

Inspiring
December 20, 2023

I just wanted to add my voice to the choir: it is way, way too early to disable Rosetta (if it's ever going to be appropriate at all). AE is still capable of running plugins from 10 years ago, from developers who may no longer update their software for any number of reasons. There are dozens of popular third-party plugins on aescripts that still do not support Apple Silicon. 

Rosetta should be added back - but better yet, why not support x64 plugins in an Apple Silicon AE process, perhaps by having a lightweight Rosetta "render engine" running in the background that loads those plugins and is passed render calls from the main process [maybe via Dynamic Link]?

Yes, developers should update their plugins - but many don't. This is the reality. Some of us still need to run AE in compatibility mode and will for a long time.

Known Participant
December 21, 2023

Very well articulated Jonah.  I couldn't agree more.  It's not just community plugins either.  For example, I have Red Giant plugins (Maxton) from a couple of years ago.  At that stage you could buy them as a one off payment.  It was always a bit of a hit because that was quite expensive.  Now they insist on a subscription and I simply don't do enough graphics work to justify a regular payment to them.  So Adobe are basically forcing me to go onto an expensive subscription or continue using an older version of After Effects.  

Participant
December 5, 2023

Any updates on this? It's becoming painful now...cmon Adobe!

Participant
November 27, 2023

It is ludacris that Adobe won't continue with Rosetta for 2024... it's not always possible to get updated versions of older plugins that might still be incredibly useful.  Back saving as a solution is such an antiqued way of thinking – although I'm not surprised since AE feels like it hasn't had any decent upgrades in the last decade and yet eevery month they are raking in the cash with their subscription chaos.  They should try LISTENING to their consumers every once in a while..

Participant
October 29, 2023

Same issue, i hate adobe

 

Arudz
Participant
October 25, 2023

Rediculous that we are going into 2024 and there are still major issues, just let us enable rosetta!!!!!!!!!

giannunziol63338487
Participating Frequently
October 27, 2023

I have same problem with After Effects 24 and it's very frustrating not be able to use your plugin ... Adobe has to do something damn !!

Arudz
Participant
November 4, 2023

Yeah... there are amazing plugins that individuals have made that are so important to the workflow. They dont get big funding so its a one-and-done kinda plugin... bruh. whats the point if im never going to upgrade my premiere from now on.

Participant
October 20, 2023

Yup same issue here - can't use my plugins (which I've spent thousands of pounds on) because they're too old to open in the Apple Silicon version of AE so I need to run AE through Rosetta. As that's not an option any more then I guess I have to go back to the pprevious version until it gets added back in. Goodbye 2024, it was a nice 10 secs of using you!

Participating Frequently
October 20, 2023

A huge problem. Uninstalled it and reverted to the previous version. Ugh.