We need Rosetta or plugin support for existing plugins

[Michael25704835t7n1]

This is ridiculous that i've now saved my projects in the new Adobe After Effects and can't use my plugins. There should have been clear warnings before updating that Rosetta will be gone. Adobe, bring it back. It is a crucial component to using your software and I can't think of anything more important that's missing. It's truly usability breaking

[thepixelsmith]

Rosetta as in the Apple app that translates older software so more modern processors can run it?

That isn't made by Adobe that is made by Apple.

This blog post should help you download it manually: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/installing-rosetta-2-on-apple-silicon-macs/

[Michael25704835t7n1]

Installing Rosetta doesn't change anything. It just doesn't show up for AE 2025. And the fact that it shows up for every AE prior makes me think it was Adobe's decision to continue to offer Rosetta. Adobe even stated that they aren't allowing Rosetta for continuing projects which I find insane

[Michael25704835t7n1]

Sorry - dicontinue*. Another solution Adobe should offer is an alternative algorithm that enables extensions to work. Whatever it is, it's on Adobe to create a software that works with extensions we've been using this whole time

[Warren Heaton]

@Michael25704835t7n1 

It’s kind of like trying to play an old video game cartridge on a new console—it won’t work unless the game maker creates a new version for the updated hardware. Same deal with AE plugins built for Intel Macs—they need a little extra love to run on Apple Silicon machines.

[Warren Heaton]

@Michael25704835t7n1 

As you may be aware, Apple provided Rosetta to help bridge moving from Intel-based Mac to Apple Silicon based Macs.  For After Effects 2021, 2022, and 2023 it worked really well.

How this hardware change affects After Effects has been documented here since Apple first introduced the M1 and was last updated Oct 11, 2023:
After Effects User Guide > Getting started > After Effects for Apple Silicon.

And yes, as great as Apple Silicon is for running After Effects, losing access to third-party plugins that you already have is not ideal as it can sometimes mean an upgrade purchase or switching to a subscription model.

Do you happen to have After Effects 23.x installed on your Apple Silicon based Mac?  That can still run using Rosetta.  

Hopefully, the publisher of the Intel-based plugins that you use has released Apple Silicon based versions.  For awhile there, I was a little nervous that Video Copilot and Frischluft were not going to release any updates.

If there's a particular plugin that you're not finding an Apple Silicon update for, list it in this thread and other users may reply with that they're using as an alternative - if there is one.

- Warren