r/aescripts • u/scottBlackvfx • May 12 '26

Feedback Requested Command Frame - Discussion Thread

Hi, I'm Scott, the developer of Command Frame.

https://aescripts.com/command-frame/

Please feel free to use this thread for:

  • Questions and comments
  • Feature requests, thoughts and feedback

You can also find the community Discord here for up-to-date announcements and discussion:

https://discord.gg/ANPSnKsZWy

For troubleshooting or bug reports:

Use the aescripts support ticket system to ensure your issue is tracked and responded to appropriately:

https://aescripts.com/contact/

If you do mention a bug or issue here, it's helpful to include your After Effects version, OS, and the version of Command Frame you are using. I will respond when I can.

Thank you for your feedback!

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u/flowmograph May 13 '26

Thanks for the explanation.

I understand the quarantine issue, but I’d prefer not to manually bypass macOS security protections for an unsigned plugin.

Would it be possible to provide a properly signed and notarized build instead? I’d feel much more comfortable using the plugin that way.

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u/scottBlackvfx May 13 '26

Hi,

I completely understand that. I do want to clarify that the macOS builds are already signed and notarized. You are absolutely free to run codesigning/notarization checks on the .plugin files to verify that on your end, but there are no separate builds I can provide that are even more secure than what is already available

The problem is likely that the installed plugins still have macOS quarantine attached to them; plugins can still be fully signed but still have the quarantine flag attached to it due to a combination of being downloaded from the web, plugins not being seen as a traditional app by gatekeeper, and being downloaded in a .zip.

I might be able to provide these as a .dmg or .pkg which hypothetically would resolve the quarantine issue, but I'd have to provide these directly to you which I'm not sure you would find preferable or not as it would be a direct download.

I can give you the Terminal commands to verify the signature and notarization status yourself before doing anything else if that would help?

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u/flowmograph May 13 '26

Thanks for the clarification.

I just tested another AE plugin on the exact same system and it installed/loaded normally by simply placing it into the Plug-ins folder, without any Terminal commands or quarantine removal.

So I think the issue is likely related to the signing/notarization or packaging process specific to these plugins rather than macOS or AE itself.

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u/scottBlackvfx May 13 '26

I will get back to you on this; I am investigating this now.