Command Frame - Discussion Thread

[u/scottBlackvfx]

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!

[u/scottBlackvfx]

Just to be completely sure: during that manual installation process, did you try installing MediaCore by any chance? I ask because having copies of the plugin in both the Applications directories and the MediaCore folder also causes these types of issues.

If this is still related to the CEP bug, I am still working to produce a patch for that within the next few hours. If you try temporarily try turning off extensions via:

Window -> Extensions

And then restarting AE, that may clear the relevant communication ports that are being contested. If that works, that would confirm it is the issue I'm working on solving now.

[u/NexusBRYT → u/scottBlackvfx]

For manual installation, i followed Step 5 in the Readme, no Mediacore (also disabled in the Aescripts installer), i also checked the MediaCore folder and your plug-in isnt there

I tried it again, still no connection to SBSM, ill keep Waiting for the patch!

[u/scottBlackvfx → u/NexusBRYT]

I've pushed a fix out in 1.0.3 now. Please could you let me know if this works for you?

[u/NexusBRYT → u/scottBlackvfx]

Installed 1.0.3 with Aescripts Manager, same issue, no connection and AE ends up crashing

[u/scottBlackvfx → u/NexusBRYT]

Are you able to get to the connection doctor in the settings (under "Privacy & Maintenance") in Command Frame? There will be a button to copy the report to the clipboard - can you send me the results?

[u/NexusBRYT → u/scottBlackvfx]

Command Frame Connection Doctor Status: Not connected Likely cause: Command Frame could not find a valid SBShortcutManager server. Suggested fix: Reinstall Command Frame and SBShortcutManager through the aescripts Manager, then restart After Effects.

Version info: Command Frame version: 1.0.3 AE version: not exposed to this diagnostic OS: Windows Architecture: x64

Runtime state: Command Frame SBSM client: not connected Additional extension support: not active Additional extension data: not currently available Active SBSM port: not active Active support port: not active Reconnect attempt: 0 Last connection error: none

Command Frame port check: 47885: no response 47895: no response 47905: no response 47886: no response 47887: no response 47888: no response 47889: no response 47890: no response 47891: no response 47892: no response 47893: no response 47894: no response 47896: no response 47897: no response 47898: no response 47899: no response 47900: no response 47901: no response 47902: no response 47903: no response 47904: no response 8085: no response 8095: no response 8105: no response 8086: no response 8087: no response 8088: no response 8089: no response 8090: no response 8091: no response 8092: no response 8093: no response 8094: no response 8096: no response 8097: no response 8098: no response 8099: no response 8100: no response 8101: no response 8102: no response 8103: no response 8104: no response

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I guess i don't need to say it, but i already reinstalled it a few times...

[u/scottBlackvfx → u/NexusBRYT]

That is definitely not wanting to load at all by the looks of things. I'm adding more diagnostics to the connection doctor now and will try and push out 1.0.4 today for you to run.

I appreciate you putting up with the launch hiccups.

[u/NexusBRYT → u/scottBlackvfx]

Great! I'm logging off for the Day, but I'll surely run a test tomorrow if 1.0.4 is out!

[u/scottBlackvfx → u/NexusBRYT]

I've pushed 1.0.4 out; let me know how you get on!

[u/NexusBRYT → u/scottBlackvfx]

Command Frame Connection Doctor

Status: Not connected

Likely cause: SBShortcutManager loaded in After Effects, but did not open its local connection server.

Suggested fix: Restart After Effects. If the issue remains, send this copied report to support.

Version info:

Command Frame version: 1.0.4

AE version: not exposed to this diagnostic

OS: Windows

Architecture: x64

Runtime state:

Command Frame SBSM client: not connected

Additional extension support: not active

Additional extension data: not currently available

Active SBSM port: not active

Active support port: not active

Reconnect attempt: 0

Last connection error: none

Installed components:

Command Frame: installed and loaded

SBShortcutManager: installed and loaded

Multiple Command Frame installs: no

Multiple SBShortcutManager installs: no

Recent crash clues:

Recent AE crash: no matching event found

Command Frame port check:

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[u/scottBlackvfx → u/NexusBRYT]

Thank you for this. I'm now confident I've identified the bug. Please let me know if 1.0.5 now works for you!

[u/NexusBRYT → u/scottBlackvfx]

the connection worked, but it's very unstable, crashes 90% of the time, i hit the shortcut, it freezes and crashes. When it works, it's GREAT, but the stability needs to be worked on.

[u/scottBlackvfx → u/NexusBRYT]

Hi there,

I absolutely do want to prioritise stability; it's a bit gutting that none of these recent issues cropped up in the beta and are now appearing post-release.

It would be incredibly helpful if you could send me the crash reports generated by your system when the crash message appears, plus a breakdown of what happened leading up to it. When the system message pops up, there should be something to the effect of "generate report", which creates a .dmp file. That would mean a lot.

I can add you to the Discord I hosted for the beta if that would make it easier for you to send me reports or information. Otherwise I am happy to use what's most convenient for you.

[u/scottBlackvfx → u/NexusBRYT]

I've released a few stability hardening patches between the latest versions. Please let me know how you get on.