natress plugins dont appear

[Graeme Nattress]

Most likely cause is a permissions issue. The plugins need to be read and write enabled for all users on the system who use FCP.

Next cause is that you put the plugins in a folder in your library folder, rather than the main library folder on the root of the computer.

Graeme

– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP

[Jason W. miltt]

and how do i do that?

thank you.

[Graeme Nattress]

You can check permissions in the finder by using the “get info” menu on an icon. The little window that appears tells you all the permissions of the files. You need to make sure that they’re read / write.

You did unstuff the .sit archive they come in, right, on you Mac with FCP, not another computer?

Graeme

– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP

[Jason W. miltt]

they have read and write permission.
i put them in
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Plugins/

but when i run FC they are not there.

i am trying the free plugins.

thank you.

[Graeme Nattress]

The plugins, did their icons look like little cubes lego pieces?

Graeme

– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP

[Jason W. miltt]

they look like cubes in an isometric view with the FC logo on one side.

[Graeme Nattress]

That’s good. So we’ve checked the permisions, and we’ve checked they unstuffed right. Are we sure they’re going in the right place – from what you said above it sounds like the right place. I guess in that plugins folder you can see the MB and Boris stuff you have installed. The plugins should just appear in the effects tab as normal. We’ve restarted FCP – I’m at a loss to think of what else we can do. Anyone else got any ideas?

Graeme

– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP

[Jason W. miltt]

yes, boris and MB are there, g earthquake etc are there too.

the other plugins appear under video filters for example. i have twixtor, boris etc.

anybody has the same problem?

i have 10.3.9 and FC 4.5

[Jason W. miltt]

i found what it was.
if you copy them using finder it is ok.
i was copying them using mucommander and they didnt appear. strange…

if i moved my other plugins to another folder and moved them back they ALL dissapeared from final cut.

using the finder made then come back.