Re: FxPlug 2 Answers, etc.
Re: FxPlug 2 Answers, etc.
- Subject: Re: FxPlug 2 Answers, etc.
- From: Paul Schneider <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 09:48:59 -0500
Hi Martin,
> Unless the user is on Lion, in which case the /Library folder is now unwritable.
I'm not sure where you get that information from. On my Lion system, /Library is still writable by owner, and a quick test reveals that an authenticated tool such as "su" is able to write files here. Existing installers also still seem able to write to /Library on my system. Is this a problem you have encountered with your own installer?
You might be thinking of the fact that ~/Library is now hidden in Lion. This doesn't change anything about how installers are allowed to modify ~/Library, but it does make it more difficult for users to manage their installed plugins via the Finder. On Lion, the user is discouraged from messing with ~/Library (although an experienced user can of course still access the folder in a variety of ways). However, all of the current install locations should still work on Lion.
- Paul
On Aug 8, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Martin Baker wrote:
> Unless the user is on Lion, in which case the /Library folder is now unwritable.
>
> So what's Apple's position on installing FxPlugs and Motion Templates for all users on Lion?
>
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> On 4 Jul 2011, at 09:00, Pauli Ojala wrote:
>
>> Thanks Alex.
>>
>> The FxFactory installer revealed the secret: those Effects / Transitions / Generators subfolders must have the ".localized" extension as well. (This extension is invisible in the Finder, so if your installer puts files in "Effects", you'll have two folders that look to have the same name.)
>>
>> So, the full path for installing Final Cut effect templates is:
>>
>> /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro/Templates.localized/Effects.localized/<my effect category>
>>
>>
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>> On 4.7.2011, at 2.25, Alex Gollner wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Pauli Ojala wrote:
>>>> I'm trying to make an installer that puts Final Cut effect templates for my
>>>> FxPlug in a location that's accessible by all users.
>>>>
>>>> You wrote previously that the path should be:
>>>>
>>>> /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro/Templates.localized
>>>>
>>>> But this doesn't seem to work, FCP X doesn't see the templates at that
>>>> location.
>>>
>>> The Noise Industries installer for FxFactory puts templates into the
>>> Effects, Transitions and Generators subfolders of
>>>
>>> /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro/Templates
>>>
>>> On my computer.
>>>
>>>
>>> Checkout their new installer at
>>>
>>> http://www.noiseindustries.com/fxfactory/download
>>>
>>>
>>>
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