Fixing Extension Issues on Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac)
Error messages like "Failed to set parameters" and "Could not connect to extension" can be solved installing a new Extension to Adobe Premiere Pro. Watch the video for a full breakdown of the steps to follow.
1.Download and install new CEP extension
-Download and install aescripts ZXP installer: https://aescripts.com/learn/post/zxp-installer?srsltid=AfmBOopUGL0lod5fJLFEiLDfWB4RZVwuQyVnr-NXHlgx7NiBxtA1MJOt -Download new CEP extension from: https://fd.cinemagrade.com/CinemaGrade/cdn/test/builds/CineDreamExtension.zxp -Uninstall old Premiere Pro CEP extension for CineDream -Install newly downloaded extension
2.Test if the errors still appear
-Make sure your Adobe Creative Cloud App is updated to the latest version (6.8.0+):
-Opening the Creative Cloud app
-From toolbar Creative Cloud menu choose `About Creative Cloud`
-Version should be 6.8.0 or later
-Open terminal and run the following command:
defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.12 LogLevel 6
-Open Premiere Pro
-Add CineDream effect to a clip
-Click Open controls
-If an error in Premiere appears (Could not connect to extension), restart Premiere and try again
-When CineDream opens, make an adjustment and hit Apply
-Switch to Premiere, move playhead. Note, if `Failed to set parameters`
error appears -If no errors appeared in Premiere, let us know and feel free to use the
new extension -If you need to reinstall CineDream at some point, you will need to reinstall the new extension until a new CineDream version with that extension is out
-If you still experienced any of those errors (\"Could not connect to extension\" or \"Failed to set parameters\"), please find the log files for the extension
3.Send logs if needed
-Open Finder, press cmd+shift+g
-Type:
~/Library/Logs/CSXS
and press enter
-In the folder that opens, locate the following files:
CEP12-PPRO.log
Any file that matches the pattern CEPHtmlEngine12-PPRO-X.X.X-io.cinedream.PProCEP.log and was modified recently
Any that match pattern CEPHtmlEngine12-PPRO-X.X.X-io.cinedream.PProCEP-renderer.log and was modified recently
For example:
CEPHtmlEngine12-PPRO-25.5.0-io.cinedream.PProCEP.log
CEPHtmlEngine12-PPRO-25.5.0-io.cinedream.PProCEP-renderer.log
-Copy these files into a separate folder and compress that new folder by right-clicking and selecting `compress`
-Open CineDream and attach the zip file to a support request
-Then run the following command in terminal:
defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.12 LogLevel 1
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