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As of Cyclops v3.0.5 all included binaries have been signed and notarized via aescripts + aeplugins. The instructions on this page are no longer relevant for current users.

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Cyclops uses a custom binary to get display information from your system.

Cyclops also uses binaries of the open source project FFmpeg and the libx264 library to compress the rendered PNG Sequence into an MP4 file.

<aside> ⚠️ Due to increased security measures, macOS Catalina and newer will require your approval before running these binaries for the first time.

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Automatically Locate macDisplayInformation and FFmpeg

In the latest versions of Cyclops you can shift + click the Render button to automatically open a Finder window that contains the folder where macDisplayInformation and FFmpeg are located.

Manually Locate macDisplayInformation and FFmpeg

You can also manually navigate to the correct folder.

While in Finder using the menu bar and click Go > Go To Folder... and paste the path below to open the folder where macDisplayInformation and FFmpeg are located.

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/cyclops/panel/utility/mac/

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Open macDisplayInformation

  1. After locating the macDisplayInformation binary either right + click and click Open or command + double-click to open it. This is different from doubling clicking and will show a new popup with the option to Open it.
  2. Click Open and Terminal should launch and show display information about your system.
  3. Close Terminal, restart your computer, and Cyclops should be ready to render MP4s.

Open FFmpeg