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How to Install VideoCopilot.net's SABER Plugin in macOS Manually
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How to install SABER Plugin in macOS manually

If you want to install SABER plugin but if it doesn't work like following:
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You can do the following to install the SABER plugin manually.

Extract SABER Plugin

  1. Control+Click the Saber installer file.
  2. Click Show Package Contents
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  3. Traverse into Contents/Resources/.
  4. Find the Saber.plugin.
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  5. Copy the Saber.plugin.
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Go to installation directory.

For Adobe After Effects 2023, The path for installing plugins is the following:
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore/Public/.
(If you are using different version, check the "Explained for nerds" section for matching path)

  1. Open Finder
  2. Press Shift+Cmd+G (or Go -> Go to Folder)
  3. Paste the path /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore/Public/ and press return. image
  4. Copy the Saber.plugin from the Installer to the new folder.
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  5. Enter your password or do TouchID Authentication if requested.
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  6. Check SABER.plugin in the directory.
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Reload After Effects

  1. Close all existing Adobe After Effects instance using Cmd+Q
  2. Restart Adobe After Effects.
  3. Go to Effects & Presets.
  4. Search Saber.
  5. Enjoy!
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Explained for nerds

Finding path for installing SABER Plugin

You can get which folder to install plugins by fetching plist file available at /Library/Preferences/com.Adobe.After Effects.paths.plist:
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