Maxon Vfx Suite

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Greetings,

I scripted Maxon for our lab environment earlier this year. I modified their provided script to decrypt the user and password from an included hash so it wasn't stored in plain text. The command is the same otherwise. What is the issue you are running into? Only suggestion I would have is to make sure the script has execute permissions for the user logging into the machine.

Our launch agent

Question about Maxon, is it true or not that the only way to download / install Maxon apps or plugins (Red Giant Trapcode) in this case, is to use the Maxon App, and have every user dowload / install the app (themselves) with account creds? If so, Yikes! Has anyone tried doing a Composer snapshot and just grabbing the delta and Create Package in Composer?

Hi macguitarman,

Most if not all of Maxon can be automated with some setup. I do not have the end user (students in our case) install anything. For our lab spaces we have automated the following apps / plugins.

Thank you so much, and the prompt reply. Yes, the classic copy an installer to tmp directory and invoke a script... This method looks to alleviate any need to have the Maxon.app installed or used, and having to have that app log in and using a hash password, but, thank you for the code on how to encrypt and decrypt a password, very helpful.

As for uninstaller, I don't know. We usually wipe and provision at the start of each semester. we've never had to uninstall maxon or adobe mid semester. You could try looking in the application folder to see if it has an uninstall script inside of the app (they were nice enough to have install scripts), but it's not knowledge I currently have.

If you deploy a script from jamf, you can include one of the required strings as a parameter so you don't have everything inside of the script. Not perfect either way, but it does help my piece of mind to at least not have the passwords storred in plain text as Maxon suggests.

@lhays2, thank you so much, much appreciated. I am trying to to get a launchagent package (in Composer), and for some reason the the plist will not load, no I idea why, permissions are good, etc. I can load it on the test Mac from the command line, but not with a post install script in Composer...Might you be able to point me in the direction with what you are doing with launchctl in your script. Thank you again, and btw, the decrypt code is working great... PS, I thought the script has to be local on the Mac in order to load in launchctl, so I am not sure how the parameters would work... Thanks again for the time, much obliged.

@macguitarman

I didn't realize you could @ someone on here. Neat!

I do not load the LanchAgent via a script I reboot the machine and let it handle the process. There's also a post install script located at /Library/Application Support/Red Giant/Services/fuse-mac-createuser-postflight.sh. that I upload to JAMF and deploy on our machines. I run it right after the base Maxon app. It creates a service to help run the applications. Because of that service and the launch Agent I find it better to do all of the app, and script installs, then reboot the machine so everything can come up naturally.

As for why the PKG isn't running the script I would assume the package isn't signed. a unsigned PKG will not run any scripts. you can sign with either an Apple developer ID or using the internal JAMF CA. -articles/page/Creating_a_Signing_Certificate_Using_Jamf_Pros...

I don't use parameters on the Maxon script, it's more for high security scripts I deploy directly from JAMF. It might be possible to pass a parameter as part of a launch agent ProgramArgument list, but I haven't tested that.

@lhays2, thanks again. Yes, of course, a PKG must be signed to run scripts...totally forgot that. I now have the Maxon app installed, and I am using a separate policy (in Self Service) that invokes the login (basically avoids the launchagent)... As you pointed out Maxon is requiring one to install the Maxon app, it must be installed....

Now the License....I am logged into Maxon app account, and after installing Trapcode, "Assign License" is greyed out. I am assuming this means we may be using an account with no available licenses?, or incorrect account?, or can we license using the mx1 command?, or something else I am missing. Thanks again...

@macguitarman Hmm, I'm not sure on that one. I haven't seen an item greyed out after logging in. I would guess either an expired license or it isn't applied to that account. If you login to the Maxon web portal can you see if that account has an active Trapcode license? Not sure otherwise.

Hey guys, I made a script that does the whole install including the auto login. No packaging involved. Just make sure you read lines 15 & 16 This version install all applications so you might need to comment out what you don't need.

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Maxon recently announced two major suite updates simultaneously: Red Giant Trapcode Suite 16 and Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 14. Trapcode Suite offers a new version of Trapcode Particular which includes new physics models, new behaviors, a new kind of emitter, and new presets. There are also some smaller updates for Trapcode Form and Trapcode Mir. Magic Bullet Suite includes upgrades to Magic Bullet Looks and Magic Bullet Colorista. There are new color workflows, new LUT workflows and abilities, many new powerful tools, and new presets.

Trapcode Suite 16 and Magic Bullet Suite 14 are also included as part of both the Red Giant Complete and Maxon One product bundles. Subscribing customers will enjoy significant enhancements to the creative workflow these upgrades offer. Customers with an older version of Trapcode Suite or an individual Trapcode product, are encouraged to contact Maxon for special upgrade pricing and options.

Trapcode Form and Mir. Thanks to Cineware, both Trapcode Form and Mir now include Cinema 4D input, which works in different ways, since each plug-in has a different function. Visit the Red Giant Complete page to learn more.

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