NotchLC Plugin crashes After Effects 2025 on launch (Mac)

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Hi there - I am using NotchLC to deliver final files for an upcoming event, as requested by the venue.
I’m running After Effects 2025.2.2 on an M2 Max Mac Studio (Sonoma 14.1).

It was working without issue for a few weeks, but after a standard restart, After Effects crashes on launch with the following error messages:

(first error):
After Effects warning: The following plugins have failed to load. Please reinstall these plugins:
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/ MediaCore/ NotchLCPremierePlugin.bundle
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/ MediaCore/ NotchLCAfterEffectsPlugin.bundle

(second error):
After Effects error: Couldn’t find main entry point for NotchLCAfterEffectsPlugin.bundle ( 48 :: 72 )

I’ve tried system restarts, reinstalling the plug-ins, resetting preferences - all to no avail. After Effects runs fine if I uninstall the AE and PR plugins.

Has anyone run into this before? Perhaps a known issue with a fix that I’m missing in the documentation? Otherwise I’ll consider this a bug report.

Let me know any other info I can give that’d be helpful to diagnose.
Thanks in advance.

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Experiencing the same issue here. Running a MacBook Pro, 16" M3

Installed and tested NotchLC a few weeks ago and it worked great. Coming back to it now for an event need and getting these exact same errors. Deleting the plugin files from MediaCore and reinstalling does not work, same errors continue to pop up.

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Looks like its some kind of an issue moving from AE2025 v22.1 to AE2025 v22.2. My team has rolled back and AE/Notch are back to working. Hopefully there will be an update/response in the near future, but in the meantime, hopefully this helps get you back up and running.

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Ah, of course, I remember updating my apps recently.

Rolled back to 25.1 and working as expected.

Thank you so much!