Install MOVON
The macOS installer, the sign-in on first run, and where to find the docked panel in Premiere afterward.
MOVON Match installs on macOS as a Premiere extension. The match itself runs on MOVON's servers, so the first run is a sign-in with your MOVON account; there is no license key to type in during the private beta, and nothing else to configure beyond the macOS permission prompts. The whole thing is meant to take about two minutes.
What gets installed
One thing lands on the Mac:
- A UXP panel that docks inside Premiere. This is the surface the editor talks to: the clip selection, the reference pick, Analyze, and the LUT export.
The heavy lifting does not happen on the Mac. When a match runs, the panel sends only the color data read from the timeline to MOVON's AI on our servers, which computes the match and returns the .cube LUTs. Your footage, your frame images, and your project files are never uploaded.
What you need
- A Mac running macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer.
- Premiere Pro, modern enough to host UXP panels. Most builds from the last couple of release cycles are fine; older builds may fall back to a CEP panel.
- A MOVON account and an internet connection. The match runs on MOVON's servers, so the panel has to be signed in and online to Analyze.
Run the installer
- Download the latest build from /download.
- Open the
.pkg. macOS will hold the installer in Gatekeeper quarantine on first launch; System Settings → Privacy & Security has the "Open Anyway" button. - Walk through the standard macOS installer panes. The installer does not ask for an admin password unless the disk is configured to require one.
- When it finishes, the panel is registered with Premiere and ready for sign-in.
First launch in Premiere
Quit Premiere completely if it was open during the install (Cmd+Q, not just closing the window). UXP extensions register at Premiere launch.
Re-open Premiere. The panel lives at Window → Extensions → MOVON Match. Click to open; it docks like any other Premiere panel and can be dragged into the workspace where it fits.
On the very first open, MOVON asks for a sign-in with your MOVON account. Once signed in, the panel shows a short "ready" state: a green dot meaning the panel is connected to MOVON, the build number, and an Analyze button waiting for a selection. No license key to type.
The macOS permission prompts
macOS may show one or two prompts the first time MOVON runs:
- "MOVON Match would like to access files in your Documents folder." Accept. The panel reads color data from the Premiere project, which lives in Documents by default.
- Network permission. The panel talks to MOVON's servers to run the match; allow it. Only color data is sent, never footage.
There is no microphone, camera, location, or Apple ID prompt. If anything asks for one of those, it is not MOVON.
When the panel does not show up
The most common cause is that Premiere was open during the install and never restarted. Quit Premiere and re-open. If that does not surface the panel, the Plugin won't load doc walks the three failure modes (sandbox, extensions reload, connection to MOVON) in order.
Next
Your first match is the 90-second walk-through: select clips, pick a reference, Analyze, and the applied timeline. The Premiere workflow covers the same ground in more detail once the first match has landed.
