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After Effects Render Issues
Okay, frustrating day at work…
I am trying to render out a comp via the render queue as h.264, 1280×720, AAC 44.1. Pretty standard for posting to the web. Every time I try to do this, I get and error message saying the my Transcode and my Output Module settings are conflicting with each other.
I then look at the comments under my H.264 export settings and it says “Set frame size to 720 x 480 pixels in the Stretch options in Output Module before encoding”
I am not sure why this is happening as all of my comps used in the final comps are all set to 1280×720. Why would I have to set it to stretch 720×480, which is a different aspect ratio all together?
If you have anything at all that could help, then PLEASE send it my way.
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You don’t want to use AE to output h264. AE is incapable of multi-pass rendering, which is essential for good-looking h264 compression.
Instead, you should use the “Best Quality” render setting and “Lossless” output module (don’t forget to add in audio if necessary), and use a real compression application like Episode, Squeeze, Compressor, ProCoder, etc. to make your final h264 output.
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I changed my settings to everything that you have suggested in the posting above. The comp will now render out via the Render Queue. But when I try to take a look at the resulting .mov playback via Quicktime or QuickLook is inconstant and jumpy. The file I am playing back is 412mb, which does not seem too big at all for a MacPro to handle.
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