Each time the render file is heavier

[Walter Soyka]

[Giuliana Bergamin] “Each render is heavier than the previous, if I render now with the first render text it’s like 200% heavier with exactly the same text.”

Are the quality settings for the PhotoJPEG codec in the output module settings the same?

Walter Soyka
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[Giuliana Bergamin]

Yes, always the same settings.

[Walter Soyka]

Hmm.

I guess it won’t be too helpful for me to tell you “that shouldn’t be happening.”

Do you see any difference rendering the same sequence if you render via Adobe Media Encoder instead of the render queue, if you quit and relaunch AE, or if you reboot?

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
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[Giuliana Bergamin]

Exactly, I’ve tried rebooting, and relaunching AE, have not tried with Adobe Media Encoder, but I don’t think I can use scripts with Media Encoder.

Ok, now that you get my point…

I was playing with some settings files in usersmyuserAppDataAdobe, I’m pretty sure there is some file involved in the file size increment, but I can’t find where or which one.

The project is always the same, no effects are added or anything, so, that’s my only solution (if I can find the correct file).

[Walter Soyka]

[Giuliana Bergamin] “Exactly, I’ve tried rebooting, and relaunching AE, have not tried with Adobe Media Encoder, but I don’t think I can use scripts with Media Encoder.”

Run the script, then load the comp in AME and encode.

I’d also try rendering to a lossless file, then transcoding to PhotoJPEG in AME. I know it’s an extra step, and I know that’s a pain, but it may be worth a shot.

[Giuliana Bergamin] “I was playing with some settings files in usersmyuserAppDataAdobe, I’m pretty sure there is some file involved in the file size increment, but I can’t find where or which one. The project is always the same, no effects are added or anything, so, that’s my only solution (if I can find the correct file).”

There is no setting that should affect this. If the rendered image is the same, and that’s what gets passed to the encoder, then the fault may lie with the encoder, and QuickTime itself is involved there, too.

I have tried rendering the same comp to PhotoJPEG QuickTime twice in a row, and I get two perfectly identical files.

What are your system specs and software versions?

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
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[Giuliana Bergamin]

After Effects CS4 / Windows 7 64bits.

I’ll try with Media Encoder, I’m at home right now, I will try next monday, but I’m pretty sure I’ll get the same results.