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Post render actions
Hey guys
So I usually output image sequences, so I can edit small pieces if need be. The only problem is that now I’m dealing with a 10 minute sequence, which is kind of a bear. (30 minute turnaround times…. way too long to sit around)
I saw the post render actions, and I was wondering if there is a workflow to tell the image sequence to render to a quicktime right after it completes. So it can output overnight and I can wake up to a fresh and shiny quicktime file? While still having the image sequence?
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you should be able to do this by setting up your seq render in the render queue.
once you have it set, select the output module and drag it to your project.
it will create a placeholder for your seq render.
select the placeholder and drag it back to your render queue and it will create a comp with the appropriate settings that you can then set to render as a QTenjoy!
who is that masked man…
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it comes in handy if you want to render a generic version of a major render, than a bunch of versions from that as you can put the placeholder in multiple comps so that you can do an unattended render…
who is that masked man…
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Really appreciate it!
Now if they can only get a .flv output in the render queue…..
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guess you can use squeeze and a watch folder for that… if you have squeeze
who is that masked man…
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I might be misunderstanding the problem, but could you not also simply add you comp to the render queue and then have it output images sequences, but then add another output module from the menu to output a quicktime at the same time? One render, two outputs (or more if you wish).
Mind you, I didn’t know you could do this project-drag stuff rendernyc mentioned.
Alex
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That was what I was going to suggest. But, I suppose doing the drag in and render out again thing means that the QT render will be alot quicker (surely even faster than realtime with a quick PC?) as it will be rendering just a flat image sequence, rather than building all the layers and effects to render it again? Or would it be just as quick doing 2 o/p mods?
So, maybe you wouldn’t have to wait more than a couple of minutes to get your QT version?
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As far as I’m aware there is no speed loss in having multiple outputs during the one render, except of course the time it takes to actually write the extra file. The idea is there are no extra rendering time though. So AE renders the frame and then outputs it in multiple formats.
Alex
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Ahh..I’m thinking of when you duplicate your render in the R/Queue before rendering, but just changing the o/p. If you just duplicate the o/p module on the SAME render it only renders once yeah? Job done then!
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I’m not a squeeze guru — but how would I set it up to watch it?
Thanks for your help so far alsoNicholas Toth
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Are you using nucleo?
I’m rocking it on a g5 quad and the performance is rediculous.
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