Quicktime Format H.264 Codec export issues

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

1080 comps should be fine for rendering to the H264 CODEC. It is after all the de facto CODEC for Bluray Discs. Try rendering to another CODEC to ascertain if it’s a CODEC or comp/layer/effect issue.

Lastly, when rendering to the H264 CODEC, it is ideal to use Adobe Media Encoder (AME) instead of AE. AME allows for 2-pass VBR and renders in the background if AE is running concurrently.

To render via AME, simply import an AEP instead of a movie. Then select the appropriate Composition for rendering.

HTH
RoRK

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[Tom Daigon]

Eric, I have the very same issue on my Z820. I spent 3 days trouble shooting with someone who really know computers and Adobe software.
Even reinstalled Win 7 and then tested the export process before I added another piece of software to the system. MPEG Streamclip had the same problem. So I gave up on Quicktime H.264 and stared doing MP4 H.264.
Something is up with QT on PCs that caused thing hang problem every time.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
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HP Z820 Dual 2687
64GB ram
Dulce DQg2 16TB raid

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

QT’s H264 is flaky. Select the H.264 format instead.

HTH
RoRK

Intensive mocha & AE Training in Singapore and Other Dangerous Locations

Imagineer Systems (mocha) Certified Instructor
& Adobe After Effects ACE/ACI (version 7)

[Eric Bradberry]

I can easily export in H.264 package (mp4) but not a .mov with an H.264 codec in AE or AME. it will not work.

Eric Bradberry
Supervising Editor @ Formation Advertising

HP Z800
Intel Xeon CPU X5680@3.3GHz Dual
16 GB memory
Windows 7

[Todd Kopriva]

See this, which I updated with information about hyperthreading and Apple’s H.264 encoder:
“troubleshooting QuickTime errors with After Effects”

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After Effects quality engineering
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