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June 25, 2023

Batch render, tiff sequence, starts at frame 0 when should be frame 1

  • June 25, 2023
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AfterEffects 23.5 on PC

Using a batch file to render a 24 bit tiff sequence. (Worked before)
Error message "INFO:After Effects: One of the output modules could not be imported. It has been reset to use the default settings for the selected file format."
Make a template
Edit->Templates->Output Module...
     New

     Format: TIF Sequence
     Channels RGB

     Format Options... LZW Compression
     Settings Name: tiff24

Composition starts at frame 1

File->Project Settings
Frames
Frame Count Start at 1

Batch File

@4628292 OFF
set render_app=C:\"Program Files"\Adobe\"Adobe After Effects 2023"\"Support Files"\aerender.exe
set render_settings="Best Settings"
set output_quality="tiff24"
set project=\\server3\e\maya\scenes\Primordial_2020\Primordial1\fish.aep
set render_dir=\\server3\f\maya\images
set output=%render_dir%\primordial1_composit\fish_comp_build.[####].tif
set comp_name=fish_comp_build
%render_app% -project %project% -comp %comp_name% -output %output% -RStemplate %render_settings% -OMtemplate %output_quality% -s 1 -e 2000     

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2 replies

June 26, 2023

Per the post above, marking as resolved

Participant
June 25, 2023

Hi

You can cancel this, the AE file was corrupt. I fixed the file by exporting to a text file and reiporting the text file into a fresh file. I used pt_OpenSesame_v1.75 script. Well worth the investment.