Image sequence renders should be numbered based on the number of the frame you start at.

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
April 10, 2023
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Why does AME always start an image sequence render at 0000, even if I'm starting the render at a different number? For example, if I need to resume a render at frame 1000 due to a computer crash, the new render starting at frame 1000 will be named frame 0000, requiring me to manually rename the frames to start from 1000. This can overwrite good frames that were already rendered. Unlike After Effects, which names frames correctly based on the timeline frame number, AME always starts the sequence at 0000, regardless of where the render starts from.

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SunBronxAuthor

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Much appreciated!

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eckiAMETeam

Adobe Employee

Got it. Feature request is recorded.

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SunBronxAuthor

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I don't have an issue renaming and saving in another folder. I learnt that the hard way once, and never make that mistake anymore. I use a program to rename the files. That is the annoying part though. I would rather AME just works how it does in AE and names the files based on the number it actually is in the timeline and not reset to 0000 every time you render from any part in the timeline...

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eckiAMETeam

Adobe Employee

There is an even easier way: using Adobe Bridge's batch rename feature:

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eckiAMETeam

Adobe Employee

You could work on the resulting files and rename them, e.g. like here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63161282/batch-rename-multiple-files-to-sequential-numbers

I'd recommend creating a copy of the image sequence in a separate folder for your experiments.

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SunBronxAuthor

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How would I go about writing a script? And how would this script work, in Media Encoder? I've heard of scripts for AE but not for AME.

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eckiAMETeam

Adobe Employee

You may want to create a small script for that in the meantime.

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SunBronxAuthor

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Thank you! Looking fwd to not having to manually rename 3000 frames and move them from a secondary folder!