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September 28, 2022
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Add back rendering support for H264 codec directly out of AE

  • September 28, 2022
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Around 2012 you removed the option for rendering a .mp4 file directly out of AE. Please add it back. The work around is to either render in a different codec and compress that in media encoder, or to launch the render directly from media encoder from AE (which is extremely slow and cumbersome, especially when you have large/complex project files). Not sure why removing functionality seemed like a good idea at the time...?

75 replies

Inspiring
September 28, 2022
Please return direct export to H264. It's a working tool for me. Thanks!

ヤマダイ
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 28, 2022
Thank you!
but.We want Japanese users to be equipped with standard features....
Inspiring
September 28, 2022
It's an extra purchase, but https://aescripts.com/aftercodecs/ is excellent. And does exactly this and more.
ヤマダイ
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 28, 2022
Please restore the mp4 (h.264 format) direct export feature that was possible in previous versions.

It is possible to send to and export from AME even under current conditions.I feel inconvenient because I can not give out what I was able to release freely.

In the current version with Ae's render queue function, it is easy for users to be able to export directly.

以前のバージョンで可能だったmp4(h.264形式)の直接書き出し機能を戻してほしい。

現状でもAMEに送り書き出すことは可能ですが、気軽に出せていたものが出せなくなり不便に感じます。Aeのレンダーキュー機能がある現行バージョンでは直接書き出しができる事がユーザーにとっては手軽です。
Participating Frequently
September 28, 2022
Adobe you are absolutely blowing it. I’m at a major studio and am trying to render and I can’t because of this. We can’t update to the latest AE because the studio isn’t able to update to windows 10 for some probably very legitimate reasons. Now I hear you are implementing some sort of legal thing where you can sue for using older versions of software? Unbelievable.
Inspiring
September 28, 2022
In CS6 we had the H.264 MP4 option, it was BEAUTIFUL. I just compared a H264 MP4 from CS6 with a Quicktime MOV H264 in CC 2017, and MP4 was reaaaallly better quality and size.

Now in CC 2018 we have not even Quicktime H264... Frustrating.
Inspiring
September 28, 2022
Yes, I want the H.264 MP4 NOT Quicktime back. It's annoying to use Media Encoder.
Inspiring
September 28, 2022
I'm seriously looking for and alternative to the whole suite, this codec issue has been going on for years, Support has no clue how to fix and they just leave you hanging, I can't export .mov files without the h.264 codec preset for quicktime, this is so frustrating
Inspiring
September 28, 2022
Adobe with every version tries hard to users leave adobe suite. This is most stupid thing i've ever seen. Oh, no! the most stupid thing in AE for example was not support professional graphics cards and not follow standards in graphic industry. Sick leftist minds!
prowl
Known Participant
September 28, 2022
What people don't seem to get that is if you export to the ME Render Queue you can carry on working...

There are some features in the AE queue that are missing from the ME - Queue I think.