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Miguel_R
Participating Frequently
April 18, 2019
Question

Latest AME stuck in 'Reading XMP'

Hello

I see that this is a common problem and no one gets to any conclusions...

In short: Latest AE, latest AME, windows 10

Simple composition created in AE -> Add to AME queue.  -> AME opens and hangs while displaying Reading XMP

Is there a solution for this?

Many Thanks

      37 replies

      Petr Mk
      Known Participant
      September 3, 2025

      With new versions of Premiere the problem is back. I never knew what a crazy process one has to go through before exporting a single sequence...

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      adamt18510785
      adamt18510785
      Inspiring
      January 10, 2022

      Same issue now. No time markers in project(learned my lesson on the timemark instability last year) it takes almost 15 min to get to project setting just to change a simple setting

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        db777
        Known Participant
        August 2, 2022

        Yes same issue. I'm not using any mp4's in the comp, just jpgs and text and it takes forever (~10 min) to read the XMP and start the render of a 15 second video. I even turned off all the meta data . Rendering the file in AE as an mov it knocks it out in under 1 minute. Really hope Adobe can weigh in here. 

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        Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
        Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
        Legend
        August 8, 2022

        Hi db777,

        Sorry. Is Import Sequences Natively enabled? Have you disabled Preferences > Metadata? Try those options and let us know what happens.

         

        Thanks,
        Kevin

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        Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
        sergeyd93660048
        Participating Frequently
        December 21, 2021

        I have the same problem! MediaIncoder cannot find XMP. I work on Mac OS. This problem has already got me!

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        Verast
        Verast
        Participant
        July 7, 2021

        Hi! 

        Had this when rendering a Comp with a mp4 file (was encoded on a mac and I'm on Win10).

        I just had to remove the xmp-Data from my mp4-file by right clicking it on the file in Windows Explorer - Properties - Details - Remove Properties and Personal Information - Remove the following properties from this file:  - [Scroll down] - Select All - OK

         

         

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        waseem103
        waseem103
        Inspiring
        February 3, 2021

        I found a solution

        on AME go to file preset

        then go to metadata

        then

        Export Options: choos "None"

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          defaultps5hrwyl2k2d
          Participant
          February 9, 2021

          Hi, my solution on Mac.

          Don't use "dynamic link".

          Just drag your project in Media Encoder,

          then choose correct timeline to render.

          Worked.

          Greetings Jan.

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            defaultps5hrwyl2k2d
            Participant
            February 9, 2021

            Or : update Prem Pro and Media Ecoder to 14.9 ... (on MAC)

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            lp1037718
            Participant
            August 15, 2020

            -

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            beezeebee
            beezeebee
            Participant
            July 18, 2020

            I had the same problem, which is fixed by removing all sound effects from the Essential Sound panel. Wasvery happy when I discovered it, but looks like it's quite buggy. Adobe? Whatchagonnadoaboutit?

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            dhpd
            Participating Frequently
            January 29, 2020

            I found a solution: use another video editing program. 

             

            Until Adobe stops added the suffix of the year to every application (Premiere 2020, etc), this kind of problem will be constant. They roll out a new version in January; initial bugs until March; constant bugs through August. Bugs fixed in October. Holidays for two months. New bugs with the next version. That's 1 month out of 12 with expected functionality. Of course this isn't just Adobe, Apple also has this issue. What we've learned is there's no amount of money in the world for a software company to release a stable product within a calendar year. 

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              Zyrtech
              Participating Frequently
              January 30, 2020

              I'm having the excact same issue! Trying to export a five minute timeline now, and it simply does not work!!! It worked perfectly in Premiere 2019 on the same project.

              I've tried to use "export" in Premiere itself, and also as queue, neither work.

               

              The solution was to use DaVinci resolve instead. Sorry, Adobe. 😞 

               

              EDIT:
              After hours and hours of frustration, it finally worked. The solution was to remove ALL markers from the metadata and timeline. WHY Adobe, WHYYY??? 

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                dhpd
                Participating Frequently
                January 30, 2020
                Try duplicating the sequence and removing the markers. Also, uninstall AME,
                remove preferences, restart the machine, re-install AME. Last efforts,
                export from Premiere.

                ~DHPD
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                Dmitri Graf
                Adobe Employee
                Dmitri Graf
                Adobe Employee
                January 22, 2020

                Workaround for this problem is to delete your sequence markers.

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                  Chris Spiegl
                  Community Expert
                  Chris SpieglCommunity Expert
                  Community Expert
                  January 23, 2020

                  TLDL:

                   

                  - Sequence Markers are not (my) problem.

                  - The version difference between 14.0.0 or 14.0.1 doesn't matter.

                  - Apparently it is just any custom plugin, I also noticed it with the AconDigital DeVerberate

                  - This does seem to affect all AU, VST, and VST3 plugins 🙊.

                  - Workaround for me: remove Loudness Meter before exporting with Media Encoder.

                  - Exporting with Premiere Pro itself does work no matter what.

                   

                  Now, the long version:

                   

                  I tested to remove my sequence markers and it didn't help with Media Encoder 14.0 (it goes further than the "Reading XMP" but still does not render fully).

                   

                  Testing with 14.0.1 and a new project file it did export without markers (no markers, no effects, just a video file). I also tested it with an adjustment layer and some Lumetry settings and it still exported.

                   

                  I tried adding markers to this new project file and it still exported.

                   

                  Exporting stopped working with dpMeter4 and Youlean Loudness Meter 2 on any Channel (does not matter if it's on the master, submix channel - even if nothing is routed through the submix, or the audio channel itself). Even when the effect is 'disabled' it does not export. It only starts working again when I remove the effect from the audio mixer.

                   

                  Interestingly, it all works perfectly when not using Media Encoder and just export directly inside Premiere Pro.

                  It also works with no issues if I remove both of these from the audio mixer.

                   

                  I have messaged the developer of the Youlean plugin with the link to this topic and we'll see if it's something Adobe or the plugin developers can fix.

                   

                  Current workaround: remove the Loudness Meter from the audio mixer and export.

                   

                  Let's hope it's fixable either by Adobe or Youlean.

                   

                  Cheers and have a great day,

                   

                  Chris

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                    Dmitri Graf
                    Adobe Employee
                    Dmitri Graf
                    Adobe Employee
                    January 24, 2020

                    Thanks Chris,

                    Please start a new post regarding 3rd party plugin problem.

                    Also try updating Youlean Loudness 2 to version 2.3.2

                    We could not repro your this problem with that build.

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                    gupta shivangi
                    gupta shivangi
                    Legend
                    April 24, 2019

                    Hi Miguel_R,

                    We're sorry to hear that you are getting issues while exporting an After Effects project from AME via dynamic link. A few more details would be super helpful to troubleshoot the issue better.

                    1. Did this start happening after the latest update?
                    2. Does it happen with every After Effects project/composition?
                    3. Do you have Premiere Pro installed to check if AME works with it?
                    4. Have you tried reinstalling the applications?

                    Thanks,

                    Shivangi

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                    robert+
                    Participant
                    December 12, 2019

                    Reinstall applications??Is that your advise?  Will you pay me to do that?

                    Anyway, After effects 2020: It takes cca 20min to start to render, any sugestion? Come on Adobe, Im loosing my patience with you. EVERY update is problem!

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                      Chris Spiegl
                      Community Expert
                      Chris SpieglCommunity Expert
                      Community Expert
                      January 10, 2020

                      Did you ever find a solution robert_s? I am having the same issue with the latest Adobe Media Encoder.

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