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kennethy69524864
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Dec 8, 2019 12:03 AM UTC
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Render farm for Premiere Pro

As the title suggests, how can I connect multiple computers (on the same network) and render a Premiere Pro project (faster)?

I know this question has been asked before in different ways, but the answers don't exactly line up with what my situation is (i.e. they target After Effects projects).

I have five machines that all support the latest versions of Adobe CC (2020). I would like to find a way to simply send a finished Premiere Pro project (with all of its assets and external comps including After Effects and Audition files) into something like a Watch Folder, except instead of only one computer rendering all five computers work together to render the project. I understand there are some ways to use frame splitting to render individual frames separately on different computers and then combine them in the end, but I have not been able to get this to work.

I do not mind working with scripts or code, in fact, this setup will be linked together in a render server, so it would be great if the solution to this could also send callbacks or signals when it has completed a render.

Thank you for your help!

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Jun 1, 2021 9:25 PM UTC

I am trying to figure out this same thing, but for Media Encoder. If you've learned anything since you posted this, I'd love to know! I haven't been able to find any information yet.

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kennethy69524864
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Jun 2, 2021 6:07 AM UTC

Unfortunantely I haven't found a way to split frames across several machines, but I ended up creating a render server which would distribute jobs to different computers by copying the files into the respective watch folders (one project per computer). Till today I haven't found a way to have multiple computers render one project file.

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Jan 6, 2021 1:53 AM UTC

The best option I've been able to find, is to export your Premiere Pro Prject via Media Encoder (which can also be done for After Effects), and setting up the watch folder there. Basically using Media Encoder for Network Rendering.
Using Adobe Media Encoder as a Remote Render Farm for Adobe After Effects (schoolofmotion.com)

 

I'm currently digging into a way to distribute the export across multiple render nodes, so as to render more quickly by utilising many more machines' resources, from the network.

 

Will respond again if I manage to find a solution. But as for now, atleast this is a first step!

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Jan 6, 2021 2:07 AM UTC

I've sought advice from Adobe re: Multiple Render Nodes and they've said that this solution also works with Media Encoder, not just for After Effects.
After Effects User Guide (adobe.com)

 

I'll be playing around with this over the next little while. Hopefully it'll allow us to accomplish all of our Render Farm needs! 

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Dec 27, 2019 4:51 PM UTC

I am trying to do something similiar, but to no avail. You might have some luck with this. I didn't because it doesn't solve my exact problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIcW0a_LpuY

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