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May 22, 2026
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After Effects rendering stopping half way - 20s video at 60fps

  • May 22, 2026
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Help!!! 
Im trying to export a 20s video at 60fps. Ive tried changing the CPU settings so its lower, tried exporting as apple pro res to help but nothing seems to work. It gets stuck half way when rendering (media encoder) and then i have to force quit. I dont get any messages about corrupted video file and have replaced the videos in the render with just one to see if that worked, but it didnt. It can do 4-5s of the video but just not the whole thing in one go

Attached is an example. happy to share AF files as im not sure its my computer that cant handle it. 

thanks 

 

    1 reply

    Nishu Kushwaha
    Community Manager
    Nishu KushwahaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 22, 2026

    Hi there,


    Thanks for reaching out.

    The most important clue you've given us is that it stalls at roughly the same point every time. That usually means the problem isn't your computer struggling with the full 20 seconds in general. It's that something specific around the 10-second mark in your composition that is causing the render to hang.

    Check what's happening on the Timeline around that point. Is there a complex effect kicking in, or a specific footage clip starting? If there is, try removing the effect/media for testing. Also, can you check if the same issue persists if you export from After Effects?

    Let me know how it goes.


    Thanks.

    Nishu

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