Custom output paths in 2017.2

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June 22, 2017
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Just installed the latest version of AE and I'm setting up all my business. Trying to set Custom Output path in the render module but for some reason it's acting flakey. When I add something to render cue, it will apply the custom path setting but when I go to render I get "The directory originally specified in the selected output module no longer exists". If I close this message box and hit render again it works (usually). Same setting worked perfectly fine in the last version and I've even tried creating the same output settings from scratch. Anyone else encounter this and more importantly, figure out a way to make it work right?

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Dave_LaRonde

Inspiring

Why don't you just learn how to use the After Effects Render Queue? Problem solved!

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drewf87211513

Participant

Not very helpful Dave. I've solved my run-in with this issue in any case.

Warren Heaton

Community Expert

This sounds more like a directory/folder structure issue than After Effects.

Maybe run whatever disk titles you have on your Output To location to verify that volume.

-Warren

Evil EdisonAuthor

Known Participant

What's weird is that when I close the message that says "file path no longer exists", I click render again and then it works as expected. The issue seems to be with trying to "move up" a directory in the template. This worked before but isn't working on the latest version for me. Here is what my custom path is...

[projectFolder]\..\Renders\After Effects\FINAL RENDERS\[compName].[fileextension]

As I said, this same command line worked fine in the last version but is screwed up in the latest. Very frustrating