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Rendering Issues with Wide Composition

  • March 5, 2019
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Hello - I have a composition that is 11520 pixels w by 1080 pixels high. I seem to be only able to render it out in AVI format, which results in a very large file - 32gb. Is there a way to render this out as an MP4 with H264 or H265? I can't seem to keep the composition resolution rendering it out in anything but AVI.

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    Correct answer imeilfx

    No. I think no one forgot to ask that question  - to be honnest that was first thing that I thougt about reading that post but many many times we try to answer question that was never asked and many times I see that it is less than apreciated (last example would be a discution from 2 or 3 days here on green background and roto) so I figure - it is better to just answer what I'm being asked.

    And not so long time ago we both were answering similar question Exporting large files in AE and it is not so hard to find it for someone who is looking for - so why to repeat oiurselves almost daily.

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    OussK
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    OussKCommunity Expert
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    March 6, 2019

    You will be able to render this resolution if you  use .H265, check the screenshot below

    just be sure you select the right presets in AME

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      Rick GerardCommunity Expert
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      March 6, 2019

      I'm going to ask the obvious question that everybody else has missed. 11520 X 1080 is a very odd size. How are you planning to display this video? Projects at these kinds of odd sizes are usually intended for multi-panel displays or led signage. If that is the case the very first thing you have to do is check with the folks that make the software or playback device that is going to be used to play the video. Don't rely on the client to know the specifics. In my experience, 80% of the time they are just guessing or reading them off some sales sheet. You can make an intelligent decision on rendering only after you get the delivery specifications for the project. Relying on an h.264 MP4 to playback at that resolution is not very smart. My first guess is that you would supply six HD streams to the system that is going to display the video. If you want to preview what it would look like to show the client just nest your 6 X wide HD comp in a 4K comp, scale it to fit horizontally and render a preview that the client can actually watch on their computer.

      I don't know of any standard system that will playback a 6X wide HD video. If you successfully render an H.265 file there is a very slim possibility that file is going to work on the playback system.

        imeilfx
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        Inspiring
        March 6, 2019

        No. I think no one forgot to ask that question  - to be honnest that was first thing that I thougt about reading that post but many many times we try to answer question that was never asked and many times I see that it is less than apreciated (last example would be a discution from 2 or 3 days here on green background and roto) so I figure - it is better to just answer what I'm being asked.

        And not so long time ago we both were answering similar question Exporting large files in AE and it is not so hard to find it for someone who is looking for - so why to repeat oiurselves almost daily.

          Michael Bullo
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          Michael BulloCommunity Expert
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          March 6, 2019

          You might also want to try a free program called HandBrake. I always render out high quality files from After Effects and Premiere Pro (such as MOV on my Mac) and then use HandBrake to convert them to MP4. It's very fast and the quality is easy to adjust.

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            rich1771Author
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            March 5, 2019

            Hi, Mohammad - thank you for your reply, but when I do that, and try to render it as an MP4 H264 or H265, the out put size is reduced. The largest I seem to be able to get when rendering at H265 is 8192 pixels wide by 1080 pixels wide, and I need the original composition width of 11520 pixels wide by 1080 pixels wide.

            imeilfx
            imeilfx
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            March 6, 2019

            Rendering through Dynamic Link in AME or rendering in AE to intermediate codec (or image squence) and then rerender in AMe are the way to go. And h264 and h265 is capable of rendering file of that size - only thing you have to do (if it not let you now) is to change profile level to unrestricted (for h264) or (as for h265) higher than you have.

              OussK
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              OussKCommunity Expert
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              March 6, 2019

              As imeilfx​ set the profile is the way to export this higher resolution, but some time AME will not update the resolution automatically so you must re-enter the right resolution manually

                Mohammad.Harb
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                Mohammad.HarbCommunity Expert
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                March 5, 2019

                Render it with Adobe Media Encoder

                you need to install it first from the creatice cloud ,

                then:  composition-> add to Adobe Media encoder

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