Slow renders with media encoder

Question

Does any else experience renders being much slower in Media Encoder over AE render queue?

Sometimes the media encoder renders will take 10 times longer. I have a 4 core processor with 8 threads. after effects will only use no more than 25% of my CPU while media encoder can use up to 100% of my CPU, but still render much slower.

Cymascopic · Accepted Answer

Render Garden works great thanks!

richardj45414962 · Answer

Yes I have noticed this. I have been searching the net trying to find an answer.

I have both CS5 and the latest CC installed and when it comes to AE and involves a camera with DOF, CS5 is many many times quicker at rendering then CC media encoder. Using the latest CC to render a H.264 complex comp with DOF I am now getting 2+ hour renders for 20sec projects that take CS5 30mins to render. I have monitored GPU and CPU stats and for comps that have camera DOF, the GPU for CC is at 100%, CPU at 15%. CS5 the GPU and CPU were both at 90+%. I use AE CS5 for renders that involve a camera. If you don't believe me try it yourself! CS5 is is way faster then CC. I think this may have something to do with quick sync (should you be using intel) but what was CS5 doing that made it quicker and why did adobe get rid of it? I just installed CS5 on my new Threadripper 1950x and man it eats up AE renders that have DOF. What the hell adobe get with it. If it wasn't for the new features of AE CC I would not use it.

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