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YUANCRUNCH
March 27, 2026
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Unable to add comps from After Effects to Encoder for export

  • March 27, 2026
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Hey, I’m trying to export multiple comps from After Effects using Encoder, but when I click send to encoder for export, i get an error message that says the below: 

I did installed an older version of Encoder, which fixed the After effects problem, but then my exports from Premier stopped working.

How can I fix this? Thanks 😪

    1 reply

    Nishu Kushwaha
    Community Manager
    Nishu KushwahaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 27, 2026

    That’s definitely not expected behavior. Issues where comps won’t send to Media Encoder are often related to Dynamic Link or version mismatches between After Effects and Media Encoder.

    To help narrow it down, could you check a few things:

    • Are After Effects and Media Encoder on the same version? Which version are you using?
    • If you open Media Encoder first, then send the comp — does it show up?
    • Does it work if you add the comp by dragging the After Effects project into Media Encoder?
    • Did this start after a recent update?

    In the meantime, a quick restart of both apps can sometimes fix connection issues. Let us know what you find.

    Note: You can install multiple versions of Media Encoder. I understand this is not ideal. However, this workaround should help while we’re troubleshooting.

     

    Thanks,

    Nishu

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