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August 6, 2019
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Does exporting a file also render it at the same time?

  • August 6, 2019
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Do I need to render a project and then export it, or does exporting it render it as well?

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Correct answer Bill Sprague

Yes!  There is preview rendering and output rendering.  They are actually separate.  The first make preview files to make editing go smoothly.  At output, the source files are read from scratch and rendered to the output specifications. 

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Shivangi_Gupta
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 7, 2019

Hi hfeatherston,

Thanks for reaching out. When we export a file, it processes all the effects applied and other edits made. The entire process of doing that generates the preview or renders the file. So, the answer to your question is yes.

Adding to what @whsprague said, sometimes while exporting the application is unable to read the source file and gives an error. This happens while the rendering is in progress.

Let us know if you have any other question.

Thanks,

Shivangi

Participant
January 23, 2022

Would you know how to fix the issue when trying to export in Media Encoder from Premiere, it gives me the unable to read source file?

John T Smith
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2022

I was not aware that Media Encoder came with Premiere ELEMENTS (this forum) so are you asking about Premiere PRO?

Bill SpragueCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 7, 2019

Yes!  There is preview rendering and output rendering.  They are actually separate.  The first make preview files to make editing go smoothly.  At output, the source files are read from scratch and rendered to the output specifications.