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Francis-Crossman17221443
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Francis-Crossman17221443Community Manager
Community Manager
September 16, 2021
Question

DISCUSS: Automatically shut down the computer when the AME render queue is complete

  • September 16, 2021
  • 10 replies
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You can now choose to automatically shut down your computer when the entire Media Encoder render queue is complete.  Check the option at the bottom of the queue. 

 

 

This is useful to save energy by powering down the system after a long overnight render job for example.  Media Encoder will issue the shutdown command to the OS, but other apps could still interrupt the shutdown process at the OS level, so be sure to quite those other apps.  This option is sticky, meaning it will still be checked the next time you launch Media Encoder.

 

Be careful testing, because . . . your computer will shut down . . . which is the intention of course 🙂

 

This feature is available in AME beta 22.0 build 89 and later.

 

We want to know what you think.  Please join the conversation below.

    10 replies

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    fashionable_work5FCB
    New Participant
    February 7, 2025

    Ah nothing quite like pressing STOP hoping to correct a last minute mistake and see your computer shutdown before your eyes... please fix behaviour 😅 
    STOP ≠ Queue Complete, OK to Shutdown

    M
    MisterAdvent
    Inspiring
    June 17, 2024

    You know...

     

    You don't really need this (or the option to sleep) if you make AME keep the machine awake while it's rendering. Then the normal sleep cycle will engage after the predefined sleep time in the OS.

    Fergus H
    Community Manager
    Fergus HCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    July 6, 2022

    This feature is now shipping in v22.5 of Adobe Media Encoder. More information is available here: https://helpx.adobe.com/media-encoder/using/whats-new/2022-2.html

    elarj
    elarj
    New Participant
    August 6, 2022

    Would like to see an option to suspend/sleep system.

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      MisterAdvent
      Inspiring
      October 26, 2022

      What is the benefit of that, versus an operating system sleep setting? Not disagreeing with you, just interested to get your perspective. 

       

      Regards,

      Fergus


      Currently, if you're rendering a long queue of clips and have sleep enabled, the machine will sleep even if the render queue hasn't completed.  You have to turn off sleep so it'll finish. Then this feature will shut down when it's done.

       

      But I'm like Elarj and Michael, I never shut down the machine, I let it sleep, so technicaly, if they could fix it so it stays awake while rendering, we wouldn't need the "shutdown after render" function.  It would just sleep on schedule after it quits.

       

      I've already filed a bug report. Has it been addressed???

      pablokur
      pablokur
      Inspiring
      July 6, 2022

      Hi Francis! it may be great for those macbook users but it's not for imac's because i may accidentally check the option and I dont want to shut down so I can continue working. Maybe in appearance panel on preferences window would be great to show or hide the option. Tks! Sorry for my english! 

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      Bakijar
      New Participant
      June 10, 2022

      It has been months since this was announced, is it ever coming to the regular version of Media Encoder?

      O
      oflorina
      Participating Frequently
      May 27, 2022

      Hello,

       

      On version 22.4 build 53 where can I find this feature?

      I'm on OS Monterey 12.4 if this is of importance.

       

      Thank you!

       

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      Asadul Hossain Tanvir
      New Participant
      April 7, 2022

      Hi, I am using AME version 22.2 built 64. If my version is more updated than your AME beta 22.0 build 89. I should find such option on my window

       

      Ann Bens
      Ann Bens
      Adobe Expert
      April 8, 2022

      Try the latest version of now.

       

      M
      MisterAdvent
      Inspiring
      January 16, 2022

      I had never seen that option before.  It would be better if it would sleep rather than shut down.  Or provide the option for action after render queue is finished, with sleep/shutdown an option.

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        GammelSami
        Participating Frequently
        November 13, 2021

        Make it a dropdown menu with multiple options like HandBrake does:

         

         

          Averdahl
          Averdahl
          Adobe Expert
          September 16, 2021
          quote

          This option is sticky, meaning it will still be checked the next time you launch Media Encoder.

           

          By @Francis-Crossman17221443

           

          IMHO this option should not be sticky.

           

          I use this option in Macrium Reflect sometimes, not always, when i do daily backups and it´s a great feature and it´s great that it comes to AME. But since it does indeed shut down the computer without questions it has the potential to ruin things/work. That´s why i think this option should not be sticky.

           

          Make it "un-sticky" as default and add the option to make it sticky in the Preferences.

            Francis-Crossman17221443
            Community Manager
            Francis-Crossman17221443Community ManagerAuthor
            Community Manager
            September 16, 2021

            That's a totally fair point @Averdahl. I tend to agree.

            Ann Bens
            Ann Bens
            Adobe Expert
            September 18, 2021

            No, don't make it sticky.

            You're doing some other work and AME is running in the background, and all of a sudden your machine dies...........

             

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