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soom1976
Inspiring
March 26, 2019
Question

iMac goes to sleep and AME stops rendering

  • March 26, 2019
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I don't remember having this issue with other software, but still I'm not sure if it's Adobe or Apple problem...

My iMac is set to sleep after some time. if I leave AME rendering for a long time and go away, when I come back, I find my iMac in sleep mode, and AME paused rendering. When I wake the Mac, AME continues rendering as if nothing happened.

it is pretty frustrating to actually remember and go and change my Power settings each time I need to use AME. I would expect that a rendering software will be smart enough to keep the Mac awake, but alas - it doesn't...

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    Adobe Employee
    eckiAMETeam
    Adobe Employee
    April 17, 2023

    Wouldn't chaning the Mac's sleep settings be a solution then? See online help here for example: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mh11784/mac

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    Keaton29412886e6ln
    Participant
    April 14, 2023

    A simple but noisy solution...which I've done is to play an instrumental bass beat on repeat, put a wireless mouse on top of your subwoofer and the curser will move around for as long as you need.

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      jasong35855892
      Participating Frequently
      August 31, 2021

      Open Terminal. On a Mac go to Applications/Utilities/Terminal. Write the word "caffeinate" and click "Enter". Now as long as ythe Terminal window is open ythe computer won't go to sleep. Close Terminal to go back to normal.

        hotmob
        hotmob
        Participating Frequently
        September 7, 2021

        tried, caffeinate does not work, problem starts when screen locks, after unlocking screen, AME accelerates again.

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          Susan5E57
          Participant
          June 29, 2021

          What I've done with my last two iMacs while exporting from Premiere Pro using AME is open a 24 hour radio streaming platform at the same time, and make sure a graphic is changing on the streaming site as well as the music. This works, means I come back to my computer and voila! I actually have my exported files. It keeps my stupid computer from going to sleep, even though the changes I've made in the energy saver settings should.

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            Russell Taylor
            Participant
            January 2, 2021

            Same here, have been rendering all day as it stops when sleeping, still no fix?

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              SodaPopinski17736529
              Participant
              December 7, 2020

              I can't believe this still an issue, this should be like top of the list over at the AME camp!

                hotmob
                hotmob
                Participating Frequently
                November 16, 2020

                Same here, MBP 16" 2019, MacOS Catalia, AME 14,5. Adobe telling us to turn off sleep mode in MacOS is like a car manufacturer telling you to take the bus when the car does not work. 

                americaninventive
                americaninventive
                Participating Frequently
                November 9, 2020

                I'm having the same problem with my latest version of After Effects, too.

                  Shivangi_Gupta
                  Community Manager
                  Shivangi_GuptaCommunity Manager
                  Community Manager
                  March 28, 2019

                  Hi soom1976,

                  Rendering needs continuous access to your storage device, (Hard Drive or SSD). If rendering stops or pauses when your computer goes to sleep, then you may need to check the power saver settings on your computer.

                  Have a look at this article: Use the Energy Saver settings on your Mac - Apple Support

                  Let me know if it brings any change.

                  Thanks,

                  Shivangi

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                    soom1976Author
                    Inspiring
                    March 28, 2019

                    Well, yes of course, but that's the whole point - isn't AME supposed to override any power settings, that put hard disks to sleep? Any software that I know can do that - even Premiere while rendering , would prevent Mac from falling completely asleep - so why not AME?

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                      seanrowley
                      Known Participant
                      September 13, 2019
                      I'm having this same problem. My display goes to sleep and stops rendering After Effects. It also stops when caps lock is on. Haven't been able to find an answer anywhere!! 🤬
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