Max file size does nothing.

[kaspark10158577]

Max file size does nothing.

I set it 4mb and get 36.5mb file.

No matter if it's already rendered out H264 .mp4 file or straight from AE.

Tried different encoding and bitrate encodings. I use CUDA.

TBH I think this is broken for years.

[eckiAMETeam]

There are technical limits for this. Video codecs do have minimum file sizes. What you can do is play around with frame size, bitrate, quality etc and have a look at the estimated file size at the bottom to see what is possible. Make sure to switch Metadata and Content Credentials off.
I can tell you more exactly if you provide an After Effects sample project.

[kaspark10158577]

thank you for your response, but this is absolute bs. I can take the videofile to Blender, one of the most used softwares in the field across the planet, that is a free, and drag my video in it, and it will compress it down with seconds with nearly no quality loss what so ever and it will downsize the file to 3mb, default settings , that media encoder struggles to do under 40mb.

Why they can do it, and Adobe can't? Because their donation based devs are better payed than Adobe corporation?

[eckiAMETeam]

I did not say we cannot do that. Which preset do you use for this?

[eckiAMETeam]

Anyways, here is the general rule of thumb, without knowing your content and presets:
Low CBR (Constant Bit Rate) MP4 + low Audio bitrates + Metadata off + Content Signing off will get you there. Depending on the length and complexity of the content there may be quality degradations, though.

[nperezr]

It's a long-standing problem, and Adobe has never been willing to solve it. But it is possible (or at least it works for me). You just have to select "Software Encoding" in the "Encoding Settings" section. It's not intuitive, I know.