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November 7, 2024
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Media Encoder Extrememly slow to render since new update v25

  • November 7, 2024
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Hello, I recently updated the new version v25 of media encoder and videos that usually export in a few minutes are now taking hours. I am exporting from After effects and have used the same process / settings as previous versions, so dont undertand what is going wrong. Any help would be much appreciated to resolve this.  I have attached a screenshot of a current export. Thank you.

Correct answer BCSFF

Are you using mp4 in and mp4 out?


Yep. Loading the project in AME 25 Beta now and not having the issue anymore, however I cannot send the sequences directly from PP until the update makes it to release

30 replies

New Participant
December 10, 2024

Can confirm AME v25.1 it pins the CPU at 100% but doesn't touch the GPU or th RAM, when using the built in renderer in Premiere I see GPU at 90-100% and Ram shooting up 70-80%. Mac M1 MAX, 32GB Ram, MacOS Sonoma. I used the app Stats to get this info in real time whilst rendering a 4k Timeline. AME is useless like this. 

EckiAME
Community Manager
Community Manager
December 10, 2024

What kind of source media, effects, and output format do you use? I will try to reproduce.

New Participant
December 19, 2024

I Am Having the same Slow Rendering problem in Encoder (Hardware Setting is Enabled) Output is h.264

Specs Are

5900X / 64 GB Ram / 3070Ti / NVME Drives

Butr the same project If I try to export from Adobe Premiere Pro it's fast with same above setting utlizing All GPU

Where the problem Is Media Encoder Kindly resolve the Bug & Make a good Update

 

New Participant
December 9, 2024

Same problem here. I noticed that when rendering in Premiere Pro, it works as usual and the GPU is utilized, but when rendering in AME, it takes 5 times longer, and the GPU isn’t being used. The settings are identical, and hardware encoding is enabled.
Version 25.1, Win11, i-5 12400F, 32Gb RAM, Geforce 3060

New Participant
January 11, 2025

To solve the problem, I moved Lumetri Color from the adjustment layer to the video files. Everything started working properly right away. Apparently, the issue is related to the adjustment layer.

audcon
New Participant
February 7, 2025

This is what made the difference for me as well, Mac Studio (M2 Max, Sonoma). Also, what the heck Adobe? Premiere and Media Encoder 2025 have been such a botched update, I cannot even count the hours I had to chase mysteriously disappearing dissolves or crazy slow exports anymore. Also, it has been months since the 2025 versions were first released, this thread is 3 months old- and still nothing?

Participating Frequently
November 29, 2024

2025 UPDATES ARE A MESS!  FORCED TO USE THEM- freeze, don't finish encoding, slow, errors, using more space?! - tried to be loyal , but when you pay this much and there is SO much messed up? what is the POINT? 

 

Known Participant
November 29, 2024

Same here. 

Very slow exoprt times. 

I think i'll return to v24 for now

EckiAME
Community Manager
Community Manager
December 2, 2024

I would like to look into your issues. Do you have a sample project and comparison numbers for me? Also: what are your specs (OS, CPU, GPU, memory)?

New Participant
November 26, 2024

I'm also encountering really slow render times, such as taking 10 minutes just to create proxy file of a single 30 second clip. 

 

Exporting a finished video is taking 20-30 minutes for a bunch of single clips linked together, couple of text layers and a colour layer. Would normally take 1-2 minutes tops before this update.

 

Adobe Media Encoder 2025 / Premier Pro 2025

Windows 10

i7-10700

32GB RAM

256GB  SSD

RTX 3060 - 12GB

GPU Acceleration in use...

Participating Frequently
November 26, 2024

Same here. Adobe Encoder 2025 is an order of magnitude slower than previous iterations. Happens with any project file I've tried. Converted old ones and newly created ones.

(20+ year Premiere Editor here)

EckiAME
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 26, 2024

What are your specs (OS, CPU, GPU, memory)?

New Participant
November 24, 2024

Same problem as others users. Render really slow with Media Encoder.

 

I have notice that when I include text layers in AE, the render process in Media Encoder is really extensive.

 

I have try just with 1 video layer 1920x1080

10 minutes video

1 layer of subtitle

The render process with Media encoder 2025 is about 1 hour.

With Media Encoder 2024 4 minutes.

 

My computer:

MacStudio Apple M1 Max

32 gb RAM

MasOs Sonoma 14.5

 

Any advice?

Thanks for the support!

EckiAME
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 25, 2024

Did not repro for me in ProRes on my MacBook Pro (M1 Max). Can you share the project? I can private message you the instructions in this forum.

New Participant
November 25, 2024

Hi, thanks for answer. I have tried but company do not let me to share files.

 

Could you help me in other way?

 

Thanks

Thijs12345
New Participant
November 19, 2024

I got the same issue Rendering a 25 second video takes more then 4 minutes. While exporting the same video takes 10 seconds in Media Encoder 2024. I got Macbok pro M3 MAX 64gb RAM

EckiAME
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 21, 2024

Can you share the files? I can private message you the instructions via private message in this forum.

New Participant
November 13, 2024

I have just updated to 2025 and noticed a drastic difference in render times. I think I may stick with 2024 for now.

EckiAME
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 13, 2024

Can you share what media and presets you use, as well as your specs (OS, CPU, GPU, memory)?

New Participant
November 14, 2024

M1 Pro, 32GB Ram, macOS Sequoia, 1TB Hard drive. Not sure where I find CPU anf GPU, but I've never had an issue with the rendering speeds in 2024. 

H264, hardware encoding, 1080x1920. 

Averdahl
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 7, 2024

I noticed that you use Software Encoding and that may explain it since it is much slower than Hardware Encoding. Try to set the Performance to Hardware Encoding and see if it helps.

 

 

 

OBDDESIGNAuthor
New Participant
November 7, 2024

Thanks for your comment, i changed to Hardware, however that has not seemed to have made a difference.

Oliver
EckiAME
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 8, 2024

Can you please share your specs (OS, CPU, GPU, memory) and maybe some performance comparisons?