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MG6473
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February 6, 2022
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Media Encoder Won't Connect to After Effects Project File

  • February 6, 2022
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Hi all!

 

Recently I've been having an issue with my Media Encoder not connecting to an After Effects file that I try to export. I've done some digging on this and found that I should try uninstalling and reinstalling the software. Unfortunately, that didn't fix the issue. This has happened to me in before in the past month and reinstalling worked, but this time it did not. Can someone please give me some pointers if this has happened to you and you've managed to fix it?

 

Thanks so much!

Correct answer jimbo higgs

Wasn't able to get it connected but found a work-around that seems to work fine. By going into Media Encoder>File>Add After Effects Composition I was able to get my stuff rendered manually through there. Hope this helps anyone, God bless

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anniec1
New Participant
August 24, 2024

I had the same problem others had here but I fixed it by making sure I had the same versions of AE and ME. I use the 23.6.9 version of AE because I want the white interface, so I installed the 2023 version of ME (instead of the 2024 v) and it fixed the issue. Good luck all! 

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    jimbo higgsCorrect answer
    New Participant
    May 2, 2024

    Wasn't able to get it connected but found a work-around that seems to work fine. By going into Media Encoder>File>Add After Effects Composition I was able to get my stuff rendered manually through there. Hope this helps anyone, God bless

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    dkauha
    New Participant
    April 10, 2024

    I just fixed this same issue after months of wracking my brain: ME wouldn't import any files from AfterEffects.

    The problem was solved when I went into a font management app called Connect Fonts (it used to be Extensis Suitcase Fusion), and I turned off the Adobe AE plug-ins in its plug-in manager. I closed Connect Fonts, and now ME works as expected. Whew!

    So check any of your third-party apps if there are any plug-ins that are interfering with AE and ME working properly. 

    Dan69gp
    Dan69gp
    Participating Frequently
    October 9, 2023

    To anyone still struggling with all the mentioned possible solutions, still not working, for me the fix was something you wouldn't expect. If you are using multiple screens, in my instance, using the default layout will hide the Queue of projects to be rendered. So you can add render to the queue using ME and it will appear as if nothing is happening, but in actuality, it's all there, you need to change the default workspace at the top, to something else, and it will suddenly refresh to the correct layout with the queued projects listed. 

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      jingdog
      New Participant
      February 29, 2024

      YOU ARE A GENIUS. 

      This worked for me after hours of uninstalling/reinstalling/swearing heavily.

      Turns out it's a very simple fix. Thank you so much!

       

        Dan69gp
        Dan69gp
        Participating Frequently
        February 29, 2024

        Glad it helped XD

        I suspect it could be driver related issue or is an actual bug that Adobe hasn't made a priority yet. 

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        HugoSafatle
        New Participant
        February 8, 2022

        Hello I'm experiencing the same problem? Has anyone found a solution yet?

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          MG6473Author
          New Participant
          February 9, 2022

          It looks like they're released an update. I'm installing it right now. Hopefully it fixes the problem!

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          Иван5CDC
          New Participant
          February 9, 2022

          Hi! Please, tell me, did you find a solution of this problem?

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          Иван5CDC
          New Participant
          February 7, 2022

          Hello! I have the same issue with my Media Encoder. Media Encoder doesn`t connect to After Effects files (I have version 22.1.1 installed for both AE and ME). Please, help me

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            Community Manager
            Sumeet Kumar ChoubeyCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            February 6, 2022

            Hi there,

             

            We're sorry about the poor experience. We can get this checked. Please let us know the exact version of Media Encoder & After Effects installed on your computer. Also, are you experiencing this issue with any specific comp/project or all of them?

             

            Thanks,
            Sumeet

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            MG6473Author
            New Participant
            February 7, 2022

            Hello! 

            I have version 22.1.1 installed for both After Effects and Media Encoder. The problem is with every project I try to export. 

             

            Thank you so much for your help!

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            waveformstudio
            New Participant
            February 6, 2022

            I have the exact same issue, so my only help will consist of reporting this is not an isolated case, and add my own experiences to it.

            So, same issue:

            • When exporting through Media Encoder in After Effects, nothing happens: no error message, just nothing at all.
            • When trying to export a aep file through ME directly, ME tells me After Effects 2022 is not installed

            Things I tried:

            • Uninstalling and re-installing both ME and AE
            • Removing all my settings and user folders and again uninstalling/re-installing
            • Installing older versions (making sure to keep AE and ME in sync). I tried three or four version going back to early 2021

            Nothing seems to work. I pray an update will fix this soon because I need to do some complex batch exporting on my main machine that has the problem and is now basically unusable for this purpose.

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              daniel224225345ug4
              New Participant
              February 11, 2022

              Estou com mesmo problema, fiz exatamente as mesmas coisas, mas mesmo depois de atualizar tanto o after como  o ME, nada acontece.

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