Overwrite file command not adhered to.

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
July 25, 2022
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When I send any file to the queue from Pr or AE after I specifically told the programme the file needs to be replaced, Media Encoder does not respect that decision and adds "_1" behind the chosen file name for a newly created video file.

How can I tell Media Encoder to stop doing this?

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Falk2000

Participating Frequently

Same here, extremly annoying.

Kris Hunt

Legend

I just encountered this bug as well. Turning off the increment option results in the export failing. I'm on a Mac using Premiere Pro 24.5.0.

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David Arbor

Inspiring

There's an option in the AME prefs under General > Output called "Increment output file name if file with same name exists." Uncheck this and you should be good.

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ricar2

Known Participant

Hi David. When I use this option, ME usually fail to render. Might be a windows permition thing, is there a way to force it to always overwrite the prev version?

LittleGreenDog

Participating Frequently

Tks for letting me know, I might be cursed haha. I'll keep messing over here and try to figure out what's up.

Sorry, I know this is an old thread, but I can confirm this exact issue is happening in Media Encoder 2024. It will not overwrite an existing file. It either creates an incremental save when the option is enabled, or it fails when the option is disabled.

It's been very frustrating because I have to be sure to delete existing files every time I run the batch.

D.R. Greenlaw - Artist/Partner, Little Green Dog | (Formerly Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation)

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