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April 24, 2018
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aep to mp4

  • April 24, 2018
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I bought a pack which has like 500 after effects in it for video editing. Now I have to convert these files (.aep) in mp4 so I can work with them.

How can I do that ?

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    Community Expert
    April 25, 2018

    you can select all of them, the same way I showed you with a single one in my video,

    but select all of them holding shift key, set the format to H.264 if you want them all mp4

    and set the output location of any of the selected, it will apply to all selection...

    you need to do this method, because don't forget that you need to set 2 things :

    1. Format

    2. Destination

    Participating Frequently
    April 25, 2018

    I figured it out now and yes it's really simple.. if you are familiar with the program

    thank you carlosz

    Roland Kahlenberg
    Legend
    April 25, 2018

    AME's Preference Dialog has an option to always save to a specific folder - use it before sending any AEPs/Compositions to AME.

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    Community Expert
    April 25, 2018

    following the video I sent you, when you are in Media Encoder, click on the blue line below

    'Output File' and you will be able to save in the destination you choose, do not go to file

    save and search for save as ... just click on the play button I demonstrated

    choose only the effects you think you will use in your current project, you are dealing

    with 500 effects here

    Participating Frequently
    April 25, 2018

    Gutterfish read my question. If you have read it, read once more.

    Now you should know that I must change 500 effects . Your video shows how to do it with a single file. I already knew how that works.

    I don't want to save each file individually. I want to specify 1 folder.

    carlosz I need all of them.

    Community Expert
    April 25, 2018

    Then follow what Gutterfish told you to do

    Participating Frequently
    April 25, 2018

    Thanks for the answers but I have a big problem.

    If i put it into ame it all extracts into my Temp folder (C:) but I have no space for that. So it fails all the time...

    And I cant change the extract path... so depressing

    Why isn't there a Button which says "save to" so you can choose your destination folder ? I have 4 tb free on E driver...

    I just want to get these aep files converted into mp4 and on my E driver...

    Pls help how can I change extract folder?

    All I see is Watch folder and stuff like that.

    P.M.B
    Legend
    April 25, 2018

    niggofeast  wrote

    Thanks for the answers but I have a big problem.

    If i put it into ame it all extracts into my Temp folder (C:) but I have no space for that. So it fails all the time...

    And I cant change the extract path... so depressing

    Why isn't there a Button which says "save to" so you can choose your destination folder ? I have 4 tb free on E driver...

    I just want to get these aep files converted into mp4 and on my E driver...

    Pls help how can I change extract folder?

    All I see is Watch folder and stuff like that.

    It's obvious that you brought this huge pack of AE files having never used After Effects.  What were you expecting?

    You're just opening these programs with no instruction and asking "why wont it do this?  How do I do that?"

    I might be the only person here compassionate enough to tell you what a fool you're being.

    Adobe has tutorials on how to get started with all their programs.

    I think you should have some respect for others (as well as for yourself) and take a few hours to learn the most very basics...like how to save a file.

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    ~Gutterfish
    Participating Frequently
    April 25, 2018

    No you're wrong. I just need AME to get the mp4 files so i can work with them.

    apparently AME is the only software which can change aep to mp4.

    As soon as I have my files i will uninstall AE, AME...

    I have other programs I work with.

    Community Expert
    April 24, 2018

    Hi

    Put them all in the Queue Render and leave them a whole night exporting. Do not do it one by one because it will take you a long time.

    Regards!

    Byron.
    Community Expert
    April 24, 2018

    so the pack must be constructed that each effect is a composition by itself

    you have to send each composition to Adobe Media Encoder as in the video

    that shows you a trick to export mp4 (H.264 or whatever)

    https://vimeo.com/266378774

    Participating Frequently
    April 24, 2018

    Do I have to do this with each file ? this would take hours

    Community Expert
    April 24, 2018

    usually those packs are designed so that you export the ones you need for your project

    it is not logical that you will use all 500 in a single project, so as byroncortezh​ mentioned

    put the ones you think you will use or all of them if you like on Media Encoder, not the render queue

    to get mp4 export as I explained in the video