AERender processes used to close themselves, now they stay open and tie up RAM?

[Clint Porter]

I've been background rendering in AE for many years by using the following script as a Mac droplet. I've noticed after the most recent AE update that these processes stay open after the render finishes now, and continue to gobble up RAM until I kill them in Activity Monitor.

I don't really understand to code that well; I just update it every year as Adobe changes the application path. Is there something that I should change in it to tell AERender to shut down after rendering?

Thanks!

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	<string>2</string>
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					<string>on run {input, parameters}
	tell application "Terminal"
		activate
		do script with command "/Applications/Adobe\\ After\\ Effects\\ 2020/aerender -sound \"ON\" -continueOnMissingFootage -project " &amp; "\"" &amp; input &amp; "\""
	end tell
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	(* Your script goes here *)
	
	return input
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[Clint Porter · Accepted solution]

Starting last week or so, possibly after an AE point update, this behavoir has stopped for me and things have returned to normal. Woohoo!

[Rick Gerard]

Personally, I prefer to use Render Garden. I own several BG rendering apps but RG is the fastest by far, the easiest. to manage, allows me to continue using AE while rendering, and gives me a mezzanine format digital intermediate and an MP4 for the client to review at the same time. It paid for itself on the first day.

[Clint Porter]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[nicholash68515175]

Interested in solution as well!