after effects import output and render settings by command line

[joseff87550360]

Hi!

I want to use aerender in docker to render multiple videos. I was able to install after effects and it works so far. But unfortunately I have a problem: I want to use a custom render- and output module template. Normally, with gui I would just import it, but I don't know if there is a command for command line to import it, so I tried an alternative:

I copied these settings:

• Adobe After Effects 15.1 Prefs-indep-output.txt

• Adobe After Effects 15.1 Prefs-indep-render.txt

from my normal computer (from path .../AppData/Adobe/After Effects/15.1) to the config folder on the docker image

But whenever I try to run aerender, I get the following error:

aerender version 15.1.1x12 After Effects warning: Invalid menu operation.

After Effects can't continue: unexpected failure during application startup

Is there any solution for this problem?

[ToolfarmJP]

Hello,

Have you read the help below to check the type of the command line?

Automated rendering and network rendering in After Effects

[joseff87550360]

Hello!

Thanks for your answer.

Yes, I have checked the help for aerender.

With "-OMtemplate" and "-RStemplate" I can only define the name of the template, but the template has to exist in after effects.

Unfortunately I can't open after effects on docker in gui, so it isn't possible for me to create the templates.

And when I copy the settings from ..../AppData/Roaming/Adobe/After Effects/15.1/..., after effects crashes.

[Zlatko27875497vvwx]

Hi @ToolfarmJP, any info about this and the Docker setup? But please don't send a link to the same document, it does not have anything in relation to Docker inside.

[hankg16728821]

Hi, we have similar requirement. Could you share your Dockerfile for building AAE ? Is your base image a Windows server 2019 image ? Thank you

[Irfan5EBE]

I too have similar requirement. Please share your Dockerfile for building AE or Premiere Pro.

[ks71533481]

I know this post is few years old now. But I am trying to install AE in a docker image. Can you share how to do that?