Export a HEVC H265 fails, special format 12032 px x 96 px at 60 fps, 20 secs
Hi everyone,
I'm facing an issue with exporting a sequence from After Effects. The requirement is to export it as an mp4 file without audio, using the H.265/HEVC codec. Additionally, the target size is 12032px x 96px, with a frame rate of 60 fps and a duration of 20 seconds, as it's intended for display on an LED strip. The predicted file size is around 20 MB, which is good.
After Effects itself doesn't support exporting an H.265 file, so I have to send it to Media Encoder.
However, every time I try to export the sequence, I encounter an error message:
Error during export Error compiling the film.
Here are the export details:
- Error during export
- Error compiling the film.
- Error during export
- Encoder could not be created.
- Writing with exporter: HEVC (H.265)
- Write to file: ....Final.mp4
- File type is written: HEVC
- To timecode: 00:00:00:00
- Component: HEVC (H.265) of type Exporter
- Selector: 9
- Error code: 3
Could the error be related to the size? Exporting at 12032px x 200px works fine, so I'm wondering if there's a minimum height requirement for HEVC encoding.
I'm exporting using these specifications.

(Apologies for this being in German, but hopefully still understandable - I've blacked out some details, like the preview.)
The system specifications:
OS: Windows 11 23H2
Build: 22631.3296
After Effects: V24.2.1 (Build 2)
Media Encoder: V24.2.1 (Build 2)
Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
