Generate wmv file from after effects

[NormBrown]

I have one AE project that will not generate a WMV file in Adobe Media Encoder. The file should be 2.5 minutes long but Media encoder quits after 18 seconds, and indicates it has generated the file. See below.

12/24/2017 04:48:24 PM : Queue Started

- Source File: D:\Videos\Dave & Sherri Movies\After Effects\Introduction\Rehersal_AME\tmpAEtoAMEProject-Rehersal Party4.aep

- Output File: D:\Videos\Dave & Sherri Movies\After Effects\Introduction\Rehersal_AME\Rehersal Party_3.wmv

- Preset Used: HD 1080p 29.97

- Video: 1920x1080 (1.0), 29.97 fps, Progressive, 00:00:11:27

- Audio: Windows Media Audio 10 Professional, 44100 Hz, Stereo, 24 bit

- Bitrate: VBR, 2 pass Constrained, Avg 8000.00 kbps

- Encoding Time: 00:00:18

12/24/2017 04:48:47 PM : File Successfully Encoded

12/24/2017 04:48:48 PM : Queue Stopped

I can generate other files from AE with media encoder and have no problems.

I am on the most current version of Windows 10, media encoder, and After Effects.

Any help would be appreciated.

Norm Brown

[Mylenium]

Without more details about the project nobody will be able to tel lyou why it may or may not render. That said, nothing stops you from pre-rendering to another format directly from AE liek a PNG sequence or whatever. Presumably it's simply a feature or an effect that doesn't work reliably in AME, but it may be totalyl fine when using the direct approach.

Mylenium

[NormBrown]

I would like to know what information I would have to provide to resolve this problem.

If I create a PNG sequence then I would convert it to WMV? is that the idea and what is the sequence of steps.

Norm

[NormBrown]

Hi

I have tried to use PNG to generate a file and I get this error message.

12/26/2017 10:04:45 AM : Encoding Failed

------------------------------------------------------------

Export Error

Error compiling movie.

Render Error

Render returned error.

Writing with exporter:

PNG

Writing to file: D:\Videos\Dave & Sherri Movies\After Effects\Introduction\Rehersal_AME\Rehersal

Party.png

Around timecode: 00:00:00:02

Rendering at offset: 0.033 seconds

Component: PNG of type Exporter

Selector: 9

Error code: -1609629695

------------------------------------------------------------

Not the same as first reported, but I still cannot generate m ovie.

Norm Brown

[Roland Kahlenberg]

I've not done WMV for a long whiie but I notice the audio settings are awkward. Try changing it to 48 KhZ and 16 bits and choose Mono - jus tto save a bit more bandwidth as I see your video is set to a lowly 8Mbps and you might be looking to minimize file size.

[NormBrown]

Here is the information about a frame that will not generate. Media encoder completes in a few seconds and produces no output but flags the status as done with a green arrow. This did work several years ago in aftereffects.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Norm

Adobe After Effects 8.0 Keyframe Data

    Units Per Second    29.97

    Source Width    4320

    Source Height    3240

    Source Pixel Aspect Ratio    1

    Comp Pixel Aspect Ratio    1

Effects    Slide Master Control #1    Transition Completion #2

    Frame    percent   

    151    0   

    181.02    100   

    301    100   

    330    0   

Effects    Slide Master Control #1    reverse direction #3

    Frame       

        0   

Effects    Transform #2    Anchor Point #2

    Frame    X pixels    Y pixels   

        0    0   

Expression Data

[thisLayer.width/2, thisLayer.height/2]

End of Expression Data

Effects    Transform #2    Position #3

    Frame    X pixels    Y pixels   

        0    0   

Expression Data

transComplete = effect("Slide Master Control")("Transition Completion");

flightWarp = linear(transComplete, 0, 100, 0, Math.PI)

yOffset = Math.sin(flightWarp) * thisLayer.height/2;

if (effect("Slide Master Control")("reverse direction") == true)

     {startPos = thisLayer.width}

else

     {startPos = 0};

newY = linear(transComplete, 0, 100, 0, thisLayer.height/2 + yOffset);

newX = linear(transComplete, 0, 100, startPos, thisLayer.width/2);

[newX, newY]

End of Expression Data

Effects    Transform #2    Uniform Scale #4

    Frame       

        1   

Effects    Transform #2    Scale Height #5

    Frame       

        100   

Expression Data

transComplete = effect("Slide Master Control")("Transition Completion");

linear(transComplete, 0, 100, 0, 100)

End of Expression Data

Effects    Transform #2    Skew #7

    Frame       

        0   

Effects    Transform #2    Skew Axis #8

    Frame    degrees   

        0   

Effects    Transform #2    Rotation #9

    Frame    degrees   

        0   

Effects    Transform #2    Opacity #10

    Frame       

        100   

Effects    Transform #2    Use Composition’s Shutter Angle #11

    Frame       

        1   

Effects    Transform #2    Shutter Angle #12

    Frame       

        0   

Effects    Transform #2    Sampling #13

    Frame       

        1   

Effects    Transform #2    Compositing Options #15    Effect Opacity

    Frame    percent   

        100   

Transform    Scale

    Frame    X percent    Y percent    Z percent   

        27    27    96.4286   

Transform    Anchor Point

    Frame    X pixels    Y pixels    Z pixels   

        2160    1620    0   

Transform    Position

    Frame    X pixels    Y pixels    Z pixels   

        960    540    0   

Transform    Rotation

    Frame    degrees   

        0   

Transform    Opacity

    Frame    percent   

        100   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Altitude

    Frame    degrees   

        35   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Highlight Opacity

    Frame    percent   

        75   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Soften

    Frame       

        0   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Style

    Frame       

        3   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Technique

    Frame       

        2   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Angle

    Frame    degrees   

        120   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Highlight Mode

    Frame       

        11   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Depth

    Frame    percent   

        100   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Highlight Color

    Frame    alpha     red     green     blue    

        255    245    234.431    234.431   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Direction

    Frame       

        1   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Size

    Frame       

        36   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Use Global Light

    Frame       

        0   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Shadow Opacity

    Frame    percent   

        75   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Shadow Mode

    Frame       

        18   

Layer Styles    Bevel and Emboss    Shadow Color

    Frame    alpha     red     green     blue    

        255    246    238.282    238.282   

Layer Styles    Stroke    Blend Mode

    Frame       

        1   

Layer Styles    Stroke    Color

    Frame    alpha     red     green     blue    

        255    72    94    205   

Layer Styles    Stroke    Position

    Frame       

        1   

Layer Styles    Stroke    Size

    Frame       

        50   

Layer Styles    Stroke    Opacity

    Frame    percent   

        100   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Global Light Angle

    Frame    degrees   

        120   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Advanced Blending    Use Blend Ranges from Source

    Frame       

        1   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Advanced Blending    Fill Opacity

    Frame    percent   

        100   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Advanced Blending    Blend Interior Styles as Group

    Frame       

        0   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Advanced Blending    Green

    Frame       

        1   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Advanced Blending    Red

    Frame       

        1   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Advanced Blending    Blue

    Frame       

        1   

Layer Styles    Blending Options    Global Light Altitude

    Frame    degrees   

        30   

End of Keyframe Data

[Dave_LaRonde]

Have you said to yourself, "Screw AME!  I'm using the AE Render Queue to make a lossless file!"?  Which then is used in AME?

Have you considered you may have a corrupted file in your comp?  It happens....

[NormBrown · Accepted solution]

I have used AE render  to create an avi file then used media encoder to create a wmv file. This solution works but shouldn't be necessary. There must be bugs in media encoder.

Thanks for the hint Dave.

I should try to submit this problem to Adobe.

Norm