Update render paths in bulk

[Yoan Boisjoli]

Right now in After Effects, if you select a bunch of comps in the render queue and try to change their output path, only the first one updates and the rest keep their previous paths.

It’d make way more sense if selecting multiple items in the render queue and setting a new output path applied to all of them.

My current workaround is clunky: I set a path for the first comp, then go back to the project panel, select the rest, and add them again so they inherit the new path. But that shouldn’t be necessary.

This would save a ton of time when batch rendering. Especially for people exporting dozens of comps at once.

[Warren Heaton]

If the Output Module is selected in the Render Queue panel instead of just the Item, any change made to one Output To path will be applied to everything selected.

To quickly select multiple Output Modules, click on one and then shift click another to select the Output Modules between the selection.

[Yoan Boisjoli]

Warren, you just changed my life. I've been using Ae since 2008 and didn't know about this little tricky trick.. geez. Thanks a bunch !