I've attempted to export a 7-hr long video 7 times in the last 9 days, EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS FROZEN around the 2hrs remaining mark. Encoding just stops and the spinning wheel reveals whenever I drag the cursor to the Media Encoder window.
((FYI -I've exported 20hr long videos using the exact same settings this year without ANY issues)).
TImeline is ALL footage from my Sony a7s3 cameras.
NO third party plugins used anywhere in the timeline.
NO effects used, aside from the "cross dissolve" video transition.
Timeline preview plays without issue and scrubbing through the timeline does not freeze at all.
I've tried exporting using Media Encoder -Failed. I've tried exporting directly from PP -failed.
I've tried exporting using different export settings via a "built in" preset -failed.
I"ve tried exporting in 2hr segments -failed.
My machine:
m1 max
64GB
4TB HDD
Export Settings:
HEVC (h.265)
4K
High
Main 10
VBR 45
I just finished updating my MacOS.
Uninstalled then reinstalled PremPro and Media Encoder.
Each "estimated export time" for the full 7 hr video is around 15 hours... and each failed attempt at exporting has frozen after encoding for 12-14 hours.
My project is now nearly 10 days late.
At this point, not only do I want to scream, but I am 100% certain that I will be leaving Adobe after I figure out how to finally finish this project.
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ADOBE MESSING WITH MY LIFE.
The client is just as frustrated as I am.
Please do not waste my time with a page -long lesson about something that is irrelevant towards solving this export problem.
I just cannot do this anymore. This suite of "products" is unreliable, expensive, and the company is 100% untrustworthy. I would not be surprised at all if the solution to my problem is behind a paywall.