Can't EXPORT! "Rendering Required Audio Files"

[Ryan25575726vb6c]

I have a 1 minute video project. When I go to export it, it says "Rendering Required Audio Files" at 0%. I waited about 10 minutes and it was still at 0%

I have the original audio file and also an mp3 song for background music on this short and simple project. I tried converting it to a song to a WAV file but that didn't make a difference. Also my C and D drive are not close to being full, if that makes any difference.

I tried exporting the project without the music audio in it and it said the same thing. I then tried to export the project with out the original audio and then another time with no audio and the "Rendering Required Audio Files" still showed up and wouldn't export.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Ryan

[KANTON]

Hello everyone, I'm sorry if the text is a bit confusing, I'm using the translator because I only understand Portuguese.

I would like to say that I believe I have found the solution, so I came to share it with you.

Here the only thing that worked was to downgrade, that is, to install an older version of Premiere. I was using version 23.4, I made the option to go back to version 22.2 and it seems to have solved it.

Hope it works for you!

I uploaded the project to this site to get an older version.

downgrader.elements.tv

[jasonl75293308]

I'm having the same issues, When I try to export I end up getting 0% on rendered Audio files. And it sits there at 0% until I finally give up. Really need a fix for it.

[Michael Grenadier]

Had a similar problem on a complex documentary project.  The solution was to go thru the timeline and making sure all audio clips had waveforms.  If not, did a render and replace.  If that didn't work (with a audio clip with a waveform) , had to dig in to the source files and figure out what the problem was.  If render and replace doesn't solve the problem, post back and we'll dig into what's going on.

[blakejarvis]

You're my hero on this. Been helping us out for months! Just had this problem today. Anamorphic footage, music downloaded from Youtube to MP3 website (maybe it was too sketchy). Sent to media encoded and it was fine, but definitely want to try the render and replace

[bluck32]

I was having the same problem, but with a 25 minute webinar recording I put together. No matter what I did, the program stalled on the "rendering required audio files." In the end, all it too was some patience. I had to wait more than five minutes before the "Rendering Required Audio Files" changed to "Encoding Sequence". It never showed anything but 0% progress. But it worked. 

[Andrew31436408c4la]

Send to Media Encoder.

[Zavarykin]

Convert wav's to 48khz with something like audacity and then replace your audios with 48khz versions - worked fo my 96khz files

[Nicholas Wenck]

SOLVED - I checked all my .wav and .mp3 files and noticed that my interview files were recorded at 96000Hz. I went into my Sequence Settings and changed from 48000Hz to 96000Hz and I was able to export.

Nick

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[Michael Grenadier]

Thanks for posting your solution, however, Unless there's a reason to maintain the 96k sampling, you'd be better off setting your sequence audio to 48k 16 bit (which is the standard video format for the most part) and transcoding your all your material to that format...  And mp3's are not ideal for editing... so transcodoing to an uncompressed format like aiff or wav is usually a good idea.    If you follow this workflow, you can avoid issues down the road...  If you have delivery specs calling for 96k, that's another story.

[OraChaya]

This worked for me!!!! Thank you SO much! 

My clients audio file was recorded at 44100Hz, and the Sequence Settings were set to 48000Hz, once I changed the Sequence Settings to match 44100Hz, it worked!

Export speeds were typical times for me, about 20mins for 1.5hrs of footage. 

[AndrewTheGreat]

Premiere Pro 2024. I mixed sequence consisting from all kinds af footage (a Sony camera, an IProne, a DJI cam, footage from Storyblocks, different audio effects from the Internet and plugin packs). The Audio converting still takes place at the beginning of the Render process but it ends fairly quickly and then the render itself starts. So guys update. 

[Romy2746388093lz]

Hi folks, I had this same issue and tried everything in the thread but none of it worked. Even put my project files on a hard drive and took it to a more powerful desktop at my uni to try to export it there but same problem. Here was the stupidly simple solution:

one of the audio tracks (one out of hundreds) I had adjusted in the essential sound levels to enhance speach/clarity. I had actually already disabled this adjustment in effect controls, but it was still there. After re-enabling the adjustment, and then deleting it altogether (rather than just disabling it) I was able to export with no issues.

To recap — my issue may be different from others but it had nothing to do with sequence settings, or .mp3 files which I have several of on my timeline, just that a disabled clarity adjustment confused premier when it was exporting and deleting the adjustment entirely solved the problem. hope this helps anyone with a similar issue.

[Michael Grenadier]

thanks for posting your solution.  As big a pain as it may have been, going thru your timeline and checking each audio clip is sometimes necessary to get over the hump...  As anyone can see reviewing this thread, there can be many causes to these problems...  Minimally I strongly recommend making sure all your sources are uncompressed audio and that sampling rate and bit depth are uniform and match the sequence settings...  I have never had this sort of problem working on my own projects.  The incident I mentioned in my post earlier in this thread was when I was working as post supervisor on an extensive documentary project with a "director/editor" who couldn't cut his way out of.a brown paper bag..  

[Amiable_Flower16B8]

This was my issue thanks for helping me figure it out!

[krystlep43735451]

You'll see a x sign in the audio, it's trying to render it. NOt sure why that's happening. I just updated my premiere and this happened but I noticed that there's that rendering on the audio in the sequence. Just click the x sign. It should work after that. 🙂

[Ezad]

SOLUTION: It's so simple. Select everything in the timeline (CTRL+A) and then press "Sequence->Render audio"
It'll take a bit to render only the audio files alone and then it's fixed!
Another fix that I recommend if this one doesn't work is that you should change the sequence settings so it matches the HZ of the audio files your working on. If the audio files are for example 3200HZ, you should change the audio HZ in sequence settings higher than that.

[Michael Grenadier]

Industry standard audio for video is 48k...  So probably a good idea to use that rather than 32k...  And always a good idea to make sure the sampling rate of all audio matches that of the sequence....  

[brianschornberg]

Ran into this same problem this evening and tried everything in this thread. Including rendering audio, deleting media cache, copying into a new project, removing mp3s, changing audio hz. FINALLY found the issue: I had one tiny clip that had essential audio enhanced and even though it was muted in the final run, premiere couldn't render that clip for whatever reason. Removed essential audio fx and it worked. So double check ALL of the little audio clips and make sure none are stucking queueing something that will never happen.

[AndrewTheGreat]

Never thought I'd see this problem again... But, here it is in version 25.1:

It stays like this for 2-3 minutes in a short 1 minute project for the social. 

There's just these several mp3s and a voiceover done in Premiere pro, the yellowish one is a music track:

Haven't had a big project yet, so I'm within temptation of an hour wait...

It's a freshly installed Premiere Pro on a freshly installed Windows by the way.

[Michael Grenadier]

try transcoding mp3's to 48k 16 bit aiffs and see if that helps.   

[AndrewTheGreat]

It will help, sure of that, but it's nonsense if I'll have to transcode every audio I use in my projects... Didn't have this thing since 24.6.3

[Michael Grenadier]

MP3s are heavily compressed and not an ideal format for editing.
Transcoding and relinking to the aiffs will be very fast. It’s about
keeping working. Bwdik

[AndrewTheGreat]

DaVinchi Resolve, Vegas Pro or Final Cut have no problems with rendering heavily compressed mp3s, checked it. Premiere Pro 24.6.3-25.0 were in the same league. But once something happened...

[brianschornberg]

If it’s a new installation on a new computer, be sure to download the
essential sound tools (needs to be downloaded separately). If you have any
applied to your audio clips it but the tools aren’t downloaded , it can’t
export and will just stall there.
Not sure why they have to be downloaded separately, but this happened to me
recently on a fresh install.

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[phozee]

Found an ACTUAL fix!  Make sure the refresh rate (i.e. 48000Hz) matches between your audio file(s) and your sequence settings.

Right click your audio and check the HZ (ex: 32000 hz). Then go to sequence -> sequence settings and make sure the sample rate matches.