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Media Encoder slow to export on Mac

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June 16, 2024
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My Premiere Pro Project is extremely slow on Mac when exported with Media Encoder.

Source File: 59.94FPS, 3840 x 2160 ProRes 422

Destination File: 59.94FPS, 3840 x 2160 Pro-Res 422HQ

Mac M1 Ultra 128GB Ram with 20 Cores

Media Encoder version 24.4.1

Premiere Pro version 24.4.1

Video is exporting at about 1 minute per hour.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

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Carlos Ziade

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Can you please provide more info on whether you are using any third party plugins,

or what effects are you using inside Premiere Pro? Is there nesting or adjustment layers?

Anyway try:

If your project has a lot of complex compositions or dynamic links, try using the Render and Replace function to convert these to simpler video files within Premiere Pro before exporting.

Render your timeline before exporting by going to Sequence > Render In to Out. Then, when exporting, check the option to use Previews. This can sometimes speed up the export process.

Sequence Settings -> Video Previews -> Preview File Format (set to QuickTime) -> Codec -> try ProRes,

render then export.

Check renderers in Premiere Pro and Media Encoder.

patrickh27764550Author

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The video has the following edits:

1. 15 seconds of black added in the beging and at the end with a cross disolve at both sides.

2. Fading the soind in and out at the begining and end.

3. 2 10-second long text clips added at the begining.

4. A 3rd party plug-in to add clarity to the video as an adjustment layer.

I've changed preview render codec to "Apple ProRes 422"

I'm running the "Render in to out" now. Looks like it will take over an hour.

I don't understand what you mean by "Check the renderers in Premiere Pro and Media Encoder."

(I've done similar edits before, only using a 1080 video, and it's worked much faster. I understand the 2160 is 4x as taxing on my computer, but I didn't expect it to go to 10 times as long.)

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Carlos Ziade

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OK, the offline file issue was resolved (I was using files from an external SSD). However the slow render continues on this machine only. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks

is your final exported movie gona be in that resolution?

if not and just Full HD, you can change your sequence settings to Full HD,

and encode your source footage to full HD as well...

If you are going to deliver in that same res, try to export everything without

the effect on your adjustment layer, then use that export to apply the adjustment layer

with the plugin on. Check if that speeds things up a bit...

Did you try to export directly from Premiere Pro?

Try also to reset the preferences by holding Option when Premiere Pro is launching.

And personally, I always prefer to edit on local drives and keep externals for backups only...

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