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| While you're at it, get the "Queue Work Area" script. It lets you set multiple Work Area ranges in your timeline as individual render items. Incredibly useful. http://aescripts.com/queue-work-area/ Robert W. Walker Los Angeles > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [AE] Render queue issue > From: Robert Kjettrup <robert@stvmayday.dk> > Date: Sat, February 02, 2013 6:04 pm > To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> > > > The easiest way to do it with standard AE tools, is the way Phil describes, > delete the frames you want to overwrite and set it to "skip existing > frames". > > But if you render seqences alot, like i do, then get the BG Renderer script > from aescripts.com. With this i just set the job up in the Render Queue and > launch several instances of the BG Render to overwrite the segments of the > sequence, one at a time changing the workarea in/out. > Launching several aerender processes ofcourse make them each load the > project, and you can get into RAM shortage or they will fight over CPU > resources if it is a heavy project. But it is a workflow i use alot, since > i can set at segement up to render while i keep working on another part of > the timeline. > If you have fast CPUs and plenty of ram, you will love this :-) > > There even is a demo version of the script that i think is full functional > for a few days/weeks. > > - Robert > > > 2013/2/2 Phil Spitler <phil@bonfirelabs.com> > > > Yup > > delete the bad files from your drive then click the "skip existing frames" > > button in the render settings. > > > > Set the range to be from 0-5000 and AE will only render the missing frames. > > > > Sounds like this is just what you need. > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > *Phil Spitler* | Creative Technologist | *Bonfire Labs* | t : > > 415.394.8200 m : 415.571.3139 > > > > Website <http://bonfirelabs.com/> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/bonfirelabs>| > > LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/235257?trk=tyah> > > > > On Feb 2, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Elliot Steele wrote: > > > > Right chaps/chapesses, this is something that has been bugging me for > > ages & I’m pretty sure I’m just missing something obvious... > > > > Example: > > I have a comp which is 5000 frames long. > > I’ve already rendered this to a folder as sequential tiffs. > > I need to change various parts of the comp & re-render the frames which > > are different. > > For example frame 0-750, 1250-2500 & 4000-5000. > > I set up 3 render jobs, one for each chunk of files, however AE won’t let > > me set of the queue & go to bed & gives me the message *“the name of the > > selected output module is already in use. please choose another name.”*which I can’t because all the files have to have the same names. > > > > I’m currently having to wait for each part to finish before submitting the > > next job, which is a bit of a pain as I want to go & watch telly. > > > > Is there any solution to this, just using the render queue (without > > net-rendering, command-line rendering etc.)? > > > > Many thanks in advance! > > > > Cheers > > > > Elliot > > > > > > |
