Note that this file will not update in real time and the user will need to close the file and reopen it to update the progress of the job. Inside this file a frame by frame render information is listed. Sending a Project to the Server for renderġ.) Select to Compositions > Add to render queueģ.) Configure the output format of your project in the render queue optionsĥ.) Choose File > Dependancies > Collect FilesĦ.) Choose “Queued comps only” from the “Collect files from” Drop-down menu at the top of theħ.) Select “Change output destination” and leave the default setting in placeĨ.) Select the “Collect Files” option, and choose to collect the files to the root of your AE RenderĬurrently the user may monitor the render by mounting the AE render space on their workstation and checking the following file (the XXX’s represent a time and date code when the file was submitted):ĪE PROJECT NAME/AE PROJECT NAME.aep Logs/AE XX-XX-XXXX X-XX-XX XM.txt
Install and configure After Effects as a Render Engineġ.) Use your CD installer or Adobe Creative Cloud login to download and install a trial version of Adobe After effects on the Platform System.Ģ.) Navigate to the following folder on the C:\ of the Platform:Ĥ.) Rename the new file to the following name:ĥ.) Launch After Effects and confirm that the splash screen prominently says “Render Engine” below the After Effects title.Ħ.) Reboot the Platform Server (this is required for the Platform to acknowledge the presence of the software).Ĭonvert a Platform Space into an AE Render SpaceĢ.) Create a new Platform Space that will act as your Render Space.ģ.) In the Platform Spaces screen, choose the “options” button of the new Platform Space andĤ.) Confirm that the new space now displays “AE” in the Type column.ģ.) Double click on the Newly created AE Render Space to mount it to your workstation Platform software is capable of utilizing the Render Engine mode of Adobe After Effects CS6, CC, and CC2014 to locally render After Effects Project files sent to the unit by connected workstations. When you solo a layer, you hide the other layers of that type. Soloing is when you isolate one or more layers from previewing, animating, or rendering into a final project.
Solo Switches: Renders the current preview or turns off the solo feature. While I dont think u can render with GPU in AE - you can select 'Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue' in the Composition menu or CTRL+ALT+M to send your comp to Media Encoder and use that to render via CUDA. This document describes the procedure to be used when performing the initial installation and configuration of the AE render module. Effects: Turn on will render the effects in the composition while turn off will exclude them.