Exporting Video from After Effects

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  • Video can be exported with the After Effects Render Queue or with Adobe Media Encoder.
  • Video with a transparent layer needs to be exported with an alpha channel.

After Effects

Export with Render Queue

  1. Select the composition in the Project Window
  2. Go to File > Export > Add to Render Queue.
  3. In the Render Queue window change the Outfit Module by clicking on Lossless.
  4. For Format choose Quicktime.
  5. In Video Output set channels to RGB for regular video. For a video with an alpha channel choose RGB + Alpha.
  6. Click Format Options and choose Apple ProRes 422 (LT) for regular video and or Apple ProRes 4444 for an alpha channel.
  7. Click OK
  8. Set the out put destination by click on the composition name next to Output To. Browse to your folder and click OK
  9. Click Render in the top right corner to start to exporting the video.
  • Note: Always export the file to the local computer, watch the export and then copy your file onto the server after it is finished.