Comments on: BG Renderer http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/ A useful collection of scripts for Adobe After Effects Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:46:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30905 Lloyd Alvarez Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:39:25 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30905 Yes, as long as you have the ram (min 2.5GB per process) you can have as many instances og BG Renderer as you want. Yes, as long as you have the ram (min 2.5GB per process) you can have as many instances og BG Renderer as you want.

]]> By: G. http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30897 G. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:39:41 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30897 hello, great script :) is possible to create a queue of another render, opening another comp after the first render is started? because anytime I hit the render button there is an instance if background render how sucks out my little - 2gb :( - ram - hello,

great script :)

is possible to create a queue of another render, opening another comp after the first render is started? because anytime I hit the render button there is an instance if background render how sucks out my little – 2gb :( – ram -

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30722 Lloyd Alvarez Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:16:17 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30722 Unfortunately not, this is a limitation of aerender. Please feature request it from Adobe: http://adobe.com/go/wish/ Unfortunately not, this is a limitation of aerender. Please feature request it from Adobe: http://adobe.com/go/wish/

]]> By: Andrew http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30721 Andrew Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:14:35 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30721 Definitely helps, thanks! One more question, and I think I know the answer, but I didn't see it specifically mentioned above. Does BG Render work with Throttle? It seems like it does from using it earlier, but if I spawn a second instance with MP turned off through Throttle could I have the first instance using 4 cores and second using only 1? I have an 8-core machine with 18GB of RAM. Definitely helps, thanks!

One more question, and I think I know the answer, but I didn’t see it specifically mentioned above. Does BG Render work with Throttle? It seems like it does from using it earlier, but if I spawn a second instance with MP turned off through Throttle could I have the first instance using 4 cores and second using only 1? I have an 8-core machine with 18GB of RAM.

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30710 Lloyd Alvarez Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:05 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30710 When you launch a BG Render your project is saved then opened in the terminal through aerender. You can then continue working on your project and any changes after the save won't be reflected in the background render. One thing to note is be careful not to save your project again until the BG Render has started. One thing I do for example is to create versions I launch a BG Render, wait for it to start, make changes to the project for the next version launch the BG Render again and repeat until I've saturated the number of BG Render instances my amount of RAM can support. I try to have at least 2.5GB of RAM per process plus 2.5GB for the system and 2.5GB for the main AE app. For example on a machine with 20GB of RAM I can launch 6 BG Renders, but make sure you don't have any other apps running as these will require RAM as well. Hope that helps. When you launch a BG Render your project is saved then opened in the terminal through aerender. You can then continue working on your project and any changes after the save won’t be reflected in the background render. One thing to note is be careful not to save your project again until the BG Render has started. One thing I do for example is to create versions I launch a BG Render, wait for it to start, make changes to the project for the next version launch the BG Render again and repeat until I’ve saturated the number of BG Render instances my amount of RAM can support. I try to have at least 2.5GB of RAM per process plus 2.5GB for the system and 2.5GB for the main AE app. For example on a machine with 20GB of RAM I can launch 6 BG Renders, but make sure you don’t have any other apps running as these will require RAM as well. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Andrew http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30709 Andrew Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:11:44 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30709 First off, great script! I'm shocked that I've waited this long to get it. I have a question about functionality though. If I have a master comp that has multiple precomps sequenced within it and I render that master comp through BG Render. If I work on the latter comps before BG Render gets to those frames, does the script render the changes I've made to those precomps? Or does the master comps get cached or something like that at the time you submit the job? Thanks again, great script! First off, great script! I’m shocked that I’ve waited this long to get it. I have a question about functionality though. If I have a master comp that has multiple precomps sequenced within it and I render that master comp through BG Render. If I work on the latter comps before BG Render gets to those frames, does the script render the changes I’ve made to those precomps? Or does the master comps get cached or something like that at the time you submit the job?

Thanks again, great script!

]]> By: bart http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30574 bart Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:11:14 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30574 thanks lloyd, sorry for the disturb. Congratulation for your beautifull animations on your website. thanks lloyd, sorry for the disturb. Congratulation for your beautifull animations on your website.

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30452 Lloyd Alvarez Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:47:27 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30452 http://aescripts.com/faq/force-after-effects-to-run-in-english/ http://aescripts.com/faq/force-after-effects-to-run-in-english/

]]> By: bart http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-30442 bart Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:49 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-30442 Hi Lloyd, I download your script who seems verry nice, but after trying it and seeing that it didn't works, I saw that it would not work on my french AE cs4 version. Can you please tell me how to launch AE in english (on a PC) ? Thanks for the answer, and sorry for my poor english. Hi Lloyd, I download your script who seems verry nice, but after trying it and seeing that it didn’t works, I saw that it would not work on my french AE cs4 version. Can you please tell me how to launch AE in english (on a PC) ?
Thanks for the answer, and sorry for my poor english.

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-27647 Lloyd Alvarez Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:43:01 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-27647 Please do, it is impossible for me to test in every scenario so if you are having trouble I will do what I can to try and fix it. Just so you know 99% of the reported problems have to do with illegal characters such as accented letters in the project name or path. Please do, it is impossible for me to test in every scenario so if you are having trouble I will do what I can to try and fix it. Just so you know 99% of the reported problems have to do with illegal characters such as accented letters in the project name or path.

]]> By: vince© http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-27645 vince© Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:58:40 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-27645 thanks for your answer .. The script never worked..i have to try instaling a newer version of AE ...it's my last chance i'll keep you informed .. thanks again thanks for your answer ..
The script never worked..i have to try instaling a newer version of AE …it’s my last chance
i’ll keep you informed ..
thanks again

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-27522 Lloyd Alvarez Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:28:54 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-27522 Has the script worked at all or is this the first time you are trying it? Make sure that you project name and path does not have any illegal characters like accents. Lastly, I would highly recommend you upgrade to AE v9.0.2 Has the script worked at all or is this the first time you are trying it? Make sure that you project name and path does not have any illegal characters like accents. Lastly, I would highly recommend you upgrade to AE v9.0.2

]]> By: vince© http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-27521 vince© Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:19:45 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-27521 Hi, and sorry for my poor english !!! I have problems running Backgroung Render CS4 on my PC (a simple Quad core/XP/4gb). As i launch BG RENDER, the terminal windows opens but nothing happens !!! arghhh! It only shut down after a while...i tried with different names for the comp and still nothing !! only this messsage in the terminal wiondow "ae render version 9.0x346 ..." and nothing else !!!!! another Windows OS surprise ??? Thanks for help :) i really need this script working ! Hi, and sorry for my poor english !!!
I have problems running Backgroung Render CS4 on my PC (a simple Quad core/XP/4gb).
As i launch BG RENDER, the terminal windows opens but nothing happens !!! arghhh!
It only shut down after a while…i tried with different names for the comp and still nothing !! only this messsage in the terminal wiondow “ae render version 9.0×346 …” and nothing else !!!!! another Windows OS surprise ???

Thanks for help :) i really need this script working !

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-25835 Lloyd Alvarez Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:15:49 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-25835 Unfortunately I am only one person and supporting foreign languages would require more support than I am able to provide. The good news is that it is very easy to switch AE to run in english so you can use the scripts. Check the FAQ above. Unfortunately I am only one person and supporting foreign languages would require more support than I am able to provide. The good news is that it is very easy to switch AE to run in english so you can use the scripts. Check the FAQ above.

]]> By: Edgar Bronovikz http://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/#comment-25830 Edgar Bronovikz Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:59:40 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=170#comment-25830 Found your interesting tool while searching for pos. to accelerate AE. I´m running AE in german language. Any chance to use your solution? Thank you Ed Found your interesting tool while searching for pos. to accelerate AE. I´m running AE in german language. Any chance to use your solution?

Thank you

Ed

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