The HIGHEST Quality Render Settings For After Effects

[@ClaireDavis-n3x]

Thank you so much, I was confused on why the quality of my videos once exported was so bad when the initial footage had a much higher quality. This helped a lot! Thanks!

[@johnthevideoguy]

You're very welcome!

[@mmm-t9u3o]

Thank you so much...I was going to ask you a question, but it was already covered in another video of yours. You've saved me so many times. Thanks again.

[@johnthevideoguy]

You are so welcome!

[@_rfhuk]

you just saved my life at 4:00am down here hahahaha cheers from brazil, much tks brotha

[@randydod]

Couldn't figure out how to export Apple ProRes. You cleared it right up! Thank you.

[@johnthevideoguy]

Great to hear!

[@kevinjdrieberg]

Simple, quick, accurate, and helpful. Cheers.

[@saverarehman302]

Hello thx for the video but when I do this my video turns into an audio one and the media player says it doesn't support this kind of format plz help quick thx

[@crisaunty]

thank you brother. 2 years later this help immensely. ❤

[@johnthevideoguy]

Glad I could help! 😊

[@TheBDR369]

Hi John, This is a great tutorial-simple, concise, and to the point! I have a question about using the alpha matte feature when there are multiple alpha matte layers. For example, consider a Venn diagram with four overlapping circles. How would one make the intersections behave differently based on the number of circles overlapping? Thanks

[@qwail.]

Thanks! I was having a hard time with getting my quality to at least a moderate level lol.

[@B1PFilms]

i really dont get why AE just bloats the file sizes for the export. i just exported a 24 min video and it was 205gb

[@Emilijus4K]

I export but i got no screen only audio why?

[@villainvmin]

Your device probably doesn’t support the prores 444 HQ

[@Hxarteu]

@@villainvminwhat do i have to do then? I have the same mistake:(

[@ZainAli-ti1mf]

​@@Hxarteuinstall quicktime video player or vlc video player , something that csn support .mov file

[@Hxarteu]

@@ZainAli-ti1mf thank you so much!!!

[@kommanderworld993]

this really, REALLY helped!!!!! thank you

[@HysticER]

Can you make a video on how to export in image sequence in after effects without losing quality

[@bip5577]

you got solution for this now ? ty bro

[@HysticER]

@@bip5577 No i didn't find the solution. But i needed more quality so i ended up exporting my video in ProRes 422HQ. The only reason i asked for image sequence export setting was that the rendering of my video took a very long time but i had to compromise it for the quality

[@akjackson009]

What's your recommendation for Millions of Colors vs. Trillions of Colors and does it make a material difference in the output quality?

[@Art4evaTV]

Thank you sir! Good stuff!!

[@sirdushon]

ÿøu’rę å lifesâver bruv, thānk yøu ! ✨

[@slowmastervideos]

thanks a lot man

[@MM-xw9qm]

This is great! Thank you!

[@chinmaypotdar1917]

Great job

[@claralezla7273]

Little question: How would you convert the quicktime file to mp4 afterwards without losing any quality?

[@DoNewaah]

You can't, mp4 and many of those compress the video to become smaller size

[@Saariana]

Use handbrake

[@rejulraj6975]

Thanks❤

[@grittygirlgraphics8633]

thank you thank you thank you!

[@ishshshi]

Thanks!

[@Opolisco7]

Thank you very much sir.

[@khov]

how to the same om media enconder ?

[@johnthevideoguy]

Hi there, First add the composition to your render queue and then click the button that says Queue in AME to the far right side of the panel. Then in Media Encoder click where it says H.264. This will open up the export settings window. Then next to format, change it to QuickTime, and then under preset choose Apple ProRes 4444.

[@isanarditama]

thanks for fast tutorial

[@jumbiedesign17]

hey, What about color management setting? Can you share about that?

[@BlackFlame-Studio]

thanks bro

[@MrJimboturner]

Hi, Is ProRes preferable to uncompressed if file size is not an option. I still seems to see some undesirable rgb value changes using prores at times

[@otakuker]

Thank you!

[@ytmemes9110]

When i render the video gets kinda pixely will these settings help with that?

[@sasannavidi]

Thank you so much!!!

[@kisz_niki]

It will export as mov file so how am i suppose to change it to mp4 format

[@Un_Utente_Qualsias1]

Hi bro, do you think is better rendering on AE or on media encoder? And if is better on media encoder, can you do a video for the settings? Thank you😁

[@johnthevideoguy]

Hi there, In my experience it has always been better to render directly out of After Effects. No Media Encoder. It seems to render quicker without any errors pop up.

[@Un_Utente_Qualsias1]

@@johnthevideoguy thank you so much😁

[@calabamian]

What do you recommend for highest possible export settings for MP4? Can I get there w/ Media Encoder or should I follow the steps in your video?

[@StarlightLancer01]

Hi, John. I finished exporting a green screen and it looks good, but now I wanted to edit the audio a bit in Premiere Pro since I'm not sure if AE can do that. It's a little off topic so I'm sorry but would I lose any quality importing an avi, mp4, or mov file to premiere? Also, can the render settings you showed in this video also work for Premier Pro? I'm sorry if my questions make no sense... it probably shows my non-existent experience with AE and PPro lol

[@johnthevideoguy]

Hi! Thanks for your comment! Actually, you can import After Effects compositions directly into a Premiere Pro project. Just open up Premiere Pro and go to File > Import. Then select your After Effects project file. Click import and a menu box will appear where you will be able to choose which compositions you'd like to import. Once selected and imported, the composition will be created as a dynamic link file that can be edited in both After Effects and Premiere Pro. That way you can edit your audio inside Premiere Pro while keeping the original quality of the edits you made in After Effects. Hope this helps!

[@StarlightLancer01]

@@johnthevideoguy Thanks a lot bro. This really eases my mind on the whol quality loss thing.

[@trippinpandaz7520]

hello...what what do u think about h.264?...whats better? h.264 or apple prores 4444xq? ...The thing is I dont even have the h.264 option in my AE for some reason

[@Funcraftythings]

Hey !! Do you have any idea about the color management settings? Should we keep it on or off? I'm experiencing color difference on importing psd files to ae and after rendering it in mp4 or mov the video seems darker. Any idea how I can fix this?

[@indigofuture]

Very good video! But I have got a question: when I want to configure (1:36 in the video) there are no Apple ProRes 422HQ option. However, I set the format to "Quick Time". What should I do? (it's possible because I didn't do it on PC instead of Mac like you)

[@johnthevideoguy]

It might be that the Apple ProRes codec isn't installed on your computer. You could try installing it via the link below and it may appear in your export settings. support.apple.com/kb/dl2033?locale=en_US Alternatively, Animation is a solid 2nd option rather than ProRes in case you aren't able to install it. Hope this helps!

[@Masterofcreations]

@@johnthevideoguy I have the same issue on pc. I think you need a graphics card that supports prores.

[@JonFox1945]

Is there any export setting that takes advantage of the GPU or perhaps just uses the CPU more? My export is projected at 6 hours, and I have a amd ryzen 9 x3900 but task manager shows it's barely being used at all. I get GPU might not be used much, but why is my CPU barely even moving?

[@tiborszabo8637]

Cool education materials! I have a question, does it worth to learn AE in 2022? With crazy advancement of AI developments like Open AI and the Google video, maybe this knowledge of video editing could become redundant in 1 year? What do you think?

[@johnthevideoguy]

Thanks! That's a good point and it's something you, I, and the whole industry is thinking about as it develops. I think Ai is going to make our lives a lot easier when it comes to video editing and doing redundant tasks. But I still think video editing and creating animations in After Effects will still exist as an art form no matter how advanced it will become. When it comes to working in the video editing / motion graphics industry, I think there will be a shift from just being a designer / editor to more of a creative strategist. How to use Ai to create videos and designs that tell our customer's stories the best ways. But that's just my .02 We'll just have to see what happens! ☺️

[@Palaclop95]

as a windows user i cant use quicktime? What now?

[@eazyj5]

i exported in 4444XQ and it saved as MOV but theres no video? only the sound of the video?

[@notvesoula]

thank you soo much, u literally saved my life

[@kiukk9288]

well done

[@Masterofcreations]

Hello I do not have a mac can I still export to prores with a pc? Also, I think you need a card like GeForce. I only have a Vegas that came with my ryzen 2200g.

[@johnthevideoguy]

Hi there, Yes! You should be able to install the ProRes codec for PC. Please see the link below. support.apple.com/kb/dl2033?locale=en_US

[@Masterofcreations]

@@johnthevideoguy I already installed it from a google search but apparently I don't have a video card that supports it.

[@kajalkothari92]

its coming in video format..not working for me..what to do ?

[@wexx7]

Does it effect the quality if i export while it’s on Quater, and not Full?

[@johnthevideoguy]

No it doesn't. That is only for playback inside After Effects.

[@wexx7]

Okay thanks

[@darussalam2050]

Hey John, how do I convert the format to mp4? It seems IG doesn't support MOV

[@johnthevideoguy]

Hi there, You can change the export settings to H.264 inside After Effects. This will export it out as an mp4 file.

[@Vs.Ax1]

Hey how do I upload to tiktok after saving it in downloads ??

[@jamz8791]

Thanks

[@Noahzawg]

whenever i use quicktime it only downloads the audio

[@johnthevideoguy]

Hi, it sounds like you aren’t exporting video. When you click on Output Module, just be sure that the checkbox next to Video Output is checked.

[@girlpower2644]

I did this but it only exported the sound, can someone help me?

[@dexon_7]

Precomp them first​@DXRK.ae2

[@vodka3808]

same

[@multialex]

You need to convert it into mp4

[@Pravin-xp1xj]

make sure you use quick time and not h264

[@Joasigma]

@@dexon_7 can u explain? pls

[@o7pi]

This is only for MAC tho ?

[@johnthevideoguy]

It can work for PCs as well. You just need to make sure you have the ProRes codec installed.

[@o7pi]

@@johnthevideoguy when i compared this with the normal AVI setts there was no difference ?

[@lucavfx4767]

thx

[@noahjefferson6697]

I cant tell much of a difference between the default quicktime and the 4444hq but the 4444hq has a lower file size than the default, does that still mean its gonna be higher quality?

[@johnthevideoguy]

Yes, HQ will be high quality even if the file size is smaller that the default.

[@noahjefferson6697]

@@johnthevideoguy ok thank you

[@andrescardozo9761]

hero

[@theuzswy]

My video went way too dark

[@shenron6126]

Bro can i upload with apple prores422hq in windows for KZbin video

[@johnthevideoguy]

Hi, I wouldn’t recommend that based on KZbin’s recommended encoding settings. You can check out my video below for more information. Since you are in AE, just kick it to Media Encoder for more H.264 settings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/op62hGVrpJKrq6s Hope it helps!

[@user-kp6ud7ht4z]

so you're not gonna cover windows? lol

[@Keichou]

awful settings, only renders audio + no video players can even open the file

[@painifyyy]

same here you know how to fix?

[@Ismael.2010]

thank you so much for your help

[@johnthevideoguy]

You're welcome!

[@56headshot36]

thank you 🙏🏻

[@healingwithsimrit]

Thank you!