Is there a way of running a 2 pass wmv encoding que on a pc?

Stick Tully · July 2nd, 2008, 06:08 AM

Hi there,

I have around 30 Premiere sequences to export out as .wmv's. For this project they MUST be 2 pass encodes. This can be done in Premiere CS3 but only one at a time, by hand. After Effects supports a render que but doesnt appear to support 2 pass encoding.

I've grabbed the latest update for After Effects but this still doesn't help me out, it's quite frustrating as the summary lists the settings:

'Compressed, CBR/VBR, 1 Pass'

which i'm hoping hints at the possibility of a 2 pass encode.

Has anyone found a work around for this or know of any software that would allow me to que up the videos? I've never had any luck with windows media encoder especially on this project - most of the videos are compressed using the HuffyUV codec which appears to crash it.

Each video takes about 30 minutes to encode from Premiere so this is definitely best as an overnight job :(

Many thanks

Stick

July 2nd, 2008, 06:08 AM	#1
Stick Tully Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton Posts: 89	Is there a way of running a 2 pass wmv encoding que on a pc? Hi there, I have around 30 Premiere sequences to export out as .wmv's. For this project they MUST be 2 pass encodes. This can be done in Premiere CS3 but only one at a time, by hand. After Effects supports a render que but doesnt appear to support 2 pass encoding. I've grabbed the latest update for After Effects but this still doesn't help me out, it's quite frustrating as the summary lists the settings: 'Compressed, CBR/VBR, 1 Pass' which i'm hoping hints at the possibility of a 2 pass encode. Has anyone found a work around for this or know of any software that would allow me to que up the videos? I've never had any luck with windows media encoder especially on this project - most of the videos are compressed using the HuffyUV codec which appears to crash it. Each video takes about 30 minutes to encode from Premiere so this is definitely best as an overnight job :( Many thanks Stick

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