aerender -i (increments) problem

#1

Hello,

I’m rendering 10,000 frames, but I only want every 25 frames. I’ve set up an aerender script that reads as follows:

cd "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS4\Support Files\"
aerender -v ERRORS_AND_PROGRESS -project "C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Desktop\Folder\file.aep" -comp Render -s 0 -e 10000 -i 25
-output C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Desktop\Folder
umbers[####].tga

Now it renders out every 25 frames like I need, but it doesn’t name the new tgas using the new increment. For instance:

numbers_0.tga (frame 0)
numbers_1.tga (frame 25)
numbers_2.tga (frame 50)

I’d like:

numbers_0.tga (frame 0)
numbers_25.tga (frame 25)
numbers_50.tga (frame 50)

Does anyone know how to do this?
If not, is there a batch renaming program that will?

Thanks,
Andy.

#2

Well a quick fix would be to use a renamer application to sort through the image sequence after it’s done rendering. It’s a good way to make other changes too like altering the padding (##### to #### for example) or removing unwanted characters. A great thing to have.

I recommend Sequence 911
http://www.creativecrash.com/downloads/applications/rename-pad/c/sequence-911

Another Option would be to drop the framerate in your render settings, so that it ends up only rendering every 25th frame. I’m not particularly sure what setting that would have to be however. My brain is fuzzy till the afternoon…

#3

Is “Use Comp Frame Number” checked in your Output Module? Maybe that’ll fix it.

#4

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