Working with overflow volumes
A situation in which After Effects reaches a disk space limit while rendering a composition is called an overflow. Specify this limit for Minimum Diskspace Before Overflowing in the Output Preferences dialog box. When After Effects overflows a volume, the resulting files go into a folder on the root of the next volume in the After Effects Overflows list. You can specify multiple volumes to which rendered compositions can be directed. Overflow behavior occurs in the following instances: - A drive fills up. In this case, After Effects tries the next drive on the Preferences list.
- You have more than a specified number of sequence files in a folder. In this case, After Effects makes a new folder next to the current one and continues rendering images to the new folder.
- A single movie file is larger than a specified size. In this case, After Effects starts a new file next to the current one.
Note: It is important to look at the log file after rendering; the log file reports when a render overflows.
To specify overflow settings: - Choose Edit > Preferences > Output.
- To set overflow volumes, choose the volumes you want from the Volume menus under Overflow Volumes.
- To set a maximum number of files, select the Segment Sequences At option and type a maximum number of files.
- To set a maximum movie file size before creating an overflow, select the Segment Movie Files At option, and then type a maximum file size.
- Specify the minimum number of megabytes left on your volume before overflowing to the next volume, and then click OK.
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