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. By doing so, each time a drive fills up, After Effects tries the next drive on the Preferences list.

Note: It is important to look at the log file after rendering; the log file reports when a render overflows.

To specify overflow settings:

1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Output (Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > Output (Mac OS).
2. To set overflow volumes, choose the volumes you want from the Volume menus under Overflow Volumes.
3. To set a maximum number of files, select the Segment Sequences At option, and type a maximum number of files.
4. 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.
5. Specify the minimum number of megabytes left on your volume before overflowing to the next volume, and then click OK.

Related Subtopics:

Segmenting movies and sequences