Re: Render adds and subtracts frames

Richard,

I recently had a similar problem to yours. When rendering the animation, frames were being duplicated but the frame total was accurate. It seemed as though random frames were just being dropped out in favor duplicates. Output was 900 frames at 23.98fps. Codec was 'animation'. It lead to a nasty stuttering effect that took all the fluidity out of the work. Unfortunately, the deadline was up and we had to go with what we had. And, on a slightly depressing note (or a positive one, depending on your outlook), the client didn't even notice. I've only been using After Effects for a year and a half, so naturally, I'm much more ignorant than most on this forum. Hopefully the answer is a simple matter of not setting up the render properly.

Eric Mousel
Creative Services Producer
KMIZ/KQFX/KZOU