Go to the frame you want to export so it appears in the Composition panel.
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Learn to render and export still images and image sequences from your Adobe After Effects compositions.
Render and export a sequence of still images
You can export a rendered movie as a sequence of still images, in which case each frame of the movie is output as a separate still-image file. When you render one movie using multiple computers on a network, the movie is always output as a still-image sequence. Many 3D animation programs accept sequences of still images. Sequences of PNG files are often a good choice for transfer of visual elements from After Effects to Flash Professional.
If you are creating a movie for transfer to film, you will need to create a sequence of still images that you can then transfer to film using a film recorder.
Creating a sequence of PSD files is a good way to transfer frames to Photoshop for touchup and editing. You can then import the image sequence back into After Effects.
When specifying the output filename for a still-image sequence, you actually specify a file-naming template. The name that you specify must contain pound signs surrounded by square brackets ([#####]). As each frame is rendered and a filename created for it, After Effects replaces the [#####] portion of the name with a number indicating the order of the frame in the sequence. For example, specifying mymovie_[#####].tga would cause output files to be named mymovie_00001.tga, filmout_00002.tga, and so on.
The maximum number of frames in a still-image sequence is 32,766.
Render and export a single frame of a composition
You can export a single frame from a composition, either as an Adobe Photoshop (PSD) file with layers intact or as a rendered image. This is useful for editing files in Adobe Photoshop, creating a proxy, or exporting an image from a movie for posters or storyboards.
The Photoshop Layers command preserves all layers from a single frame of an After Effects composition in the resulting Photoshop file. Nested compositions up to five levels deep are preserved in the PSD file as layer groups. The PSD file inherits the color bit depth from the After Effects project.
In addition, the layered Photoshop file contains an embedded composite (flattened) image of all the layers. This feature ensures that the file is compatible with applications that don’t support Photoshop layers; such applications display the composited image and ignore the layers.
A layered Photoshop file saved from After Effects may look different from the frame viewed in After Effects if the frame uses features that Photoshop doesn’t support. For example, if the frame contains a blending mode that isn’t available in Photoshop, a blending mode most similar to it is applied to the layer, but the embedded composite image (viewable only by applications that don’t support Photoshop layers) remains the same. Alternatively, you can render the frame using the Composition > Save Frame As > File command to export a flattened, rendered version of the file in PSD format.
PSD files generated by Save Frame As > Photoshop Layers have the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 ICC color profile embedded if color management is disabled for the project (the project's working color space is set to None). If color management is enabled for the project (the project's working color space is set to something other than None), then PSD files generated by Save Frame As > Photoshop Layers have the color profile embedded that corresponds to the project's working color space.
Do one of the following:
To render a single frame, choose Composition > Save Frame As > File. Adjust settings in the Render Queue panel as needed, then select Render.
To export a single frame as an Adobe Photoshop file with layers, choose Composition > Save Frame As > Photoshop Layers.
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To change the default output settings for the Save Frame As > File command, change the settings for the Frame Default render settings template.
Use new beta features
Setting PNG compression level during export is now available for testing and feedback. Try it now in After Effects (beta).
Rendering PNG sequences can be slow or take up a lot of disk space, depending on your project. In the latest After Effects (beta) version, you can use the new Compression slider to control the balance between render time and file size. PNG is a lossless format, so image quality stays the same at every setting.
Select the composition you want to export in the Timeline or Project panel.
Select File > Export > Add to Render Queue or use Ctrl+M on Windows, Cmd+M on macOS.
Select the link next to Output Module in the Render Queue panel to launch the Output Module Settings dialog box.
Select PNG Sequence from the Format dropdown menu.
Select Format Options from the Video Output section to launch the PNG Options dialog box.
Drag the Compression slider to the level you want. Drag toward Smaller files, slower for higher compression, or toward Larger files, faster for quicker exports.
Your PNG sequence is now rendered at the compression level you selected. Whether you chose a faster render or a smaller file, the images themselves are unaffected.
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