You can create movies in After Effects for playback on mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones. To render your movie, add the composition to the Adobe Media Encoder encoding queue, and choose an appropriate device-specific encoding preset.
For the best results, consider the limitations of mobile devices as you shoot footage and work with After Effects. For a small screen size, pay careful attention to lighting, and use a lower frame rate. See After Effects Help for more tips.
Creating templates for the Render Queue
When you output a composition, you can select individual render and output-module settings. However, you can also use templates to apply settings quickly. Templates are presets that streamline the setup process when you render items for the same type of delivery format. After you define templates, they appear in the Render Queue panel on the appropriate pop-up menu (Render Settings or Output Module). Then, when you’re ready to render a composition, you can simply select the appropriate template for the delivery format that your job requires, and the template applies all the settings.
Creating a render-settings template
You can create render-settings templates for different circumstances. For example, you could create templates for rendering draft copies for review, high-res versions, or different frame rates.
To create a render-settings template, choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings. In the Settings area of the Render Settings Templates dialog box, click New to create a new template. Then select the appropriate settings for the template. For Settings Name, type a name that describes the template’s purpose or use (for example, Test_lowres). Click OK when you’ve made the changes.
Render-settings templates you’ve saved are available on the Render Settings pop-up menu in the Render Queue panel.
Creating templates for output modules
You can use a similar process to create a template for output-module settings. Each output-module template includes unique combinations of settings appropriate for a specific type of output.
To create a template, choose Edit > Templates > Output Module to open the Output Module Templates dialog box. In the Settings area, click New to create a new template. Then select the appropriate settings for the template. Name the template to indicate the output it will generate, and click OK to close the dialog box.
Output-module templates you’ve saved are available on the Output Module pop-up menu in the Render Queue panel.
Rendering movies with Adobe Media Encoder
Your movie is ready for final output. Adobe Media Encoder, which is installed when you install After Effects, has the widest selection of codecs available for different delivery formats, including popular video services such as YouTube.
Note
If Adobe Media Encoder is not currently installed on your system, install it from Creative Cloud.