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How to render an AE project on Google Cloud Platform

I've got a 2012 MacBook Pro that has been holding strong for most tasks to this day, though it would appear rendering video seems to be its breaking point.

I read that it was possible to render an After Effects project on the Google Cloud Platform, however, I can't find any tutorials on how it could be done.

I'm not really looking to purchase a $3,000 rendering station right now, which is why I am pursuing the Google Cloud option under the assumption that it would be cheaper but please correct me if there is a better alternative.

The video I want to render is about 30min long @ 30fps.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Solution

  • The easiest way will be to use a Windows compute engine. Depending of the video quality you want, it would be a good idea to use a GPU instance.

    Here is a link to a google tutorial.