How to Queue and Process Multiple Videos

Is it possible to queue and process more than one video at a time? I can queue more than one version of the same video but I can’t see a way to process more than one video. I have a collection of videos that I would like to process the same way and just be able to let run on my PC for an extended period of time and without interuption.

So the first one gets execute and the other ones in you’re queue never, or what exactly happens? How many gets rendered at the same time can set here file->preferences >processing

You can add several videos to the queue by clicking on the export button with a new video selected.

If you want to batch process several videos at the same time > highlight all the videos in the sources panel, select the settings and click on the quick export button (bottom right-most button).

Thank you for the advice. However, I can’t even see how you can add multiple video files to be able to batch process them. If I create a project and drag multiple videos into the import window it doesn’t show me multiple videos to be able to process them separately in a batch. If I create new projects it only seems to want to process one queue. You can add variations of the same video to the queue but it’s not apparent how to process multiple different videos and add them to a queue. I thought I was fairly tech savvy with software but however this is done in Topaz Video AI seems rather non-intuitive.

Since they provide the (extremely long) ffmpeg command I can see creating a batch file with a series of commands.

John, here is a quick screen recording to show the batch processing workflow in the latest UI version. This only applies for exports, for previews only one can run at a time.

Batch processing in Video AI v6

Aha! You have to click on the Sources button to be able to select more than one video to process. Thanks Kyle!

ah now I understand the question, I hope. Yes when you drag multiple videos into TVAI, you must choose one of them in the source tab, make your settings and add it to the que, open source tab again choose next one and so on.

sorry this batch queue system is not at all intuitive. spent quite some time trying to work out how to add to the queue. Figured there had to be one as you can see the queue Tab. Clicked on a clip and of course it opened timeline. Option, Cmd/Alt click did same thing. Right clicked etc. Wound up doing a google search, found this page after quite a few which says it’s not obvious. Now I know it is Shift it works but hard way to find out. Just saying.

Hi,
" [Batch processing in Video AI v6]"
And how does it work in Video AI v7?
There is not the same GUI?
kind regards
seifenchef

Here is a quick video to show the workflow in Version 7, it is the same process of selecting your videos and setting the output parameters.

Video AI v7 batch processing workflow

THX, i Hope to find this … :slight_smile:

I have to agree, this interface is not at all intuitive. from what I can tell it’s not possible to select an output location when processing multiple sources like you could in Media Encoder or Resolve, export has to go next to source, so the Quick Export button is not really a batch command.

Correct, the Quick Export button sends the export back to the original location where the source file is brought it. Using the Export As option in the new Topaz Video app does allow for selection of a different folder for export.