Batch Render Capacity Check (Delivery)
A checklist with 7 steps: Freeze the client's shot list and count total variants before any render queue opens.
By InnovaAI ResearchPublished
What are the steps?
Batch Render Capacity Check (Delivery)
- 01
Freeze the client's shot list and count total variants before any render queue opens
Separate hero cuts from derivative cuts (localized voice tracks, aspect-ratio crops, subtitle burns). A 12-asset campaign with 6 languages and 3 aspect ratios is 216 renders, not 12, and that number decides the rest of this checklist.
- 02
Confirm the template layer is data-driven, not hand-timed
Templates built in After Effects and pushed through a batch renderer such as Plainly or Creatomate only scale when dynamic fields (text, image, audio) are marked as variables. Hand-keyframed elements break on the first CSV row that runs long.
- 03
Map every variable to a real data source and validate row counts
Connect the CSV, API, or native integration and reconcile row count against the approved shot list. A 40-row spreadsheet feeding a 216-render job means 176 assets will silently reuse stale copy.
- 04
Cap concurrency against the client's deadline, not the platform's maximum
Cloud render queues will happily accept a 500-job batch. Set a concurrency ceiling that finishes 24 hours before the client review so a failed batch can be re-run once without missing the retainer deliverable date.
- 05
Run a three-variant pilot and inspect at full resolution
Pick the longest headline, the longest voiceover, and the tightest aspect ratio. These three break first. Check lip-sync drift on avatar segments and text overflow on vertical crops before releasing the full queue.
- 06
Lock avatar and voice selections to a named client approver
Avatar likeness and cloned voice are the two elements clients reject after the fact. Get written sign-off on the specific avatar ID and voice ID, not on a screenshot of the picker.
- 07
Archive the source template, data file, and render manifest together
Store the After Effects project, the exact CSV used, and the render log in one client folder. The next campaign reuses the template; without the manifest, the team rebuilds it from scratch and burns the margin twice.