# BG Renderer Max — Full Details

> BG Renderer Max gives you the ultimate power to render compositions with After Effects engine while still working within After Effects.

BG Renderer Max is an Adobe After Effects extension by Extrabite that enables background rendering, multiprocessing, and automated post-render workflows. Render compositions in the background while still working in After Effects, leverage multiprocessing to dramatically reduce render times, and automate your post-render pipeline with integrations for email, Discord, Slack, Zapier, IFTTT, Power Automate, Pushover, and more.

Website: https://bgrenderer.com
Contact: info@extrabite.io
Buy: https://aescripts.com/bg-renderer

## Compatibility

- After Effects CC2018 (v15) through After Effects 2026 (v26.x)
- macOS and Windows
- Chinese and Korean localizations are not supported
- Install via ZXP Installer by aescripts

## Key Features

- **Background Rendering**: Render compositions using the After Effects engine (aerender) while continuing to work in the application.
- **Multiprocessing**: Launch multiple aerender instances simultaneously to render sequences in parallel, drastically reducing total render time.
- **CPU Limiter**: Set a hard cap on maximum CPU utilization to keep your system responsive during renders.
- **Sequence to Video Compiling**: Automatically compile rendered image sequences into video files using built-in FFmpeg presets (H.264, ProRes 422 LT/HQ, ProRes 4444, VP8 WebM) or custom FFmpeg commands.
- **Post-Render Actions**: Chain multiple actions to run after each render — notifications, file manipulation, custom scripts, and more.
- **Email Notifications**: Built-in email and SMTP email support for render-complete notifications.
- **Discord Webhooks**: Free rich embed notifications to any Discord channel.
- **Slack Incoming Webhooks**: Free notifications to any Slack channel.
- **Zapier Integration**: Connect to thousands of apps via Webhooks trigger (requires paid Zapier plan).
- **IFTTT Integration**: Simple trigger-action automation (2 free Applets, more with IFTTT Pro).
- **Power Automate Integration**: Sophisticated branching logic and Microsoft ecosystem integration (requires Premium connector).
- **Pushover Push Notifications**: Mobile and desktop push notifications (one-time USD 4.99 per platform).
- **GifGun Integration**: Automatically create GIFs from rendered files using GifGun.
- **Message Composer**: Visual tool for composing notification messages with auto-suggest tags.
- **Custom FFmpeg Commands**: Write your own FFmpeg commands for sequence compilation.
- **Render Queue Management**: Add compositions to the render queue from any project, even during active renders.
- **Alpha Channel Support**: Render with alpha channels using custom output module templates.
- **Audio Support**: Render sequences with audio and compile into the final video.

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*BG Renderer Max · https://bgrenderer.com · info@extrabite.io*