<p>I've never seen this kind of behavior in After Effects.  I'm going to assume that you are using a system that is typically used for producing DRM protected media and that the default options for your Windows Media format are setup to use a DRM system.  This would be part of the configuration of the encoder itself and should be available from the encoding and format options (not the exact name, I don't have AE on my current computer to check, but it's the setting right below quality level in the render queue.)</p>

<p>Without knowing the exact encoder being used, I can't really give any more direct feedback than that.  If you can post the exact encoder being used and the version of AE, I can give some more specific instructions later when I am at my home desktop.</p>

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2013-03-13T13:22:18.577Z
2013-03-13T13:22:18.577Z
AJ Henderson
<p>If you are using a Mac, you need to buy Flip for Mac Studio in order to be able to export wmv files.  It costs $50. The more expensive version lets you export using two-pass encoding. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac/" rel="nofollow">http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac/</a></p>

<p>I don't you have an issue with DRM in After Effects when using this. </p>

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2013-07-27T17:52:04.100Z
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tomh
<p>How can you render a .wmv video file in After Effects without DRM protection, there doesn't seem to be an option when rendering. </p>

<p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p>

<p>This composition im rendering is basically a small animation i made from scratch, so i know im not rendering it with any pre-rendered files</p>

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2013-03-13T08:46:16.397Z
Is it your own composition, or does it come from a DRM protected file?
Dr Mayhem
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2013-03-13T13:18:43.130Z
What format are you using that has DRM protection on it?  This is not a typical behavior of After Effects.  Do you typically produce DRM protected media from the system?
AJ Henderson
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How to render an After Effects composition without DRM protection
Battle_Pasture
# How to render an After Effects composition without DRM protection

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-03-12)

How can you render a .wmv video file in After Effects without DRM protection, there doesn't seem to be an option when rendering.

**UPDATE**

This composition im rendering is basically a small animation i made from scratch, so i know im not rendering it with any pre-rendered files

**Tags:** after-effects

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is it your own composition, or does it come from a DRM protected file?  
> **username_2**: What format are you using that has DRM protection on it?  This is not a typical behavior of After Effects.  Do you typically produce DRM protected media from the system?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-03-13. Score: 1

I've never seen this kind of behavior in After Effects. I'm going to assume that you are using a system that is typically used for producing DRM protected media and that the default options for your Windows Media format are setup to use a DRM system. This would be part of the configuration of the encoder itself and should be available from the encoding and format options (not the exact name, I don't have AE on my current computer to check, but it's the setting right below quality level in the render queue.)

Without knowing the exact encoder being used, I can't really give any more direct feedback than that. If you can post the exact encoder being used and the version of AE, I can give some more specific instructions later when I am at my home desktop.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-07-27. Score: 0

If you are using a Mac, you need to buy Flip for Mac Studio in order to be able to export wmv files. It costs $50. The more expensive version lets you export using two-pass encoding.

<http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac/>

I don't you have an issue with DRM in After Effects when using this.


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