Media Encoder does not use updated After Effects files

Hi,
I am working on a project using the new After Effects CC and Media Encoder. In previous versions (CS6) if I updated a file in After Effects, saved it and brought it back into Media Encoder the new rendered file would be fine.
Now it seems that I have to quit Media Encoder in order to get the refreshed composition from After Effects into the render queue, otherwise it just re-renders whatever the last version was.
Any thoughts?

Nothing to fix because nothing is broken. The programs wil ltake what they need and not beyond that or more to the point, what their internal infrastructure allows them to use. Many encoding tasks require strict linear processing as do many effects in AE, which severely limits the ability to use multiple cores/ processors no matter what. Furthermore things like linear file access in clip based formats would furtehr compound the issue. And finally, naturally it matters a lot what's going on in your projects. If your footage loads slowly, move it to a faster disk. if it's compressed, uncompress/ convert it. If you use slow effects, substitute them with faster commercial third-party plug-ins. if you render to clips, redner to image sequences. The list for potential optimization could go on and on, but suffice it to say that none of this involves just pushing a magic button or checking a specific option. you need to learn these things and tweak them based on experience.
Mylenium

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