# convert image sequence to movie
When creating an animation, you can set Maya to [[render image sequence|render an image sequence]], which creates a folder of individual images with a single image for each frame in the animation.
This is how you can use Adobe After Effects to combine those images into a single movie file.
In After Effects, use the pulldown menus for **File > Import > Multiple Files…**
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Navigate to the folder where you saved your image sequence. Choose the first image and After Effects will select the entire sequence. Press **Import**.
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Use the pulldown menus for **File > Export > Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue…** After Effects will open up **Adobe Media Encoder**.
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Switch to Adobe Media Encoder. In the upper-right corner you will find the render **Queue**. You can adjust settings for format and quality as well as where you to save the finished file. The defaults should be OK for you. When ready, press the **green arrow** to start rendering.
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Congrats, you should now have a final rendered animation. Woo-hoo!
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