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TaranVH
Inspiring
January 24, 2023

The infamous GPU render Error -1609629695

  • January 24, 2023
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The bane of many an editor. I encounter this bug at least once a day. If this happens in the middle of a render, the entire thing fails. (Thank Adobe for smart rendering, at least!)
The best workaround I've been able to come up with, is to ALWAYS render timeline previews. I use cineform, and so the final, smart render, is very fast.

Here is a long forum thread about it. This bug has been a problem for many years: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2171535

This is Unique ID 160 on my Premiere problems spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dVJb7kI_ZETLavrplfARgn9gL8HUpvkq6A0jCPxqA3w/edit#gid=1133868629

45 replies

ryano1391910
Known Participant
October 14, 2025

sooooooooooo can someone from Adobe actually chime in on whether or not this is being investigated? because it's been happening for literally years at this point.

I've given you guys over $3,000 in subscription fees since this issue cropped up, and it's still there. With the amount of times it's happened, and the number of times I've had to restart very long video encodes, I've undoubtely wasted hundreds of hours trying to debug this. Meanwhile you're just swimming in our cash, twiddling your thumbs.

GET TO WORK ON THIS AND FIX IT.

Participant
August 5, 2025

2025 still happening. Really not good enough from Adobe.

R Neil Haugen
Legend
July 11, 2024

When you have to use Warp on a bunch of clips, yea, what a pain. But save your sanity ... if at all possible, don't go to export with clips with Warp applied. Get Warp analyzed, then do a render & replace to ProRes422 or something adequate for your needs. 

 

For a 1080 web deliverable, ProResLt would probably be entirely adequate.

 

That way the export doesn't have to work through the Warp effect also ... it's just creating the new media.

 

Your other questions ... more a matter of preference. Do them each way, see what you prefer.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Michalis Agisilaou
Participating Frequently
July 11, 2024

I'm wondering if smart rendering is worth the time commitment when you have a good PC. I'm almost maxxed out with my current pc specs in terms of perfrormance. Also the GPU error in my case is caused 100% by the wrap stabilizer for some reason. I don't mind it for corporate videos that are like 3-4 minutes because i can solve the problem easily. The problem is with longer projects (30-40m) that there are multiple warp stabilizer effectrs and i need to address everyone individually when it doesn't render.

Also one last question about frame rates. After i export the 'Master file' which is the match preview sequence settings one for smart render, can i then export 25p in the media encoder h.264? Also do i always export GoPro cineform for Master file or apple pro ress?

Kevin-Monahan
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 11, 2024

Hi Community,

Thanks for filing these bug reports. I updated the bug's status. Please file a bug report with full details of this legacy issue. For more information, see How do I write a bug report?

 

There are many causes of this issue. It is usually caused by too many GPU-accelerated processes (effects, color correction, large frame sizes, scaling, encoding/decoding H.264/HEVC) overloading the GPU's capability. If you are experiencing this issue, changing your workflow (smart rendering, using editing codecs) can often solve this problem. A bit more time with project prep in the short run is usually required for long-term stability and performance.

 

Sorry for the frustration.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
R Neil Haugen
Legend
July 10, 2024

Your footage is always "50p" ... and you always export to 25p ... must be in PAL lands?

 

I'm curious as to the why, as we all work differently. And it's fascinating. Are you doing so, so that you can slo-mo anything ... or ... ?

 

@Kevin-Monahan is the smart render expert around these parts, hopefully he can pop in with your answer.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Kevin-Monahan
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 11, 2024

Hello @Michalis Agisilaou,

Frame rates must match precisely in order for smart rendering to take place. Sorry for the frustration.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
Michalis Agisilaou
Participating Frequently
July 10, 2024

What if my footage is 50p but I want to export to 25p? How can I smart render if footage doesn't match the sequence settings? My sequence is set to 50p and I always export 25p. 

R Neil Haugen
Legend
January 31, 2024

This is an issue with apparently various things that set it off. Most all of them actually something fixed on that machine.

 

So basic troubleshooting rules apply:  OS/CPU/RAM/GPU, DPU driver, and the media used at a minimum.

 

You've already answered that no other affect is in use, thanks. Help us help you.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Pericles.Badger
Participant
January 31, 2024

Hi. 

I'm only using warp here. no other effects. Same issue as everyone else, for so many years. So, how long for a fix?

R Neil Haugen
Legend
January 29, 2024

This forum is primarily user to user with Support staff monitoring and some devs comments occasionally.

 

From long experience as a user and troubleshooting person this issue is nearly exclusively an order of processing issue.

 

As a practical matter, knowing what effects are used, and in what specific order, is necessary to troubleshooting this particular mess.

 

Post that and we can probably get you going.

 

A quick comment  ... Warp is a MONSTER resource hog, as are Lumetri and speedramps. Applying any two of them does often require applying say Warp, then nesting, then apply ramps or Lumetri.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...