AE project Render issues in AME // Error code: -1609629695

Hi there,

Since yesterday AME has been crashing during rendering, after +/- 15 mins. Error code 1609629695. I always close all programs, and have only AME when rendering.

Have tried, no luck:-

+ reboot

+ updating NVIDIA drivers

+ reinstalling AE, AME and CL

+ cleared Cache AE, PR and AME

+ deleted TEMP files

+ changed to CUDA, CL and software render only - tried all three. Changed settings in AE project to match render style in AME.

+ changed RAM settings (increased and decreased)

+ changed AE project name and re-assembled the entire project (new save, different name)

+ tried rendering with older versions of AME and AE

+ project is a rendered mp4 loop from Premiere, audio, audio amplitude, a few layers, some text animation (nothing complicated). Also tried re-rendering the Premiere loop to check is file may be corrupt (it is not)

Failed about 20 times now, nothing I do helps. Project is from template I have been using for a while, rendered a video from it last week and there were no issues. Tried rendering the previous project as well (that I know works, i.e. no corrupt files) - so I know the problem is with AME and not with the AE project. Video is approx 3 mins long and usually takes about an hour to render to mp4 with H264.

Error code:-

Export Error
Error compiling movie.

Accelerated Renderer Error

Unable to produce frame. 

Writing with exporter: H.264
Writing to file: \\?\C:\Users\...\Videos\Track Video Artwork\Ambush\...\.....mp4
Writing file type: H264
Around timecode: 00:00:31:18 - 00:00:32:00
Rendering at offset: 31,490 seconds
Component: H.264 of type Exporter
Selector: 9
Error code: -1609629695

System setup:-

HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 17-cd0xxx

Intel(R) Core (TM) i7-9750 CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz

RAM 16,0 GB (15,8 usable)

Windows 10

NVIDIA studio driver version 472.39 // NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

Disclaimer:- this isn't an ideal set-up for video production but has been working for me the passed year with no trouble. Render problem error code started out of the blue, yesterday, without any updates or big changes.

Any help is much appreciated,

Thanks a million.