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_mrshades_
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Jul 20, 2008 12:51 PM UTC
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Error-The directory originally specified in the selected output module

I put together an animated text composition that I would like to add to the beginning of one of my premier projects. When trying to render I keep getting an error that the directory originally selected in the output module no longer exists. I tried windows media, animated gif, NTSC, custom, etc. and nothing works. What is wrong with this?
Rogerio PaulettoCorrect answer
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Apr 6, 2012 1:51 AM UTC

_It happened to me and I decided as follows:

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mariusm36417207
Participant
Oct 27, 2023 3:19 PM UTC

For me all the tipps from the other nice helping people didn't work.
However what worked was exporting the Composition I was trying to render into a new Project.
I made a mess overloading the project, importing other existing After Effects projects, somewhere along the line there was probably a buggy dependency.
Exporting your composition is well explained here:
https://davidlindgren89.medium.com/how-to-copy-animation-to-another-project-in-after-effects-ea361dc91063

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    michelleh94409824
    Participant
    Jan 16, 2020 5:21 PM UTC

    Double-check and make sure all your assets are linked.

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    Al_Gato
    Participant
    Mar 23, 2012 4:08 AM UTC

    Hi, there.

    I'm using After Effects CS5.5 on a college computer for class. I got this error message when I loaded a project from another computer, so decided to redo the whole thing over again on the computer I'm using now. I was almost through this new project and I wanted to see how it looked, but I got the same blasted error. I don't know anything about the output module or how to properly change it, so I'm afraid I'd make it worse by tampering. It's now overdue, so I beg somebody to reply ASAP.

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      Rogerio PaulettoCorrect answer
      Participant
      Apr 6, 2012 1:51 AM UTC

      _It happened to me and I decided as follows:

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        Anonymous
        Jun 4, 2012 5:55 PM UTC

        Rogerio, you are a lifesaver! I also found that unchecking the "render" checkbox next to any above works, too. Thanks for posting this. You saved me hours of frustration!

        Bob

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          _mrshades_Author
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          Jul 20, 2008 1:21 PM UTC
          Mylenium....that worked. THANK YOU!!!!
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          Mylenium
          Mylenium
          Legend
          Jul 20, 2008 1:06 PM UTC
          Did you actually click on the blue text to specify a new directory? Simply shifting around the naming options won't do anything if you don't point the output to a place where there is actually space to write it to...

          Mylenium
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          _mrshades_Author
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          Jul 20, 2008 1:01 PM UTC
          On the "output to" I selected all the different default options from the drop down menu (comp name, comp and output module name, project and comp name, etc.) and none of them work. I'm really at a loss on what else to do. This is a pain. I'm using CS2 by the way.
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          Kindhearted_Flutter0D45
          Participant
          May 16, 2025 10:19 AM UTC

          A mi tampoco me funcionaba hasta que borre tooooodo lo que tenia en la cola de procesamiento...cerre el archivo volvi a hacerlo y esta vez si funciono

           

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            Andrew Yoole
            Andrew Yoole
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            Jul 20, 2008 12:54 PM UTC
            This error means that the location you're trying to render the file to is no longer visible.

            Click on the output file name in the Render Queue and specify a new target.
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