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AustinTheWeird
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May 10, 2022
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Unknown BIB Error, invalid container ,, 0 (83 :: 3)

  • May 10, 2022
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This error prevents me from previewing in AE and immediately stops playback. It seems to occur with certain compositions, and will go away if they are disabled. I'm thinking it has to do with Illustrator files as it seems to occur whenever I'm using them. I am under a time crunch and dealing with this error has been extremely frustrating, especially since (according to other threads) there is no universal fix for it.

 

Things I've tried:

- switching Mercury Software Only to CUDA (and vice versa)

- updating gpu drivers

- reinstalling AE

- purging all memory & disk cache

- rebooting my pc

- disabling fonts in Creative Cloud (some speculated the error has to do with fonts)

 

The only progress I've made is by "saving as" a new project, which sometimes fixes the error and other times does not. Any suggestions are welcome! I'm willing to try anything.

 

My PC specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.30 GHz

RAM: 64 GB

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

    Correct answer AustinTheWeird

    1 year later, still having this issue. I've tried everything and still don't know what causes it. Adobe employees can't tell you what causes it either :'(

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    Mariya32155557yg1e
    Participant
    September 8, 2023

    Hello! I found a way to solve this problem when there are many layers in an Ai file. You need to look at all the layers of this file - they’re showing up on the left side of the little window of the preview in AE. The layer that did not like the AE will not be displayed. You must overwrite this layer as a separate new file in AI and replace it with AE (replace footage).

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      max2012181555
      Inspiring
      June 6, 2023

      I faced this problem, and here's the correct answer:

      • Search for AI files inside your project panel in After Effects.
      • Select the AI files and reload all of them.
      • One of them took a long time to reload and didn't load correctly; it showed color bars.
      • I replaced it with another PNG version.

      So, it works, and the render was successful.

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        AustinTheWeirdAuthorCorrect answer
        Inspiring
        June 1, 2023

        1 year later, still having this issue. I've tried everything and still don't know what causes it. Adobe employees can't tell you what causes it either :'(

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          charlottel64574909
          Participant
          November 20, 2022

          Hello,

           

          Re-charge all .ai files, worked for me ! 🙂

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            AustinTheWeirdAuthor
            Inspiring
            April 26, 2023

            What does re-charge .ai files mean? Reload in AE?

              nishu_kush
              Community Manager
              nishu_kushCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              June 6, 2023

              Hi Austin,

               

              You're right. Try reloading the Ai files. Right-click the Ai files in the project panel and select Reload.

              If that doesn't help, try other solutions in this article if you haven't already.

              Let us know how it goes.

               

              Thanks,

              Nishu

                nishu_kush
                Community Manager
                nishu_kushCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                May 11, 2022

                Hi AustinTheWeird,

                 

                Please try the solution mentioned in the following community thread: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/after-effects-warning-unknown-bib-error-invalid-container-0-83-3/td-p/12505159

                Let us know how it goes.

                 

                Thanks,

                Nishu

                  Mylenium
                  Mylenium
                  Legend
                  May 11, 2022

                  Re-save your AI files with GPU previews turned off over there.

                   

                  Mylenium

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                    hyrmm
                    Participant
                    October 31, 2022

                    Hello, I'm a person who has the same problem
                    I even turned off the gpu previews, but how do I save the ai file again? Save as or overwrite with a different name?

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