Can't render AE project with Media Encoder

[brentverstreepen7]

Hi,

I've made a full project in After Effects. When I try to render it with Media Encoder, my render always stops at like 1/4th of the project and this is the error which shows in the log.

- Encoding Time: 00:06:00
05/30/2020 10:22:57 AM : Encoding Failed
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Export Error
Error compiling movie.

Accelerated Renderer Error

Unable to produce frame.

Writing with exporter: H.264
Writing to file: \\?\C:\Users\user\Desktop\Montage_1_1.mp4
Writing file type: H264
Around timecode: 00:00:56:06 - 00:00:56:22
Rendering at offset: 24.667 seconds
Component: H.264 of type Exporter
Selector: 9
Error code: -1609629695

It is a school project and it needs to be H.264 but it crashes everytime. I already tried to render on GPU and on hardware but both don't make a difference. I really don't know what I can do anymore.


Greetings,

Brent

[morglea]

I was just about to start a new topic with the same error. I've been trying to render out a video for the past two days on a brand new computer. I've tried different presets, adjusted the renderer, and reduced the settings as much as I'm willing to sacrifice, but nothing has worked.

- Encoding Time: 04:41:24
05/30/2020 03:32:14 PM : Encoding Failed
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Export Error
Error compiling movie.

Render Error

Render returned error.

Writing with exporter: H.264
Writing to file: \\?\C:\Users\codys\Desktop\JJBA Ep 2.mp4
Writing file type: H264
Around timecode: 00;09;32;03 - 00;09;32;20
Rendering at offset: 572.105 seconds
Component: H.264 of type Exporter
Selector: 9
Error code: -1609629695

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The time code has been consistent each time on where it fails, so I originally thought there was an issue within the project file itself. It's a point in the video where I have a camera layer producing a depth of field effect, if that helps at all.

[simripp]

On a deadline and same issue!

I have just updated both AE and Media Encoder - but still no result.

[morglea]

Still haven't found a solution. I've tried rolling back AME to 14.0.4 and still no luck, still the exact same timecode. I've done what I can to the troublesome shot short of just removing it entirely, which is obviously not a solution. I recognize that I'm working on a small machine, but it is brand new and the effects I'm working on are hardly intensive compared to other projects I've edited with a much older and weaker machine.

I precomp everything down, but here are some shots from my project file as well.

The troublesome spot

The troublesome shot

What the shot is made of
All this is is a reveal using clipping masks of two images- one (the background image) with a depth of field applied but no camera movement. The render stops at exactly the point of fade-in. I have no idea how to make this shot any more simple than it already is.