After Effects Compressor Format Error (-1610153454)

[lgullett12]

Having some rendering issues as this error pops up "Compressor format error. (-1610153454)." Then it follows up with "Error Code: 9988". 

I'm using Apple Pro Res 4444 file out to an Apple Pro Res 4444 file (RGB + Alpha), 1920 x 1080, 29.97. Render crashes on Frame 13 each time when these error messages pop up. 

I've seen other solutions suggested with similar errors, but nothing seemes to be working. 

Any thoughts out there? Thanks in advance.

/LG

[Mylenium]

Without any info about your project, your computer and stuff like your output stoarge we can't realyl tel lyou much. The error happening at the same frame every time strongly suggests that this is a problem with the project rather than being an encoding error per se. Perhaps some source footage is damaged, perhaps an effect kicks in, perhaps there are problems with temp files and the cache. Really impossible to say. At the very least enable more verbose logging on the render queue and have an eye on your task manager/ activity monitor while rendering. This could offer some clues like e.g. CPU usage spiking or disk activity dying down.

Mylenium

[DirDes]

I'm having the same problem. Short, small animated logo bug created with shapes generated in AE. Trying to render it over a blurred white background layer.

If I render the logo without the blurred white shape behind it, the render completes flawlessy.

If I render only the blurred white layer, render completes flawlessly.

Attempt to render together and I get the errors you described - same error numbers.

I've tried pre-rendering both the logo and the white blurred background shape and re-importing the white blurred shape as a .PNG file. Same result. It makes no sense.

Here's what I'm running:

AE 22.1.1, running on a MacBook Pro Max with 64GB RAM 32GB GPU, and running Monterey 12.0.1

Attempting to render to Pro Res 4444 with alpha. 59.94 fps

I can post the file if that would help diagnose.

Thanks in advance for any help - much appreciated.

Jay

[Anthony22787040uwn7]

I am also getting these same two errors.

[redtownny]

Same error- AE 22.5 macOS 12.4

[Gijs_]

Same. Both M1 and Rosetta 'version' gave the error.

Had to resort to Windows to be able to export.

[_Darkwalker_]

The same mistakes. There are no problems when I render in Quicktime, as soon as I want to render to AVI using different codecs, these errors appear. The CPU has nothing to do with it, there are no anomalies with it. There is a place to work on the disk (50-75 GB), on disk C (not the one on which I work and nothing from AE should be saved on it) 10-15 GB.
Oleksiy

[_Darkwalker_]

Errors*

[Mataxis]

Just had the same error. Just restarting AE didn't solve anything. Instead, try:
Edit > Purge > All memory & disk cache
Save

Quit
Restart computer
Restart AE

Rendered fine for me after that. Hope this helps! 

[Gijs_ · Accepted solution]

I fixed it by going to Preferences > Output > Disable the 'Enable ProRes hardware accelerated encoding, if available'.

[Vlien]

This worked for me!

[benjaminm52738637]

Worked for me too!

[default7b8tlafp91dd]

Works for me in AE 24.3.0 (build 50)

[Carve Studios]

Worked for me 24.6.2

[goombaccino]

Try changing from prores 444 to prores 444 HQ. I had a comp that for some reason crashed on export (render queue) and while giving me this error on 444, works just fine with HQ

[Andrew22554886kydr]

This worked for me! I was having the exact same problem on my Mac Mini M2 Pro 16GB Memory. ProRes 444 was only working sometimes. Changing to 444HQ fixed the issue.