After Effects error:could not convert Unicode characters. (23:46)

[Zhiqing_Li]

Hey guys,

     I'm trying to change the output path for a render queue item.

     But I always get this error "After Effects error:could not convert Unicode characters. (23:46)".

     Here's my code

     A_char outPath[256] = "D:/test.mp4";

     ERR(suites.OutputModuleSuite4()->AEGP_SetOutputFilePath(0, 0, outPath));

     What I'm doing wrong? Help me please! Thank you very much!!!!!

[shachar carmi · Accepted solution]

you need to use A_UTF16Char instead of A_char.

[Zhiqing_Li]

Hi shachar carmi,

     Thanks for your help, you are the man!!!

[Zhiqing_Li]

By the way, in case anyone is having the same problem, here's the full code

const A_UTF16Char *outPath = reinterpret_cast<const A_UTF16Char *>(L"C:\\whee.mov");

ERR(suites.OutputModuleSuite4()->AEGP_SetOutputFilePath(0, 0, (A_char*)outPath));

[ecabuhat]

Hi, Zhiqing_Li. I have the same issue. I receive this error every time I start After Effects and it has never been able to open properly since last week.

I'm using the latest version of After Effects CC 2018

OSX El Capitan (10.11.4)

It just started doing this last week. I'm not sure where you're suggesting to place the code you've listed. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Earl

[Zac Lam]

Hi Earl,

This is an old thread.  You're in the developer's forum, but it sounds like you may have run into the problem not during development, but during normal use?  In that case, try uninstalling any third-party plug-ins you may have installed to manage rendering.

If you pinpoint the one plug-in that causes it, you could pass along the bug report to the developer of that plug-in.