After Effects: Sudden Memory Error After 10-15 Min?

[Jason21927453vkya]

Hey guys,

I’ve been dealing with a super annoying issue in After Effects lately. After like 10-15 minutes, I keep getting an error message, and then I can’t do anything anymore. The weird thing is, I never had this problem before.

I was using AE 2020 for a while, then upgraded to AE 2024 hoping it would fix the issue. It runs a bit better, but the errors are still happening.

My PC has 32GB RAM, and I’ve got 400GB free on my drive for AE.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

• Cleared the cache
• Set RAM allocation to max (29GB)
• Reinstalled After Effects (through the AE 2024 upgrade)
• Turned GPU acceleration on/off
• Disabled multi-frame rendering
• Increased disk cache from 100GB to 200GB

I also checked Task Manager:

• GPU usage: only 10%
• RAM usage: 85-90% (almost full)

This issue randomly started about two weeks ago and just won’t go away. It’s seriously driving me crazy.

Does anyone have any idea what’s causing this or has dealt with the same issue and found a fix? 😩🙏

[Warren Heaton]

What is the width and height of your largest Composition?  What is the width and height of the largest Layers?  

[Jason21927453vkya]

its 1080 x 1350

[Ludwig Tomaschko]

It seems that your composition—or one specific layer—is too large. If a layer is oversized, try splitting it into several smaller segments.

[nishu_kush]

Thanks for writing in, Jason.

I agree with what Ludwig Tomaschko said. In addition to that, what effects are you using in your Composition? Sometimes, effects like Motion Tile can cause such issues.

We're here to help. Moving this thread from Bugs to Discussions for troubleshooting.

Thanks,
Nishu