Error: "Zero denominator converting ratio denominators 17 : : 18"

[ADBUK]

Hi dear community, I need your help.

I am *desperately* trying to complete a project, but I am being slowed down by the following error which keeps popping up every 2 minutes.

And when I click OK, the same message reappears instantly and indefinitely, forcing me to "End task" through the Task Manager, otherwise I am completely stuck.

It's a nightmare... any help would be much appreciated.

It usually happens when I hit Preview, but not exclusively. It will happen no matter what, like a ticking time bomb.

Is there anyone who knows what it means and can help me fix this? I am a total newbie.

Thank you.

[nishu_kush]

Hi default82272jkaod6r,

Thanks for writing in.

A corrupted file could cause this issue. Try disabling all the layers in your comp and enable them one by one while trying to reproduce the error to identify which layer is the culprit.

Let us know the outcome.

Thanks,

Nishu

[ADBUK]

Omg it has worked. Thanks so much I was going crazy!

Culprit has been removed.

[robertd43652856]

I'm having this same issue and can't work out what layer is causing it, can you tell me more about your problem layer? Was it an effect?
I'm surprised to hear this is apparently caused by a "corrupted file" as this error message has only started appearing in the most recent version of after effects. @nishu_kush  are you able to tell me more about how to identify a corrupt file so I can try to fix my issue? It's going to take me an insanely long time to turn on and off all layers and find it by trial and error as every time the error is triggered I have to force quit, then reopen after effects.

[nishu_kush]

We did some investigation and this issue turned out to be a bug. Sorry about that.

Try switching to Mercury Software Only in File > Projects Settings > Video Rendering and Effects tab.

Let us know if it helps.

Thanks,

Nishu