How to get rid of the error: [effect name] return invalid max_result_rect from PF_Cmd_SMART_PRE_RENDER(25::237)

[ron70959691]

I am running After effects 14.2.0.198 on a Mac Pro(Late 2013) running 10.10.5, and have been having this error for the last 6 hours or so:

[effect name] return invalid max_result_rect from PF_Cmd_SMART_PRE_RENDER(25::237)

After searching on the web and this community, I tried restarting AE, updating AE, restarting my Mac, purge all memory and disk cache, reset AE preferences, rearrange the effects order, put HSL effect before the effect in the error message.

I am using third-party effects, they are all built-in AE effects like corner pin, fast blur, levels, HSL, curves.....etc

None of them work.

Any idea to get rid of it?

Thanks

[skosfako]

Thank you very much bro!

[the233440075jqp]

I had the same problem and as I edit anime I was annoyed but I was able to solve the problem.
For me the problem was to put the s flicker effect after the deep glow. 
So to solve it I put it before.
I hope it will help you 😆

[Angel2527620713n8]

Yeah I've found that if you put some effects before deep glow it makes this error. I had S_Blurmocurves after Deep Glow and it kept making this error but I soon found out on my own by disabling the effects and figuring out Deep Glow is very sensitive 

[Wallroff]

Hi,

the same error for me (OSX 12.3.1/M1 Max 64 GB/AE 22.3.0) 😞
...also on 18.4.1 and on my other machine (OSX 12.3/MBP 15.1/AE 22.2.0)
...caused by the Shift Channels Effect i used for a simple RGB-Split.
Tried a lot of the things mentioned here (BPC, Adaptive Resolution Settings, Grow Bounds, etc.)
Nothing...

Interestingly the Separate RGB Plugin by Rowbyte produces the same error.

please...

[jomontu]

Hi!

I've been able to solve it.

In my case it was because I had an effect (Roughen Edges) applied on two different Adjustment Layer.

Disabled one of them. Solved. 

If not, try and error. Just keep trying to disable layers or effects in the problematic comp until you find out whats the effect causing troubles.

Hope this helps.

[Vinh2419456229t2]

Hi guys. I fixed it. Just change your preset by going to Composition Setting and try to change to another one (preset)

[defaultmrgmnpumi4xx]

I fixed it by emptying the disk cache

[bys46716248]

i got the error when i tried to change the originl resultion or when i put this comp in any other comp. i prerender the comp and use the render in my other comps

[CucaramblaX]

At least in my case, it was just accidentally stretched layer with some expressions and children, which AFX apparently was unable to render.. e.g. imagine having anchorPoint next to the layer bounds and then drag the handle, then you'll notice that you can get to insane Scale amounts quite easily. Once I reset its scale back to [100,100], the error disappeared.

To see if it is your case too, see if other comps render, then try to find the faulty layer by soloing them one by one, mind shy layers too.

[Álvaro5FB3]

For future visitors I write here my solution.

In my case what was giving me the problem was the Deep Glow plugin added to Set Matte. It was getting to a point that even removing Set Matte didn't solve the problem.

So, in the end, what I did was (in a crappy way) to precompose the layer (the text in this case was what was giving me the problem) and apply the DeepGlow effect to the precomposition itself.

[Cynthia25437158ma96]

This worked. Thank you so much.

[alxx_3dxtz]

i have the same problem but instead its with text and my expressions

[Murilo289486399edi]

i get the same error, i'm using the AE 2020, i get this error using the AE pixel sorter plugin 

[RESIZE LAB]

In our case, we find a solution by deactivating a layer with simple effects (levels, bevel, hue), and after that, by changing the order of the effects layers it was still working.

Hope this helps you

[Seth23700816fdi9]

I had this problem- I had a precomp that was larger in dimensions than the comp it was in. I resized the precomp to match the main comp it fixed it. No third party effects used.