What causes "After Effects error: zero denominator converting ratio denominators. (17 :: 18)" ?

[mindsclay]

I have the latest update 11.0.2. (Saw same issue with version 11.0.0)

Got the error yesterday from my render computers. Had to render on one machine.

The next day I was able to use the render farm without any issues at all.

But then the next time I rendered, same day, merely changing colors on a layer, I get the error message again.

Same project file each time. Why does it work sometimes but not other times???

How can this be remedied?

I have not seen this error in all my years of using AE. I have not made any changes to my computers except regular Windows updates. Last version we couldn't network at all, now there are errors while trying to network render.

[mindsclay]

I think I found "my" problem. I don't know if other will solve this issue the same.

It turns out that a certain .AVI file rendered from Cineform Studio will not work in a network render, onl yin the stand alone AE software.

I rendered that .AVI out from AE as a .AVI and now I don't get the error. So apparently, the Cineform format won't work on a network render.

By the way, that might be a really good feature request!

[Todd_Kopriva]

Did you install the Cineform codecs on the other computer(s)?

[mindsclay]

No.

Oh. I think I see where you are coming from. I'll try that to see if some codecs installation solves the issue.

[ttvd94]

Had the same problem, found no solution. BUT, finally out of nowhere I came up with some stupid idea that actually worked! Just turned off Collapse Transformations (aka Continuously Rasterize) option for the layer which caused the issue and ther error was suddenly gone! I hade some scripting going on in that layer but don't know how it's related. Hope this helps somebody.

[Tomasz5FB3]

This is true - I had a proejct done in 2017 after I opened it killed me with this errors - after I turned of Continues rasterize for layers that had it enable it worked again!!!

Thank U ttvd94!!!

[Vikas Waybhase]

Simply you can change timecode in frame. by pressing controll + left click on Timestamp. note that frame rate is must be in fraction. (eg. 30, 24, 25, 60)

[蕙崎]

this is work! thx

[krejue]

I have the same problem with a scripted Essential Graphics Project. If I change a graphic layer in essential gr. window, drop down menu. Sometimes the error occures, sometimes it is working fine.

[E.St FFHS]

Hi, I had the same error message whenever I tried to use an imported object like a picture or a video in a composition. The frame rate of the composition was set to 25 frames. After changing it to 29.97 frames, it helped a bit strangely. But the error came back. Later, I tried to set the 3D renderer to classical mode. I wanted to try 4D Cinema the day before. And then it finally worked again after switching back.