Help Appreciated. After Effects Error: missing data in file. (33::4)
Okay, I got a problem that I've not encountered before and therefore I need some professional help.
I've recently done a whole film which I completed earlier today, around 1:00 PM and I exported the file to render at Adobe Media Encoder but my program didn't want to connect to Dynamic link.
And my subscription been going through some transaction problems but that's solved now, but since it didn't work I quit the programs and went out for a walk and had some dinner blablabla.
I came back to the computer to finish up the project so I launch Adobe After Effects and encountered an Error which said: "After Effects Error: missing data in file. (33::4)"
Searched on Google to find a solution and I've tried a couple of solutions.
Example 1:
From (https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/after-effects-error-missing-data-in-file-33-4/td-p/9524508) [LINK]
1. try creating a new project and import (not open, but import) the old project to the new. if that works, track down the offending composition/file.
2. try changing the name/location of your footage folder to force Ae to misplace it and see if you can open the project file with unlinked footage material. a bad file could be the cause for it and by linking them selectively you could troubleshoot this.
for next time make sure you increment and save (autosave is not enough)
Nothing happens and this doesn't work.
Example 2:
From (https://forums.creativecow.net/docs/forums/post.php?forumid=2&postid=1126562&univpostid=1126562&pview=t) [LINK]
Posts like yours are heartbreaking to read. I wish you the best of luck trying to recover your work.
This may be too late for you now, but hundreds or thousands of hours of work don't belong in a single copy of a single file. Here's my advice on protecting your After Effects work in the future:
http://www.renderbreak.com/2015/07/walters-field-notes-on-safeguarding-afte...
This is a bit of a longshot, but have you ever rendered from your Ae project with Adobe Media Encoder? If yes, you might still have the temporary file that the process creates.
Search your computer for "tmpAEtoAMEProject" and see if you can find anything.
I saw that the answer above mentions Adobe Media Encoder and when I search for "tmpAEtoAMEProject" and I find old saves on my project but when I load them it doesn't work.
I don't know what to do and I want to render and just post this video, I'm completely done with it. It only needs to be rendered.
If you need any more information please tell me and I'll reply with logs or something, thanks in advance.
