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December 4, 2017
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Repeated Render Errors - Code -1609629695

  • December 4, 2017
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Over the past week or two I'm having a ton of render failures in Adobe Media Encoder with the error code -1609629695. Last night 5 different renders all failed. I've tried switching the renderer to Software Only and it didn't help. I've pasted some of the error messages below. Several of these sequences have failed dozens of times. One particular sequence has failed so many times that its version number is now 42 - and it's the first cut sent to the client. Or, I should say, not sent, because it still hasn't worked.

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- Encoding Time: 00:57:29

12/04/2017 12:42:34 AM : Encoding Failed

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Export Error

Error compiling movie.

Render Error

Render returned error.

Writing with exporter: HEVC (H.265)

Writing to file: \\?\B:\IW\IW14 Christine Allwine\Exports\IW14A Christine Allwine Feature Length Video v06-01.mp4

Writing file type: HEVC

Around timecode: 00:11:05:01 - 00:11:05:17

Rendering at offset: 665.707 seconds

Component: HEVC (H.265) of type Exporter

Selector: 9

Error code: -1609629695

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- Encoding Time: 00:58:05

12/04/2017 01:41:28 AM : Encoding Failed

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Export Error

Error compiling movie.

Render Error

Render returned error.

Writing with exporter: DNxHR/DNxHD MXF OP1a

Writing to file: B:\IW\IW14 Christine Allwine\Exports\IW14A Christine Allwine Feature Length Video v06-01_1.mxf

Around timecode: 00:11:05:01 - 00:11:05:06

Rendering at offset: 665.707 seconds

Component: DNxHR/DNxHD MXF OP1a of type Exporter

Selector: 9

Error code: -1609629695

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- Encoding Time: 00:05:10

12/04/2017 01:46:40 AM : Encoding Failed

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Export Error

Error compiling movie.

Render Error

Render returned error.

Writing with exporter: DNxHR/DNxHD MXF OP1a

Writing to file: B:\ps\ps12\Exports\PS12A Testimonials v03-03.mxf

Around timecode: 00;01;30;22 - 00;01;30;27

Rendering at offset: 90.757 seconds

Component: DNxHR/DNxHD MXF OP1a of type Exporter

Selector: 9

Error code: -1609629695

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    11 replies

    tyrones97003060
    Participant
    September 21, 2020

    SOLVED!!!!
    Set your Media Export to Software, not Hardware GPU (within the Media Export dialogue)
    You may or may choose 1 pass or 2 passes. I've only tested single pass.
    And increase your Windows Paging file to at least 55GB -

    Restart the machine

    I was able to export an entire 6K 30 minute film.
    And PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED.

    Welli
    Participant
    January 26, 2019

    I had exactly same error, but I realized, that I had one corrupted frame in PNG sequence. I fixed that and now everything works fine again.

    nathanw44462318
    Participant
    September 23, 2018

    Just to try to help I just had this same issue. If you have a PNG sequence with a missing frame the render will stop at the exact point that frame with no data is. It won't appear as missing it will just have 0 data in it. if you re render that one frame you can replace it. The way I found out which frame did this was by pre-rendering the png sequences layer in after effects around the area where the render errors out. If you have a frame that is messed up after effects will error out and list the exact frame number.

    August 15, 2018

    I am getting the same error here. Adobe PR ver12.12 (build 69) on a Intel i7 6850k no overclocking. MSI nVidia GeForce 1080ti card.  64 gigs of ram.   I have tried every setting I can think of except turning off Rendering at Max quality, because WHY would I want to do that!??!   I might as well use Final Cut.  Anyway, in a production environment suffering with the rest of you... Adobe, do you get pissed if my Credit card errors every month??  No, you don't...because I make sure it doesn't. 

    SuperGus
    Participant
    July 1, 2018

    For what it's worth, I struggled with error 1609629695 for many hours. I finally discovered that the export fails if I select "Use Maximum Render Quality" but it's OK if I de-select it.

    Participating Frequently
    December 31, 2017

    Dear Adobe,

    I am also getting the following error message:  PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK . [personal info deleted]

    Error Compiling movie.

    gpu render error

    unable to process frame.

    writing with Quicktime

    rendering effect: AE.ADBE Lumetri

    Component: Effect filter of type GPUVideoFilter

    Selection:9

    error code: -160962695

    Inspiring
    January 6, 2018

    Trying turning off GPU acceleration (change to Software Only). Also given my past experience you'll be waiting for Adobe to help forever.

    Participating Frequently
    December 31, 2017

    Dear Adobe,

    I am also getting the following error message:  PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK . [personal info deleted by mod]

    Error Compiling movie.

    gpu render error

    unable to process frame.

    writing with Quicktime

    rendering effect: AE.ADBE Lumetri

    Component: Effect filter of type GPUVideoFilter

    Selection:9

    error code: -160962695

    Inspiring
    December 5, 2017

    Here is a screenshot of an event error log from one of the recent crashes. None of this means much to me but here it is in case it helps.

    Inspiring
    December 4, 2017

    I just talked to Adobe Support. First, the guy tried to explain to me what the word "renderer" means. I've been editing full time on Premiere for 5 years, I know what it means. Then he said he has no information on what the error code means, and he disconnected the chat. Ridiculous.

    For the record this is a Windows 10 system, quad core i7 processor, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA  Quadro K3000M, Premiere Pro CC 2018 (12.0)

    Legend
    December 4, 2017

    That's not so surprising, unfortunately.

    Inspiring
    December 4, 2017

    Yeah, from my past experience I'm not surprised in the least. Support

    almost never solves my problems but I thought they were worth a shot. Maybe

    not.

    Legend
    December 4, 2017

    Two of the exports failed in the same spot.  Take a look to see what's there on the timeline.

    Inspiring
    December 4, 2017

    At that point in the timeline a new clip starts, but it only has Lumetri

    applied to it and it's just like the rest of the files in the sequence. I

    just tried rendering that section on its own and it worked, oddly enough.

    Legend
    December 4, 2017

    OK.  If you're using Cineform Previews (with Max Bit Depth checked), try using those previews for export.