Frame Buffer error help
by thadtrick
on
Apr 6, 2007 at 4:27:39 pm
Hello all,
I am doing and animation comprised of a large photo with 3D layers and a camera. I am doing "The Kid Stays in the Picture" type effect giving synthetic depth and animation to still images.
I rendered this piece (1 min 20 sec) out a couple days ago and it rendered from start to finish with no problems. I've made revisions to some areas and am tring to re-render and am now getting various frame buffer error messages at points that did not change that rendered fine previously. I am now resorting to render in chunks and re-assemble. I could understand if it might be parts that I added more layers to that were crapping out. Not sure what is going on.
Have plenty of storage and memory.
Is there a frame buffer limit or suggested size not to exceed with large still or still comps?
The most current error message was "Could not create a 6000 x 3400 frame buffer error message".
I know that's a sizeable comp....but I thought AE could handle that no prob....and it DID a couple days ago.
What could have changed?
I purged all caches and memory....just in case.
What should I be looking at here?
Re: Frame Buffer error help by Dave LaRonde on Apr 6, 2007 at 4:48:11 pm
[thadtrick]"I've made revisions to some areas and am tring to re-render and am now getting various frame buffer error messages at points that did not change that rendered fine previously.... What could have changed?"
What were the nature of these revisions? Added effects? Adjustment layers? Frame Blending? Additional lights? Speed Changes?
Re: Frame Buffer error help by thadtrick on Apr 6, 2007 at 4:57:20 pm
Not so much revisions.....as it was sweetening....adding a few more layers here and there.....reanimating/adjusting some of the camera moves and keyframes....giving more z-depth here and there to exaggerate the 3d depth on the moves. Going back into Photoshop and re-touching some things.
The weird part is...the problematic parts where it craps out....I didn't really touch.
Re: Frame Buffer error help by thadtrick on Apr 6, 2007 at 5:26:22 pm
Y'know I was just thinking about rebooting....the usual snake oil for a lot of AE unsolved mysteries.
Didn't want to take the time to do it. Might as well give it a try.
Re: Frame Buffer error help by Janman on Apr 7, 2007 at 10:27:39 am
Slicing up your picture and keeping them organised with parenting is the way to go.
...or...
In AE:
Hold Shift
Click Edit-Preferences-General (still holding shift)
In the drop down menu you'll see "Secret"
There you can set the "purge every...frames"
renders take longer ... but is renders !
