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scrimski
09-23-2005, 10:32 AM
Hello,
got a problem: When rendering a sequence, I got an error message that reads 'After Effects Fehler: Das Dateiformatmodul kann die Datei nicht analysieren (45 § 35)'
or in english 'After Effects Error: File Format modul ( not sure about that) can't analyze the file ( 45 § 35 )'
What does this mean, how to fix or workaround?
I went to the frames where the rendering stopped in the timeline and they are displayed but I can't render them framewise, neither in Tif nor targa nor PNG.
The sequence contains a long footage sequence( about 20000 frames) with 9 frames missing, which gives me a error message 'Frames missing 39 § 44'
As it is a quick motion (opposite of slow motion) sequence, the missing frames aren't visible.

Again: how to fix this or how to workaround?

Thanks in advance

edit: AE 6.5 Pro version
JohnnyRandom
09-26-2005, 04:44 PM
Have you tried rerendering the sequence with the missing frames (either in after effects or the original application) and import that into your final comp?
scrimski
09-26-2005, 04:53 PM
No, but I'm done with this. I renamed them with Total Commander (http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm) to achieve a continous number for the frames and reimported the sequence again.
It had defintely to do with the missing frames, but this job is already history.
thank you for reply anyway.
I'm rather interested about this error code, searched the Help, but with no result.
It's not a "Life or Death" thing, but i would like to know this.
JohnnyRandom
09-26-2005, 05:10 PM
Hehe sorry I hadn't noticed the date of the post, glad you got it fixed:)

I'm almost positive that it has to do with files nested within the composition. If a file is corrupt AFX can't figure out what to do with it. AFAIK when you render it "reads" all the pieces of all the files in your timeline, since they are not cached at render time, it looks to the original files, and if the originals are say missing frames... well you can figure the rest

I've had this error myself (not exactly the same but a File Format Error) and replacing the corrupt file has always resolved the issue.
scrimski
09-26-2005, 05:20 PM
AFAIK when you render it "reads" all the pieces of all the files in your timeline, since they are not cached at render time, it looks to the original files, and if the originals are say missing frames... well you can figure the rest.

Absolutely agreed, logical. But the point I do not understand is why AE displays this in my timeline/composition window at any resolution or when rendering to RAM or save form RAM into an AVI-file, which I deny to work with in general.
I had a lot of dropped frames on this job, because my external HD, where I stored the files lot it's MFT ord FAT or whatever data and I was to restore the files(FileScavenger, it's a real life saver), but not all of them -though a loss of 7 frames in a sequence of 20.000 frames doesn't hurt that much.
JohnnyRandom
09-26-2005, 05:57 PM
Well it sees the timeline as a intermediate preview, a general representation, like putting a model airplane together without the glue to see how well the parts fit kind of thing.

I completely agree, it is strange that you can use a corrupt file to build a complete comp with... and come render time it says "hey no way, the file is bad".

Funny you say you refuse to use a ram render... I must admit i've used them on a very rare ocassion:shrug::D. well they work when in dire straits... Be a little more difficult with the dawn of Hi-Def...
scrimski
09-26-2005, 06:02 PM
I don't refuse the RAM-render, I refuse the AVI format. Don't tell me that I'm able to change this into another format.



Hang on.






OK, it is possible, didn't knew that. Dam it!

I feel like an idiot now about the fact that I didn't even tried to look for the most closest solution.
:hmm:
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