After Effects error: unable to allocate space for a 1440 x 1080 image buffer.

[Grayson Markle]

Brian,
How much smaller did you have to make your layer? My layer is 5040 x 3024 and I need it at least close to that size (I roam across it close up through out my project). Thanks for your post I now at least understand where the problem is. Any advice would be fantastic.

-Grayson Markle

[Rob Womack]

Try rendering in the background, if you’re not already (https://aescripts.com/bg-renderer/). Also, a boost in RAM will be very beneficial. I believe the error comes from not having enough memory, so it might be other apps are running? Or you don’t have enough RAM to render out your project.

Robert Womack
Creative Bridgekeep
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“Louisville’s Leading Interactive Marketing Agency”

[Ted Wiggin]

I’ve been really struggling with fragmentation on my current project. My issue is along the same lines. Huge multilayer background that I need to pan across
Current the background sits in a 10,000 by 3600 pixel composition and it’s just barely renderable. I can render if I have to secret “purge after every frame” setting enabled and not too many layers visible.

I understand that the maximum image cache per frame is 2 gb. The machine I’m using has 12 gb ram (in six 2gb modules)

My question is- would it make rendering smoother if I instead used three 4gb modules.

the theory behind it is that the 2gb image cache doesn’t seem to be able to span two ram modules. the error message pops up long before I fill up the whole 12gb. perhaps the first few layers of the image fill a portion of the first module, then the next layer tries to piggy back on whats left of that same module, fails, and gives me an error message?

Can anyone corroborate this? might I be able to render more layers per frame by upgrading to 3x 4gb or even 2x 8gb modules?

it kills me to have to deal with this with 64 bit CS5 just around the corner

[Nicole Brors]

Thank you so much! I was having this error on my brand new iMac (with 16 gB ram). Once I set it to purge it fixed the problem. I have been trying to render these files for days. Seriously, I can’t thank you enough, you are a lifesaver!!!

Creative Cow is such a great resource!

[Cutter Johnston]

“there is also the secret preference…”

How is accessed on a PC? The shift while selecting preferences does not work.

[Paul Wood]

Had the exact same problem; Trying to use the camera orbit tool on a 3d composition. enabled disk cache but output folder defaults to adobe folders, changed this so that it was my desktop and now renders fine.

thanks

[Mandeep Singh]

check your image or solid layer size ….sometimes it makes an image to big internally and crashes…..its true…

for solid layer press (Ctrl +shift+y)and check your layer size

[Quirk]

Just wanted to say thanks for this, and wow. I’ve been using AE for around 4 years now and never discovered this. Thanks a ton.

Why is it secret?! So weird. Seems like it would be in Memory.

[Lara Haddad]

Big Thanks Kevin 🙂

[Himanshu Sharma]

can anybody help me out for this problem i cannot get the solution of it.