Error: Out of Memory

[Mike Kahn]

When this happens for me it’s usually a corrupt media file or a picture file in the sequence that causes it. Unfortunately there’s no good way of finding it besides some trial and error.

Generally to find the problem clip in the sequence, I set an in and out point at the beginning of the show and end of the first act (in you’re case maybe the first minute). If all exports correctly, I move the out point to the end of the next act (second minute for you) and export again. If it fails, I now know the bad clip is between the fist and second act. Then I move my in and out and narrow down exactly which clip is causing the error. Once it’s found, you can usually re-cut the clip in and it will solve it. If it’s a large photo, export it as a self contained QT if you can and cut it back in.

Good luck and be glad it’s only a 6 minute piece and not a 2 hour feature.

[Carlos Castro]

Thanks Mike,

I will try that again in a different section of the sequence. I have tried that but not on the opposite
side of the sequence. Its extremely frustrating.

Thanks

[Carlos Castro]

Anyone else have this problem ?

[John Fishback]

Checkout Digital Rebellion’s FCS Maintenance Pack. It has a Corrupt File Finder as well as other helpful maintenance programs.

John

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[Carlos Castro]

Thanks John, I will give that a shot. You are very helpful as usual.

Thanks again.

[Carlos Castro]

Well John that seems to have treated half of the problem. I can mark an in and out point, hit Command S or go to the pull down menu it will render fine, as soon as I hit Option R on the keyboard or the pull down menu it gives me the same error.

Go figure.

[Michael Gissing]

As has been reported here many times, the Memory Error message pops up when it is trying to render files that exceed 4k. This is not uncommon with tiff or jpeg stills or graphics in the FCP timeline. It can be made worse by adding plugins/ filters etc.

So check your clips and see if there are any that exceed the 4k limit. A search of the forum would have shown this often reported advice.

[Carlos Castro]

Sorry to bother you Michael, I looked but didn’t find the answer I needed. Thank you for your response.

[Michael Gissing]

Did you check your clips for 4k+ media? If you have big stills then you need to resize them to something less than 4K to get them to render.

[Carlos Castro]

I have about 50 tiff’s and none is more than 58 MB’s. I find it interesting that it will let me render but only if I mark a region with either the pull down menu or with the command S key stroke but not option R.