AWS Thinkbox Discussion Forums

AE Render queue needs output file but none provided

Deadline
#1

The problems sadly keep on coming…
I was rendering a real new project now and it went fine up until roughly half way through.
now it gives the following error message on multiple (but not all) machines, but not all at the same time.
error:

aerender ERROR: Specified render queue item needs output file but none provided.
   at Deadline.Plugins.PluginWrapper.RenderTasks(Task task, String& outMessage, AbortLevel& abortLevel)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Here’s the full log;

=======================================================
Error
=======================================================
aerender ERROR: Specified render queue item needs output file but none provided.
   at Deadline.Plugins.PluginWrapper.RenderTasks(Task task, String& outMessage, AbortLevel& abortLevel)

=======================================================
Type
=======================================================
RenderPluginException

=======================================================
Stack Trace
=======================================================
   at Deadline.Plugins.SandboxedPlugin.d(DeadlineMessage bgq, CancellationToken bgr)
   at Deadline.Plugins.SandboxedPlugin.RenderTask(Task task, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Deadline.Slaves.SlaveRenderThread.c(TaskLogWriter ajv, CancellationToken ajw)

=======================================================
Log
=======================================================
2023-11-30 17:18:34:  0: Loading Job's Plugin timeout is Disabled
2023-11-30 17:18:35:  0: SandboxedPlugin: Render Job As User disabled, running as current user 'julius'
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: Executing plugin command of type 'Initialize Plugin'
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: INFO: Executing plugin script 'C:\ProgramData\Thinkbox\Deadline10\workers\MB3D-06\plugins\656894b4cb5da780e39ca9c0\AfterEffects.py'
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: INFO: Plugin execution sandbox using Python version 3
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: INFO: Fail Without Finished Message set to: False
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: INFO: Fail on Existing After Effects process: False
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: INFO: About: After Effects Plugin for Deadline
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: INFO: The job's environment will be merged with the current environment before rendering
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Initialize Plugin'
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: Start Job timeout is disabled.
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: Task timeout is disabled.
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: Loaded job: OASIS_SpidyTravel_precomp - SpidyForest (656894b4cb5da780e39ca9c0)
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: Executing plugin command of type 'Start Job'
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: DEBUG: S3BackedCache Client is not installed.
2023-11-30 17:18:37:  0: INFO: Executing global asset transfer preload script 'C:\ProgramData\Thinkbox\Deadline10\workers\MB3D-06\plugins\656894b4cb5da780e39ca9c0\GlobalAssetTransferPreLoad.py'
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Looking for legacy (pre-10.0.26) AWS Portal File Transfer...
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Looking for legacy (pre-10.0.26) File Transfer controller in C:/Program Files/Thinkbox/S3BackedCache/bin/task.py...
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Could not find legacy (pre-10.0.26) AWS Portal File Transfer.
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Legacy (pre-10.0.26) AWS Portal File Transfer is not installed on the system.
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Start Job'
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: Plugin rendering frame(s): 1150-1199
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: Executing plugin command of type 'Render Task'
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Attempting to create "C:\Users\julius\Documents\ae_render_only_node.txt" to force After Effects to run in Render Engine mode
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Stdout Redirection Enabled: True
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: True
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: True
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: QT Popup Handling Enabled: False
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.* Popup Handling Enabled: False
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: True
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Creating New Console: False
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Running as user: julius
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Executable: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\aerender.exe"
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Continuing on missing footage
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Ignoring missing effect reference errors
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Ignoring missing layer dependency errors
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Argument: -project "T:\AfterEffects\OASIS_2023 copy 23.x.aep" -comp "SpidyForest" -s 1150 -e 1199 -continueOnMissingFootage -v ERRORS_AND_PROGRESS -close DO_NOT_SAVE_CHANGES -sound OFF
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Full Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\aerender.exe" -project "T:\AfterEffects\OASIS_2023 copy 23.x.aep" -comp "SpidyForest" -s 1150 -e 1199 -continueOnMissingFootage -v ERRORS_AND_PROGRESS -close DO_NOT_SAVE_CHANGES -sound OFF
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Startup Directory: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files"
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Process Affinity: default
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Process is now running
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: INFO: Submitted from After Effects version: 23.6.2x5
2023-11-30 17:18:38:  0: STDOUT: aerender version 23.6.2x5
2023-11-30 17:19:01:  0: STDOUT: PROGRESS: Launching After Effects...
2023-11-30 17:19:01:  0: STDOUT: WARNING:After Effects warning: "OASIS_PARIS_SpidyForest_Color[000001-000720].png" is missing frame 670. This warning can be disabled from Import preferences.
2023-11-30 17:19:09:  0: STDOUT: WARNING:After Effects warning: "OASIS_PARIS_ChandelierHall_Color[000001-002300].png" is missing 1026 frames (1230-1899, 1943-2298). This warning can be disabled from Import preferences.
2023-11-30 17:19:10:  0: STDOUT: WARNING:After Effects warning: Project has missing fonts.
2023-11-30 17:19:11:  0: STDOUT: PROGRESS: Adding specified comp to Render Queue
2023-11-30 17:19:11:  0: INFO: Checking for file "C:\Users\julius\Documents\ae_render_only_node.txt"
2023-11-30 17:19:11:  0: INFO: Attempting to delete "C:\Users\julius\Documents\ae_render_only_node.txt" to allow After Effects to run in the workstation environment
2023-11-30 17:19:11:  0: STDOUT: aerender ERROR: Specified render queue item needs output file but none provided.
2023-11-30 17:19:12:  0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Render Task'

=======================================================
Details
=======================================================
Date: 11/30/2023 17:19:15
Frames: 1150-1199
Elapsed Time: 00:00:00:42
Job Submit Date: 11/30/2023 14:57:05
Job User: juliu
Average RAM Usage: 6842956800 (20%)
Peak RAM Usage: 7147159552 (21%)
Average CPU Usage: 85%
Peak CPU Usage: 93%
Used CPU Clocks (x10^6 cycles): 7455020
Total CPU Clocks (x10^6 cycles): 8770612

=======================================================
Worker Information
=======================================================
Worker Name: MB3D-06
Version: v10.3.0.15 Release (76d003b0a)
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Running As Service: No
Machine User: julius
IP Address: 2a02:a46a:a204:1:eb8e:3333:365d:fce7
MAC Address: D0:50:99:DE:E5:5C
CPU Architecture: x64
CPUs: 64
CPU Usage: 90%
Memory Usage: 5.7 GB / 31.9 GB (17%)
Free Disk Space: 251.132 GB 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
#2

All we do for AE is build and run a command to watch and see if AE throws any errors. The command we ran is this:

Given the error in the log starts with STDOUT we know it’s coming from After Effects itself, so I’d take a look at the comp and see if there is actually a missing output on it. Or check the other successful jobs to see if the -output flag is getting used, which would mean you’d overwridden the output path on the other job submissions but missed it on this one.

#3

Hey thank you for your reply!
It is weird as it is just one comp, decided in to tasks of 50 frames. And the first 10 or so tasks went fine, and all of a sudden it stopped working, while nothing had changed and it was still rendering the same comp.

#4

still getting this error sadly. it is so random. sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t. on the same projects on the same drives. I cant seem to get it to work reliably. any ideas on what can be done to solve this?

Privacy | Site terms | Cookie preferences