After Effects Error Message...

"After Effects error: overflow converting ratio denominators.

( 17 :: 18 )"

After this, it returns the layer to the start, and replays the error on any attempt to manipulate the layer.

From the error message I only have reason to assume it's something to do with ratio conversion... err. Obvious.

Video footage used: 720x576 DV PAL
Cropped to: 564x240 (2.35:1)
Even tried with different ratio: 426x240 (16:9)
Even tried going with 320x240 (4:3)

Any ideas what's wrong? I already got this message once before when I cropped the footage into 2.35:1.

Any hints would be cool!

/me

 

Codecs

find the missing codec



or download a video converter and just change the avi file to an avi file again, but with a compression

 

I suppose that might be the reason... but... what codec? And out of curiosity, how come it hasn't been doing this before?

 

So I tried replacing it with a vid of different format...

"After Effects error: the file format module could not parse the file.

(45 :: 35)"

 

The phrase "ratio conversion" may not indicate the file itself.. AE doesn't really care what the resolution of the file is. It's probably referring to something else, possible some effect you've applied that it's having trouble with.

Did you adjust for the PAL pixel ratio?

 

Tried the pixel ratio.

I tried removing the camera layer.

I have some masking applied, as to this is a clone test. I don't see what else might be the problem .

EDIT: Solved. It was the footage after all. When I done it before, AE wouldn't let me replace the video file. Now it did and it works. Strange.

I think all programs have evil AI.