aerender.exe (14.1) fails while (13.8) works for same project

[Jan_Brana]

Hi everyone. I'm trying to render a local job with aerender.exe using Windows 7 CMD. I've done this many times before and have even produced my own tools and scripts around it. However, I haven't tried the latest After Effects CC version, and now when trying to send a simple job to aerender.exe for the latest After Effects version (14.1) the job/CMD window comes to an halt even before a frame is produced, but does not crash or produce any error. It just seems stuck on something.

If I render the exact same project (but converted to After Effects 13.8) aerender.exe works as expected without problems.

The command I'm sending to CMD is very simple:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CC 2017\Support Files\aerender.exe" -project C:\test\test.aep

The project file itself contains nothing unusual, basic source material and a prepared job in the render queue.

Does anyone know what might be going on here?

Thanks for any help.

[Szalam]

If nobody here has any useful suggestions, I'd suggest you contact Adobe support. It may help to ask for the video queue, if you're calling in.

[Jan_Brana · Accepted solution]

Well, since I am a bit in a hurry I simply wiped all Adobe software from my computer using Adobe's own uninstaller/cleaner, and reinstalled everything. The aerender.exe works as intended now. Sorry that I could not give more info to help pinpoint the problem, but this solved my problem at least.

Thanks though!

[Szalam]

Hooray! Thanks for following up.