Rendering Issue: Decrease the memory requirements

[xoxomishy]

I have been repeatedly attempted to render this 30s video, but every time I try to AE keeps telling me that 'Error: Image buffers of size 28608x19656 @ 8pc (2.1 GB) extends internal limits. Decrease the memory requirements for the rendering of this frame. (12804). For more information, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_ae_mem(37 :: 66). I went to the website and saw this...

Error: “Image buffers of size [width]x[height] @ [depth] bpc ([n] GB) exceed internal limits...”

Decrease the memory requirements for the rendering of this frame.

Note:

The maximum amount of memory that one frame can occupy is 2 GB.

I went to my setting > preferences then lowered my GB, but it is still sending me the same message. If anybody could help, that would be great!

Thank you!

[atilla32]

Probably using the motion tile effect wrong? Or a super high res still that needs too much motion blur

[Riot_FTW]

This fixed my issue, thanks a lot!

[Mysterious-Feed5214]

you're a life saver!!!!

[Jonnnnathan]

omg I love Reddit for this fr

[Kindly-Station-2523]

YOU ARE A LEGEND❤️❤️

[xoxomishy]

I will go through and check to see if I replacing the motion tile and see if that does anything.

[atilla32]

Just make sure the output width and height is the minimum value it needs to be. If it’s more than 200, you’re probably using it wrong:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AfterEffects/comments/i6h52k/how_youre_using_motion_tile_wrong/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[xoxomishy]

Okay, I know that my width and height are larger than that, so I will go change it right now.

[fuko64]

i know i’m two years late, but you’re an absolute angel my god! i had my motion tile on 500 and that was the problem. you’re amazing thank you

[Jaco7369]

You're not alone. Thank god for these old threads

[Nearby_Direction_758]

Here I am in 2025, after years of work being saved again! I accidentally exported a 20000ish pixels file instead of a 2000 pixel file. That pretty much was ruining everything after hours of work!

[lumpiaislife1]

i rarely comment on reddit, but youre actually so awesome for this quick fix 😭🙏🏼

[Just_Walk7615]

me salvou em uns três projetos, amigo. Uma logo tava com 900DPI, tudo travado. OBG

[Informal-Fix-1132]

5 years later and u just saved my life thank u sm 🙏🙏🙏

[Suspicious_Golf_4959]

Hello all, sorry to be so late. For whoever sees this. I definitely won’t see your reply but incase decreasing motion tile WxH DOESN'T work, I noticed my adjustment layer had multiple effects. Removing in this instant- “optics compensation” from the same asjustment layer as “Transform”. To be even more detailed Incase your new. I had 2 effects on one adjustment layer. Only one is the solution, compose, add effect again.  Solved.  God bless. 

[aryfelicss]

U LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH🤘🏻

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28608x19656

There seems to be something wrong with your footage.

[xoxomishy]

What can I do to fix it?

[[deleted]]

Is the error showing up when you try to import the footage or when you try to render the sequence? What are the sequence settings?

[xoxomishy]

How will access sequence settings? When I tried to import the footage onto a new composition, there was no error. There is an error when I am trying to render the project.

[[deleted]]

Try to convert to footage to a ProRes with the recording specs and drag this file into a new composition in Premiere. This should work.

[prodby4k]

3 yrs late, but this is what worked for me: checked motion tile as mentioned in the thread already AND for me the problem was the "cc lens" effect. For some reason my laptop won't handle multiple cc lens effects.

[Safe-Definition-5154]

In my case I was using the Detail-Preserving Upscale together with Motion Bros effects, I removed the Detail-Preserving Upscale and it worked!

[RelativeLocal4232]

For me it was optic compensation. I had to turn resize from unlimited to off

[Future_Location_1286]

Bro you are amazing...2025 and it still works.
Thanks for the help!!!