Compressor Failed Error RenderFrameAt

I used to love Compressor. Ran flawlesslessly. Now I rarely can use it due to this constant error across nearly all my video outputs, which all use completely different source material. The latest is all stock footage, I get Failed: Error: RenderFrameAt returned: 4 for absolute frame: 1634. Any idea why this is now a regular occurrence on Compressor? When I output direct from Final Cut Pro X, I don't have this problem.

iMac Pro

Posted on Apr 18, 2021 2:15 PM

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Posted on Apr 22, 2021 1:48 AM

If this is happening with all sorts of media, there may be some sort of software conflict.

Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

Hopefully we may see something in the report.


Do you have Chrome? Do you have any third party "antivirus", "cleaners" or something?

Does Compressor have "Full Disk Access" in System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy?


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Apr 22, 2021 1:48 AM in response to magickbox

If this is happening with all sorts of media, there may be some sort of software conflict.

Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

Hopefully we may see something in the report.


Do you have Chrome? Do you have any third party "antivirus", "cleaners" or something?

Does Compressor have "Full Disk Access" in System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy?


Apr 21, 2021 10:46 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks Luis. Sorry for not providing the info before. Here it is:


Media use is predominantly stock footage from a stock library .mov as well as .mp4 files preview clips. Been having this issue with Compressor across too many different projects for me to rely on it anymore. I fall back on just outputting 1080 or 720 from FCPX, which works flawlessly. But I'd like to get back to Compressor if it can start working again.


Compressor 4.48

Final Cut Pro X 10.4.10


iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

Mojave 10.14.6

Processor 4 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

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