Error Creating File Output. Don't know what to do.

[AceAlmighty13]

I had my computer reinstalled with Windows 7 at Best Buy due to a virus that erased my usernames and passwords, allowing me no access to my files. The PC now runs great, 3Ds Max renders single image files but won't render movie files. I've tried saving on an external hard drive, a different folder, renaming the file but I'm getting nothing. I've googled but have had very little luck. I've even tried a new file and merging the objects into the new file then rendering and I've got nothing.

I'm new to Windows 7, if the error is somehow related to the OS. I use 3ds Max 2011 and have had the current service pack installed as well. I don't know what other information you may need or even how common this error is.

[Doughboy12]

Post the file...looks to be a small one, and you MUST zip it first. (and don't preview the post.)

[ad1561]

I think your first problem is why in the world are you in the need to render straight out .avi from Max?

Try just rendering jpeg sequence, Max maybe just being dumb with outputting avi's

[Steve_Curley]

Jpegs are lossy - always render to a lossless format like png, tif, tga.

[ad1561]

well if hes rendering out avi's I don't think he is that worried about file compress 😉

[AceAlmighty13]

I've done it in the past but since the change to 7 it won't allow Me to do so.

[jonavark]

You can render uncompressed AVIs.
Max does render to movie files. And though it may not be conventional, there are times when someone may want to render to a movie file.

What version of Max (32 or 64) are you running and which codec were you trying to render to?


Sounds like the codec is unavailable, or some problem with your access to it.
I don't know if running Max as Admin will make any difference but I think it is common practice.

Have you tried rendering to AVI uncompressed yet?

[spacefrog_]

When rendering to AVI use a lossless codec

The best IMHO is Lagarith ( http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html ) it's free , open source and blazing fast...
Most importand: it comes in 32 Bit and 64 Bit variation