Fusion Error Messages And Meanings

1 Fusion Error Messages And Meanings

This is a collection of known Fusion error messages and their meanings, as well as possible solutions. We want to keep this list as up to date as possible, so if you run into an error message that isn't listed here, please email Deadline Support and let us know.

Exception during render: Failed to load the flow "c:\deadline\slave\jobsData\[flowname].flw" in startjob.dfscript"?

This error usually occurs because the render node is missing a plug-in that is referenced by the flow in question. Often this is because there is a plug-in installed on the machine from which the job was submitted that is not in the Fusion Render Node plug-in directory on the slave machine. It is important to remember that the Fusion Render Node has a different plug-in store than Fusion -- even on the same machine -- thus one should ensure that the needed plug-ins are copied/installed in both locations.

Exception during render: The fusion renderer reported that the render failed. Scroll down to the bottom of the log below for more details.

This can occur for a number of reasons, but often Fusion will print out the cause for the error. In the error log window, scroll to the end of the Deadline Slave Log capture which is near the bottom of the error message window, and there will be a part which looks something like the following message. This particular message indicates that a font was missing on the machine.

INFO: Render started at Wed 8:17PM (Range: 198 to 198) INFO: INFO: Comments: Could not find font "SwitzerlandCondensed" INFO: INFO: Saver 1 failed at time 198 INFO: INFO: Render failed at Wed 8:18PM! Last frame rendered: (none)! INFO: INFO: Render failed

We've usually found that the problem behind this error was a plug-in that was installed for Fusion, but not for the Fusion Render Node. Try updating your Fusion Render Node plug-ins to match your Fusion plug-ins exactly, and check whether the error still occurs.

Exception during render: DFScript failed to make a connection in startjob.dfscript - check that DFScript is set to no login required?

A. In order to connect to the Fusion Render Node and communicate with it, Deadline uses the dfscript/eyeonscript, the scripting language provided for Fusion. The script connects to the Fusion Render Node via a socket connection, which by default requires a login username and password to connect.

In order for Deadline to be able to render using a given Fusion Render Node, you must change its settings so that it no longer requires the username and password. This is done by running the Fusion Render Node, right clicking on the icon it creates, and choosing preferences. From there, pick the Script option, and you will see radio buttons, one of which says 'No login required'. Make sure that that is the option selected, then click Save to save the preferences, and exit Fusion Render Node.