Blending Mode Errors

So here is a video I am doing for a client and running into a huge problem I only encountered on Premiere CC (along with 100 others since upgrading...)
Check out this render I did of the project and goto about 1:22 you will see what I am talking about...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERUhN2Mawg4
You can probably tell I overlaid the candles on top and used the screen blend mode... This also happens later on in the video as well (at about 3:05). Can anyone please tell me how to fix it?! This video was to be done by tonight. Weird part is, it does not show in the program when previewing only during rendering it.
Thanks so much
--Matt
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Hopefully these screenshots help you help me...! Thanks Fuzzy

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I googled for similar error reports, there are none related to Premiere Pro.
I don't know what else to do, rather than just avoid using this effect configuration.
Does anyone else had this issue, even in different situations?
Thank you very much for any feedback.
Best,
Mark
Hardware:
HP Z820
Dual Xeon E5-2643 - driver 6.1.7600.16385
Dual nVidia Quadro 4000 - driver 8.17.12.7628
64GB RAM
SSD 250GB for System
HDD 3TB for Media
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Windows 7 x64 - 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601

I've never seen that error myself. If you have a way to avoid it, might be best to just do that.

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I'm having an issue with my blending modes. Basically I have 3 stars, larger to smaller, top to bottom. I have a simple shape with 67% gray in multiply mode to create a "Texas Star" effect. The issue, is that when I go to export this file to ANY format, or I copy and paste it out, that 67% gray shape just sits on top. It refuses to go anywhere. I've tried expanding, even rasterizing (though that gives the SAME error). Nothing seems to work.
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t1.0-9/10563173_10152595627323524_5 65109011631487628_n.jpg
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What version of After Effects? Include the minor version number (e.g., After Effects CS5.5 with the 10.5.1 update).
CS6 (11.0.2)
Have you installed the recent updates? (If not, you should. They fix a lot of problems.)
yes, I have
What operating system? This should include specific minor version numbers, like "Mac OSX v10.6.8"---not just "Mac".
Windows 7, 64bit latest version, all updates installed
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Intel something, 6 cores, 12GB RAM, and NVIDIA GTX 590 graphics card, (driver 306.97)
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no
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I don't know.. I thought OpenGL in CS6 is all automatically and can not be turned off or on?
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everywhere
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[svn:fx-4.0.0] 13428: Add mask and advanced blend mode support to SpriteVisualElement

Revision: 13428
Revision: 13428
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-01-11 15:16:16 -0800 (Mon, 11 Jan 2010)
Log Message:
Add mask and advanced blend mode support to SpriteVisualElement
SDK-24949 - Can't apply hue blend mode to FXG instance
Copied blendMode and mask logic from GroupBase.
QE notes: Add tests to SVE
Doc notes: Update docs to mention mask and blendMode support
Bugs: SDK-24949
Reviewer: Pete, Ryan
Tests run: checkintests, FXG
Is noteworthy for integration: Yes
Ticket Links:
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-24949
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-24949
Modified Paths:
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Photoshop Info:     13.0.1 x64 Extended
OS:                        Windows 7 64-bit
CPU:                      Dual Xeon E5440
RAM:                     16 GB
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Hi Chris,
Thanks very much for your straightforward and helpful answer. So, it would appear that my simplistic understanding of the Hue blend mode as 'replacing' the hue of the underlying layer(s) is incorrect. Would a fair rendering of what the Hue blend mode actually does be as follows?
"The Hue blend mode will perform a direct replacement of the hue in the underlying layer(s). The brightness and saturation of the underlying layer(s) will not be affected *unless* the resultant hue, saturation, and brightness 3-tuple would result in an illegal HSL combination, in which case the saturation and brightness of the resultant pixels will be altered to bring the HSL values into compliance."
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Matt

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