When I attempt a simple conversion of a MrSID file to an ECW via a reader and writer (something I've done successfully many times) I am getting the following results/error:
Command-line to run this workspace:
C:\\apps\\FME\\fme.exe C:\\Users\\DOUGBL~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\wb-xlate-1519219239276_15664
--SourceDataset_MRSID "C:\\MapData\\Williamson County\\SID\\Williamson_Co_2014.sid"
--DestDataset_ECW "C:\\MapData\\Williamson County\\ECW"
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FME 2016.1.0.0 (20160419 - Build 16492 - WIN32)
FME_HOME is 'C:\\apps\\FME\\'
FME Professional Edition (node locked-crc)
Serial Number: H8U9-DF32-16TZ
Permanent License.
Machine host name is: DESKTOP-5NGB2S9
START - ProcessID: 14816, peak process memory usage: 29096 kB, current process memory usage: 29088 kB
FME Configuration: Command line arguments are `C:\\apps\\FME\\fme.exe' `C:\\Users\\DOUGBL~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\wb-xlate-1519219239276_15664' `LOG_STANDARDOUT' `YES' `LogCountServerName' `{ed4d2e5a-6a18-4600-af13-1e1ed0375f22}'
Shared folders for formats are : C:\\apps\\FME\\datasources;C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\Documents\\FME\\Formats
Shared folders for transformers are : C:\\apps\\FME\\transformers;C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\AppData\\Roaming\\Safe Software\\FME\\FME Store\\Transformers;C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\Documents\\FME\\Transformers
Shared folders for coordinate systems are : C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\Documents\\FME\\CoordinateSystems
Shared folders for coordinate system exceptions are : C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\Documents\\FME\\CoordinateSystemExceptions
Shared folders for coordinate system grid overrides are : C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\Documents\\FME\\CoordinateSystemGridOverrides
Shared folders for CS-MAP transformation exceptions are : C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\Documents\\FME\\CsmapTransformationExceptions
Shared folders for transformer categories are : C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\Documents\\FME\\TransformerCategories
FME Configuration: Reader Keyword is `MRSID_1'
FME Configuration: Writer Keyword is `MULTI_WRITER'
FME Configuration: Writer Group Definition Keyword is `MULTI_WRITER_DEF'
FME Configuration: Reader type is `MRSID'
FME Configuration: Writer type is `MULTI_WRITER'
FME Configuration: No destination coordinate system set
FME Configuration: Current working folder is `C:\\Users\\Doug Blenman\\AppData\\Local\\Temp'
FME Configuration: Temporary folder is `C:\\Users\\DOUGBL~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp'
FME Configuration: FME_HOME is `C:\\apps\\FME\\'
FME Configuration: FME_BASE is 'no'
FME Configuration: FME_MF_DIR is 'C:\\Users\\DOUGBL~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp/'
FME Configuration: FME_MF_NAME is 'wb-xlate-1519219239276_15664'
FME Configuration: FME_PRODUCT_NAME is 'FME(R) 2016.1.0.0'
System Status: 284.07 GB of disk space available in the FME temporary folder (C:\\Users\\DOUGBL~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp)
System Status: 4.00 GB of virtual memory available
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (Build 16299)
FME Platform: WIN32
Locale: en_US
Code Page: 1252 (ANSI - Latin I)
FME Configuration: Process limits are 15.93 GB of physical memory and 4.00 GB of address space
FME Configuration: Start freeing memory when process usage exceeds 2.83 GB of memory or 3.41 GB of address space
FME Configuration: Stop freeing memory when process usage is below 2.12 GB of memory and 2.56 GB of address space
Creating writer for format:
Creating reader for format: LizardTech MrSID
Trying to find a DYNAMIC plugin for reader named `MRSID'
Loaded module 'MRSID' from file 'C:\\apps\\FME\\plugins/GDAL.dll'
FME API version of module 'MRSID' matches current internal version (3.8 20160224)
MRSID reader: Opening file 'C:\\MapData\\Williamson County\\SID\\Williamson_Co_2014.sid'
Using MultiWriter $Revision$ ( $Date$ ) with keyword `MULTI_WRITER' to output data (ID_ATTRIBUTE is `multi_writer_id')
Writer output will be ordered by value of multi_writer_id
Loaded module 'LogCount_func' from file 'C:\\apps\\FME\\plugins/LogCount_func.dll'
FME API version of module 'LogCount_func' matches current internal version (3.8 20160224)
Creating writer for format: FME Feature Store (FFS)
FME Configuration: No destination coordinate system set
Predefined coordinate system `IL83-EF' (NAD83 Illinois State Planes, East Zone, US Foot) matches dataset coordinate system
The OGC definition of the FME coordinate system 'IL83-EF' is 'PROJCS["NAD83 / Illinois East (ftUS)",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.01745329251994328,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],UNIT["US survey foot",0.3048006096012192,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",36.66666666666666],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-88.33333333333333],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.999975],PARAMETER["false_easting",984250.0000000002],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3435"],AXIS["X",EAST],AXIS["Y",NORTH]]'
FME Configuration: Source coordinate system for reader MRSID_1[mrsid] set to `IL83-EF' as read from input data
Coordinate System `IL83-EF' parameters: CS_NAME=`IL83-EF' DESC_NM=`NAD83 Illinois State Planes, East Zone, US Foot' DT_NAME=`NAD83' GROUP=`SPCS83F' MAP_SCL=`1' MAX_LAT=`43.05' MAX_LNG=`-86.7333333333333' MIN_LAT=`36.5166666666667' MIN_LNG=`-89.55' ORG_LAT=`36.6666666666667' PARM1=`-88.3333333333333' PROJ=`TM' QUAD=`1' SCL_RED=`0.999975' SOURCE=`Calculated from IL83-E by Mentor Software' UNIT=`FOOT' X_OFF=`984250'
MRSID_MRSID_1 Feature Counter -1 3(TeeFactory): MRSID_MRSID_1 Feature Counter -1 3: Failed to write feature data to `%0'
Stored 1 feature(s) to FME feature store file `C:\\Users\\DOUGBL~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\no-conn-ffs-1519219239282_15664.ffs'
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Feature output statistics for `FFS' writer using keyword `W_1':
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Features Written
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MRSID_MRSID_1 1
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Total Features Written 1
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MRSID_MRSID_1 Feature Counter -1 3: Failed to write feature data to `%0'
FME Session Duration: 6 minutes 33.3 seconds. (CPU: 354.5s user, 28.0s system)
END - ProcessID: 14816, peak process memory usage: 3446104 kB, current process memory usage: 63708 kB
MRSID_MRSID_1 Feature Counter -1 3: Failed to write feature data to `%0'
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