The rendering blows up with hundreds of NPEs in PPSDrawable. Here is a screenshot of our PRODUCTION application when this happens:

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s149/sh/bd6f7a2c-a50b-489e-8aab-51d7c1d393e1/61977560c857e1f7e7a65a4c757ae2b8/deep/0/IMG_0615.jpg

25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | java.lang.NullPointerException
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSDrawable.create(PPSDrawable.java:54)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.createCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:148)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.createCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:62)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.ImagePool.checkOut(ImagePool.java:166)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.Renderer.getCompatibleImage(Renderer.java:118)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.getCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:153)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.getCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:62)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.Effect.getCompatibleImage(Effect.java:491)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.renderOpacity(NGNode.java:474)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:195)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.ViewPainter.doPaint(ViewPainter.java:117)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.AbstractPainter.paintImpl(AbstractPainter.java:182)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.PresentingPainter.run(PresentingPainter.java:73)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:304)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.prism.render.RenderJob.run(RenderJob.java:37)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumRenderer$PipelineRunnable.run(QuantumRenderer.java:108)
25/10/2013 1:38:54 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | java.lang.NullPointerException
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSDrawable.create(PPSDrawable.java:54)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.createCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:148)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.createCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:62)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.ImagePool.checkOut(ImagePool.java:166)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.Renderer.getCompatibleImage(Renderer.java:118)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.getCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:153)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.impl.prism.ps.PPSRenderer.getCompatibleImage(PPSRenderer.java:62)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.scenario.effect.Effect.getCompatibleImage(Effect.java:491)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.renderOpacity(NGNode.java:474)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:195)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGGroup.renderContent(NGGroup.java:204)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGRegion.renderContent(NGRegion.java:420)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:201)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.prism.NGNode.doRender(NGNode.java:40)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.sg.BaseNode.render(BaseNode.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.ViewPainter.doPaint(ViewPainter.java:117)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.AbstractPainter.paintImpl(AbstractPainter.java:182)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.PresentingPainter.run(PresentingPainter.java:73)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:304)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.prism.render.RenderJob.run(RenderJob.java:37)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumRenderer$PipelineRunnable.run(QuantumRenderer.java:108)
25/10/2013 1:38:57 PM [SEVERE ][11 ] stderr | at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)