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ariyankhan
ariyankhan
Participant
March 7, 2026

After Effects 25/26 PNGIO error (5027::12) when using GeoLayers 3 – works in AE 24

  • March 7, 2026
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Hello Adobe After Effects Team,

I would like to report a reproducible issue that appears in newer versions of After Effects when using the GeoLayers 3 plugin.

Summary

Projects that contain GeoLayers 3 compositions work normally in After Effects 24, but when the exact same project is opened in After Effects 25 or 26, After Effects displays PNGIO errors and the map fails to load.

Error messages

  • After Effects: AEGP Plugin PNGIO Support: PNGIO library error: bad adaptive filter value (5027::12)

  • After Effects: AEGP Plugin PNGIO Support: PNGIO library error: IDAT: CRC error (5027::12)

These errors appear when the GeoLayers map tiles are loaded.

Key observation

  • The same project file works perfectly in AE 24.

  • Opening the project in AE 25 or AE 26 immediately triggers the PNGIO error.

  • The issue only occurs with GeoLayers 3 content.

  • Some other users appear able to run GeoLayers in AE 25/26 without this issue.

This suggests the problem may be related to changes in the PNG decoding / ImageIO pipeline introduced after AE 24.

System specifications

CPU: Intel Core i9-14900KF
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
VRAM: 16 GB
RAM: 64 GB
Operating System: Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26200)
NVIDIA Driver: Studio Driver 591.74
Display Resolution: 5120 × 2160

Troubleshooting performed

  • Clean reinstall of Windows

  • Fresh installs of After Effects 24, 25, and 26

  • Reinstalling GeoLayers 3

  • Clearing all After Effects caches

  • Changing GPU rendering modes

  • Testing the same project across AE versions

Despite these steps, the issue consistently occurs only in AE 25/26.

Questions

  1. Were there changes to PNG decoding, PNGIO, or ImageIO handling introduced after AE 24 that could cause stricter validation?

  2. Is the (5027::12) PNGIO error related to CRC validation differences in newer versions?

  3. Are there known compatibility issues between AE 25/26 and plugins that load external PNG tiles such as GeoLayers?

If necessary, I can provide the project file, logs, or additional information for debugging.

Thank you for your time and support.

Best regards,
Ariyan Khan

 

      2 replies

      nishu_kush
      nishu_kush
      Legend
      March 13, 2026

      Hi ​@ariyankhan,

       

      Sorry to hear about the issue. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to the plug-in to test on my end. Do you mind sharing a screen recording of the issue? It might help us better understand the issue. Also, please share logs. Here’s how you can collect the log file:

      1. Start AE
      2. Help Menu > Enable Logging
      3. Restart AE
      4. Replicate the issue.
      5. Help Menu > Reveal Logging Files...
      6. Find the "After Effects Log.txt" file and copy/paste the content back to this forum thread.

      Report back.

       

      Thanks,

      Nishu

      KAderer
      KAderer
      Participant
      March 12, 2026

      I just got a similar error. I imported PNGs that I exported from Adobe Premiere as frame exports. When I click on them I get the error. Pretty bad if AE can’t handle exports from another Adobe program.

      AE 25.6.4

      Adobe Premiere 26.0.0

       

      nishu_kush
      nishu_kush
      Legend
      March 13, 2026

      ​@KAderer,

       

      It usually happens when there is an issue with the media file. Can you try exporting it again and see if that fixes the issue? If it doesn’t, please share the PNG with me for testing. Feel free to share the download link via DM if you prefer not to share it publicly.

      Looking forward to your response.

       

      Thanks,

      Nishu

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