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Pixelschubser123
Pixelschubser123
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Jun 14, 2018 5:39 AM UTC
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After Effects error: internal verification failure, sorry! Item must be a comp // 5027::91

Hi there,

I have a problem with my After Effects project. Whenever I move forward or back in the timeline, this error message comes up. I can not work properly on the file anymore, but I urgently need to export some plexus effects as SVGs and work in it.

Can someone help me how to fix the mistake?

Regards Stephan

danni_r7Correct answer
Inspiring
May 21, 2019 8:08 PM UTC

my bad.. it's all good now.. I forgot to remove Auto Crop from Media Core as well (I previously removed it just from the SriptsUI Panels folder.. so Auto Crop was the faulty plugin after all.. when completely removed, everything works fine and the error is gone.. thanks a lot for your time!


just an update: it looks like the author of that script / plugin was aware of the problem, 'cause I see they fixed it in the most recent update: "Fix error when a non-composition is selected in the project panel" (quote from plugin's version history).. so probably not much you can do within After Effects' code about this error

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Painisy
Painisy
Participant
Mar 9, 2026 4:48 PM UTC

If you’re still experiencing these issues, the next plugin to check and remove or update is (UnPrecompose).

This worked for me. 

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    Farzaan28950149kfze
    Participant
    Sep 3, 2026 1:29 PM UTC

    Removing “UnPrecompose” Plugin fixed the issue for me. Thank you!

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      Nishu Kushwaha
      Community Manager
      Nishu KushwahaCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      Sep 3, 2026 2:19 PM UTC

      Thanks for sharing your findings.

       

      Best,

      Nishu

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      rajmeetsingharora
      Participating Frequently
      Sep 25, 2025 8:34 AM UTC

      Hi, for me this exact issue was arising because of the plugin called AutoCrop.
      Removed the plugin file from the Support files, and this issue got fixed.

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      yarovid
      Participating Frequently
      Dec 11, 2022 7:05 PM UTC

      i don't have autocrop nor unprecompose, but have this problem. which else plugin or script may cause it?

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      Yaman Aldous
      Participant
      Nov 28, 2022 6:44 PM UTC

      for me it was a plugin called "UnPrecompose", updated the plugin to the latest version and everything back to normal

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        manish5E68
        Participant
        Sep 22, 2020 12:04 PM UTC

        Just delete the effect which u have used in your last auto save and save the file with a new name it will help.

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        danni_r7
        Inspiring
        May 21, 2019 7:07 PM UTC

        I'm actually having the same problem... whether I create a new project or open an existing one.. most of the times, when I want to delete a folder or a comp or a solid or whatever, I get the same error... sometimes, when I want to click on a menu item, I get that error (not allowing me to open that menu)... if I scrub through the timeline, then click on a menu again, no more error... but it pops up again (apparently randomly) when I want to delete any item from the project panel... I installed a few extensions and scripts lately, did some troubleshooting removing them one by one, I still get the error... I deleted all my preferences, I uninstalled then reinstalled After Effects (keeping my scripts and plugins, though) and I still get the error

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        jenkmeister1961936
        Adobe Employee
        jenkmeister1961936
        Adobe Employee
        May 21, 2019 7:10 PM UTC

        In your Help menu (inside After Effects), can you see an Enable Logging option? If you turn that on and then reproduce the error, there should be a log file written out to disk which you can find from the same Help menu -> Reveal Logging File. That might contain some info that can help us diagnose the issue.

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        danni_r7
        Inspiring
        May 21, 2019 7:21 PM UTC

        https://www.dropbox.com/s/ctesuf1djsiney2/After%20Effects%20Log.txt?dl=0

        that's the error log..

        I started a new project, created 2 new comps, 2 new folders, moved one comp inside a folder then tried to delete the folder and I got the error

        I clicked ok on the error, tried to open a menu, got the error again

        the error text, inside that log file, is: U U_Sev_PROBLEM After Effects error: internal verification failure, sorry! {Item must be a comp}    ( 5027 :: 91 )

        I can't make much of the info in the log file, unfortunately

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        jenkmeister1961936
        Adobe Employee
        jenkmeister1961936
        Adobe Employee
        May 21, 2019 6:27 PM UTC

        Can you post the AEP project somewhere that we can download it so we can see what the issue is?

        Thanks

        Sean

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        daviddmotion
        daviddmotion
        Participating Frequently
        May 21, 2019 6:32 PM UTC

        It's not actually any particular project but just it wouldn't let me handle any kind of file in the project panel without this window popping:

        Any time I would right click or do any action to any file other than just left click, that would happen.

        Why is that?

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        jenkmeister1961936
        Adobe Employee
        jenkmeister1961936
        Adobe Employee
        May 21, 2019 6:34 PM UTC

        So every project you open or any new project you create?

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        daviddmotion
        daviddmotion
        Participating Frequently
        May 21, 2019 5:23 PM UTC

        I have the same problem, no idea how to solve it!

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        Pixelschubser123
        Pixelschubser123Author
        Participant
        Jun 14, 2018 5:45 AM UTC
        Can it possibly be a conversion problem? I use a MacPro and have AE CC 2018, the latest version.
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        Dave_LaRonde
        Dave_LaRonde
        Inspiring
        Jun 14, 2018 3:19 PM UTC
        Install CC2017.  You can have multiple versions on your machine.
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        Pixelschubser123
        Pixelschubser123Author
        Participant
        Jun 18, 2018 9:10 AM UTC
        That doesn´t work. Error still exist. :/
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