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Effects & Presets panel overview

Browse and apply effects and animation presets with the Effects & Presets panel. Each item in the panel is identified by type with an icon:

32-bpc effect

16-bpc effect  

8-bpc effect  

audio  effect

animation preset  

You can scroll through the list of effects and animation presets, or you can search for effects and animation presets by typing any part of the name in the Contains box.

The options that you choose in the Effects & Presets panel menu determine which items are shown:

Show Effects For All Color Depths
Shows effects that work with any color depth, not just the effects that work with the depth of the current project.

Show Effects
Shows all available effects.

Show Animation Presets
Shows all animation presets, including those saved by you in the Presets folder.

The panel organizes effects and animation presets according to the option that you select from the panel menu: Categories, Explorer Folders (Windows) or Finder Folders (Mac OS), or Alphabetical.

Use the following commands in the panel menu to manage your effects and animation presets:
Reveal In Explorer (Windows) or Reveal In Finder (Mac OS)
Opens the folder that contains the effect or animation preset selected in the Effects & Presets panel.

Refresh List
Updates the list of effects and animation presets.




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