Previewing presets
If the Effects & Presets tab is not visible by default, go to the Windows tab | Effects & Presets.
The Effects & Presets group has * Animation Presets as the first option.
Figure 2.3: Effects & Presets panel
Under * Animation Presets, various folders including presets are available. These include the following:
- Backgrounds
- Behavior
- Image - Creative
- Image - Special Effects
- Image - Utilities
- Shapes
- Sound Effects
- Synthetics
- Text
- Transform
- Transitions - Dissolves
- Transitions - Movement
- Transitions - Wipes
Some of these preset groups have subfolders as well. For example, in the drop-down menu of Image - Creative, the text presets have subgroups for each kind of preset option. Adobe After Effects provides a wide range and variety of presets that a user may require.
Although we may have a bit of an idea about what a preset might do to a layer in our composition...
