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The two folders most people never open: Legacy (older presets Adobe still ships: lightning, boxes, ovals, inset video, lower third masks) and Sound Effects (tones made inside After Effects). Sound presets have audio: click one to hear it.

1. Watch the preset 2. Click it — the name is copied 3. Paste in Effects & Presets in After Effects

Legacy 65 presets

Animation Presets › Legacy

Open a page for one Legacy preset

3D Lines Zoom In · 3D Rotate around Circle · Bars Blinky · Blue Flash · Boxes - concentric NTSC · Boxes - concentric PAL · Boxes - random 1 NTSC · Boxes - random 1 PAL · Boxes - random 2 NTSC · Boxes - random 2 PAL · Boxes - random 3 NTSC · Boxes - random 3 PAL · Boxes - stroked NTSC · Boxes - stroked PAL · Centipede · Contract - Expand · DialTone-US · Digital · Drop Bounce · Embossed Multiple Exposure · Emerge · Ethereal · Fluctuate · Fly to Inset · Frenzy · Front - Back · Frontside - Backside · Green Dots · Incoming · Inflammation · Inset Video - framed · Inset Video - torn edges · Left Third - scoop mask NTSC · Left Third - scoop mask PAL · Lightning - Horizontal · Lightning - Vertical · Lower Third - scoop mask NTSC · Lower Third - scoop mask PAL · Lower Third Holdout - darken · Lower Third Holdout - saturate · Lyrical · Multi-Line Flip · Organism · Outgoing - Incoming · Ovals - concentric NTSC · Ovals - concentric PAL · Ovals - random 1 NTSC · Ovals - random 1 PAL · Ovals - random 2 NTSC · Ovals - random 2 PAL · Paper Clip · Pinwheel · Pulse Exposure · Reduce DV blockiness · Separate XYZ Position · Shadows · Silhouettes · Sonar Ping · Spin Flash · Spirograph · Twisty Ribbons 2 · Twisty Ribbons · Walk Of Stars · White Trim · Word Flash

Sound Effects 6 presets

Animation Presets › Sound Effects

Open a page for one Sound Effects preset

Blaster · Busy · CallAdobe · DTMF · PhoneCompany · RingingPhone-US

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How to use these legacy and sound effect presets

  1. Find the preset you like above and click it. Its name is copied.
  2. In After Effects open Window › Effects & Presets and paste the name in the search box.
  3. Select your layer, put the playhead where the animation should start, and double-click the preset.

Nothing to download: every preset here is already installed with After Effects. Also see the text animation presets, transition presets, background presets, shape presets, behavior presets, image effect presets, effects.

What is the Legacy folder in After Effects animation presets?

Legacy holds older presets that Adobe keeps for compatibility. They still work in After Effects 2026. Some are made for text layers, some for footage or solids, and several come in NTSC and PAL sizes.

Does After Effects have built-in sound effects?

Yes. The Sound Effects folder has presets such as Blaster, Busy, DTMF and RingingPhone-US. They use the Tone effect to generate audio on any layer, so no audio file is needed.

How do I use a sound effect preset?

Make a new solid, select it and double-click the preset in Effects & Presets (Animation Presets › Sound Effects). Press the . key on the numeric keypad to hear an audio-only preview.

Why does a legacy preset look different on my layer?

Many legacy presets were built for standard-definition frames (NTSC or PAL). On a larger composition you may need to scale the masks or change the effect settings after applying them.