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Free — After Effects 2026

Apparition After Effects preset

This is what the built-in Apparition preset does. It is in the Backgrounds folder of the After Effects animation presets, and it works on a solid layer.

Click the preview to copy the name.

Where
Effects & Presets › Animation Presets › Backgrounds
Works on
A solid layer
Comes with
After Effects. Nothing to download.

How to apply Apparition

  1. Make a solid the size of your composition: Layer › New › Solid.
  2. Select the solid.
  3. Open Window › Effects & Presets, paste the name in the search box and double-click Apparition.

Open the Effect Controls panel on the solid. The colours and the speed of the background are settings of the effects the preset added.

Where is Apparition in After Effects?

Open Window › Effects & Presets and go to Animation Presets › Backgrounds. It is quicker to type the name in the search box at the top of the panel.

Do I need to download Apparition?

No. It is installed with After Effects; this preview was rendered in After Effects 2026. On disk it is an .ffx file in the Presets › Backgrounds folder inside the After Effects application folder.

How do I change Apparition after applying it?

Open the Effect Controls panel on the solid. The colours and the speed of the background are settings of the effects the preset added.