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Free — After Effects 2026Flicker Color After Effects preset
This is what the built-in Flicker Color preset does. It is in the Fill and Stroke folder of the After Effects animation presets, and it works on a text layer.
Click the preview to copy the name.
- Where
- Effects & Presets › Animation Presets › Text › Fill and Stroke
- Works on
- A text layer
- Comes with
- After Effects. Nothing to download.
How to apply Flicker Color
- Select your text layer in the timeline.
- Move the playhead to the frame where the animation should start.
- Open Window › Effects & Presets, paste the name in the search box and double-click Flicker Color.
Select the layer and press U to see the keyframes the preset added, or UU to see every property it changed. Drag the keyframes closer together to make it faster. The font, size, colour and the words can all be changed after applying.
Where is Flicker Color in After Effects?
Open Window › Effects & Presets and go to Animation Presets › Text › Fill and Stroke. It is quicker to type the name in the search box at the top of the panel.
Do I need to download Flicker Color?
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 › Text › Fill and Stroke folder inside the After Effects application folder.
How do I change Flicker Color after applying it?
Select the layer and press U to see the keyframes the preset added, or UU to see every property it changed. Drag the keyframes closer together to make it faster. The font, size, colour and the words can all be changed after applying.
More Fill and Stroke presets 11 in this folder
Pulse Orange
Pulsing Strokes
Sliding Color Flicker
Stroke Ease Down
Wiggly Stroke Width By Line
Chasing Stroke
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