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Free — After Effects 2026Colorize - sepia After Effects preset
This is what the built-in Colorize - sepia preset does. It is in the Creative folder of the After Effects animation presets, and it works on footage, a photo, or an adjustment layer above them.
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- Where
- Effects & Presets › Animation Presets › Image - Creative
- Works on
- Footage, a photo, or an adjustment layer above them
- Comes with
- After Effects. Nothing to download.
How to apply Colorize - sepia
- Select your footage, or add an adjustment layer above it (Layer › New › Adjustment Layer) and select that.
- Open Window › Effects & Presets, paste the name in the search box and double-click Colorize - sepia.
- Fine-tune the look in the Effect Controls panel.
On an adjustment layer the look applies to every layer below it and is easy to switch off. Each effect the preset added can be changed or removed in the Effect Controls panel.
Where is Colorize - sepia in After Effects?
Open Window › Effects & Presets and go to Animation Presets › Image - Creative. It is quicker to type the name in the search box at the top of the panel.
Do I need to download Colorize - sepia?
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 › Image - Creative folder inside the After Effects application folder.
How do I change Colorize - sepia after applying it?
On an adjustment layer the look applies to every layer below it and is easy to switch off. Each effect the preset added can be changed or removed in the Effect Controls panel.
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