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Free — After Effects 2026

Mood Lighting - streaks After Effects preset

This is what the built-in Mood Lighting - streaks 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.

Click the preview to copy the name.

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 Mood Lighting - streaks

  1. Select your footage, or add an adjustment layer above it (Layer › New › Adjustment Layer) and select that.
  2. Open Window › Effects & Presets, paste the name in the search box and double-click Mood Lighting - streaks.
  3. 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 Mood Lighting - streaks 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 Mood Lighting - streaks?

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 Mood Lighting - streaks 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.