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Free — After Effects 2026Levels - computer to video After Effects preset
This is what the built-in Levels - computer to video preset does. It is in the Utilities 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 - Utilities
- Works on
- Footage, a photo, or an adjustment layer above them
- Comes with
- After Effects. Nothing to download.
How to apply Levels - computer to video
- 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 Levels - computer to video.
- 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 Levels - computer to video in After Effects?
Open Window › Effects & Presets and go to Animation Presets › Image - Utilities. It is quicker to type the name in the search box at the top of the panel.
Do I need to download Levels - computer to video?
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 - Utilities folder inside the After Effects application folder.
How do I change Levels - computer to video 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.
More Utilities presets 14 in this folder
Magnify & Preserve Alpha
Sample Image Expression
Alpha From Lightness (Unmult)
Compress-Expand Dynamic Range
Crop Edges
Flip + Flop
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