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Free — After Effects 2026

Gold Ambiance After Effects preset

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

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

How to apply Gold Ambiance

  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 Gold Ambiance.

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 Gold Ambiance in After Effects?

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

Do I need to download Gold Ambiance?

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 › Synthetics folder inside the After Effects application folder.

How do I change Gold Ambiance 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.