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Every built-in transition preset in After Effects, playing: dissolves, movement and wipes. No plugin or download needed; they are already in your Effects & Presets panel.

1. Watch the preset 2. Click it — the name is copied 3. Paste in Effects & Presets in After Effects

Dissolves 16 presets

Animation Presets › Transitions - Dissolves

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Block Dissolve - digital · Block Dissolve - random · Block Dissolve - scanlines · Dissolve - blobs · Dissolve - dither · Dissolve - ripple · Dissolve - sand · Dissolve - unmelt · Dissolve - vapor · Fade - dip to black · Fade - flash to white · Fade - overexposed · Flickering Opacity - at layer in · Flickering Opacity - at layer out · Inky Dissolve · Pixelated Dissolve

Movement 18 presets

Animation Presets › Transitions - Movement

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Card Wipe - 2D fractured · Card Wipe - 3D pixelstorm · Card Wipe - 3D swing · Pop and Wobble In · Scale - Cardinal · Slide - drop · Slide - straight · Slide - swoop · Stretch & Blur · Stretch & Slide · Stretch - Edge · Stretch Over - horizontal · Stretch Over - vertical · Zoom - 2D spin · Zoom - 3D tumble · Zoom - bubble · Zoom - spiral · Zoom - wobbling

Wipes 17 presets

Animation Presets › Transitions - Wipes

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Band Wipe - Build HD · Band Wipe - Zig Zag HD · Band Wipe - crossing HD · Barn Doors · Checker Wipe HD · Clam Shell · Clock Wipe · Corner Reveal · Grid Wipe · Inky Iris Wipe · Inky Linear Wipe · Linear Wipe · Paint On · Pixelated Iris Wipe · Pixelated Linear Wipe · Radial Wipe - Cardinal · Venetian Blinds

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How to use these transition presets

  1. Find the preset you like above and click it. Its name is copied.
  2. In After Effects open Window › Effects & Presets and paste the name in the search box.
  3. Select your layer, put the playhead where the animation should start, and double-click the preset.

Nothing to download: every preset here is already installed with After Effects. Also see the text animation presets, background presets, shape presets, behavior presets, image effect presets, legacy and sound effect presets, effects.

How do I add a transition preset in After Effects?

Put the incoming clip on a layer above the outgoing clip. Select the top layer, move the playhead to the start of the transition, then double-click the preset in Effects & Presets (Animation Presets › Transitions). The layer below shows through while it animates.

Are After Effects transition presets free?

Yes. These 51 transitions are installed with After Effects. You do not need to buy or download anything.

How do I change how long a transition lasts?

Press U on the layer to show the keyframes the preset added, then drag the last keyframe closer to or further from the first one.

How do I reverse a transition so it works as an out transition?

Select the keyframes the preset added, right-click and choose Keyframe Assistant › Time-Reverse Keyframes, then move them to the end of the layer.