- Locate the Effects & Presets panel (you can find this in the Window menu if it’s not
on-screen already). Click the disclosure triangle to expand the *Animation Presets
category.
The animation presets in After Effects use standard built-in effects to achieve
impressive results. They are an excellent shortcut to producing a professional finish
for your work.
Expand the Image – Creative folder. You may need to resize the panel a little to read
the full preset names.
Double-click the Contrast – Saturation preset to apply it to the selected layer.
In the Timeline panel, make sure the clip is still selected, and press the E key to view
any applied effects. You can click the disclosure triangles for each effect and effect
setting to see the controls, right inside the Timeline panel.
The Contrast – Saturation preset actually uses an effect with a different name,
Calculations, to make changes to the appearance of the clip.- Now look at the Effect Controls panel. The same effect is displayed here.