• Adobe After Effects

  Changing Default Layer Style Settings?

  Posted by Kevin Han on January 22, 2020 at 6:20 am

  Hi,

  I was wondering if it’s possible to change the default layer style settings for say, the Drop Shadow. For example, let’s say I want to change the Opacity from the original of 75% to 100% every time. Is this possible to do?

  Thanks!

  Kevin Han replied 6 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  John Williams

  January 22, 2020 at 9:54 am

  Hi there. If you’ve been using After Effects for a while you may be aware that ‘everything is possible’! Just not always in the way you might think:

  To customise the Layer Styles is the same as customising the Effects. Once you’ve applied it and adjusted the setting to how you wish them to be (ie 100% opacity, different colour…) then select the Layer Style on the layer and go to Menu: Animation / Save Animation Preset.
  This will save the changes into the Presets folder and then you can always find it in the Effects and Presets menu.

  Hope that helps;)

  John Williams

  Soho Editors
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  Kevin Han

  January 22, 2020 at 1:21 pm

  Oh wow, that’s very interesting to hear. I’ve been using AE for about a year now but did not know that lol. Would it be possible then to bind that preset into a keyboard shortcut? ???? that would be awesome as it’s one step closer to automation~

  Thanks for your help!
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  John Williams

  January 23, 2020 at 10:22 am

  Then i’d recommend the FX Console to you for faster access to effects.

  https://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2018/05/fx-console-updated-to-v1-0-3/

  All the best;)

  John Williams

  Soho Editors
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  Kevin Han

  January 23, 2020 at 5:54 pm

  Thanks so much!

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