Plugins vs Presets!!

[Sébastien Périer]

Well:

A presset is just a pre-established setup for an effect. It does not create anything, it just sets parameters for an effect.

Exemple: You have a “rain” presset for the effect Particule World, which allows you to easily add a particule rain without creating it from scratch (even if you can create it from scratch. pressets are just time savers).

A plugin is a suite of effects, that was not developped by adobe, but by third parties developpers. A plugin can even come with presset for its effects.

Exemple: Trapcode shine is a plugin that adds a lighting effect, and it comes with several pressets for it (fire light, blue light, ….)