Laurence Grayson looks at how to create an animation preset in After Effects, with this new quick tip showing how to save out combinations of effects and animation that can be reused for future projects.

Check out the quick tip for Creating Your Own Animation Preset in After Effects here.

Laurence Grayson prefaces the tutorial with: If you’ve spent ages tweaking that huge stack of effects and plug-ins to get exactly the look you’re after, it’s a good idea to save it for future use. Here’s how you can quickly create your own animation presets in After Effects so that they can be instantly applied to future projects (saving you the hassle of having to remember exactly how you created that awesome fire effect!)