Skip to content

First-Party Effect Match Names

This list also details effect Bits Per Channel (BPC) and the AE version GPU-acceleration was introduced, if applicable.


3D Channel

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE AUX CHANNEL EXTRACT 3D Channel Extract 8
ADBE DEPTH MATTE Depth Matte 32
ADBE DEPTH FIELD Depth of Field 32
EXtractoR EXtractoR 32
ADBE FOG_3D Fog 3D 32
ADBE ID MATTE ID Matte 32
IDentifier IDentifier 32

Audio

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Aud Reverse Backwards
ADBE Aud BT Bass & Treble
ADBE Aud Delay Delay
ADBE Aud_Flange Flange & Chorus
ADBE Aud HiLo High-Low Pass
ADBE Aud Modulator Modulator
ADBE Param EQ Parametric EQ
ADBE Aud Reverb Reverb
ADBE Aud Stereo Mixer Stereo Mixer
ADBE Aud Tone Tone

Blur & Sharpen

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Bilateral Bilateral Blur 32
ADBE Camera Lens Blur Camera Lens Blur 32
ADBE CameraShakeDeblur Camera-Shake Deblur 32
CS CrossBlur CC Cross Blur 32
CC Radial Blur CC Radial Blur 32
CC Radial Fast Blur CC Radial Fast Blur 16
CC Vector Blur CC Vector Blur 16
ADBE Channel Blur Channel Blur 32
ADBE Compound Blur Compound Blur 32
ADBE Motion Blur Directional Blur 32 15.0
ADBE Box Blur2 Fast Box Blur 32 14.2
ADBE Gaussian Blur 2 Gaussian Blur 32 13.8
ADBE Radial Blur Radial Blur 32
ADBE Sharpen Sharpen 32 13.8
ADBE Smart Blur Smart Blur 16
ADBE Unsharp Mask2 Unsharp Mask 32

Channel

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Arithmetic Arithmetic 8
ADBE Blend Blend 16
ADBE Calculations Calculations 16
CC Composite CC Composite 16
ADBE Channel Combiner Channel Combiner 8
ADBE Compound Arithmetic Compound Arithmetic 8
ADBE Invert Invert 32 14.1
ADBE Minimax Minimax 16
ADBE Remove Color Matting Remove Color Matting 32
ADBE Set Channels Set Channels 16
ADBE Set Matte3 Set Matte 32
ADBE Shift Channels Shift Channels 32
ADBE Solid Composite Solid Composite 32

CINEMA 4D

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
CINEMA 4D Effect CINEWARE 32

Color Correction

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE AutoColor Auto Color 16
ADBE AutoContrast Auto Contrast 16
ADBE AutoLevels Auto Levels 16
ADBE Black&White Black & White 16
ADBE Brightness & Contrast 2 Brightness & Contrast 32 14.1
ADBE Broadcast Colors Broadcast Colors 8
CS Color Neutralizer CC Color Neutralizer 32
CC Color Offset CC Color Offset 16
CS Kernel CC Kernel 32
CC Toner CC Toner 32
ADBE Change Color Change Color 16
ADBE Change To Color Change to Color 16
ADBE CHANNEL MIXER Channel Mixer 32
ADBE Color Balance 2 Color Balance 16
ADBE Color Balance (HLS) Color Balance (HLS) 16
ADBE Color Link Color Link 8
ADBE Deflicker Color Stabilizer 16
APC Colorama Colorama 16
ADBE CurvesCustom Curves 32
ADBE Equalize Equalize 8
ADBE Exposure2 Exposure 32
ADBE Gamma/Pedestal/Gain2 Gamma/Pedestal/Gain 8
ADBE HUE SATURATION Hue/Saturation 32 14.1
ADBE Leave Color Leave Color 8
ADBE Easy Levels2 Levels 32 14.2
ADBE Pro Levels2 Levels (Individual Controls) 32 14.2
ADBE Lumetri Lumetri Color 32 13.8
ADBE PhotoFilterPS Photo Filter 32
ADBE PS Arbitrary Map PS Arbitrary Map 8
ADBE SelectiveColor Selective Color 16
ADBE ShadowHighlight Shadow/Highlight 16
ADBE Tint Tint 32 14.1
ADBE Tritone Tritone 32
ADBE Vibrance Vibrance 16

Distort

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE BEZMESH Bezier Warp 16
ADBE Bulge Bulge 16
CC Bend It CC Bend It 16
CC Bender CC Bender 16
CC Blobbylize CC Blobbylize 16
CC Flo Motion CC Flo Motion 32
CC Griddler CC Griddler 32
CC Lens CC Lens 32
CC Page Turn CC Page Turn 16
CC Power Pin CC Power Pin 32
CC Ripple Pulse CC Ripple Pulse 32
CC Slant CC Slant 16
CC Smear CC Smear 32
CC Split CC Split 16
CC Split 2 CC Split 2 16
CC Tiler CC Tiler 32
ADBE Corner Pin Corner Pin 32
ADBE Upscale Detail-preserving Upscale 32
ADBE Displacement Map Displacement Map 32
ADBE LIQUIFY Liquify 16
ADBE Magnify Magnify 8
ADBE MESH WARP Mesh Warp 16
ADBE Mirror Mirror 16
ADBE Offset Offset 16 14.2
ADBE Optics Compensation Optics Compensation 32
ADBE Polar Coordinates Polar Coordinates 32
ADBE RESHAPE Reshape 16
ADBE Ripple Ripple 16
ADBE Rolling Shutter Rolling Shutter Repair 32
ADBE SCHMEAR Smear 16
ADBE Spherize Spherize 16
ADBE Geometry2 Transform 32 15.0
ADBE Turbulent Displace Turbulent Displace 32
ADBE Twirl Twirl 32
ADBE WRPMESH Warp 16
ADBE SubspaceStabilizer Warp Stabilizer VFX 32
ADBE Wave Warp Wave Warp 16

Expression Controls

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Point3D Control 3D Point Control 32
ADBE Angle Control Angle Control 32
ADBE Checkbox Control Checkbox Control 32
ADBE Color Control Color Control 32
ADBE Dropdown Control Dropdown Control 32
ADBE Layer Control Layer Control 32
ADBE Point Control Point Control 32
ADBE Slider Control Slider Control 32

Generate

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE 4ColorGradient 4-Color Gradient 16
ADBE Lightning 2 Advanced Lightning 8
ADBE AudSpect Audio Spectrum 32
ADBE AudWave Audio Waveform 32
ADBE Laser Beam 32
CC Glue Gun CC Glue Gun 32
CC Light Burst 2.5 CC Light Burst 2.5 32
CC Light Rays CC Light Rays 32
CC Light Sweep CC Light Sweep 32
CS Threads CC Threads 32
ADBE Cell Pattern Cell Pattern 8
ADBE Checkerboard Checkerboard 8
ADBE Circle Circle 8
ADBE ELLIPSE Ellipse 32
ADBE Eyedropper Fill Eyedropper Fill 8
ADBE Fill Fill 32
ADBE Fractal Fractal 16
ADBE Ramp Gradient Ramp 32 14.2
ADBE Grid Grid 8
ADBE Lens Flare Lens Flare 8
ADBE Paint Bucket Paint Bucket 8
APC Radio Waves Radio Waves 8
ADBE Scribble Fill Scribble 8
ADBE Stroke Stroke 8
APC Vegas Vegas 8
ADBE Write-on Write-on 8

Keying

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Spill2 Advanced Spill Suppressor 32
CC Simple Wire Removal CC Simple Wire Removal 32
ADBE Color Difference Key Color Difference Key 16
ADBE Color Range Color Range 8
ADBE Difference Matte2 Difference Matte 16
ADBE Extract Extract 16
ADBE ATG Extract Inner/Outer Key 16
ADBE KeyCleaner Key Cleaner 32
Keylight 906 Keylight (1.2) 32
ADBE Linear Color Key2 Linear Color Key 32

Matte

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Matte Choker Matte Choker 16
ISL MochaShapeImporter mocha shape 32
ADBE RefineRBMatte Refine Hard Matte 32
ADBE RefineMatte2 Refine Soft Matte 32
ADBE Simple Choker Simple Choker 32

Noise & Grain

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
VISINF Grain Implant Add Grain 16
ADBE Dust & Scratches Dust & Scratches 16
ADBE Fractal Noise Fractal Noise 32 14.2
VISINF Grain Duplication Match Grain 16
ADBE Median Median 16
ADBE Noise Noise 32
ADBE Noise Alpha2 Noise Alpha 8
ADBE Noise HLS2 Noise HLS 8
ADBE Noise HLS Auto2 Noise HLS Auto 8
VISINF Grain Removal Remove Grain 16
ADBE AIF Perlin Noise 3D Turbulent Noise 32

Obsolete

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Basic 3D Basic 3D 8
ADBE Basic Text2 Basic Text 8
ADBE Color Key Color Key 16
ADBE Fast Blur Fast Blur (Legacy) 32
ADBE Gaussian Blur Gaussian Blur (Legacy) 32
ADBE Lightning Lightning 8
ADBE Luma Key Luma Key 16
ADBE Path Text Path Text 8
ADBE Reduce Interlace Flicker Reduce Interlace Flicker 32
ADBE Spill Suppressor Spill Suppressor 32

Perspective

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE 3D Tracker 3D Camera Tracker 32
ADBE 3D Glasses2 3D Glasses 32
ADBE Bevel Alpha Bevel Alpha 16
ADBE Bevel Edges Bevel Edges 8
CC Cylinder CC Cylinder 16
CC Environment CC Environment 32
CC Sphere CC Sphere 32
CC Spotlight CC Spotlight 16
ADBE Drop Shadow Drop Shadow 32 14.2
ADBE Radial Shadow Radial Shadow 8

Simulation

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
APC CardDanceCam Card Dance 8
APC Caustics Caustics 8
CC Ball Action CC Ball Action 16
CC Bubbles CC Bubbles 32
CC Drizzle CC Drizzle 32
CC Hair CC Hair 16
CC Mr. Mercury CC Mr. Mercury 32
CC Particle Systems II CC Particle Systems II 32
CC Particle World CC Particle World 16
CC Pixel Polly CC Pixel Polly 16
CSRainfall CC Rainfall 32
CC Scatterize CC Scatterize 16
CSSnowfall CC Snowfall 32
CC Star Burst CC Star Burst 16
APC Foam Foam 8
ADBE Playgnd Particle Playground 8
APC Shatter Shatter 8
APC Wave World Wave World 8

Stylize

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Brush Strokes Brush Strokes 8
ADBE Cartoonify Cartoon 32
CS BlockLoad CC Block Load 32
CC Burn Film CC Burn Film 32
CC Glass CC Glass 16
CS HexTile CC HexTile 32
CC Kaleida CC Kaleida 32
CC Mr. Smoothie CC Mr. Smoothie 16
CC Plastic CC Plastic 16
CC RepeTile CC RepeTile 32
CC Threshold CC Threshold 32
CC Threshold RGB CC Threshold RGB 32
CS Vignette CC Vignette 32
ADBE Color Emboss Color Emboss 16
ADBE Emboss Emboss 16
ADBE Find Edges Find Edges 8 14.1
ADBE Glo2 Glow 32 14.1
ADBE Mosaic Mosaic 16
ADBE Tile Motion Tile 8
ADBE Posterize Posterize 32
ADBE Roughen Edges Roughen Edges 8
ADBE Scatter Scatter 16
ADBE Strobe Strobe Light 8
ADBE Texturize Texturize 8
ADBE Threshold2 Threshold 32

Synthetic Aperture

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
SYNTHAP CF Color Finesse 2 SA Color Finesse 3 32

Text

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Numbers2 Numbers 8
ADBE Timecode Timecode 8

Time

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
CC Force Motion Blur CC Force Motion Blur 32
CC Wide Time CC Wide Time 32
ADBE Echo Echo 32
ADBE OFMotionBlur Pixel Motion Blur 32
ADBE Posterize Time Posterize Time 32
ADBE Difference Time Difference 8
ADBE Time Displacement Time Displacement 16
ADBE Timewarp Timewarp 32

Transition

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Block Dissolve Block Dissolve 16
APC CardWipeCam Card Wipe 8
CC Glass Wipe CC Glass Wipe 16
CC Grid Wipe CC Grid Wipe 32
CC Image Wipe CC Image Wipe 16
CC Jaws CC Jaws 32
CC Light Wipe CC Light Wipe 16
CS LineSweep CC Line Sweep 32
CC Radial ScaleWipe CC Radial ScaleWipe 16
CC Scale Wipe CC Scale Wipe 32
CC Twister CC Twister 16
CC WarpoMatic CC WarpoMatic 16
ADBE Gradient Wipe Gradient Wipe 16
ADBE IRIS_WIPE Iris Wipe 32
ADBE Linear Wipe Linear Wipe 32
ADBE Radial Wipe Radial Wipe 32
ADBE Venetian Blinds Venetian Blinds 32

Utility

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Apply Color LUT2 Apply Color LUT 32
CC Overbrights CC Overbrights 32
ADBE Cineon Converter2 Cineon Converter 32
ADBE ProfileToProfile Color Profile Converter 32
ADBE GROW BOUNDS Grow Bounds 32
ADBE Compander HDR Compander 32
ADBE HDR ToneMap HDR Highlight Compression 32

_Obsolete

Match Name Display Name (EN) BPC GPU
ADBE Paint Paint
ADBE Samurai Roto Brush & Refine Edge
ADBE FreePin3 Puppet
ADBE RefineMatte Refine Matte
ADBE 3D Glasses 3D Glasses (Obsolete)
ADBE Alpha Levels2 Alpha Levels
ADBE Alpha Levels3 Alpha Levels
ADBE Apply Color LUT Apply Color LUT
ADBE Brightness & Contrast Brightness & Contrast
ADBE Box Blur Box Blur
ADBE Cineon Converter Cineon Converter
ADBE Color Balance Color Balance
CC PS Classic CC PS Classic (obsolete)
CC PS LE Classic CC PS LE Classic (obsolete)
CC Rain CC Rain
CC Snow CC Snow
CC Time Blend CC Time Blend
CC Time Blend FX CC Time Blend FX
ADBE Exposure Exposure
ADBE Easy Levels Levels
ADBE Pro Levels Levels (Individual Controls)
ADBE Noise Alpha Noise Alpha
ADBE Noise HLS Noise HLS
ADBE Noise HLS Auto Noise HLS Auto
ADBE PSL Bevel Emboss Photoshop Bevel And Emboss
ADBE PSL Drop Shadow Photoshop Drop Shadow
ADBE PSL Inner Glow Photoshop Inner Glow
ADBE PSL Inner Shadow Photoshop Inner Shadow
ADBE PSL Outer Glow Photoshop Outer Glow
ADBE PSL Solid Fill Photoshop Solid Fill
ADBE Photo Filter Photo Filter
ADBE Set Matte2 Set Matte
ADBE Three-Way Color Corrector Three-Way Color Corrector
ADBE Threshold Threshold
ADBE Geometry Transform
ADBE Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask
ADBE Vector Paint Vector Paint