Layer Inputs
Joe Clay | Feb 4, 2018
Whenever I'm experimenting in After Effects, I'm often trying to use a map layer to drive some effect. Of course I always have old standbys like Displacement Map, but there's a bunch of other effects that take a layer input and spit something out. So I decided to make a list of all built-in effects that take a layer input—including those that don't fit this purpose—so that I can have a reference of alternate effects to audition. Hopefully you'll find this helpful as well!
One day I might turn this into a searchable reference for all standard effects. The only issue is that sometimes similar controls fall under different names. But for now, here's an easy to read list.
3D Channel
- Fog 3D
Blur & Sharpen
- Camera Lens Blur
- CC Vector Blur
- Compound Blur
Channel
- Blend
- Calculations
- Channel Combiner
- Compound Arithmetic
- Set Channels
- Set Matte
Color Correction
- Color Link
- Colorama
Distort
- CC Page Turn
- Displacement Map
Expression Controls
- Layer Control
Generate
- Audio Spectrum
- Audio Waveform
- Radio Waves
- Vegas
Keying
- Difference Matte
Noise & Grain
- Match Grain
Perspective
- 3D Glasses
- CC Environment
Simulation
- Card Dance
- Caustics
- CC Particle World
- Particle Playground
- Shatter
- Wave World
Stylize
- CC Glass
- CC Mr. Smoothie
- CC Plastic
- Texturize
Text
- Timecode
Time
- Time Difference
- Time Displacement
- Timewarp
Transition
- Card Wipe
- CC Glass Wipe
- CC Image Wipe
- CC Twister
- CC WarpoMatic
- Gradient Wipe
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