Effect Match Names Reference (AE 6.5)

This page lists the display names and internal matchNames for the bundled effects, including the Cycore, Keylight, and Synthetic Aperture effects (some of which are available only in the Professional version of After Effects 6.5). Use these values when you need to reference an effect. Click a table heading to sort by that criteria.

Match name information for After Effects 7.0 is also available.

Effect Category	Display Name	Match Name
3D Channel	3D Channel Extract	ADBE AUX CHANNEL EXTRACT
3D Channel	Depth Matte	ADBE DEPTH MATTE
3D Channel	Depth of Field	ADBE DEPTH FIELD
3D Channel	Fog 3D	ADBE FOG_3D
3D Channel	ID Matte	ADBE ID MATTE
Adjust	Auto Color	ADBE AutoColor
Adjust	Auto Contrast	ADBE AutoContrast
Adjust	Auto Levels	ADBE AutoLevels
Adjust	Brightness & Contrast	ADBE Brightness & Contrast 2
Adjust	CC Threshold	CC Threshold
Adjust	CC Threshold RGB	CC Threshold RGB
Adjust	Channel Mixer	ADBE CHANNEL MIXER
Adjust	Color Balance	ADBE Color Balance 2
Adjust	Color Stabilizer	ADBE Deflicker
Adjust	Curves	ADBE CurvesCustom
Adjust	Hue/Saturation	ADBE HUE SATURATION
Adjust	Levels	ADBE Easy Levels
Adjust	Levels (Individual Controls)	ADBE Pro Levels
Adjust	Photo Filter	ADBE Photo Filter
Adjust	Posterize	ADBE Posterize
Adjust	Shadow/Highlight	ADBE ShadowHighlight
Adjust	Threshold	ADBE Threshold
Audio	Backwards	ADBE Aud Reverse
Audio	Bass & Treble	ADBE Aud BT
Audio	Delay	ADBE Aud Delay
Audio	Flange & Chorus	ADBE Aud_Flange
Audio	High-Low Pass	ADBE Aud HiLo
Audio	Modulator	ADBE Aud Modulator
Audio	Parametric EQ	ADBE Param EQ
Audio	Reverb	ADBE Aud Reverb
Audio	Stereo Mixer	ADBE Aud Stereo Mixer
Audio	Tone	ADBE Aud Tone
Blur & Sharpen	Box Blur	ADBE Box Blur
Blur & Sharpen	CC Radial Blur	CC Radial Blur
Blur & Sharpen	CC Radial Fast Blur	CC Radial Fast Blur
Blur & Sharpen	CC Vector Blur	CC Vector Blur
Blur & Sharpen	Channel Blur	ADBE Channel Blur
Blur & Sharpen	Compound Blur	ADBE Compound Blur
Blur & Sharpen	Directional Blur	ADBE Motion Blur
Blur & Sharpen	Fast Blur	ADBE Fast Blur
Blur & Sharpen	Gaussian Blur	ADBE Gaussian Blur
Blur & Sharpen	Radial Blur	ADBE Radial Blur
Blur & Sharpen	Sharpen	ADBE Sharpen
Blur & Sharpen	Unsharp Mask	ADBE Unsharp Mask2
Channel	3D Glasses	ADBE 3D Glasses
Channel	Alpha Levels	ADBE Alpha Levels2
Channel	Arithmetic	ADBE Arithmetic
Channel	Blend	ADBE Blend
Channel	CC Composite	CC Composite
Channel	Calculations	ADBE Calculations
Channel	Channel Combiner	ADBE Channel Combiner
Channel	Cineon Converter	ADBE Cineon Converter
Channel	Compound Arithmetic	ADBE Compound Arithmetic
Channel	Invert	ADBE Invert
Channel	Minimax	ADBE Minimax
Channel	Remove Color Matting	ADBE Remove Color Matting
Channel	Set Channels	ADBE Set Channels
Channel	Set Matte	ADBE Set Matte2
Channel	Shift Channels	ADBE Shift Channels
Channel	Solid Composite	ADBE Solid Composite
Distort	Bezier Warp	ADBE BEZMESH
Distort	Bulge	ADBE Bulge
Distort	CC Bend It	CC Bend It
Distort	CC Bender	CC Bender
Distort	CC Blobbylize	CC Blobbylize
Distort	CC Flo Motion	CC Flo Motion
Distort	CC Griddler	CC Griddler
Distort	CC Lens	CC Lens
Distort	CC Page Turn	CC Page Turn
Distort	CC Power Pin	CC Power Pin
Distort	CC Ripple Pulse	CC Ripple Pulse
Distort	CC Slant	CC Slant
Distort	CC Smear	CC Smear
Distort	CC Split	CC Split
Distort	CC Split 2	CC Split 2
Distort	CC Tiler	CC Tiler
Distort	Corner Pin	ADBE Corner Pin
Distort	Displacement Map	ADBE Displacement Map
Distort	Liquify	ADBE LIQUIFY
Distort	Magnify	ADBE Magnify
Distort	Mesh Warp	ADBE MESH WARP
Distort	Mirror	ADBE Mirror
Distort	Offset	ADBE Offset
Distort	Optics Compensation	ADBE Optics Compensation
Distort	Polar Coordinates	ADBE Polar Coordinates
Distort	Reshape	ADBE RESHAPE
Distort	Ripple	ADBE Ripple
Distort	Smear	ADBE SCHMEAR
Distort	Spherize	ADBE Spherize
Distort	Transform	ADBE Geometry2
Distort	Turbulent Displace	ADBE Turbulent Displace
Distort	Twirl	ADBE Twirl
Distort	Warp	ADBE WRPMESH
Distort	Wave Warp	ADBE Wave Warp
Expression Controls	Angle Control	ADBE Angle Control
Expression Controls	Checkbox Control	ADBE Checkbox Control
Expression Controls	Color Control	ADBE Color Control
Expression Controls	Layer Control	ADBE Layer Control
Expression Controls	Point Control	ADBE Point Control
Expression Controls	Slider Control	ADBE Slider Control
Image Control	CC Color Offset	CC Color Offset
Image Control	CC Mr. Smoothie	CC Mr. Smoothie
Image Control	CC Toner	CC Toner
Image Control	Change Color	ADBE Change Color
Image Control	Change To Color	ADBE Change To Color
Image Control	Color Balance (HLS)	ADBE Color Balance (HLS)
Image Control	Color Link	ADBE Color Link
Image Control	Colorama	APC Colorama
Image Control	Equalize	ADBE Equalize
Image Control	Gamma/Pedestal/Gain	ADBE Gamma/Pedestal/Gain2
Image Control	Grow Bounds	ADBE GROW BOUNDS
Image Control	PS Arbitrary Map	ADBE PS Arbitrary Map
Image Control	Tint	ADBE Tint
Keying	CC Simple Wire Removal	CC Simple Wire Removal
Keying	Color Difference Key	ADBE Color Difference Key
Keying	Color Key	ADBE Color Key
Keying	Color Range	ADBE Color Range
Keying	Difference Matte	ADBE Difference Matte2
Keying	Extract	ADBE Extract
Keying	Inner/Outer Key	ADBE ATG Extract
Keying	Keylight	Keylight 806
Keying	Linear Color Key	ADBE Linear Color Key2
Keying	Luma Key	ADBE Luma Key
Keying	Spill Suppressor	ADBE Spill Suppressor
Matte Tools	Matte Choker	ADBE Matte Choker
Matte Tools	Simple Choker	ADBE Simple Choker
Noise & Grain	Add Grain	VISINF Grain Implant
Noise & Grain	Dust & Scratches	ADBE Dust & Scratches
Noise & Grain	Fractal Noise	ADBE Fractal Noise
Noise & Grain	Match Grain	VISINF Grain Duplication
Noise & Grain	Median	ADBE Median
Noise & Grain	Noise	ADBE Noise
Noise & Grain	Noise Alpha	ADBE Noise Alpha2
Noise & Grain	Noise HLS	ADBE Noise HLS2
Noise & Grain	Noise HLS Auto	ADBE Noise HLS Auto2
Noise & Grain	Remove Grain	VISINF Grain Removal
Paint	Paint	ADBE Paint
Paint	Vector Paint	ADBE Vector Paint
Perspective	Basic 3D	ADBE Basic 3D
Perspective	Bevel Alpha	ADBE Bevel Alpha
Perspective	Bevel Edges	ADBE Bevel Edges
Perspective	CC Cylinder	CC Cylinder
Perspective	CC Sphere	CC Sphere
Perspective	CC Spotlight	CC Spotlight
Perspective	Drop Shadow	ADBE Drop Shadow
Perspective	Radial Shadow	ADBE Radial Shadow
Render	4-Color Gradient	ADBE 4ColorGradient
Render	Advanced Lightning	ADBE Lightning 2
Render	Audio Spectrum	ADBE AudSpect
Render	Audio Waveform	ADBE AudWave
Render	Beam	ADBE Laser
Render	CC Glue Gun	CC Glue Gun
Render	CC Light Burst 2.5	CC Light Burst 2.5
Render	CC Light Rays	CC Light Rays
Render	CC Light Sweep	CC Light Sweep
Render	Cell Pattern	ADBE Cell Pattern
Render	Checkerboard	ADBE Checkerboard
Render	Circle	ADBE Circle
Render	Ellipse	ADBE ELLIPSE
Render	Eyedropper Fill	ADBE Eyedropper Fill
Render	Fill	ADBE Fill
Render	Fractal	ADBE Fractal
Render	Grid	ADBE Grid
Render	Lens Flare	ADBE Lens Flare
Render	Lightning	ADBE Lightning
Render	Paint Bucket	ADBE Paint Bucket
Render	Radio Waves	APC Radio Waves
Render	Ramp	ADBE Ramp
Render	Scribble	ADBE Scribble Fill
Render	Stroke	ADBE Stroke
Render	Vegas	APC Vegas
Simulation	CC Ball Action	CC Ball Action
Simulation	CC Bubbles	CC Bubbles
Simulation	CC Drizzle	CC Drizzle
Simulation	CC Hair	CC Hair
Simulation	CC Mr. Mercury	CC Mr. Mercury
Simulation	CC PS Classic	CC PS Classic
Simulation	CC PS LE Classic	CC PS LE Classic
Simulation	CC Particle Systems II	CC Particle Systems II
Simulation	CC Particle World	CC Particle World
Simulation	CC Pixel Polly	CC Pixel Polly
Simulation	CC Rain	CC Rain
Simulation	CC Scatterize	CC Scatterize
Simulation	CC Snow	CC Snow
Simulation	CC Star Burst	CC Star Burst
Simulation	Card Dance	APC CardDanceCam
Simulation	Caustics	APC Caustics
Simulation	Foam	APC Foam
Simulation	Particle Playground	ADBE Playgnd
Simulation	Shatter	APC Shatter
Simulation	Wave World	APC Wave World
Stylize	Brush Strokes	ADBE Brush Strokes
Stylize	CC Burn Film	CC Burn Film
Stylize	CC Glass	CC Glass
Stylize	CC Kaleida	CC Kaleida
Stylize	CC RepeTile	CC RepeTile
Stylize	Color Emboss	ADBE Color Emboss
Stylize	Emboss	ADBE Emboss
Stylize	Find Edges	ADBE Find Edges
Stylize	Glow	ADBE Glo2
Stylize	Leave Color	ADBE Leave Color
Stylize	Mosaic	ADBE Mosaic
Stylize	Motion Tile	ADBE Tile
Stylize	Roughen Edges	ADBE Roughen Edges
Stylize	Scatter	ADBE Scatter
Stylize	Strobe Light	ADBE Strobe
Stylize	Texturize	ADBE Texturize
Stylize	Write-on	ADBE Write-on
Synthetic Aperture	SA Color Finesse	SYNTHAP VF Color Cure
Text	Basic Text	ADBE Basic Text2
Text	Numbers	ADBE Numbers2
Text	Path Text	ADBE Path Text
Time	CC Force Motion Blur	CC Force Motion Blur
Time	CC Time Blend	CC Time Blend
Time	CC Time Blend FX	CC Time Blend FX
Time	CC Wide Time	CC Wide Time
Time	Echo	ADBE Echo
Time	Posterize Time	ADBE Posterize Time
Time	Time Difference	ADBE Difference
Time	Time Displacement	ADBE Time Displacement
Transition	Block Dissolve	ADBE Block Dissolve
Transition	CC Glass Wipe	CC Glass Wipe
Transition	CC Grid Wipe	CC Grid Wipe
Transition	CC Image Wipe	CC Image Wipe
Transition	CC Jaws	CC Jaws
Transition	CC Light Wipe	CC Light Wipe
Transition	CC Radial ScaleWipe	CC Radial ScaleWipe
Transition	CC Scale Wipe	CC Scale Wipe
Transition	CC Twister	CC Twister
Transition	Card Wipe	APC CardWipeCam
Transition	Gradient Wipe	ADBE Gradient Wipe
Transition	Iris Wipe	ADBE IRIS_WIPE
Transition	Linear Wipe	ADBE Linear Wipe
Transition	Radial Wipe	ADBE Radial Wipe
Transition	Venetian Blinds	ADBE Venetian Blinds
Video	Broadcast Colors	ADBE Broadcast Colors
Video	Reduce Interlace Flicker	ADBE Reduce Interlace Flicker
Video	Timecode	ADBE Timecode
_Obsolete	Brightness & Contrast	ADBE Brightness & Contrast
_Obsolete	Color Balance	ADBE Color Balance
_Obsolete	Levels	ADBE Master Levels
_Obsolete	Noise Alpha	ADBE Noise Alpha
_Obsolete	Noise HLS	ADBE Noise HLS
_Obsolete	Noise HLS Auto	ADBE Noise HLS Auto
_Obsolete	Photoshop Bevel And Emboss	ADBE PSL Bevel Emboss
_Obsolete	Photoshop Drop Shadow	ADBE PSL Drop Shadow
_Obsolete	Photoshop Inner Glow	ADBE PSL Inner Glow
_Obsolete	Photoshop Inner Shadow	ADBE PSL Inner Shadow
_Obsolete	Photoshop Outer Glow	ADBE PSL Outer Glow
_Obsolete	Photoshop Solid Fill	ADBE PSL Solid Fill
_Obsolete	Transform	ADBE Geometry
_Obsolete	Unsharp Mask	ADBE Unsharp Mask