Effect Match Names Reference (AE 7.0)

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 7.0). 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 6.5 is also available.

Effect Category	Display Name	Match Name
3D Channel	3D Channel Extract	ADBE AUX CHANNEL EXTRACT
Perspective	3D Glasses	ADBE 3D Glasses
Generate	4-Color Gradient	ADBE 4ColorGradient
Noise & Grain	Add Grain	VISINF Grain Implant
Generate	Advanced Lightning	ADBE Lightning 2
Channel	Alpha Levels	ADBE Alpha Levels3
_Obsolete	Alpha Levels	ADBE Alpha Levels2
Expression Controls	Angle Control	ADBE Angle Control
Channel	Arithmetic	ADBE Arithmetic
Generate	Audio Spectrum	ADBE AudSpect
Generate	Audio Waveform	ADBE AudWave
Color Correction	Auto Color	ADBE AutoColor
Color Correction	Auto Contrast	ADBE AutoContrast
Color Correction	Auto Levels	ADBE AutoLevels
Audio	Backwards	ADBE Aud Reverse
PE Gak Pak	Barrage	PE_GakPak_Barrage
Perspective	Basic 3D	ADBE Basic 3D
Text	Basic Text	ADBE Basic Text2
Audio	Bass & Treble	ADBE Aud BT
Generate	Beam	ADBE Laser
Perspective	Bevel Alpha	ADBE Bevel Alpha
Perspective	Bevel Edges	ADBE Bevel Edges
Distort	Bezier Warp	ADBE BEZMESH
Channel	Blend	ADBE Blend
Transition	Block Dissolve	ADBE Block Dissolve
PE CameraPOV	Bloom	PE_CamPov_Bloom
Blur & Sharpen	Box Blur	ADBE Box Blur
Color Correction	Brightness & Contrast	ADBE Brightness & Contrast 2
_Obsolete	Brightness & Contrast	ADBE Brightness & Contrast
Color Correction	Broadcast Colors	ADBE Broadcast Colors
Stylize	Brush Strokes	ADBE Brush Strokes
Distort	Bulge	ADBE Bulge
Simulation	CC Ball Action	CC Ball Action
Distort	CC Bend It	CC Bend It
Distort	CC Bender	CC Bender
Distort	CC Blobbylize	CC Blobbylize
Simulation	CC Bubbles	CC Bubbles
Stylize	CC Burn Film	CC Burn Film
Color Correction	CC Color Offset	CC Color Offset
Channel	CC Composite	CC Composite
Perspective	CC Cylinder	CC Cylinder
Simulation	CC Drizzle	CC Drizzle
Distort	CC Flo Motion	CC Flo Motion
Time	CC Force Motion Blur	CC Force Motion Blur
Stylize	CC Glass	CC Glass
Transition	CC Glass Wipe	CC Glass Wipe
Generate	CC Glue Gun	CC Glue Gun
Transition	CC Grid Wipe	CC Grid Wipe
Distort	CC Griddler	CC Griddler
Simulation	CC Hair	CC Hair
Transition	CC Image Wipe	CC Image Wipe
Transition	CC Jaws	CC Jaws
Stylize	CC Kaleida	CC Kaleida
Distort	CC Lens	CC Lens
Generate	CC Light Burst 2.5	CC Light Burst 2.5
Generate	CC Light Rays	CC Light Rays
Generate	CC Light Sweep	CC Light Sweep
Transition	CC Light Wipe	CC Light Wipe
Simulation	CC Mr. Mercury	CC Mr. Mercury
Stylize	CC Mr. Smoothie	CC Mr. Smoothie
Simulation	CC PS Classic	CC PS Classic
Simulation	CC PS LE Classic	CC PS LE Classic
Distort	CC Page Turn	CC Page Turn
Simulation	CC Particle Systems II	CC Particle Systems II
Simulation	CC Particle World	CC Particle World
Simulation	CC Pixel Polly	CC Pixel Polly
Distort	CC Power Pin	CC Power Pin
Blur & Sharpen	CC Radial Blur	CC Radial Blur
Blur & Sharpen	CC Radial Fast Blur	CC Radial Fast Blur
Transition	CC Radial ScaleWipe	CC Radial ScaleWipe
Simulation	CC Rain	CC Rain
Stylize	CC RepeTile	CC RepeTile
Distort	CC Ripple Pulse	CC Ripple Pulse
Transition	CC Scale Wipe	CC Scale Wipe
Simulation	CC Scatterize	CC Scatterize
Keying	CC Simple Wire Removal	CC Simple Wire Removal
Distort	CC Slant	CC Slant
Distort	CC Smear	CC Smear
Simulation	CC Snow	CC Snow
Perspective	CC Sphere	CC Sphere
Distort	CC Split	CC Split
Distort	CC Split 2	CC Split 2
Perspective	CC Spotlight	CC Spotlight
Simulation	CC Star Burst	CC Star Burst
Stylize	CC Threshold	CC Threshold
Stylize	CC Threshold RGB	CC Threshold RGB
Distort	CC Tiler	CC Tiler
Time	CC Time Blend	CC Time Blend
Time	CC Time Blend FX	CC Time Blend FX
Color Correction	CC Toner	CC Toner
Transition	CC Twister	CC Twister
Blur & Sharpen	CC Vector Blur	CC Vector Blur
Time	CC Wide Time	CC Wide Time
Channel	Calculations	ADBE Calculations
Simulation	Card Dance	APC CardDanceCam
Transition	Card Wipe	APC CardWipeCam
Simulation	Caustics	APC Caustics
Generate	Cell Pattern	ADBE Cell Pattern
Color Correction	Change Color	ADBE Change Color
Color Correction	Change to Color	ADBE Change To Color
Blur & Sharpen	Channel Blur	ADBE Channel Blur
Channel	Channel Combiner	ADBE Channel Combiner
Color Correction	Channel Mixer	ADBE CHANNEL MIXER
Expression Controls	Checkbox Control	ADBE Checkbox Control
Generate	Checkerboard	ADBE Checkerboard
Utility	Cineon Converter	ADBE Cineon Converter
Generate	Circle	ADBE Circle
Color Correction	Color Balance	ADBE Color Balance 2
_Obsolete	Color Balance	ADBE Color Balance
Color Correction	Color Balance (HLS)	ADBE Color Balance (HLS)
Expression Controls	Color Control	ADBE Color Control
Keying	Color Difference Key	ADBE Color Difference Key
Stylize	Color Emboss	ADBE Color Emboss
Keying	Color Key	ADBE Color Key
Color Correction	Color Link	ADBE Color Link
Utility	Color Profile Converter	ADBE ProfileToProfile
Keying	Color Range	ADBE Color Range
Color Correction	Color Stabilizer	ADBE Deflicker
Color Correction	Colorama	APC Colorama
Channel	Compound Arithmetic	ADBE Compound Arithmetic
Blur & Sharpen	Compound Blur	ADBE Compound Blur
Distort	Corner Pin	ADBE Corner Pin
Color Correction	Curves	ADBE CurvesCustom
Audio	Delay	ADBE Aud Delay
3D Channel	Depth Matte	ADBE DEPTH MATTE
3D Channel	Depth of Field	ADBE DEPTH FIELD
Keying	Difference Matte	ADBE Difference Matte2
PE CameraPOV	Digital Camera	PE_CamPov_DigitalCamera
Blur & Sharpen	Directional Blur	ADBE Motion Blur
Distort	Displacement Map	ADBE Displacement Map
Perspective	Drop Shadow	ADBE Drop Shadow
Noise & Grain	Dust & Scratches	ADBE Dust & Scratches
Time	Echo	ADBE Echo
Generate	Ellipse	ADBE ELLIPSE
Stylize	Emboss	ADBE Emboss
Color Correction	Equalize	ADBE Equalize
Color Correction	Exposure	ADBE Exposure
Keying	Extract	ADBE Extract
Generate	Eyedropper Fill	ADBE Eyedropper Fill
Blur & Sharpen	Fast Blur	ADBE Fast Blur
Generate	Fill	ADBE Fill
Stylize	Find Edges	ADBE Find Edges
PE Gak Pak	Fireflies	PE_GakPak_Fireflies
Audio	Flange & Chorus	ADBE Aud_Flange
Simulation	Foam	APC Foam
3D Channel	Fog 3D	ADBE FOG_3D
Generate	Fractal	ADBE Fractal
Noise & Grain	Fractal Noise	ADBE Fractal Noise
PE Gak Pak	Gakcharmer	PE_GakPak_Gakcharmer
PE Gak Pak	Gakground	PE_GakPak_Gakground
Color Correction	Gamma/Pedestal/Gain	ADBE Gamma/Pedestal/Gain2
Blur & Sharpen	Gaussian Blur	ADBE Gaussian Blur
PE CameraPOV	Generic Camcorder	PE_CamPov_GenericCamcorder
PE Gak Pak	Glider	PE_GakPak_Glider
Stylize	Glow	ADBE Glo2
Transition	Gradient Wipe	ADBE Gradient Wipe
Generate	Grid	ADBE Grid
Utility	Grow Bounds	ADBE GROW BOUNDS
Utility	HDR Compander	ADBE Compander
Utility	HDR Highlight Compression	ADBE HDR ToneMap
Audio	High-Low Pass	ADBE Aud HiLo
PE CameraPOV	High-end Camcorder	PE_CamPov_HighEndCamcorder
PE CameraPOV	High-end SLR	PE_CamPov_HighEndSLR
Color Correction	Hue/Saturation	ADBE HUE SATURATION
3D Channel	ID Matte	ADBE ID MATTE
Keying	Inner/Outer Key	ADBE ATG Extract
Channel	Invert	ADBE Invert
Transition	Iris Wipe	ADBE IRIS_WIPE
_Obsolete	Keylight	Keylight 806
Keying	Keylight	Keylight 886
PE CameraPOV	LCD Grid Look	PE_CamPov_LCDGrid
Expression Controls	Layer Control	ADBE Layer Control
Color Correction	Leave Color	ADBE Leave Color
Blur & Sharpen	Lens Blur	ADBE Lens Blur
Generate	Lens Flare	ADBE Lens Flare
_Obsolete	Levels	ADBE Master Levels
Color Correction	Levels	ADBE Easy Levels
Color Correction	Levels (Individual Controls)	ADBE Pro Levels
Generate	Lightning	ADBE Lightning
Keying	Linear Color Key	ADBE Linear Color Key2
Transition	Linear Wipe	ADBE Linear Wipe
Distort	Liquify	ADBE LIQUIFY
Keying	Luma Key	ADBE Luma Key
Distort	Magnify	ADBE Magnify
Noise & Grain	Match Grain	VISINF Grain Duplication
Matte	Matte Choker	ADBE Matte Choker
Noise & Grain	Median	ADBE Median
Distort	Mesh Warp	ADBE MESH WARP
Channel	Minimax	ADBE Minimax
Distort	Mirror	ADBE Mirror
Audio	Modulator	ADBE Aud Modulator
Stylize	Mosaic	ADBE Mosaic
Stylize	Motion Tile	ADBE Tile
PE CameraPOV	Night Vision Camera	PE_CamPov_NightVision
Noise & Grain	Noise	ADBE Noise
_Obsolete	Noise Alpha	ADBE Noise Alpha
Noise & Grain	Noise Alpha	ADBE Noise Alpha2
_Obsolete	Noise HLS	ADBE Noise HLS
Noise & Grain	Noise HLS	ADBE Noise HLS2
_Obsolete	Noise HLS Auto	ADBE Noise HLS Auto
Noise & Grain	Noise HLS Auto	ADBE Noise HLS Auto2
Text	Numbers	ADBE Numbers2
Distort	Offset	ADBE Offset
PE CameraPOV	Old SLR	PE_CamPov_OldSLR
Distort	Optics Compensation	ADBE Optics Compensation
Color Correction	PS Arbitrary Map	ADBE PS Arbitrary Map
Paint	Paint	ADBE Paint
Generate	Paint Bucket	ADBE Paint Bucket
Audio	Parametric EQ	ADBE Param EQ
Simulation	Particle Playground	ADBE Playgnd
Text	Path Text	ADBE Path Text
Color Correction	Photo Filter	ADBE Photo Filter
_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
Expression Controls	Point Control	ADBE Point Control
Distort	Polar Coordinates	ADBE Polar Coordinates
Stylize	Posterize	ADBE Posterize
Time	Posterize Time	ADBE Posterize Time
Blur & Sharpen	Radial Blur	ADBE Radial Blur
Perspective	Radial Shadow	ADBE Radial Shadow
Transition	Radial Wipe	ADBE Radial Wipe
Generate	Radio Waves	APC Radio Waves
Generate	Ramp	ADBE Ramp
Blur & Sharpen	Reduce Interlace Flicker	ADBE Reduce Interlace Flicker
Channel	Remove Color Matting	ADBE Remove Color Matting
Noise & Grain	Remove Grain	VISINF Grain Removal
Distort	Reshape	ADBE RESHAPE
Audio	Reverb	ADBE Aud Reverb
Distort	Ripple	ADBE Ripple
Stylize	Roughen Edges	ADBE Roughen Edges
Synthetic Aperture	SA Color Finesse	SYNTHAP VF Color Cure
PE CameraPOV	SLR	PE_CamPov_SLR
PE CameraPOV	Scanlines	PE_CamPov_Scanlines
Stylize	Scatter	ADBE Scatter
Generate	Scribble	ADBE Scribble Fill
PE CameraPOV	Security Camera	PE_CamPov_SecurityCamera
Channel	Set Channels	ADBE Set Channels
Channel	Set Matte	ADBE Set Matte2
Color Correction	Shadow/Highlight	ADBE ShadowHighlight
Blur & Sharpen	Sharpen	ADBE Sharpen
Simulation	Shatter	APC Shatter
Channel	Shift Channels	ADBE Shift Channels
Matte	Simple Choker	ADBE Simple Choker
Expression Controls	Slider Control	ADBE Slider Control
Blur & Sharpen	Smart Blur	ADBE Smart Blur
Distort	Smear	ADBE SCHMEAR
Channel	Solid Composite	ADBE Solid Composite
Distort	Spherize	ADBE Spherize
PE Gak Pak	SpiderWeb	PE_GakPak_SpiderMain
Keying	Spill Suppressor	ADBE Spill Suppressor
Audio	Stereo Mixer	ADBE Aud Stereo Mixer
Stylize	Strobe Light	ADBE Strobe
Generate	Stroke	ADBE Stroke
PE Gak Pak	Structure	PE_GakPak_Structure
Stylize	Texturize	ADBE Texturize
_Obsolete	Three-Way Color Corrector	ADBE Three-Way Color Corrector
Stylize	Threshold	ADBE Threshold2
_Obsolete	Threshold	ADBE Threshold
Time	Time Difference	ADBE Difference
Time	Time Displacement	ADBE Time Displacement
Text	Timecode	ADBE Timecode
Time	Timewarp	ADBE Timewarp
Color Correction	Tint	ADBE Tint
Audio	Tone	ADBE Aud Tone
Distort	Transform	ADBE Geometry2
_Obsolete	Transform	ADBE Geometry
Distort	Turbulent Displace	ADBE Turbulent Displace
Distort	Twirl	ADBE Twirl
_Obsolete	Unsharp Mask	ADBE Unsharp Mask
Blur & Sharpen	Unsharp Mask	ADBE Unsharp Mask2
Paint	Vector Paint	ADBE Vector Paint
PE Gak Pak	Vectro	PE_GakPak_Vectro
Generate	Vegas	APC Vegas
Transition	Venetian Blinds	ADBE Venetian Blinds
PE CameraPOV	Video Noise	PE_CamPov_VideoNoise
Distort	Warp	ADBE WRPMESH
Distort	Wave Warp	ADBE Wave Warp
Simulation	Wave World	APC Wave World
PE Gak Pak	Waves	PE_GakPak_Waves
Generate	Write-on	ADBE Write-on