Light & Optical FX Plugins for After Effects

Light Patterns

paid

Animated light patterns with preset movements in a single layer

AI Relight

paid

Add AI-driven virtual 3D lights to footage in post-production

Super Shine

paid

Create animated light sweep effects on any layer with marker control

Moiré

paid

Generate authentic moiré patterns for modern screens and retro effects

Shadow Studio 3

paid

Casts raytraced shadows and lights with realistic or stylized results

Dynamic Shadow 3

paid

Generates realistic shadows and lighting effects with automated angles

Quick Chromatic Aberration

free

Add RGB shift and lens distortion to emulate chromatic aberration

Fog

paid

Generate fog, god rays, and diffusion to relight scenes and add depth

LongShadow 2

freemium

Create directional and soft drop shadows with GPU acceleration

Sunny Day

freemium

Add customizable sun flares and light leaks to footage lacking sunlight

Quick Lens Flare

freemium

Create lens flares controlled by nulls or lights with occlusion support

Real Glow

paid

Simulates physically accurate glow using inverse square light falloff

Spectra Collection One

freemium

40 organic spectral light leak and bokeh clips for compositing

Spectra

freemium

Spectral light leak and bokeh footage clips for video compositing

Illumination

freemium

Creates controllable softbox lights with ambient shadows in 3D space

cm_Barndoors

freemium

Adds barndoors to After Effects lights for controlled theatrical lighting