What It Does

Color Shift + Presets Bundle pairs two complementary tools: Color Shift, a color remapping effect plugin, and Colorama Browser, a visual preset library with 400+ curated gradients. Together they let you remap pixel values based on hue, intensity, red/green/blue channels, or alpha to any gradient you choose, giving footage a completely different color palette.

The bundle is sold at a 20% discount compared to purchasing the two tools separately.

Key Features

Color Shift is built as a direct improvement on After Effects’ native Colorama effect. The key differences:

  • Keyframeable color positions. Colorama doesn’t support this; Color Shift does, making animated gradient remapping practical.
  • 32bpc and HDR support. Includes Clamp, Wrap, and Bounce modes for handling out-of-range values in HDR workflows.
  • Gamma correction. Helps gradients map more accurately to perceived brightness.
  • 15 Input Range options vs. Colorama’s 10, including an intensity mode that maps 50% gray to the gradient center.
  • 2.5x faster rendering than the built-in Colorama effect.
  • A cleaner gradient editor UI that makes building and adjusting gradients far less tedious than Colorama’s interface.

Colorama Browser is a visual preset panel giving you immediate access to 400+ gradients organized across a wide range of styles, from natural color harmonies and subtle grading looks to metallics and psychedelic effects. Presets apply instantly to either Colorama or Color Shift without disrupting other effect settings like blending modes or input range. You can also save your own gradients as standard AE effect presets for reuse.

Who It’s For

This bundle is useful for colorists and motion designers who regularly work with stylized looks, retro aesthetics, or any project that calls for dramatic color remapping. The 32bpc support makes it viable for professional HDR deliverables. The preset library is practical for anyone who wants to audition looks quickly without building gradients from scratch each time.

Compatible with After Effects 2024, 2025, and 2026.

Pricing

The bundle is a one-time purchase at $59.99 for a Single User license. Other license types must be purchased separately through the individual product pages.