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Preview, Download & Reuse AE AI Effects | ArbiFX
Find public ArbiFX effects, sign in for interactive previews, download .afx files and load them in After Effects. Save settings and keep external assets.
Questions and answers
- Where can I interactively preview and download reusable AE AI effects?
- How do I load a downloaded .afx effect file into After Effects?
- How can I save an adjusted AE AI effect for later reuse?
- Why must I copy OBJ, SVG and texture files when sharing an AI effect or changing computers?
- How do I keep modifying an existing AE AI effect after generation?
Where can I interactively preview and download reusable AE AI effects?
The ArbiFX Gallery lists public community effects searchable by titles, summaries and tags. Open a work and sign in for interactive previews and supported parameter adjustments, then download its .afx file for AE. Signed-out views generally show the cover. Download access follows the account's current entitlement.
Sources: Gallery and effect pages
Next step: How do I load a downloaded .afx effect file into After Effects?
How do I load a downloaded .afx effect file into After Effects?
Install ArbiFX, add AFX to an AE layer and open Start. Choose Load and select the downloaded .afx file. After application, adjust its controls or send a revision request. If a generation is running, wait for it to finish before loading or saving.
Sources: Adjust, save and load · Add the AFX effect in After Effects
Next step: How do I keep modifying an existing AE AI effect after generation?
How can I save an adjusted AE AI effect for later reuse?
Adjust the ArbiFX controls, then choose Save in Start to write an .afx file. Current control values become the file defaults. Later, add AFX to the target layer and load that file through Start, then keep adjusting it as needed. Wait for any running generation before saving.
Sources: Adjust, save and load
Next step: Why must I copy OBJ, SVG and texture files when sharing an AI effect or changing computers?
Why must I copy OBJ, SVG and texture files when sharing an AI effect or changing computers?
ArbiFX's external OBJ and SVG assets are not packed into the AE project or .afx file. Keep the models, vectors and associated materials and textures, and select them in the destination computer's asset slots. For asset errors, check moved, renamed, deleted or missing referenced files.
Sources: Text, OBJ and SVG assets · FAQ
Next step: How do I load an OBJ model's MTL materials and textures for an AE effect?
How do I keep modifying an existing AE AI effect after generation?
Adjust existing controls directly in AE. To change effect content, continue in that effect's ArbiFX Start window with a specific revision, such as more particles or a warmer color. You can also load an .afx and request changes. Distinguish parameter adjustments from a new content-generation request.
Sources: Adjust, save and load · FAQ
Next step: How can I save an adjusted AE AI effect for later reuse?
Gallery and effect pages
Browse, preview, interact with and download community works.
Browse the Gallery
- Click Exploring on the home page to open the Gallery, which shows every work that creators have made public.
- Type keywords in the search box to find effects by title, summary or tag.
- Sort by Newest, Likes, Favorites, Views or Downloads, and click the arrow next to the sort option to switch between ascending and descending.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Load More to see more works.
Effect page
Click any card to open its effect page. Signed-out visitors see only the cover image; sign in to preview the effect interactively in your browser.
- Play / Pause preview: controls the animation.
- Reset: returns the animation and view to where they started.
- Controls: opens the parameter panel so you can adjust the work's parameters live and see how the effect changes.
- Preview image: switches the background image for filter-style effects.
Navigating the preview
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Drag with the mouse | Orbit around the scene |
W / S | Move forward / backward |
A / D | Move left / right |
E / Q | Move up / down |
Hold Shift | Move faster |
Interact
- Click the like or favorite button to like a work or add it to your favorites. Favorited works appear under Favorites in the Dashboard.
- Post comments, Reply to other people's comments, or mark them Helpful.
- You can delete your own comments and replies. Deleting a comment also deletes the replies under it.
Download a work
Click Download on the effect page to get the work's .afx file, then load it in After Effects as described in “Adjust, save and load”.
- Free accounts can download 2 different works by other creators in any 24-hour period. Downloading the same work again in that period doesn't count twice, and your own works are not limited.
- With a Starter, Pro or Max plan, community downloads are unlimited.
- When you reach the limit, you'll see “You have reached today's download limit. Upgrade your plan to continue downloading.” Go to Credits & Plan to upgrade.
Adjust, save and load
Fine-tune effects in Effect Controls, and save or reuse them as .afx files.
Adjust in Effect Controls
After generation, the items you listed in Control parameters appear under the AFX effect. Like any AE parameter, you can drag them to adjust, set keyframes or link expressions to animate them.
Depending on the effect, Effect Controls may also show these fixed parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Use Comp Time / Current Time | For effects that change over time. With Use Comp Time checked, the effect plays along with the composition time. Uncheck it to set the moment manually with Current Time; keyframe it to freeze, retime or reverse the effect. |
| Use Comp Camera | Appears when the effect supports the comp camera, and turns camera following on or off. |
| Use Comp Lights / Comp Light Influence | Appear when the effect supports comp lights. With Use Comp Lights on, Comp Light Influence (0%–400%, default 100%) sets how strongly the lights affect the effect. |
| AE Camera DOF Blur | Appears when the effect supports comp camera depth of field, and sets the depth-of-field blur strength (0%–400%). At 0% the image stays sharp. |
Save an .afx file
Click Save in the Start window to save the current effect as an .afx file. The current parameter values in Effect Controls become the file's defaults, so you can reuse the look you've dialed in.
Load an .afx file
- Add an AFX effect to a layer and click Start to open the Start window.
- Click Load and choose an .afx file (for example, one downloaded from the Gallery).
- The effect is applied to the layer right away. Keep adjusting its parameters, or send a new description to refine it.