Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Looking for a Deep Glow alternative? AfterGlow is a free animation preset for getting brighter, larger glows with better falloff in Adobe After Effects. To download, go to https://CreationEffects.com, and click on the Freebies page. If you download the glow, please like or comment below.
Place the .ffx file in your Presets folder, then access the effect anytime in After Effects, and apply it to your layer just like you would with the old Glow effect. With AfterGlow, you can get an exponential glow that is much more intense at the edge, and has an increasingly gradual falloff. The result is a brighter, more realistic glow with a large faint glow surrounding the entire layer. Since it uses the normal built-in Glow effect (but improves it), the customization controls are the same and will be familiar to you. The glow works on the alpha channel of a layer, as well as on your footage. You can adjust the "Factor" controls to customize the ratio of the light falloff, giving you more control. Adjust the large faint glow separately, and easily create "glow streaks", and rotate them with the controls.
This and many more free presets for After Effects are available on the Creation Effects website.
Learn how to create this Glow Effect in the AfterGlow tutorial video by going to youtu.be/wHvecGrCwdg
Looking for a Deep Glow alternative? AfterGlow is a free animation preset for getting brighter, larger glows with better falloff in Adobe After Effects. To download, go to https://CreationEffects.com, and click on the Freebies page. If you download the glow, please like or comment below.
Place the .ffx file in your Presets folder, then access the effect anytime in After Effects, and apply it to your layer just like you would with the old Glow effect. With AfterGlow, you can get an exponential glow that is much more intense at the edge, and has an increasingly gradual falloff. The result is a brighter, more realistic glow with a large faint glow surrounding the entire layer. Since it uses the normal built-in Glow effect (but improves it), the customization controls are the same and will be familiar to you. The glow works on the alpha channel of a layer, as well as on your footage. You can adjust the "Factor" controls to customize the ratio of the light falloff, giving you more control. Adjust the large faint glow separately, and easily create "glow streaks", and rotate them with the controls.
This and many more free presets for After Effects are available on the Creation Effects website.
Learn how to create this Glow Effect in the AfterGlow tutorial video by going to youtu.be/wHvecGrCwdg
