Presets
Built-in presets, user presets, and the Randomize system.
Presets
Presets are the fastest way to get a look going. Pick one, then fine-tune.
Built-In Presets
31 curated starting points covering a range of aesthetics:
| Preset | Vibe |
|---|---|
| Pure Black & White | Clean monochrome dithering |
| Film Grain Subtle | Light organic texture |
| Film Grain Heavy | Thick, gritty grain |
| CRT Old Monitor | Vintage cathode-ray tube |
| Glitch Aesthetic | Broken signal look |
| Retro Game Boy | 4-color handheld nostalgia |
| Retro Commodore 64 | 16-color 8-bit era |
| Retro MSX | Japanese home computer palette |
| Neon Punk | Hot colors, hard edges |
| Ink Wash | Watercolor-meets-halftone |
| Newsprint Scan | Newspaper dot pattern |
| Wood Block | Printmaking texture |
| Charcoal Sketch | Hand-drawn feel |
| Watercolor | Soft, bleeding edges |
| Oil Painting | Thick, textured strokes |
| Batik | Wax-resist fabric pattern |
| Cross-Stitch | Textile grid pattern |
| Photomosaic | Tiled image fragments |
| Stipple Art | Pointwork illustration |
| Pointillist | Fine dot impressionism |
| Manga Ink | Japanese comic style |
| Comic Book | Bold Western comic |
| Anime Cell | Clean cell-shaded look |
| Paper Texture | Aged paper grain |
| Cloth Weave | Fabric-like texture |
| Mosaic Tiles | Tile grid pattern |
| DNA Helix | Organic spiral pattern |
| Pixel Art Clean | Sharp, blocky pixels |
| Dither Punk | Aggressive, contrasty dither |
| Cinematic Grain | Film-like texture for grading |
User Presets
Save up to 20 custom presets with your own parameter combinations.
- Dial in the look you want
- Type a name in the Preset Name field
- Click Save Preset
Your preset appears in the User Preset dropdown. It's stored locally and persists across sessions.
To remove a saved preset, select it from the dropdown and click Delete Preset.
Randomize
The Randomize button generates a completely new combination of settings. It's great for discovering looks you'd never think to create manually.
Lock Controls
Before randomizing, lock the sections you want to keep:
| Lock | Protects |
|---|---|
| Lock Dither | Algorithm, scale, strength, reactivity |
| Lock Color | Palette, color depth, custom colors |
| Lock Glow | All glow settings |
| Lock Adjustments | Brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma |
Workflow tip: Find a dithering algorithm you like, lock it, then mash Randomize to explore color and glow variations on top of it.
Randomize is available in DaVinci Resolve. In After Effects, use the host's built-in randomize/brainstorm features.