Create effect presets

Last updated on Jun 24, 2025

Learn how to create and save the effects as preset in Premiere Pro.

Creating and saving effect presets in Premiere Pro can significantly streamline your video editing workflow. You can create custom effect presets and apply them to multiple clips with a single click, ensuring consistency and saving time on repetitive tasks.

  1. In the timeline, select the clip that uses one or more effects with the settings that you want to save as a preset.

  2. In the Effect Controls panel, select one or more effects you want to save. Ctrl-click (Windows), or Command-click (macOS) effects to select more than one.

  3. Select the panel menu icon to the upper right of the Effect Controls panel to open the panel menu.

  4. Select Save Preset.

  5. In the Save Preset dialog box, specify a name for your preset. If desired, enter a description.

  6. Select one of the following preset types. These types specify how Premiere Pro handles keyframes when you apply a preset to a target clip.

    • Scale: Scales the source keyframes proportionally to the length of the target clip. This action deletes any existing keyframes on the target clip.
    • Anchor To In Point: Retains the original distance from the clip In point to the first effect keyframe. If the first keyframe is 1 second. from the In point of the source clip, this option adds the keyframe at 1 second. from the In point of the target clip. This option also adds all other keyframes relative to that position, without any scaling.
    • Anchor To Out Point: Retains the original distance from the clip Out point to the last effect keyframe. If the last keyframe is 1 second. from the Out point of the source clip, this option adds the keyframe at 1 second. from the Out point of the target clip. This option also adds all other keyframes relative to that position, without any scaling.
  7. Select OK.