pt_EffectSearch 3 allows users to identify and work with missing effects in After Effects’s projects. Plus, it will let users see where the effects were used, cut or link copies to variations, and turn on and off instances. In particular, it is an appropriate tool for beginners and experts who need to manage many effects within a project.

Paul Tuersley – pt_EffectSearch 3 Plugin Features

• Unique Search Engines: You can use the Change Manager to find specific effects you are looking for, the limits you adjusted, or check what effects exist in your project.
• Arranged Results: Use their sort, which organizes effects sorted by the name or the number of layers, making it easier to find specific effects.
• Easy Effect Management: You can turn on and off effects like you would with a button, delete them, and make copies.
• Effects Linking: Link together effect instances to easily modulate multiple copies.
• Expression Linkage Visibility: Effects containing expressions and how linking will behave are visible.

pt_EffectSearch 3 Documentation

Image 1: Link effects together

Image 2: Link other copies of the same effect by selecting them in the list and choosing ‘Link Selected Effects’