Preset Reference

The Presets tab offers ten ready-made easing looks. Hover any thumbnail to preview it in the strip, then click to apply. With Marker Mode checked, clicking a preset drops a curve marker onto a selected layer; with it off, the preset applies per-property to your selected keys.

Smooth Ease

Classic ease-in-out S-curve. The reliable default for most motion.

Snap

Near-instant move with a shallow settle. Punchy and direct.

Fast Start

Rapid launch, gradual finish (ease-out). Energetic departure.

Fast Finish

Gentle build, rapid arrival (ease-in). Decisive landing.

Slow Middle

Quick ends, lingering middle. Adds weight to a hold.

Overshoot Standard

Shoots past the target, then settles back. Lively, mechanical.

Anticipate Standard

Pulls back before launching forward. A wind-up before the action.

Anticipate + Overshoot Standard

Wind-up, launch, and overshoot combined. Maximum character.

Bounce

Lands and bounces with decreasing height. Playful, physical.

Elastic Standard

Springy oscillation that settles to rest. Toy-like, snappy.

Custom presets

Beyond the ten default presets, you can save your own curves as custom presets. Unlike a curve added to the control layer (which only exists in that comp), a custom preset is stored at the user level — it shows up in the Presets tab in every comp and project. Custom presets appear in their own collapsible Custom Presets section in the preset palette, alongside the built-ins.

Save a curve as a preset

1. Open the ▼ Editor on the Animate tab and shape the curve you want — or load an existing curve from the dropdown and reshape it.
2. Click ✎ Save as Preset in the editor's button row.
3. Name the preset (CurveConductor suggests My [CurveName], or adds a numeric suffix to avoid collisions). Hit Save.
4. The new preset appears in the Custom Presets section of the Presets tab, ready to apply like any other.

Delete a custom preset

Right-click a custom preset's thumbnail in the Presets tab to delete it. Built-in presets can't be deleted. The tooltip on a custom preset reminds you with (Custom — right-click to delete).

Share presets — Export & Import

Two icon buttons at the top-left of the Presets tab, next to the Marker Mode checkbox:

• ⤓ Export Custom Presets — save all your custom presets to a .json file. Use this to back up your library or share it with a teammate.
• ⤒ Import Custom Presets — load presets from a .json file. If a name is already in use, the incoming one is renamed with a numeric suffix (e.g. My Snap (2)) — nothing is overwritten. After import, the Custom Presets section auto-expands so you can see what came in.

Building a project-wide library

Develop a set of go-to curves on a real comp, save each as a preset, then Export them as a .json. Exporting presets is a great way to share curves with other animators.