Tutorial: How to Change and Customize Colors in Pack Manager for After Effects

Recoloring a template shouldn’t mean digging through comp after comp. Pack Manager’s color editor lets you swap palettes, shuffle shades, pull colors from an image or live comp, and even generate new palettes with AI — all from one panel.

Step 1: Open the Color Editor

Inside Pack Manager, click the Edit button on any project, then change any color by picking a new one from the palette.

Step 2: Swap Individual Colors or Apply a Palette

You can update colors one by one, or jump to a completely different palette in a single click.

Step 3: Identify and Search Colors

Not sure which color goes where? Right-click Identify to flag it in the composition. You can also select any color and it will be highlighted in the Colors section.

Step 4: Shuffle Existing Colors

Happy with your palette but want a different arrangement? Hit Shuffle to reorder the current colors across the project.

Step 5: Extract Colors From an Image or Composition

Pull a palette straight from an image or from your active composition — no manual eyedropping required.

Step 6: Extract From Active Composition

If you choose Active Composition, Pack Manager hides the imported layer and extracts colors from your existing scene, so the template instantly matches your project.

Step 7: Generate a Palette With AI

Not loving any of the built-in palettes? Type the look you want and let AI build a palette for you.

Step 8: AI Uses Your Existing Colors as a Base

The AI generator respects your current colors as a starting point, so the result stays cohesive with your template rather than starting from scratch.

Wrap Up

Between manual edits, palette presets, shuffle, image extraction, active comp extraction, and AI generation, Pack Manager gives you six different ways to recolor a template in seconds.

Try it out: Pack Manager for After Effects