by grape design·Motion Graphics
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Colume earns its place in the aescripts library as a GPU-accelerated way to generate light-driven gradients in 3D space, with camera compatibility and controls for turbulence.
Colume is a GPU-accelerated plugin for After Effects that generates gradients in 3D space from lights. It is fully compatible with the camera, and light type is not taken into account when the effect is applied. You can choose the color space and interpolation mode to control how gradients are built.
The plugin blends gradients with spatial turbulence, and you can adjust the turbulence strength, map scale, and other parameters. Phase shift and speed controls let you animate the turbulence. A naming option affects only lights whose names start with "color", so you can control which lights drive the effect.
Colume runs with GPU acceleration for fast performance and keeps its controls simple and intuitive. It supports After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023. The current release, version 1.1, fixed a startup error on Windows. A demo video is available.
Colume is best for after Effects artists generating gradients in 3D space from lights, with camera support and animatable spatial turbulence.
Colume is completely free to download and use.
Colume lists compatibility with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, so a 2024 installation is supported. It runs as a GPU-accelerated plugin that generates gradients in 3D space from lights, and it is fully compatible with the camera. Version 1.1, released on April 23, 2026, addressed a startup error on Windows. If you run a version outside the listed range, check the developer's page to confirm current support before relying on it in a project.
Colume is a GPU-accelerated plugin, which the developer cites for fast performance when generating spatial gradients from lights. Alongside GPU acceleration, it offers simple and intuitive controls and lets you choose color space and interpolation mode. You can also blend results with spatial turbulence and adjust turbulence strength, map scale, and other parameters. For exact hardware requirements, the developer's page is the place to confirm what your system needs before installing.
Colume is listed as free in this catalog, so there is no price to report here. For current licensing terms, any usage conditions, and download details, check grape design's page on aescripts. The plugin is at version 1.1, last updated on April 23, 2026, and supports After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023. A demo video is also available if you want to see more before installing.
Colume generates gradients from lights and gives you a choice about which lights to include. You can set it to affect only lights whose names start with "color", or apply it more broadly. Light type is not taken into account, so the effect does not depend on whether a light is a point, spot, or another type. It is fully compatible with the camera, and you can adjust turbulence strength, map scale, and other parameters to shape the result.
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