This free preset for Adobe After Effects preset allows you to easily add realistic, customizable heat haze to your footage or scenes. The effect is versatile – quickly add heat shimmer to your sunsets, create wavy distortion for underwater scenes, or animate intense heat distortion like that seen near jet engines.
 
With simple controls, you can fine-tune the level of detail, movement, and intensity of the distortion. The effect combines blurring and warping, both of which can be adjusted independently. Limit the heat haze to a specific area with a mask, and smoothly fade out the intensity of the heat haze.
 
This free heat distortion effect comes from the Landscaper template, which features a variety of nature effects and the ability to create your own 3D landscapes. Be sure to check out the Landscaper demo video!