Changing the color of "Film Burn" effect

[joshuam81464552]

Is there a way to change the "film burn" effect color of the burn? At default its black.

[Rick Gerard]

Black is the only edge color. You can apply the effect to a white solid then add some color correction and blend modes or double up on the effect and use track mattes, but there is no one-click method of simulating the actual look of film melting

[ProbePointGrant]

It is not black, the film burn effect deals with the alpha channel of the layer. 

To actually give it color you need to:
Apply the effect on a black solid
Make a white solid and place it under the black solid.
Change the settings of the film burn effect to whatever you want.

Select both layers and precomp them.
Put a tint effect on the new precomp and change the Map White To Color

And you should be good.

[ProbePointGrant]

My explanation may not work, but you may be able to use a combination of the tint and extract effects to get something close