diff --git a/addons/dialogic/Core/DialogicResourceUtil.gd b/addons/dialogic/Core/DialogicResourceUtil.gd
index f20a8d18b..a86356cbf 100644
--- a/addons/dialogic/Core/DialogicResourceUtil.gd
+++ b/addons/dialogic/Core/DialogicResourceUtil.gd
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static func guess_special_resource(type: String, string: String, default := {},
 	if not ignores.is_empty():
 		var regex := RegEx.create_from_string(r" ?\b(" + "|".join(ignores) + r")\b")
 		for name in resources:
-			if regex.sub(name, "") == string:
+			if regex.sub(name, "") == regex.sub(string, ""):
 				return resources[name]
 
 	## As a last effort check against the unfiltered list
diff --git a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/settings_portraits.gd b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/settings_portraits.gd
index bb5ed93df..5e13819ca 100644
--- a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/settings_portraits.gd
+++ b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/settings_portraits.gd
@@ -55,25 +55,19 @@ func _refresh():
 
 	# JOIN
 	%JoinDefault.resource_icon = get_theme_icon(&"Animation", &"EditorIcons")
-	%JoinDefault.set_value(DialogicUtil.pretty_name(
-		ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_JOIN_DEFAULT_KEY,
-		get_script().resource_path.get_base_dir().path_join('DefaultAnimations/fade_in_up.gd'))))
+	%JoinDefault.set_value(ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_JOIN_DEFAULT_KEY, "Fade In Up"))
 	%JoinDefaultLength.set_value(ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_JOIN_DEFAULT_LENGTH_KEY, 0.5))
 	%JoinDefaultWait.button_pressed = ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_JOIN_DEFAULT_WAIT_KEY, true)
 
 	# LEAVE
 	%LeaveDefault.resource_icon = get_theme_icon(&"Animation", &"EditorIcons")
-	%LeaveDefault.set_value(
-		ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_LEAVE_DEFAULT_KEY,
-		get_script().resource_path.get_base_dir().path_join('DefaultAnimations/fade_out_down.gd')))
+	%LeaveDefault.set_value(ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_LEAVE_DEFAULT_KEY, "Fade Out Down"))
 	%LeaveDefaultLength.set_value(ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_LEAVE_DEFAULT_LENGTH_KEY, 0.5))
 	%LeaveDefaultWait.button_pressed = ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_LEAVE_DEFAULT_WAIT_KEY, true)
 
 	# CROSS FADE
 	%CrossFadeDefault.resource_icon = get_theme_icon(&"Animation", &"EditorIcons")
-	%CrossFadeDefault.set_value(
-		ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_CROSSFADE_DEFAULT_KEY,
-		get_script().resource_path.get_base_dir().path_join('DefaultAnimations/fade_in.gd')))
+	%CrossFadeDefault.set_value(ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_CROSSFADE_DEFAULT_KEY, "Fade Cross"))
 	%CrossFadeDefaultLength.set_value(ProjectSettings.get_setting(ANIMATION_CROSSFADE_DEFAULT_LENGTH_KEY, 0.5))
 
 
diff --git a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd
index be96640c2..28f2c5d48 100644
--- a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd
+++ b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func join_character(character:DialogicCharacter, portrait:String,  position_id:S
 	character_joined.emit(info)
 
 	if animation_name.is_empty():
-		animation_name = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/join_default', "Fade Up In")
+		animation_name = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/join_default', "Fade In Up")
 		animation_length = _get_join_default_length()
 		animation_wait = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/join_default_wait', true)
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func change_character_portrait(character: DialogicCharacter, portrait: String, f
 		return
 
 	if fade_animation == "DEFAULT":
-		fade_animation = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/cross_fade_default', "Fade In Out")
+		fade_animation = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/cross_fade_default', "Fade Cross")
 		fade_length = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/cross_fade_default_length', 0.5)
 
 	fade_animation = DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.guess_animation(fade_animation, DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.AnimationType.CROSSFADE)
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func leave_character(character: DialogicCharacter, animation_name:= "", animatio
 		return
 
 	if animation_name.is_empty():
-		animation_name = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/leave_default', "Fade Down Out")
+		animation_name = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/leave_default', "Fade Out Down")
 		animation_length = _get_leave_default_length()
 		animation_wait = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/leave_default_wait', true)
 
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func change_speaker(speaker: DialogicCharacter = null, portrait := "") -> void:
 		var just_joined := true
 		for character_node: Node in container.get_children():
 			if not character_node.get_meta('character') == speaker:
-				var leave_animation: String = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/leave_default', "Fade Up Out")
+				var leave_animation: String = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/leave_default', "Fade Out")
 				leave_animation = DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.guess_animation(leave_animation, DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.AnimationType.OUT)
 				var leave_animation_length := _get_leave_default_length()
 
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ func change_speaker(speaker: DialogicCharacter = null, portrait := "") -> void:
 
 		if portrait.is_empty(): portrait = speaker.default_portrait
 
-		var fade_animation: String = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/cross_fade_default', "Fade In Out")
+		var fade_animation: String = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/cross_fade_default', "Fade Cross")
 		var fade_length: float = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/cross_fade_default_length', 0.5)
 
 		fade_animation = DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.guess_animation(fade_animation, DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.AnimationType.CROSSFADE)
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ func change_speaker(speaker: DialogicCharacter = null, portrait := "") -> void:
 			continue
 
 		if just_joined:
-			var join_animation: String = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/join_default', "Fade Up In")
+			var join_animation: String = ProjectSettings.get_setting('dialogic/animations/join_default', "Fade In Up")
 			join_animation = DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.guess_animation(join_animation, DialogicPortraitAnimationUtil.AnimationType.IN)
 			var join_animation_length := _get_join_default_length()