Blur Effects

The following XML defines the "blur" category of effects in Windows Movie Maker. These are effects that blur video, making the picture less sharp to differing degrees.

Following the XML are tables that specify which parameters of this XML can be changed, and which cannot.

<TransitionsAndEffects Version="2.8">
    <Effects>
        <EffectDLL guid="TFX">
            <Effect nameID="62890" iconid="1" guid="Blur" comment="Blur" shadermodel="2">
                <Param name="Animation" value="FX" />
                <Param name="FXFile" value="Parity.fx" />
                <Param name="Technique" value="Blur" />
                <BlurSize value="7" />
            </Effect>
        </EffectDLL>
    </Effects>
</TransitionsAndEffects>

Non-Customizable Parameters

Parameter Value
Animation FX
FXFile Parity.fx
Technique Blur

Customizable Parameters

Parameter or
element
Type Range/options Description
BlurSize int 0 – 25 The degree of blurriness of the video. The higher the number, the blurrier the picture.
Point float 0.0 – 1.0 The point within the duration of the effect at which the enclosing element will have the specified value. When the time attribute is equal to 0.0, it indicates the starting point of the clip; when the time attribute is equal to 1.0, it indicates the end point of the clip.

For more information on the Point element, see Changes to the XML Schema.

Requirements

Client: Windows Vista

See Also