Fade Effects

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The following XML defines the "fade" category of effects in Windows Movie Maker. These effects fade video in or out, from or to a specified color.

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

<TransitionsAndEffects Version="2.8">
    <Effects>
        <EffectDLL guid="TFX">
            <Effect nameID="62878" iconid="10" guid="Fade In, From Black" comment="Fade In, From Black" shadermodel="2">
                <Param name="Animation" value="FX" />
                <Param name="FXFile" value="Parity.fx" />
                <Param name="Technique" value="Fade" />
                <Semantics>
                    <FadeColor evaluation="Linear" type="float4">
                        <Point time="0.0" value="0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0"/>
                        <Point time="1.0" value="0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0"/>
                    </FadeColor>
                </Semantics>
            </Effect>
            <Effect nameID="62880" iconid="11" guid="Fade In, From White" comment="Fade In, From White" shadermodel="2">
                <Param name="Animation" value="FX" />
                <Param name="FXFile" value="Parity.fx" />
                <Param name="Technique" value="Fade" />
                <Semantics>
                    <FadeColor evaluation="Linear" type="float4">
                        <Point time="0.0" value="1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0"/>
                        <Point time="1.0" value="1.0,1.0,1.0,0.0"/>
                    </FadeColor>
                </Semantics>
            </Effect>
            <Effect nameID="62877" iconid="8" guid="Fade Out, To Black" comment="Fade Out, To Black" shadermodel="2">
                <Param name="Animation" value="FX" />
                <Param name="FXFile" value="Parity.fx" />
                <Param name="Technique" value="Fade" />
                <Semantics>
                    <FadeColor evaluation="Linear" type="float4">
                        <Point time="0.0" value="0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0"/>
                        <Point time="1.0" value="0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0"/>
                    </FadeColor>
                </Semantics>
            </Effect>
            <Effect nameID="62879" iconid="9" guid="Fade Out, To White" comment="Fade Out, To White" shadermodel="2">
                <Param name="Animation" value="FX" />
                <Param name="FXFile" value="Parity.fx" />
                <Param name="Technique" value="Fade" />
                <Semantics>
                    <FadeColor evaluation="Linear" type="float4">
                        <Point time="0.0" value="1.0,1.0,1.0,0.0"/>
                        <Point time="1.0" value="1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0"/>
                    </FadeColor>
                </Semantics>
            </Effect>
        </EffectDLL>
    </Effects>
</TransitionsAndEffects>

Non-Customizable Parameters

Parameter Value
Animation FX
FXFile Parity.fx
Technique Fade

Customizable Parameters

Parameter or
element		 Type Range/options Description
FadeColor float4 0.0 – 1.0 Represents the color (and alpha value) applied to the image/video.

The FadeColor is defined as an array of 4 floats. Each float represents a color channel, in this order: Red, Green, Blue, Alpha.
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.

Note   The "float4" type refers to a comma-delimited array of four floating point numbers. For instance, "(0.0,1.0,0.2,0.4)".

Requirements

Client: Windows Vista

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