Movie Maker comes with a couple standard effects to speed up or slow down your video. If you find that you need more control over the speed, you can download these custom Speed Effects with different incremental speeds.
Note: These effects have been designed to work with either the XP version or the Vista version of Movie Maker.
Click on the picture of the tortoise and the hare above which will download the custom speed effects. Run the installer (CustomSpeedEffects) and it will install the custom XML code you'll need.After installing, you'll have new custom speed effects for
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Very cool. Tx so much.
WOW Just in the nick of time.... my finals due tomorrow and i really need to make it longer without making it choppy so THANK YOU!! :D
hello i have downloaded you software but come up with and error on one of your files can you help???
(Customspeedeffects[1]msi)
Alex,
Try saving the installer to your computer, then running it.
lol i tried that aswell but it still does not work
im having the same problem as alex blaine.. any suggestions? could you maybe put the xmls and images (if you have them) in a zip or rar file to download?
Blain, Thanks for all the custom transitions and effects for Vista! I have run into a problem with the "slow down effects w/MM. Several of them that are marked "slow down" and actually speeding up my video. Has anyone else had this happen to them? Is there a fix? I already tried re-installing them?
Help......!
I double-checked the XML files and all the speed settings are correct for the slow down and speed up effects. I would check that you aren't using an incompatible clip type like DivX or XviD.
hey, a long time ago i asked you if there was anyway to make it look like a fast forward or rewind bars on the screen and you told me about a website where you can learn how to make xmls and stuff like that, you remember or got any?
Just, thanks! :)
how do yo acsess the speed effects?
If you go to Tools > Video Effects, you should see the icons for the new Speed Up and Slow Down effects at different speeds. Drag them over your clip to change the speed accordingly, just like you would for any of the standard effects.
I dont have anything new does it require you to reboot your computer?
No reboot necessary, but you do need to shut down Movie Maker and start it again. Are you, by any chance, on a 64-bit version of Windows? What version of Movie Maker are you using? (Check Help > About and post all the information found)
hey..i am on 64 bit version of the windows.. and im having a problem >.<
I just ran the program and it didnt do anything so than i saved it on desktop and run it that way but than i got an error message, it says error has occur while reading the file.
>.< please help.
The installer was designed for 32-bit Windows. Look under your 32-bit Program Files for Movie Maker, AddOnTFX. Move the contents of that folder under your 64-bit Program Files directory.
thanks for the help, that worked. I have a question for you, i thought this program was goign to do what i thought it was goign to do but found out it didnt. The program is awesome, no question about it. i wanted to know if you could speed up the video when it gets to certain part and than resume with normal speed with one video on Windows Movie maker.
Is that possible?
To do that, just split it into separate clips. Apply the desired speed effect just to the part in the middle that you want to be faster (or slower)
Thank you it works very well!
Hey, i was wondering about the one of the comments above, saying is there away to do rewind bars and stuff like that. Have any idea what kind of site teaches you how to make movie maker effects?
how did you make these, visual studio?
i clicked on tools and then effects, but it's not there! help...!
Mop, I need more details from you. Which version of Movie Maker are you using (go to Help > About). Also, are you on a 64-bit version by any chance?
can anyone pls help me?? i have windows vista, dwonloaded the file saved it, and runned it and it gives me a error what am i supposed to do? save it somewhere else? thx
warcraftlife, do you have full administrator rights to your PC? What was the error?
when i used this it just started only playing half my video?can u help?
This is a very helpful installer, however a few more speeds would be AMAZINGLY helpful. Since it's just a slight edit to the XML coding, speeds in 20% increments or 10% would be great. I made a video and 75% slower would be great, but i'm left with either 50% or half (100%). I need to hit a specific time and that would be awesome. Any easy way to get the files and make the edits myself?
Marketing guru... problems like seeing half your video are usually associated with the file type. If you aren't using WMV or DV-AVI you can get strange problems when applying any effects.
DevilRipper, look in the C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\AddOnTFX folder. There will be a couple XML files there. Open the one that corresponds to XP or Vista with Notepad. The comments in the file explain how to edit the speed settings.
Blaine, I made the changes as suggested. I want to be able to take a 30 to 60 minute video and get it down to about 1 to 2 minutes so I added a 15, 20 and 30x speed up. However the changes do not show up. Anything else I need to do?
Thanks. This add on once tweaked to the right time frame will be a huge help!
Hey Blaine, thanks for all the help. I used the plugin on my older xp machine with movie maker and it worked perfectly. I was excited it worked. I am now trying to do the conversion on my new laptop with vista and having troubles. I noticed your post advising to put the link into the addontfx folder for the 64 bit programs. I actually have a program folder that says x86 and im assuming that is 86 bit? do I need to do something different for this? I downloaded the link to the progam filesx86 and it doesnt seem to work, any help would be great, Thanks
Rich, Did you create new versions with those speeds or did you just modify the current ones in the file? Also, did you restart Movie Maker after changing the file? Finally, did you make the changes in the file matching your OS (XP or Vista)?
daveride155, I don't have a 64-bit Vista machine to test this, but basically you need to find where Movie Maker is installed. I think it is under the x86 folders. Find Movie Maker and duplicate the contents of the Shared/AddOnTFX folder from the 64-bit Program Files folder to the other. Restart WMM and see if it works.
Blaine, I copied the file into the shared addontfx file for both my program files on my vista. No luck with either, basically I have two program file folders next to eachother, one says program files and one says program files x86 both folders have movie maker in them and both have the shared folder however the plain program files folder has a common.fxh file and a parity.fx file but no AddOnTFX? The program folder x86 has the shared/AddOnTFX folder but there is nothing in it, I dont know if that helps but still confused why it wont work on this machine? thanks for you help I appreciate it. Any Ideas? Im basically just looking to slow film down 30%
Okay, I think I know what is happening. My installer ends up creating a tree of folders under 'Program Files (x86)' which is Movie Maker\Shared\AddOnTFX. This really needs to go under just plain 'Program Files'. Here's the simplest solution:
1) Reinstall the effects. This will put the two .xml files in Program Files (x86)\Movie Maker\Shared\AddOnTFX.
2) Navigate to Program Files (x86)\Movie Maker folder
3) Right-click on the 'Shared' folder and choose 'Copy'
4) Navigate to Program Files.
5) Right-click on 'Movie Maker' and choose 'Paste'
The result should be a folder tree of:
Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\AddOnTFX. The .xml files should be in the AddOnTFX folder and then it will work.
Thanks man it worked. Does the speedvista.xml folder have to remain in both program files to work or can I delete it from the program file X86 ? Thanks for all the help, really appreciate it.
You can delete the tree under x86.
Blaine, in regard to your questions about me modifying the script. I believe the problem is I am a moron. I was installing XP on a separate drive and had XP on the brain. Yet, I normally use Vista. I went and changed the right file and it seems OK.
Blaine!! You're a genius! Thank you so much for this awesome program and the ease in it's installation!
At first it did not appear in moviemaker because I had to follow your detailed instructions above and copy and paste from the x86 moviemaker file to the regular moviemaker program file, but then it worked great.
I needed something to speed clips up but NOT AS MUCH AS 2X, which is the only option in movie maker. Yours had 25%, but actually, that was still a bit fast, so I used a 66% increase, then a 50% decrease (so maybe around a 16% increase?) and it's perfect!! Just what we needed to fit the video into it's required length!
Thanks again; you were a HUGE help!
Hi Blaine,
I downloaded the file but when I go to tools>video effects it shows nothing new??
It would help alot thanks.
And it uses windows installer to install, then it says gathering iformation and doesn't do anything else.
drbonkerstj,
More details please... what operating system are you on (XP/Vista32/Vista64)? Did you look under effects to see if you had more now?
I am on xp, yes i have checked under effects but there is nothing there
What's under your 'C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared' folder?
No, it is located in C:\ Program Files
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