Welcome to the FX Archive
Transitions and special effects are commonly used to add visual interest and a professional touch to movies created in Windows Movie Maker. While a number of effects, titles/credits and transitions were included in the more recent versions of Movie Maker, one of its' nice features is the ability to create your own through the use of an xml file. In addition, users with some programmimg skills can build them from scratch using C++ and the Windows Media Transforms included in the Microsoft DirectX Media SDK.
Fortunately, a large number of custom effects, titles/credits and transitions have been developed and made available to the public by various Movie Maker users. The "FX Archive" provides a central repository and access point for these items and provides a collection of XML Generators and resources to assist those users wishing to create their own custom effects, titles/credits and/or transitions. Currently, there are 861 effects in the FX Archive database which you may download and use for free, as long as their use is for personal, non-commercial purposes. Click here to see a list of the forum members who have created the custom XML files included in the FX Archive.
This site was created and is being maintained by Nicholas and Neophyte, forum members at http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/forums/. It draws heavily on the outstanding efforts of forum members fishycomics (who developed the initial compilation for the XP items) and considerate_guy (who developed the initial compilation for the Vista items). Please use the "Contact Us" page to send us an email with your comments and suggestions on how we might improve this site or to submit material for inclusion in the FX Archive.
To access the various items included in the FX Archive, please click on the links below or the appropriate item in the navigation bar at the top of the page.
Windows XP
- XP Effects - a collection of 861 custom effects
- XP Titles and Credits - planned future addition
- XP Transitions - currently being planned
Windows Vista
- Vista Effects - planned future addition
- Vista Titles and Credits - planned future addition
- Vista Transitions - planned future addition
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- XML Generators - a collection of xml generators for creating custom effects, titles/credits and transitions for the Windows XP and Vista versions of Movie Maker
- Movie Maker Tutorials - A small collection of tutorials that assist in editing in Movie Maker, and custom XML
- Resources - Materials and resources for creating your videos
- How to correctly add an XML file in Movie Maker
Please note that, due to implementation differences between the Windows XP and Vista versions of Movie Maker, the Windows XP items will not work in Vista and the Vista items will not work in Windows XP.