Movie Maker Timeline Control

AddEffectClip Method

Description

Add an effect to the timeline.  You may use for loop then call GetDESEffect Method to get all effects name in your computer.  Each effect have different parameter.

Syntax

Public Function AddEffectClip ( _
   ByVal trackIndex as integer, _
   ByVal name as string, _
   ByVal StartTime as float, _
   ByVal StopTime as float, _
   ByVal params as string
) As Integer

 

Parameter

trackIndex
   0 - Transition Track
   1 - Video 1 Track
   2 - Video 2 Track
   3 - Image Track
   4 - Effect Track
   5 - Audio 1 Track
   6 - Audio 2 Track
   7 - Text Track

filename
    the name of effect. You may use GetDESEffect method to get all effects installed on your system.

StartTime
    Time in seconds when the clip will start on the timeline

StopTime
    Time in seconds when the clip will end on the timeline.

params
    The parameter of the effect. Some effect can set the parameter.

Some effect is cannot use, the following effects can be used and set the parameter.

Effect Name                             Parameter
BasicImage                               GrayScale=0,Invert=0,Mirror=0,Rotation=0,XRay=0
Blur                                         PixelRadius=10.0
Emboss                                    Bias=0.7
Engrave                                   Bias=1.0
MotionBlur                                Direction=90,Strength=5
Pixelate                                   MaxSquare=20,Percent=25
Wave                                      Freq=3,LightStrength=15,Phase=75,Strength=50
Microsoft Movie Maker Age Filter  Age=50
Shadow                                   direction=50,color=#0000FF,strength=20
Chroma                                   color=FFFFFF

e.g. BasicImage  -  GrayScale=1,Invert=0,Mirror=0,Rotation=0,XRay=0

set GrayScale =1, it mean enable grayscale effect, if set Invert = 1, enable invert effect. Otherwise disable invert effect.

Return Value

Return value is the clip index of the newly added clip if successful.
Return -1 , the name of effect is empty.
Return -3 , the StartTime >= StopTime.
Return -4 , the track not found.
Return -5 , the unknown error.
 

Example

Visual Basic Syntax
iCurrentVideoClipIndex= TimelineControl1.AddVideoClip(1, "c:\temp\yourvideo.mpg", 0, 30, 0)
iCurrentEffectClipIndex= TimelineControl1.AddEffect(4, "BasicImage", 0, 30, "GrayScale=0,Invert=1,Mirror=1,Rotation=0,XRay=0")