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Fix clip monitor ruler not always adjusting to correct length
GIT_SILENT Upgrade KDE Applications version to 19.12.3.
2025-12-08 01:09:59 +01:00 · 2020-03-11 08:48:28 +01:00 · 2020-03-02 08:32:06 +01:00 · 2020-02-29 23:27:04 +01:00 · 2020-02-29 15:21:22 +01:00 · 2020-02-28 09:48:29 +01:00
876 changed files with 20670 additions and 12547 deletions
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ project(Kdenlive)

 # KDE Application Version, managed by release script
 set(KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR "19")
-set(KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR "03")
-set(KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO "70")
+set(KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR "12")
+set(KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO "3")

 set(KDENLIVE_VERSION ${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO})

@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ option(BUILD_FUZZING "Build fuzzing target" OFF)

 # Minimum versions of main dependencies.
 set(MLT_MIN_MAJOR_VERSION 6)
-set(MLT_MIN_MINOR_VERSION 12)
+set(MLT_MIN_MINOR_VERSION 18)
 set(MLT_MIN_PATCH_VERSION 0)
 set(MLT_MIN_VERSION ${MLT_MIN_MAJOR_VERSION}.${MLT_MIN_MINOR_VERSION}.${MLT_MIN_PATCH_VERSION})

 # KDE Frameworks
-find_package(ECM 5.18.0 REQUIRED CONFIG)
+find_package(ECM 5.45.0 REQUIRED CONFIG)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(FeatureSummary)
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Archive Bookmarks CoreAddons Config ConfigW
                 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS DocTools FileMetaData Crash Purpose)

 # Qt
-set(QT_MIN_VERSION 5.7.0)
+set(QT_MIN_VERSION 5.11.0)
 find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core DBus Widgets Svg Quick Concurrent QuickWidgets Multimedia)
-find_package(Qt5 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS WebKitWidgets QUIET)
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_NO_URL_CAST_FROM_STRING)
 set(DEFAULT_CXX_FLAGS "${DEFAULT_CXX_FLAGS} ${Qt5Widgets_EXECUTABLE_COMPILE_FLAGS}")

@@ -78,15 +77,7 @@ if(WIN32)
    set(MLT_PREFIX "..")
 else()
    set(MLT_PREFIX ${MLT_ROOT_DIR})
-endif()
-
-# Optional deps status
-find_package(KF5 5.23.0 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS XmlGui QUIET)
-if(KF5XmlGui_FOUND)
-  message(STATUS "Found KF5 >= 5.23.0 enabling icon coloring")
-else()
-  message(STATUS "KF5 < 5.23.0 Disable icon coloring")
-  set(KF5_ICON_COMPATIBILITY TRUE)
+    find_package(Qt5 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS WebKitWidgets QUIET)
 endif()

 if(KF5FileMetaData_FOUND)
@@ -145,7 +136,12 @@ ki18n_install(po)

 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 install(FILES AUTHORS COPYING README.md DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
-install(FILES kdenlive.categories DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_CONFDIR})
+
+if (ECM_VERSION VERSION_LESS "5.59.0")
+    install(FILES kdenlive.categories DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_CONFDIR})
+else()
+    install(FILES kdenlive.categories DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LOGGINGCATEGORIESDIR})
+endif()

 ############################
 # Tests
@@ -167,7 +163,7 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
    add_executable(runTests ${Tests_SRCS})
    set_property(TARGET runTests PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 14)
    target_link_libraries(runTests kdenliveLib)
-    add_test(runTests runTests -d yes)
+    add_test(NAME runTests COMMAND ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/runTests -d yes)
 endif()

 if(BUILD_FUZZING)
--- a/Messages.sh
+++ b/Messages.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#!bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh

 kdenlive_subdirs="plugins renderer data src src/ui"

-$EXTRACTRC --tag=name --tag=description --tag=label --tag=comment --tag=paramlistdisplay data/effects/*.xml data/kdenliveeffectscategory.rc >> rc.cpp
-$EXTRACTRC `find $kdenlive_subdirs -name \*.rc -a ! -name encodingprofiles.rc -a ! -name camcorderfilters.rc -o -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp
+$EXTRACTRC --tag=name --tag=description --tag=label --tag=comment --tag=paramlistdisplay data/transitions/*.xml data/effects/*.xml data/generators/*.xml data/kdenliveeffectscategory.rc >> rc.cpp
+$EXTRACTRC `find $kdenlive_subdirs -name \*.rc -a ! -name encodingprofiles.rc -a ! -name camcorderfilters.rc -a ! -name externalproxies.rc -o -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp

-$XGETTEXT `find $kdenlive_subdirs -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h` *.cpp -o $podir/kdenlive.pot
+$XGETTEXT `find $kdenlive_subdirs -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h -o -name \*.qml` *.cpp -o $podir/kdenlive.pot
 rm -f rc.cpp
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

 [Kdenlive](https://kdenlive.org) is a Free and Open Source video editing application, based on MLT Framework and KDE Frameworks 5. It is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence Version 2.

-# Builing from source
+# Building from source

 [Instructions to build Kdenlive](https://community.kde.org/Kdenlive/Development) are available on the KDE wiki.

--- a/data/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ add_subdirectory(man)
 add_subdirectory(titles)
 add_subdirectory(profiles)

-if (KF5_ICON_COMPATIBILITY)
-  add_subdirectory(pics)
-endif()
-
 install(FILES
  banner.png
  encodingprofiles.rc
--- a/data/blacklisted_effects.txt
+++ b/data/blacklisted_effects.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ frei0r.bluescreen0r
 frei0r.bw0r
 frei0r.gamma
 frei0r.invert0r
+burningtv

 # unusable effects
 frei0r.3dflippo
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ frei0r.perspective
 #Effects not usable with a simple GUI
 #ladspa
 jackrack
-luma
+#luma
 data_show
 gtkrescale
 watermark
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ avfilter.removelogo
 avfilter.reverse
 avfilter.showinfo
 avfilter.stereo3d
-avfilter.subtitles
 avfilter.super2xsai
 avfilter.swapuv
 avfilter.vectorscope
@@ -79,3 +79,86 @@ avfilter.vflip
 avfilter.vignette
 avfilter.volume
 avfilter.volumedetect
+
+# Removed for 19.04 release as a result of systematic testing of all the available effects
+avfilter.atadenoise
+avfilter.avgblur
+avfilter.blackdetect
+avfilter.blackframe
+avfilter.boxblur
+avfilter.bwdif
+avfilter.chromakey
+avfilter.colorkey
+avfilter.colormatrix
+avfilter.colorspace
+avfilter.convolution
+avfilter.crop
+avfilter.cropdetect
+avfilter.datascope
+avfilter.dctdnoiz
+avfilter.deband
+avfilter.deflate
+avfilter.deinterlace_vaapi
+avfilter.deshake
+avfilter.despill
+avfilter.doubleweave
+avfilter.drawbox
+avfilter.drawgraph
+avfilter.drawgrid
+avfilter.elbg
+avfilter.eq
+avfilter.floodfill
+avfilter.fspp
+avfilter.gblur
+avfilter.hqdn3d
+avfilter.hqx
+avfilter.hue
+avfilter.hwdownload
+avfilter.idet
+avfilter.il
+avfilter.lenscorrection
+avfilter.loop
+avfilter.lumakey
+avfilter.lut
+avfilter.lutrgb
+avfilter.lutyuv
+avfilter.mcdeint
+avfilter.nlmeans
+avfilter.owdenoise
+avfilter.pad
+avfilter.perspective
+avfilter.phase
+avfilter.pixscope
+avfilter.pp
+avfilter.pp7
+avfilter.prewitt
+avfilter.removegrain
+avfilter.roberts
+avfilter.rotate
+avfilter.scale_vaapi
+avfilter.shuffleframes
+avfilter.sidedata
+avfilter.signalstats
+avfilter.sobel
+avfilter.tblend
+avfilter.tlut2
+avfilter.tonemap
+avfilter.transpose
+avfilter.vmafmotion
+avfilter.w3fdif
+avfilter.xbr
+avfilter.yadif
+avfilter.zmq
+avfilter.zoompan
+frei0r.rgbsplit0r
+frei0r.tehRoxx0r
+frei0r.vertigo
+mask_apply
+mask_start
+motion_est
+qtext
+rgblut
+sox.pad
+spot_remover
+text
+timer
--- a/data/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 INSTALL (FILES 

+audiospectrum.xml
 audiowave.xml
 audiowaveform.xml
 automask.xml
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ grain.xml
 greyscale.xml
 invert.xml
 loudness.xml
+dynamic_loudness.xml
+luma.xml
 mirror.xml
 mute.xml
 normalise.xml
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ rotation.xml
 rotation_keyframable.xml
 scratchlines.xml
 sepia.xml
+shape.xml
 sox_bass.xml
 sox_gain.xml
 sox_phaser.xml
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ frei0r_cluster.xml
 frei0r_colgate.xml
 frei0r_coloradj_rgb.xml
 frei0r_colordistance.xml
+frei0r_colorize.xml
 frei0r_colortap.xml
 frei0r_contrast0r.xml
 frei0r_c0rners.xml
@@ -64,7 +69,9 @@ frei0r_defish0r.xml
 frei0r_delay0r.xml
 frei0r_delaygrab.xml
 frei0r_distort0r.xml
+frei0r_dither.xml
 frei0r_edgeglow.xml
+frei0r_emboss.xml
 frei0r_equaliz0r.xml
 frei0r_flippo.xml
 frei0r_glow.xml
@@ -85,13 +92,16 @@ frei0r_pixeliz0r.xml
 frei0r_pr0be.xml
 frei0r_pr0file.xml
 frei0r_primaries.xml
+frei0r_rgbnoise.xml
 frei0r_rgbparade.xml
 frei0r_saturat0r.xml
 frei0r_scale0tilt.xml
 frei0r_scanline0r.xml
 frei0r_select0r.xml
 frei0r_sharpness.xml
+frei0r_sigmoidaltransfer.xml
 frei0r_sobel.xml
+frei0r_softglow.xml
 frei0r_sopsat.xml
 frei0r_squareblur.xml
 frei0r_tehroxx0r.xml
@@ -127,9 +137,9 @@ rotoscoping.xml
 speed.xml
 swapchannels.xml
 tcolor.xml
-vignette.xml
 tracker.xml
-
+vignette.xml
+vidstab.xml

 DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kdenlive/effects)

--- a/data/effects/README
+++ b/data/effects/README
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ Effects can be blacklisted in kdenlive/data/blacklisted_effects.txt
 All effects with a custom XML GUI need to be blacklisted.
 ==========

+==========
+Effects can be added to "Main effects" list in kdenlive/data/preferred_effects.txt
+==========
+
 ==========
 Effects can be assigned to an effect category in kdenlive/data/kdenliveeffectscategory.rc.
 ==========
--- a/data/effects/audiobalance.xml
+++ b/data/effects/audiobalance.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 	<name>Balance</name>
 	<description>Adjust the left/right balance</description>
 	<author>Dan Dennedy</author>
-	<parameter type="animated" name="split" max="1000" min="0" default=".5" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="fixed" name="start" min="0.5" max="0.5" default="0.5" />
+	<parameter type="animated" name="split" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Balance</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/audiopan.xml
+++ b/data/effects/audiopan.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                <paramlistdisplay>Left,Right</paramlistdisplay>
                <name>Channel</name>
        </parameter>
-	<parameter type="keyframe" name="start" max="1000" min="0" default=".5" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="start" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Pan</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/audiospectrum.xml
+++ b/data/effects/audiospectrum.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<group>
+  <effect tag="audiospectrum" id="audiospectrum">
+	  <name>Audio Spectrum Filter</name>
+	  <description>An audio visualization filter that draws an audio spectrum on the image.</description>
+	  <author>Brian Matherly</author>
+    <parameter type="list" name="type" default="line" paramlist="line;bar">
+        <paramlistdisplay>Line,Bar</paramlistdisplay>
+        <name>Graph type</name>
+        <comment>The type of graph to display the spectrum.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="color" name="bgcolor" default="0x00000000" alpha="1">
+        <name>Background Color</name>
+        <comment>The background color to be applied to the entire frame. The default color is transparent.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="color" name="color.1" default="0xffffffff" alpha="1">
+        <name>Foreground color</name>
+        <comment>The color of the waveform.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="thickness" default="0" min="0" max="20">
+      <name>Line Thickness</name>
+      <comment>The thickness of the line used to draw the waveform for line graph. The thickness of the bar for bar graph.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="angle" default="0" min="0" max="360">
+      <name>Angle</name>
+      <comment>The rotation angle to be applied to the waveform.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="geometry" name="rect" default="0 0:100% 100%" fixed="1" opacity="false">
+        <name>Rectangle</name>
+        <comment>Defines the rectangle that the waveform(s) should be drawn in.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="bool" name="fill" default="0">
+        <name>Fill</name>
+        <comment>Whether the area under the waveform should be filled in. Only applies to line graph type.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="bool" name="mirror" default="0">
+        <name>Mirror</name>
+        <comment>Mirror the spectrum about the center of the rectangle.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="bool" name="reverse" default="0">
+        <name>Reverse</name>
+        <comment>Draw the points starting with the highest frequency first.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="tension" default="0.4" min="-200" max="200" factor="100">
+      <name>Line Tension</name>
+      <comment>Affects the amount of curve in the line interpolating between points. 0.0 = a straight line between points. 100 = very curved lines between points. Values &lt; 0 and &gt; 100 will cause loops in the lines. Only applies to line graph type.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="bands" default="31" min="0" max="1000">
+      <name>Points</name>
+      <comment>The number of bands to draw in the spectrum. Each band shows up as a data point in the graph.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="frequency_low" default="20" min="0" max="30000">
+      <name>Low Frequency</name>
+      <comment>The low end of the frequency range to be used for the graph.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="frequency_high" default="20000" min="0" max="30000">
+      <name>High Frequency</name>
+      <comment>The high end of the frequency range to be used for the graph.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="threshold" default="-30" min="-100" max="0" suffix="dB">
+      <name>Level Threshold</name>
+      <comment>The minimum amplitude of sound that must occur within the frequency range to cause the value to be applied.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="window_size" default="2048" min="1" max="4000">
+      <name>Window Size</name>
+      <comment>The number of samples that the FFT will be performed on. If window size is less than the number of samples in a frame, extra samples will be ignored. If window size is more than the number of samples in a frame, samples will be buffered from previous frames to fill the window. The buffering is performed as a sliding window so that the most recent samples are always transformed.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+  </effect>
+</group>
--- a/data/effects/automask.xml
+++ b/data/effects/automask.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Auto Mask</name>
 	<description>Hide a selected zone and follow its movements</description>
 	<author>Zachary Drew</author>
-	<parameter type="geometry" name="geometry" default="50%,50%:50%x50%" fixed="1" opacity="false">
+	<parameter type="geometry" name="geometry" default="50% 50% 50% 50%" fixed="1" opacity="false">
 		<name>Geometry</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="constant" name="motion_est.macroblock_width" max="100" min="1" default="16" suffix="pixels">
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@
 	<parameter type="bool" name="obscure" default="1">
 		<name>Obscure</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="filterjob" filtertag="autotrack_rectangle" filterparams="_serialize=1 motion_vector_list=0 %params in=%position" consumer="null" consumerparams="all=1 terminate_on_pause=1">
+    <parameter type="readonly" name="motion_vector_list" value="">
+        <name>Tracking data</name>
+        <comment>Click to copy to clipboard</comment>
+    </parameter>
+	<parameter type="filterjob" filtertag="autotrack_rectangle" filterparams="_serialize=1 motion_vector_list=0" consumer="null" consumerparams="all=1 terminate_on_pause=1">
+        <name conditional="Reset">Analyse</name>
 		<jobparam name="storedata" />
 		<jobparam name="projecttreefilter" />
 		<jobparam name="key">motion_vector_list</jobparam>
 		<jobparam name="finalfilter">autotrack_rectangle</jobparam>
 		<jobparam name="displaydataname">Motion vectors</jobparam>
-		<name>Analyse</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/avfilter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/effects/avfilter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ aecho.xml
 agate.xml
 selectivecolor.xml
 avfilter_lut3d.xml
+unsharp.xml
+subtitles.xml
 DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kdenlive/effects)
--- a/data/effects/avfilter/avfilter_lut3d.xml
+++ b/data/effects/avfilter/avfilter_lut3d.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  <parameter type="url" name="av.file" filter="*.cube *.3dl *.dat *.m3d|LUT files">
 		<name>LUT file to apply</name>
 	</parameter>
-  <parameter type="list" name="av.interp" default="0" paramlist="nearest;trilinear;tetrahedral ">
+  <parameter type="list" name="av.interp" default="tetrahedral" paramlist="nearest;trilinear;tetrahedral">
 		<name>Interpolation Mode</name>
 	  <paramlistdisplay>Nearest, Trilinear, Tetrahedral</paramlistdisplay>
 	</parameter>
--- a/data/effects/avfilter/subtitles.xml
+++ b/data/effects/avfilter/subtitles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<effect tag="avfilter.subtitles">
+	<name>Subtitles</name>
+	<description>Render subtitles onto the video</description>
+	<author>libavfilter</author>
+    <parameter type="url" name="av.f" filter="*.ass *.srt">
+		<name>Subtitle file to apply</name>
+	</parameter>
+</effect>
--- a/data/effects/avfilter/unsharp.xml
+++ b/data/effects/avfilter/unsharp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<effect tag="avfilter.unsharp">
+	<name>Unsharp (avfilter)</name>
+	<description>Sharpen or blur your video</description>
+	<author>libavfilter</author>
+	<parameter type="constant" name="av.lx" max="23" min="3" default="5" odd="1">
+		<name>Luma horizontal matrix</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="av.ly" max="23" min="3" default="5" odd="1">
+		<name>Luma vertical matrix</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="av.la" max="1.5" min="-1.5" default="1" decimals="2">
+		<name>Luma strength</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="av.cx" max="23" min="3" default="5" odd="1">
+		<name>Chroma horizontal matrix</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="av.cy" max="23" min="3" default="5" odd="1">
+		<name>Chroma vertical matrix</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="av.ca" max="1.5" min="-1.5" default="0" decimals="2">
+		<name>Chroma strength</name>
+	</parameter>
+</effect>
--- a/data/effects/boxblur.xml
+++ b/data/effects/boxblur.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 	<name>Box Blur</name>
 	<description>Box blur (separate horizontal and vertical blur)</description>
 	<author>Leny Grisel</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="hori" max="50" min="1" default="1">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="hori" max="50" min="1" default="1">
 		<name>Horizontal multiplicator</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="vert" max="50" min="1" default="1">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="vert" max="50" min="1" default="1">
 		<name>Vertical multiplicator</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="blur" max="100" min="0" default="5">
-            <name>Blur factor</name>
-        </parameter>
+	<parameter type="animated" name="blur" max="100" min="0" default="5">
+		<name>Blur factor</name>
+	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/chroma.xml
+++ b/data/effects/chroma.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect tag="chroma" id="chroma">
-	<name>Chroma Key</name>
+	<name>Chroma Key: Basic</name>
 	<description>Make selected color transparent</description>
 	<author>Charles Yates</author>
 	<parameter type="color" name="key" default="0x0000ffff">
 		<name>Color key</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="variance" max="1000" min="0" factor="1000" default="150">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="variance" max="1000" min="0" factor="1000" default="0.15">
 		<name>Variance</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/dynamic_loudness.xml
+++ b/data/effects/dynamic_loudness.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<effect tag="dynamic_loudness" id="dynamic_loudness" type="audio">
+	<name>Normalize</name>
+	<description>Dynamically correct audio loudness as recommended by EBU R128</description>
+	<author>Brian Matherly</author>
+	<parameter type="double" name="target_loudness" max="-10" min="-50" default="-23.00" decimals="2" suffix="LUFS">
+		<name>Target Program Loudness</name>
+	</parameter>
+	<parameter type="constant" name="window" max="500" min="1" default="3" suffix="s">
+		<name>Measurement Window</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="max_gain" max="30" min="0" default="15" suffix="dB">
+		<name>Maximum Gain Increase</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="min_gain" max="0" min="-30" default="-15" suffix="dB">
+		<name>Maximum Gain Decrease</name>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="max_rate" max="9" min="0.5" default="3" decimals="1" suffix="dB/s">
+		<name>Maximum Rate Change</name>
+	</parameter>
+</effect>
--- a/data/effects/dynamictext.xml
+++ b/data/effects/dynamictext.xml
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
        <paramlistdisplay>Top,Middle,Bottom</paramlistdisplay>
        <name>Vertical Alignment</name>
    </parameter>
-    <parameter type="keywords" name="argument" default="#timecode#">
+    <parameter type="keywords" name="argument" default="#timecode#" paramlist="#timecode#;#frame#;#filedate#;#localfiledate#;#meta.media.0.stream.frame_rate#;#meta.media.0.codec.name#;#meta.media.0.codec.bit_rate#;#meta.media.width#;#meta.media.height#;#meta.attr.comment.markup#">
        <name>Text</name>
-        <keywords>#timecode#;#frame#;#filedate#;#localfiledate#;#meta.media.0.stream.frame_rate#;#meta.media.0.codec.name#;#meta.media.0.codec.bit_rate#;#meta.media.width#;#meta.media.height#;#meta.attr.comment.markup#</keywords>
-        <keywordsdisplay>timecode;frame;file date;local file date;source frame rate;source codec;source bit rate;source width;source height;source comment</keywordsdisplay>
+        <paramlistdisplay>timecode,frame,file date,local file date,source frame rate,source codec,source bit rate,source width,source height,source comment</paramlistdisplay>
    </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/fade_from_black.xml
+++ b/data/effects/fade_from_black.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect tag="brightness" id="fade_from_black" type="video" unique="1">
-	<name>Fade from Black</name>
+	<name>Fade in</name>
 	<description>Fade video from black</description>
 	<author>Charles Yates</author>
-	<parameter type="position" name="out" max="90000" min="0" default="75">
+	<parameter type="position" name="out" max="90000" min="0" default="%fade">
 		<name>Duration</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="fixed" name="in" max="0" min="0" default="0">
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@
 	<parameter type="fixed" name="end" max="1" min="1" default="1">
 		<name>End</name>
 	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="switch" name="alpha" default="-1" min="-1" max="1">
+        <name>Fade from Black</name>
+    </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/fade_to_black.xml
+++ b/data/effects/fade_to_black.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect tag="brightness" id="fade_to_black" type="video" unique="1">
-	<name>Fade to Black</name>
+	<name>Fade out</name>
 	<description>Fade video to black</description>
 	<author>Charles Yates</author>
-	<parameter type="position" name="in" max="0" min="0" default="-75">
+	<parameter type="position" name="in" max="0" min="0" default="-%fade">
 		<name>Duration</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="fixed" name="out" max="99999" min="0" default="%out">
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@
 	<parameter type="fixed" name="end" max="0" min="0" default="0">
 		<name>End</name>
 	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="switch" name="alpha" default="-1" min="-1" max="1">
+        <name>Fade to Black</name>
+    </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/fadein.xml
+++ b/data/effects/fadein.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parameter type="fixed" name="in" max="0" min="0" default="0">
 		<name></name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="position" name="out" max="90000" min="0" default="75">
+	<parameter type="position" name="out" max="90000" min="0" default="%fade">
 		<name>Duration</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="fixed" name="gain" max="0" min="0" default="0">
--- a/data/effects/fadeout.xml
+++ b/data/effects/fadeout.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Fade out</name>
 	<description>Fade out audio track</description>
 	<author></author>
-	<parameter type="position" name="in" max="0" min="0" default="-75">
+	<parameter type="position" name="in" max="0" min="0" default="-%fade">
 		<name>Duration</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="fixed" name="out" max="90000" min="0" default="%out">
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_3dflippo.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_3dflippo.xml
@@ -3,28 +3,28 @@
 	<name>3dflippo</name>
 	<description>Frame rotation in 3D space</description>
 	<author>c.e. prelz AS FLUIDO</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Xaxisrotation" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Xaxisrotation" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>X axis rotation</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Yaxisrotation" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Yaxisrotation" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Y axis rotation</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Zaxisrotation" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Zaxisrotation" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Z axis rotation</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Xaxisrotationrate" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Xaxisrotationrate" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>X axis rotation rate</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Yaxisrotationrate" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Yaxisrotationrate" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Y axis rotation rate</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Zaxisrotationrate" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Zaxisrotationrate" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Z axis rotation rate</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="CenterpositionX" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="CenterpositionX" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Center position (X)</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="CenterpositionY" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="CenterpositionY" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Center position (Y)</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="bool" name="Invertrotationassignment" default="1">
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_alpha0ps.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_alpha0ps.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 		    <name>Operation</name>
 	    </parameter>

-	    <parameter type="keyframe" name="Threshold" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	    <parameter type="animated" name="Threshold" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		    <name>Threshold</name>
 	    </parameter>

-	    <parameter type="keyframe" name="Shrink/grow amount" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000" intimeline="1">
+	    <parameter type="animated" name="Shrink/grow amount" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000" intimeline="1">
 		    <name>Shrink/grow amount</name>
 	    </parameter>

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 		    <name>Operation</name>
 	    </parameter>

-	    <parameter type="keyframe" name="Threshold" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	    <parameter type="animated" name="Threshold" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		    <name>Threshold</name>
 	    </parameter>

-	    <parameter type="keyframe" name="Shrink/Grow/Blur amount" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000" intimeline="1">
+	    <parameter type="animated" name="Shrink/Grow/Blur amount" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000" intimeline="1">
 		    <name>Shrink/Grow/Blur amount</name>
 	    </parameter>

--- a/data/effects/frei0r_alphagrad.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_alphagrad.xml
@@ -4,23 +4,24 @@
        <description>Fill the alpha channel with a specified gradient</description>
        <author>Marko Cebokli</author>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Position" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Position" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Position</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Transition width" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Transition width" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Transition width</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Tilt" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Tilt" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Tilt</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Min" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Min" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Min</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Max" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Max" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Max</name>
        </parameter>

@@ -28,4 +29,5 @@
                <paramlistdisplay>Write on clear,Max,Min,Add,Subtract</paramlistdisplay>
                <name>Operation</name>
        </parameter>
+
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_alphaspot.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_alphaspot.xml
@@ -4,40 +4,41 @@
        <description>Draws simple shapes into the alpha channel</description>
        <author>Marko Cebokli</author>

+
        <parameter type="list" name="Shape" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.38;0.62;1.0">
                <paramlistdisplay>Rectangle,Ellipse,Triangle,Diamond</paramlistdisplay>
                <name>Shape</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Position X" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Position X" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Position X</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Position Y" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Position Y" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Position Y</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Size X" default=".100" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Size X" default="0.1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Size X</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Size Y" default=".100" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Size Y" default="0.1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Size Y</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Tilt" default=".500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Tilt" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Tilt</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Transition width" default=".200" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Transition width" default="0.2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Transition width</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Min" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Min" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Min</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Max" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Max" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Max</name>
        </parameter>

--- a/data/effects/frei0r_balanc0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_balanc0r.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parameter type="color" name="Neutral Color" default="0xffffffff">
 		<name>Neutral Color</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Green Tint" default="1.2" min="0" max="2500" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Green Tint" default="1.2" min="0" max="2500" factor="1000">
 		<name>Green Tint</name>
 	</parameter>
    </effect>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<parameter type="color" name="Neutral Color" default="0xffffffff">
 		<name>Neutral Color</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Green Tint" default=".1333" min="0" max="10000" factor="10000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Green Tint" default="0.1333" min="0" max="10000" factor="10000">
 		<name>Green Tint</name>
 	</parameter>
    </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_bezier_curves.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_bezier_curves.xml
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
        <description>Color curves adjustment</description>
        <author>Till Theato, Maksim Golovkin</author>

-        <parameter type="list" name="Channel" default="0.5" paramlist="0.5;0;0.1;0.2;0.3;0.4;0.6;0.71">
+        <parameter type="list" name="0" default="0.5" paramlist="0.5;0;0.1;0.2;0.3;0.4;0.6;0.71">
                <paramlistdisplay>RGB,Red,Green,Blue,Alpha,Luma,Hue,Saturation</paramlistdisplay>
                <name>Channel</name>
        </parameter>
+
        <parameter type="list" name="4" default="1" paramlist="0;1">
                <paramlistdisplay>Rec. 601,Rec. 709</paramlistdisplay>
                <name>Luma formula</name>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_brightness.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_brightness.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Brightness</name>
 	<description>Adjusts the brightness of a source image</description>
 	<author>Jean-Sebastien Senecal</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Brightness" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Brightness" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Brightness</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_c0rners.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_c0rners.xml
@@ -1,69 +1,71 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect LC_NUMERIC="C" tag="frei0r.c0rners" id="frei0r.c0rners">
-    <name>Corners</name>
-    <description>Four corners geometry engine</description>
-    <author>Marko Cebokli</author>
+	<name>Corners</name>
+	<description>Four corners geometry engine</description>
+	<author>Marko Cebokli</author>

-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="0" default="0.333334" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 1 X</name>
-    </parameter>
+	<parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="0" default="0.333333333333333" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 1 X</name>
+	</parameter>
+	
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="1" default="0.333333333333333" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 1 Y</name>
+	</parameter>
+	
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="2" default="0.666666666666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 2 X</name>
+	</parameter>
+	
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="3" default="0.333333333333333" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 2 Y</name>
+	</parameter>
+	
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="4" default="0.666666666666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 3 X</name>
+	</parameter>
+	
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="5" default="0.666666666666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 3 Y</name>
+	</parameter>
+	
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="6" default="0.333333333333333" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 4 X</name>
+	</parameter>
+	
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="7" default="0.666666666666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
+		<name>Corner 4 Y</name>
+	</parameter>

-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="1" default="0.333334" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 1 Y</name>
-    </parameter>
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="9" default="0.5" min="0" max="2000" factor="2000">
+            <name>Stretch X</name>
+        </parameter>

-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="2" default="0.666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 2 X</name>
-    </parameter>
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="10" default="0.5" min="0" max="2000" factor="2000">
+            <name>Stretch Y</name>
+        </parameter>

-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="3" default="0.333334" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 2 Y</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="4" default="0.666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 3 X</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="5" default="0.666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 3 Y</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="6" default="0.333334" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 4 X</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="7" default="0.666667" min="0" max="6000" factor="6000">
-        <name>Corner 4 Y</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="9" default=".5" min="0" max="2000" factor="2000">
-        <name>Stretch X</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="10" default=".5" min="0" max="2000" factor="2000">
-        <name>Stretch Y</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="keyframe" widget="corners" name="13" default=".05" min="0" max="100" factor="100" intimeline="1">
-        <name>Feather Alpha</name>
-    </parameter>
-
-    <parameter type="bool" name="8" default="0">
-        <name>Enable Stretch</name>
-    </parameter>
+        <parameter type="animated" widget="corners" name="13" default="0.05" min="0" max="100" factor="100" intimeline="1">
+            <name>Feather Alpha</name>
+        </parameter>
+	
+	<parameter type="bool" name="8" default="0">
+		<name>Enable Stretch</name>
+	</parameter>

        <parameter type="list" name="11" default="0.166" paramlist="0;0.166;0.333;0.5;0.666;0.833;1.0">
                <paramlistdisplay>Nearest neighbor,Bilinear,Bicubic smooth,Bicubic sharp,Spline 4x4,Spline 6x6,Lanczos</paramlistdisplay>
-        <name>Interpolator</name>
-    </parameter>
+		<name>Interpolator</name>
+	</parameter>
+
+	<parameter type="bool" name="12" default="1">
+		<name>Transparent Background</name>
+	</parameter>
+
+        <parameter type="list" name="14" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.3;0.5;0.7;1.0">
+                <paramlistdisplay>Write on clear,Maximum,Minimum,Add,Subtract</paramlistdisplay>
+                <name>Alpha operation</name>
+        </parameter>

-    <parameter type="bool" name="12" default="1">
-        <name>Transparent Background</name>
-    </parameter>

-    <parameter type="list" name="14" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.3;0.5;0.7;1.0">
-        <paramlistdisplay>Write on clear,Maximum,Minimum,Add,Subtract</paramlistdisplay>
-        <name>Alpha operation</name>
-    </parameter>

 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_cartoon.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_cartoon.xml
@@ -1,25 +1,12 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
-<group>
-    <effect tag="frei0r.cartoon" id="frei0r.cartoon" type="video">
+<effect tag="frei0r.cartoon" id="frei0r.cartoon" type="video">
 	<name>Cartoon</name>
 	<description>Cartoonify video, do a form of edge detect</description>
 	<author>Dries Pruimboom, Jaromil</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="triplevel" max="100000" min="0" default="500">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="triplevel" max="100000" min="0" default="0.9999" factor="100000">
 		<name>Level of trip</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="diffspace" max="256" min="0" default="1">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="diffspace" max="256" min="0" default="0.00390625" factor="256">
 		<name>Difference space</name>
 	</parameter>
-    </effect>
-    <effect LC_NUMERIC="C" tag="frei0r.cartoon" id="frei0r.cartoon" type="video" version="2.1">
-        <name>Cartoon</name>
-        <description>Cartoonify video, do a form of edge detect</description>
-        <author>Dries Pruimboom, Jaromil</author>
-        <parameter type="constant" name="triplevel" max="100000" min="0" default="99900" factor="100000">
-                <name>Level of trip</name>
-        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="constant" name="diffspace" max="256" min="0" default="1" factor="256">
-                <name>Difference space</name>
-        </parameter>
-    </effect>
-</group>
+</effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_cluster.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_cluster.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 	<name>K-Means Clustering</name>
 	<description>Clusters of a source image by color and spatial distance</description>
 	<author>binarymillenium</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Num" max="40" min="0" default="20" factor="1">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Num" max="40" min="0" default="20">
 		<name>Amount of clusters</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Dist weight" max="1000" min="0" default="500" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Dist weight" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Weight on distance</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_colgate.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_colgate.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect tag="frei0r.colgate" id="frei0r.colgate" context="nomovit">
    <name>White Balance (LMS space)</name>
-    <description>Do simple color correction, in a physically meaningful
-way</description>
+    <description>Do simple color correction, in a physically meaningful way</description>
    <author>Steiner H. Gunderson</author>
    <parameter type="color" name="Neutral Color" default="0x7f7f7fff">
        <name>Neutral Color</name>
    </parameter>
-    <parameter type="keyframe" name="Color Temperature"
-default="6500" min="1000" max="15000" factor="15000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Color Temperature" default="0.433" min="1000" max="15000" factor="15000">
        <name>Color Temperature</name>
    </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_coloradj_rgb.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_coloradj_rgb.xml
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
        <description>Simple color adjustment</description>
        <author>Marko Cebokli</author>
        
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="R" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="R" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>R</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="G" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="G" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>G</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="B" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="B" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>B</name>
        </parameter>
        
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_colorize.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_colorize.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<group>
+  <effect tag="frei0r.colorize" id="frei0r.colorize">
+	  <name>Colorize</name>
+	  <description>Colorizes image to selected hue, saturation and lightness</description>
+	  <author>Janne Liljeblad</author>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="hue" default="0.5" min="0" max="360" factor="360">
+      <name>Hue</name>
+      <comment>Color shade of the colorized image.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="saturation" default="0.5" min="0" max="360" factor="360">
+      <name>Saturation</name>
+      <comment>Amount of color in the colorized image.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="lightness" default="0.5" min="0" max="360" factor="360">
+      <name>Lightness</name>
+      <comment>Lightness of the colorized image.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+  </effect>
+</group>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_contrast0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_contrast0r.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Contrast</name>
 	<description>Adjusts the contrast of a source image</description>
 	<author>Jean-Sebastien Senecal</author>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Contrast" default="250" min="0" max="1000" factor="500">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Contrast" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="500">
 		<name>Contrast</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_defish0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_defish0r.xml
@@ -3,32 +3,32 @@
 	<name>Defish</name>
 	<description>Non rectilinear lens mappings</description>
 	<author>Marko Cebokli</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Amount" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Amount" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Amount</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="bool" name="DeFish" default="1">
 		<name>DeFish</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="list" name="Type" default="0.666" paramlist="0;0.333;0.666;1.0">
-                <paramlistdisplay>Equidistant,Orthographic,Equiarea,Stereographic</paramlistdisplay>
+	<parameter type="list" name="Type" default="0.666" paramlist="0;0.333;0.666;1.0">
+		<paramlistdisplay>Equidistant,Orthographic,Equiarea,Stereographic</paramlistdisplay>
 		<name>Type</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="list" name="Scaling" default="0" paramlist="0;0.333;0.666;1.0">
-                <paramlistdisplay>Fill,Center,Fit,Manual</paramlistdisplay>
+	<parameter type="list" name="Scaling" default="0" paramlist="0;0.333;0.666;1.0">
+		<paramlistdisplay>Fill,Center,Fit,Manual</paramlistdisplay>
 		<name>Scaling</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Manual Scale" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Manual Scale" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Manual Scale</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="list" name="Interpolator" default="0.166" paramlist="0;0.166;0.333;0.5;0.666;0.833;1.0">
-                <paramlistdisplay>Nearest neighbor,Bilinear,Bicubic smooth,Bicubic sharp,Spline 4x4,Spline 6x6,Lanczos</paramlistdisplay>
+	<parameter type="list" name="Interpolator" default="0.166" paramlist="0;0.166;0.333;0.5;0.666;0.833;1.0">
+		<paramlistdisplay>Nearest neighbor,Bilinear,Bicubic smooth,Bicubic sharp,Spline 4x4,Spline 6x6,Lanczos</paramlistdisplay>
 		<name>Interpolator</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="list" name="Aspect type" default="0" paramlist="0;0.25;0.5;0.75;1.0">
-                <paramlistdisplay>Square,PAL DV,NTSC DV,HDV,Manual</paramlistdisplay>
+	<parameter type="list" name="Aspect type" default="0" paramlist="0;0.25;0.5;0.75;1.0">
+		<paramlistdisplay>Square,PAL DV,NTSC DV,HDV,Manual</paramlistdisplay>
 		<name>Aspect type</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Manual Aspect" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Manual Aspect" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Manual Aspect</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_delay0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_delay0r.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>delay0r</name>
 	<description>Video delay</description>
 	<author>Martin Bayer</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="DelayTime" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="DelayTime" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Delay time</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_distort0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_distort0r.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 	<name>Distort</name>
 	<description>Plasma</description>
 	<author>Gephex crew</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Amplitude" max="1000" min="-1000" default="0" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Amplitude" max="1000" min="-1000" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Amplitude</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Frequency" max="2000" min="-2000" default="0" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Frequency" max="2000" min="-2000" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Frequency</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_dither.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_dither.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<group>
+  <effect tag="frei0r.dither" id="frei0r.dither">
+	  <name>Dither</name>
+	  <description>Dithers the image and reduces the number of available colors</description>
+	  <author>Janne Liljeblad</author>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="levels" default="0.1042" min="2" max="50" factor="48">
+      <name>Levels</name>
+      <comment>Number of values per channel.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="matrixid" default="1" min="0" max="9" factor="9">
+      <name>Matrix Id.</name>
+      <comment>Id of matrix used for dithering.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+  </effect>
+</group>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_edgeglow.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_edgeglow.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 	<name>Edge glow</name>
 	<description>Edge glow filter</description>
 	<author>Salsaman</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="lthresh" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="lthresh" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Edge lightening threshold</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="lupscale" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="lupscale" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Edge brightness upscaling multiplier</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="lredscale" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="lredscale" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Non-edge brightness downscaling multiplier</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_emboss.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_emboss.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<group>
+  <effect tag="frei0r.emboss" id="frei0r.emboss">
+	  <name>Emboss</name>
+	  <description>Creates embossed relief image of source image</description>
+	  <author>Janne Liljeblad</author>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="azimuth" default="0.375" min="0" max="360" factor="360">
+      <name>Light direction</name>
+      <comment>Light direction angle.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="elevation" default="0.333333" min="0" max="90" factor="90">
+      <name>Background lightness</name>
+      <comment>Background lightness (0 to 90).</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="width45" default="0.25" min="0" max="40" factor="40">
+      <name>Bump height</name>
+      <comment>Bump height (0 to 40).</comment>
+    </parameter>
+  </effect>
+</group>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_facebl0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_facebl0r.xml
@@ -4,27 +4,27 @@
    <description>Automatically detect and blur a face using OpenCV</description>
    <author>ZioKernel, Biilly, Jilt, Jaromil, Dan Dennedy</author>
    
-    <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Search scale" default="120" min="110" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Search scale" default="1.2" min="110" max="200" factor="100">
        <name>Search scale</name>
        <comment>The search window scale factor. For example, 120 = 1.20 = increases by 20% on each pass.</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Neighbors" default="2" min="1" max="10" factor="100">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Neighbors" default="2" min="1" max="10">
        <name>Neighbors</name>
        <comment>Minimum number of rectangles that determines an object.</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Smallest" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Smallest" default="2" min="0" max="100">
        <name>Smallest</name>
        <comment>The minimum window size in pixels.</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Largest" default="500" min="0" max="10000" factor="10000" suffix="pixels">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Largest" default="500" min="0" max="10000" suffix="pixels">
        <name>Largest</name>
        <comment>The largest size face in pixels - both horizontally and vertically (square window).</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="constant" name="Recheck" default="1" min="1" max="1000" factor="1000" suffix="frames">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Recheck" default="0.05" min="1" max="1000" factor="1000" suffix="frames">
        <name>Recheck</name>
        <comment>How often to detect a face. In between checks, it does object motion tracking.</comment>
    </parameter>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_facedetect.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_facedetect.xml
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@
    <description>Detect faces and draw shapes on them using OpenCV</description>
    <author>binarymillenium, Dan Dennedy</author>
    
-    <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Search scale" default="120" min="110" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Search scale" default="1.2" min="110" max="1000" factor="1000">
        <name>Search scale</name>
        <comment>The search window scale factor. For example, 120 = 1.20 = increases by 20% on each pass.</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Neighbors" default="2" min="1" max="10" factor="100">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Neighbors" default="2" min="1" max="10" factor="100">
        <name>Neighbors</name>
        <comment>Minimum number of rectangles that determines an object.</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Smallest" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Smallest" default="2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
        <name>Smallest</name>
        <comment>The minimum window size in pixels.</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="constant" name="Recheck" default="25" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000" suffix="frames">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Recheck" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000" suffix="frames">
        <name>Recheck</name>
        <comment>How often to detect a face. In between checks, it does object motion tracking.</comment>
    </parameter>
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
        <name>Shape</name>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="constant" name="Stroke" default="0" min="0" max="100" factor="100" suffix="pixels">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Stroke" default="0" min="0" max="100" factor="100" suffix="pixels">
        <name>Stroke width</name>
        <comment>0 means fill; otherwise, draw unfilled with a stroke width of this size.</comment>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="constant" name="Alpha" default="100" min="0" max="100" factor="100" suffix="%">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Alpha" default="1" min="0" max="100" factor="100" suffix="%">
        <name>Alpha</name>
        <comment>Set the alpha channel of the shape area to a percentage of fully opaque.</comment>
    </parameter>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_glow.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_glow.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
        <name>Glow</name>
        <description>Creates a Glamorous Glow</description>
        <author>Richard Spindler</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Blur" default="10" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Blur" default="0.01" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Blur</name>
        </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_hqdn3d.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_hqdn3d.xml
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
        <name>Denoiser</name>
        <description>High quality 3D denoiser</description>
        <author>Marko Cebokli, Daniel Moreno</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Spatial" default="0.004" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Spatial" default="0.004" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
            <name>Spatial</name>
            <comment>Amount of spatial filtering</comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Temporal" default="0.006" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Temporal" default="0.006" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
            <name>Temporal</name>
            <comment>Amount of temporal filtering</comment>
        </parameter>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_hueshift0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_hueshift0r.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
        <name>Hue shift</name>
        <description>Shifts the hue of a source image</description>
        <author>Jean-Sebastien Senecal</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Hue" default="0" min="0" max="360" factor="360">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Hue" default="0" min="0" max="360" factor="360">
                <name>Hue</name>
        </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_iirblur.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_iirblur.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
        <name>Blur</name>
        <description>Blur using 2D IIR filters (Exponential, Lowpass, Gaussian)</description>
        <author>Marko Cebokli</author>
-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="Amount" default="0.4" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Amount" default="0.04" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
            <name>Amount</name>
            <comment>Amount of blur</comment>
        </parameter>
+
        <parameter type="list" name="Type" default="0.5" paramlist="0.0;0.5;0.999">
            <paramlistdisplay>Exponential,Lowpass,Gaussian</paramlistdisplay>
            <name>Type</name>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_keyspillm0pup.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_keyspillm0pup.xml
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
        <name>Mask type</name>
    </parameter>

-    <parameter type="constant" name="Tolerance" default="240" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Tolerance" default="0.24" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
    <name>Tolerance</name>
    </parameter>
    
-    <parameter type="constant" name="Slope" default="400" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Slope" default="0.4" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
    <name>Slope</name>
    </parameter>

-    <parameter type="constant" name="Hue gate" default="250" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Hue gate" default="0.25" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
        <name>Hue gate</name>
    </parameter>

-    <parameter type="constant" name="Saturation threshold" default="150" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Saturation threshold" default="0.15" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
        <name>Saturation threshold</name>
    </parameter>

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
        <name>Operation 1</name>
    </parameter>

-    <parameter type="constant" name="Amount 1" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Amount 1" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
        <name>Amount 1</name>
    </parameter>

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
        <name>Operation 2</name>
    </parameter>

-    <parameter type="constant" name="Amount 2" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="Amount 2" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
        <name>Amount 2</name>
    </parameter>

--- a/data/effects/frei0r_lenscorrection.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_lenscorrection.xml
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 	<name>Lens Correction</name>
 	<description>Allows compensation of lens distortion</description>
 	<author>Richard Spindler</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="xcenter" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="xcenter" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Horizontal center</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="ycenter" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="ycenter" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Vertical center</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="correctionnearcenter" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="correctionnearcenter" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Center correction</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="correctionnearedges" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="correctionnearedges" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Edges correction</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="brightness" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="brightness" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Brightness</name>
 	</parameter>

--- a/data/effects/frei0r_letterb0xed.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_letterb0xed.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>LetterB0xed</name>
 	<description>Adds black borders at top and bottom for cinema look</description>
 	<author>Richard Spindler</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Border Width" max="1000" min="0" default="400" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Border Width" max="1000" min="0" default="0.4" factor="1000">
 		<name>Border Width</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="bool" name="Transparency" default="0">
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_levels.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_levels.xml
@@ -4,23 +4,24 @@
 	<name>Levels</name>
 	<description>Adjust levels</description>
 	<author>Maksim Golovkin</author>
-    <parameter type="list" name="Channel" default="3" paramlist="0;1;2;3">
-        <paramlistdisplay>Red,Green,Blue,Luma</paramlistdisplay>
-	<name>Channel</name>
+
+        <parameter type="list" name="Channel" default="3" paramlist="0;1;2;3">
+                <paramlistdisplay>Red,Green,Blue,Luma</paramlistdisplay>
+		<name>Channel</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Input black level" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Input black level" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Input black level</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Input white level" default="1000" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Input white level" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Input white level</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Gamma" default="1000" min="10" max="4000" factor="4000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Gamma" default="0.25" min="10" max="4000" factor="4000">
 		<name>Gamma</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Black output" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Black output" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Black output</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="White output" default="1000" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="White output" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>White output</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="bool" name="Show histogram" default="0">
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 		<name>Histogram position</name>
 	</parameter>
    </effect>
-    <effect LC_NUMERIC="C" tag="frei0r.levels" id="frei0r.levels" version="0.2" hideKeyframes="1">
+    <effect LC_NUMERIC="C" tag="frei0r.levels" id="frei0r.levels" version="0.2">
        <name>Levels</name>
        <description>Adjust levels</description>
        <author>Maksim Golovkin</author>
@@ -40,19 +41,19 @@
                <paramlistdisplay>Red,Green,Blue,Luma</paramlistdisplay>
                <name>Channel</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Input black level" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Input black level" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Input black level</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Input white level" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Input white level" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Input white level</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Gamma" default="0.25" min="10" max="4000" factor="4000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Gamma" default="0.25" min="10" max="4000" factor="4000">
                <name>Gamma</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Black output" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Black output" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Black output</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="White output" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="White output" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>White output</name>
        </parameter>
        <parameter type="bool" name="Show histogram" default="0">
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_lightgraffiti.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_lightgraffiti.xml
@@ -3,48 +3,48 @@
    <effect tag="frei0r.lightgraffiti" id="frei0r.lightgraffiti">
        <name>Light Graffiti</name>
        <description>Light Graffiti effect.
-        <full><![CDATA[This effect allows to do Light Painting (i.e. painting with light sources on a photo by keeping the shutter
+        <full><![CDATA[This effect allows one to do Light Painting (i.e. painting with light sources on a photo by keeping the shutter
        opened for a while), but for video.]]></full></description>
        <author>Simon A. Eugster (Granjow)</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="thresholdBrightness" default="450" min="0" max="765" factor="1">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="thresholdBrightness" default="450" min="0" max="765">
            <name>Brightness Threshold</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[How bright (<code>R+G+B</code>) does a pixel need to be in order to be recognized as a light source?<br/>
            Increasing this threshold requires brighter light sources (i.e. more white or less color, respectively) but prevents some «false alarms» where semi-bright parts, e.g. hands where colors can change quite a lot compared to the background, are incorrectly recognized as light source.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="thresholdDifference" default="80" min="0" max="255" factor="1">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="thresholdDifference" default="80" min="0" max="255">
            <name>Difference Threshold</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[How much does the strongest color channel of a pixel have to change, compared to the background image (<code>max(dR, dG, dB)</code>), in order to be recognized as light source? <br/>
            Increasing this threshold makes it harder for light sources to be accepted on bright backgrounds, but decreases the danger of noise or generally bright spots counting as light source.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="thresholdDiffSum" default="0" min="0" max="765" factor="1">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="thresholdDiffSum" default="0" min="0" max="765">
            <name>Difference Sum Threshold</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[How much does the sum of all color channels <em>relative to the background image</em> (<code>dR + dG + dB</code>) have to change until a pixel is recognized as a light source?<br/>
            Raising this value might, in some cases, avoid that some light objects lit by the light source are added to the light mask.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="sensitivity" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="sensitivity" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
            <name>Sensitivity</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[Light sensitivity.<br/>
            For slowly moving light source try to use a lower sensitivity to obtain a better exposure.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="lowerOverexposure" default="0" min="0" max="10" factor="1">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="lowerOverexposure" default="0" min="0" max="10">
            <name>Lower Overexposure</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[Lowers overexposure.<br/>
            The light mask does not get white immediately when the light source is moving slowly or staying steady.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="dim" default="0" min="0" max="255" factor="255">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="dim" default="0" min="0" max="255" factor="255">
            <name>Dimming</name>
            <comment>Dims the light mask. Lights will leave a fainting trail if it is set to a value > 0.</comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="backgroundWeight" default="0" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="backgroundWeight" default="0" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
            <name>Background Weight</name>
            <comment>Strength of the (calculated) background image. Setting it to 100 paints the light mask directly over the background, without the painting person in the image if the video starts with a «clean» background image. (See the α parameter.)</comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="longAlpha" default="0" min="0" max="256" factor="256">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="longAlpha" default="0" min="0" max="256" factor="256">
            <name>α</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[Determines how the effect tries to adapt to background changes. <br/>
            The Light Graffiti effect remembers the first frame of the clip it is applied to, so the clip should <em>always</em> start with the painter outside of the video. If the background constantly changes, e.g. on a street, try to set α > 0 to calculate an average background image.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="saturation" default="150" min="0" max="400" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="saturation" default="1.5" min="0" max="400" factor="100">
            <name>Saturation</name>
            <comment>Increases the saturation of lights.</comment>
        </parameter>
@@ -79,45 +79,45 @@
        <full><![CDATA[This effect allows to do Light Painting (i.e. painting with light sources on a photo by keeping the shutter
        opened for a while), but for video.]]></full></description>
        <author>Simon A. Eugster (Granjow)</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="thresholdBrightness" default="450" min="0" max="765" factor="765">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="thresholdBrightness" default="0.588235294117647" min="0" max="765" factor="765">
            <name>Brightness Threshold</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[How bright (<code>R+G+B</code>) does a pixel need to be in order to be recognized as a light source?<br/>
            Increasing this threshold requires brighter light sources (i.e. more white or less color, respectively) but prevents some «false alarms» where semi-bright parts, e.g. hands where colors can change quite a lot compared to the background, are incorrectly recognized as light source.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="thresholdDifference" default="80" min="0" max="255" factor="255">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="thresholdDifference" default="0.313725490196078" min="0" max="255" factor="255">
            <name>Difference Threshold</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[How much does the strongest color channel of a pixel have to change, compared to the background image (<code>max(dR, dG, dB)</code>), in order to be recognized as light source? <br/>
            Increasing this threshold makes it harder for light sources to be accepted on bright backgrounds, but decreases the danger of noise or generally bright spots counting as light source.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="thresholdDiffSum" default="0" min="0" max="765" factor="765">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="thresholdDiffSum" default="0" min="0" max="765" factor="765">
            <name>Difference Sum Threshold</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[How much does the sum of all color channels <em>relative to the background image</em> (<code>dR + dG + dB</code>) have to change until a pixel is recognized as a light source?<br/>
            Raising this value might, in some cases, avoid that some light objects lit by the light source are added to the light mask.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="sensitivity" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="500">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="sensitivity" default="0.2" min="0" max="500" factor="500">
            <name>Sensitivity</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[Light sensitivity.<br/>
            For slowly moving light source try to use a lower sensitivity to obtain a better exposure.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="lowerOverexposure" default="0" min="0" max="10" factor="10">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="lowerOverexposure" default="0" min="0" max="10" factor="10">
            <name>Lower Overexposure</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[Lowers overexposure.<br/>
            The light mask does not get white immediately when the light source is moving slowly or staying steady.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="dim" default="0" min="0" max="255" factor="255">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="dim" default="0" min="0" max="255" factor="255">
            <name>Dimming</name>
            <comment>Dims the light mask. Lights will leave a fainting trail if it is set to a value > 0.</comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="backgroundWeight" default="0" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="backgroundWeight" default="0" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
            <name>Background Weight</name>
            <comment>Strength of the (calculated) background image. Setting it to 100 paints the light mask directly over the background, without the painting person in the image if the video starts with a «clean» background image. (See the α parameter.)</comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="longAlpha" default="0" min="0" max="256" factor="256">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="longAlpha" default="0" min="0" max="256" factor="256">
            <name>α</name>
            <comment><![CDATA[Determines how the effect tries to adapt to background changes. <br/>
            The Light Graffiti effect remembers the first frame of the clip it is applied to, so the clip should <em>always</em> start with the painter outside of the video. If the background constantly changes, e.g. on a street, try to set α > 0 to calculate an average background image.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="saturation" default="150" min="0" max="400" factor="400">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="saturation" default="0.375" min="0" max="400" factor="400">
            <name>Saturation</name>
            <comment>Increases the saturation of lights.</comment>
        </parameter>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_mask0mate.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_mask0mate.xml
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@
 	<name>Rectangular Alpha mask</name>
 	<description>Creates an square alpha-channel mask</description>
 	<author>Richard Spindler</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Left" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Left" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Left</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Right" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Right" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Right</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Top" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Top" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Top</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Bottom" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Bottom" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Bottom</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="bool" name="Invert" default="1">
 		<name>Invert</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Blur" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Blur" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Blur</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_medians.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_medians.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<name>Type</name>
 	</parameter>

-	<parameter type="constant" name="Size" default="5" min="0" max="50" factor="50">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Size" default="0.1" min="0" max="50" factor="50">
 	<name>Size</name>
 	</parameter>
 	
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_nosync0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_nosync0r.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>nosync0r</name>
 	<description>Broken TV</description>
 	<author>Martin Bayer</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="HSync" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="HSync" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>HSync</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_pixeliz0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_pixeliz0r.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
        <name>Pixelize</name>
        <description>Pixelize input image.</description>
        <author>Gephex crew</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="BlockSizeX" default="10" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="BlockSizeX" default="0.07" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Block Size X</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="BlockSizeY" default="10" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="BlockSizeY" default="0.1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Block Size Y</name>
        </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_pr0be.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_pr0be.xml
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@
                <name>Measurement</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="X" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="X" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>X</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="Y" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Y" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Y</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="X size" default="7" min="0" max="25" factor="25">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="X size" default="0.28" min="0" max="25" factor="25">
                <name>X size</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="constant" name="Y size" default="7" min="0" max="25" factor="25">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Y size" default="0.28" min="0" max="25" factor="25">
                <name>Y size</name>
        </parameter>
        
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_pr0file.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_pr0file.xml
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
        <description>2D video oscilloscope</description>
        <author>Marko Cebokli</author>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="X" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="X" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>X</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="Y" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Y" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Y</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="Tilt" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Tilt" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Tilt</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="constant" name="Length" default="650" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Length" default="0.65" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Length</name>
        </parameter>
        
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
                <name>Channel</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="Marker 1" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Marker 1" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Marker 1</name>
        </parameter>
        
-        <parameter type="constant" name="Marker 2" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Marker 2" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Marker 2</name>
        </parameter>
        
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                <name>Color</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="constant" name="Crosshair color" default="0" min="0" max="7" factor="7">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Crosshair color" default="0" min="0" max="7" factor="7">
                <name>Crosshair color</name>
        </parameter>

--- a/data/effects/frei0r_primaries.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_primaries.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Primaries</name>
 	<description>Reduce image to primary colors</description>
 	<author>Hedde Bosman</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Factor" max="32" min="0" default="1">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Factor" max="32" min="0" default="1">
 		<name>Factor</name>
 		<comment><![CDATA[Influence of mean px value, > 32 = 0]]></comment>
 	</parameter>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_rgbnoise.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_rgbnoise.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<group>
+  <effect tag="frei0r.rgbnoise" id="frei0r.rgbnoise">
+	  <name>RGB Noise</name>
+	  <description>Adds RGB noise to image</description>
+	  <author>Janne Liljeblad</author>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="noise" default="0.2" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+      <name>Noise</name>
+      <comment>Amount of noise added.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+  </effect>
+</group>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_saturat0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_saturat0r.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Saturation</name>
 	<description>Adjusts the saturation of a source image</description>
 	<author>Jean-Sebastien Senecal</author>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Saturation" default="125" min="1" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Saturation" default="0.125" min="1" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Saturation</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_scale0tilt.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_scale0tilt.xml
@@ -3,28 +3,28 @@
 	<name>Crop, Scale and Tilt</name>
 	<description>Scales, Tilts and Crops an Image</description>
 	<author>Richard Spindler</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Clip left" max="%width-1" min="0" default="0" factor="%width">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Clip left" max="%width" min="0" default="0" factor="%width">
 		<name>Crop left</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Clip right" max="%width-1" min="0" default="0" factor="%width">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Clip right" max="%width" min="0" default="0" factor="%width">
 		<name>Crop right</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Clip top" max="%height-1" min="0" default="0" factor="%height">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Clip top" max="%height" min="0" default="0" factor="%height">
 		<name>Crop top</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Clip bottom" max="%height-1" min="0" default="0" factor="%height">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Clip bottom" max="%height" min="0" default="0" factor="%height">
 		<name>Crop bottom</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Scale X" max="1000" min="1" default="50" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="Scale X" max="1000" min="1" default="0.5" factor="200">
 		<name>Scale X</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Scale Y" max="1000" min="1" default="50" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="Scale Y" max="1000" min="1" default="0.5" factor="200">
 		<name>Scale Y</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Tilt X" max="%width" min="0" default="%width/2" factor="%width">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Tilt X" max="%width" min="0" default="0.5" factor="%width">
 		<name>Tilt X</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Tilt Y" max="%height" min="0" default="%height/2" factor="%height">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Tilt Y" max="%height" min="0" default="0.5" factor="%height">
 		<name>Tilt Y</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_select0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_select0r.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <group>
    <effect LC_NUMERIC="C" tag="frei0r.select0r" id="frei0r.select0r">
-            <name>Color Selection</name>
-            <description>Color based alpha selection</description>
+            <name>Chroma Key: Advanced (Color Selection)</name>
+		    <description>Chroma Key with more advanced options (e.g. different color models). Use if basic chroma key is not working effectively.</description>
            <author>Marko Cebokli</author>
        
            <parameter type="color" name="Color to select" default="0x00ff00ff">
@@ -13,26 +13,26 @@
                    <name>Invert selection</name>
            </parameter>    
        
-            <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Delta R / A / Hue" default="200" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
-                    <name>Delta R / A / Hue</name>
+            <parameter type="animated" name="Delta R / A / Hue" default="0.2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+                    <name>Red / Hue Delta</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Delta G / B / Chroma" default="200" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
-                    <name>Delta G / B / Chroma</name>
+            <parameter type="animated" name="Delta G / B / Chroma" default="0.2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+                    <name>Green / Chroma Delta</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Delta B / I / I" default="200" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
-                    <name>Delta B / I / I</name>
+            <parameter type="animated" name="Delta B / I / I" default="0.2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+                    <name>Blue / Intensity Delta</name>
            </parameter>
        
            <parameter type="list" name="Selection subspace" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.5;1.0">
                    <paramlistdisplay>RGB,ABI,HCI</paramlistdisplay>
-                    <name>Selection subspace</name>
+                    <name>Color Model</name>
            </parameter>
        
            <parameter type="list" name="Subspace shape" default="0.5" paramlist="0.0;0.5;1.0">
                    <paramlistdisplay>Box,Ellipsoid,Diamond</paramlistdisplay>
-                    <name>Subspace shape</name>
+                    <name>Shape</name>
            </parameter>
        
            <parameter type="list" name="Edge mode" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.35;0.60;1.0">
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                    <name>Edge mode</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="list" name="Operation" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.3;0.5;0.7;1.0">
+            <parameter type="list" name="Operation" default="0.5" paramlist="0.0;0.3;0.5;0.7;1.0">
                    <paramlistdisplay>Write on clear,Max,Min,Add,Subtract</paramlistdisplay>
                    <name>Operation</name>
            </parameter>
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@


    <effect LC_NUMERIC="C" tag="frei0r.select0r" id="frei0r.select0r" version="0.4">
-            <name>Color Selection</name>
-            <description>Color based alpha selection</description>
+            <name>Chroma Key: Advanced (Color Selection)</name>
+		    <description>Chroma Key with more advanced options (e.g. different color models). Use if basic chroma key is not working effectively.</description>
            <author>Marko Cebokli</author>
        
            <parameter type="color" name="Color to select" default="0x00ff00ff">
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@

            <parameter type="list" name="Selection subspace" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.5;1.0">
                    <paramlistdisplay>RGB,ABI,HCI</paramlistdisplay>
-                    <name>Selection subspace</name>
+                    <name>Color Model</name>
            </parameter>
        
            <parameter type="list" name="Subspace shape" default="0.5" paramlist="0.0;0.5;1.0">
                    <paramlistdisplay>Box,Ellipsoid,Diamond</paramlistdisplay>
-                    <name>Subspace shape</name>
+                    <name>Shape</name>
            </parameter>
        
            <parameter type="list" name="Edge mode" default="0.9" paramlist="0.0;0.35;0.60;0.7;0.9">
@@ -75,23 +75,23 @@
                    <name>Edge mode</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Delta R / A / Hue" default="200" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
-                    <name>Delta R / A / Hue</name>
+            <parameter type="animated" name="Delta R / A / Hue" default="0.2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+                    <name>Red / Hue Delta</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Delta G / B / Chroma" default="200" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
-                    <name>Delta G / B / Chroma</name>
+            <parameter type="animated" name="Delta G / B / Chroma" default="0.2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+                    <name>Green / Chroma Delta</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Delta B / I / I" default="200" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
-                    <name>Delta B / I / I</name>
+            <parameter type="animated" name="Delta B / I / I" default="0.2" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+                    <name>Blue / Intensity Delta</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Slope" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
-                    <name>Slope</name>
+            <parameter type="animated" name="Slope" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+                    <name>Soften</name>
            </parameter>
        
-            <parameter type="list" name="Operation" default="0.0" paramlist="0.0;0.3;0.5;0.7;1.0">
+            <parameter type="list" name="Operation" default="0.5" paramlist="0.0;0.3;0.5;0.7;1.0">
                    <paramlistdisplay>Write on clear,Max,Min,Add,Subtract</paramlistdisplay>
                    <name>Operation</name>
            </parameter>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_sharpness.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_sharpness.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 	<description>Unsharp masking (port from Mplayer)</description>
 	<author>Marko Cebokli, Remi Guyomarch</author>

-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Amount" default="300" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Amount" default="0.3" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Amount</name>
 	</parameter>

-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Size" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Size" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Size</name>
 	</parameter>

--- a/data/effects/frei0r_sigmoidaltransfer.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_sigmoidaltransfer.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<group>
+  <effect tag="frei0r.sigmoidaltransfer" id="frei0r.sigmoidaltransfer">
+	  <name>Sigmoidal Transfer</name>
+	  <description>Desaturates image and creates a particular look that could be called Stamp, Newspaper or Photocopy</description>
+	  <author>Janne Liljeblad</author>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="brightness" default="0.75" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+      <name>Brightness</name>
+      <comment>Brightness of image.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="sharpness" default="0.85" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+      <name>Sharpness</name>
+      <comment>Sharpness of transfer.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+  </effect>
+</group>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_softglow.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_softglow.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<group>
+  <effect tag="frei0r.softglow" id="frei0r.softglow">
+	  <name>Soft Glow</name>
+	  <description>Does softglow effect on highlights</description>
+	  <author>Janne Liljeblad</author>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="brightness" default="0.5" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+      <name>Brightness</name>
+      <comment>Brightness of highlight areas.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="sharpness" default="0.75" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+      <name>Sharpness</name>
+      <comment>Sharpness of highlight areas.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+    <parameter type="animated" name="blurblend" default="0" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+      <name>Blend mode</name>
+      <comment>Blend mode used to blend highlight blur with input image. 0 - 0.33 - screen, 0.33 - 0.66 - overlay, 0.66 - 1.0 - add.</comment>
+    </parameter>
+  </effect>
+</group>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_sopsat.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_sopsat.xml
@@ -4,51 +4,51 @@
        <name>SOP/Sat</name>
        <description>Changes Slope, Offset, and Power of the color components, and the overall Saturation, according to the ASC CDL (Color Decision List).</description>
        <author>Simon A. Eugster (Granjow)</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="rSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="rSlope" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Slope Red</name>
                <comment><![CDATA[Changing the slope means multiplying the pixel value with a constant value. Black pixels will remain black, whileas brighter ones will be changed.<br/>
                All effects can be observed well when applied on a greyscale gradient and looking at the RGB Parade monitor.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="gSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="gSlope" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Slope Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="bSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="bSlope" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Slope Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="aSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="aSlope" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Slope Alpha</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="rOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="rOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
                <name>Offset Red</name>
                <comment>Changing the offset lifts (or lowers) the brightness of each pixel by the given value.</comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="gOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="gOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
                <name>Offset Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="bOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="bOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
                <name>Offset Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="aOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="aOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="256">
                <name>Offset Alpha</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="rPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="rPower" default="1" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Power Red</name>
                <comment><![CDATA[Changes the Gamma value for the selected channel. Black and white pixel values will not be affected, but everything between.<br/>
                Mathematically, what happens is an exponentiation of the pixel brightness on <code>[0,1]</code> by the gamma value.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="gPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="gPower" default="1" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Power Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="bPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="bPower" default="1" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Power Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="aPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="aPower" default="1" min="1" max="1000" factor="100">
                <name>Power Alpha</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="saturation" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="saturation" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Overall Saturation</name>
                <comment>The overall saturation will be changed in the last step of this filter.</comment>
        </parameter>
@@ -59,51 +59,51 @@
        <name>SOP/Sat</name>
        <description>Changes Slope, Offset, and Power of the color components, and the overall Saturation, according to the ASC CDL (Color Decision List).</description>
        <author>Simon A. Eugster (Granjow)</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="rSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="rSlope" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Slope Red</name>
                <comment><![CDATA[Changing the slope means multiplying the pixel value with a constant value. Black pixels will remain black, whileas brighter ones will be changed.<br/>
                All effects can be observed well when applied on a greyscale gradient and looking at the RGB Parade monitor.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="gSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="gSlope" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Slope Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="bSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="bSlope" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Slope Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="aSlope" default="100" min="0" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="aSlope" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Slope Alpha</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="rOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="2048" offset="-1024">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="rOffset" default="0.5" min="0" max="2048" factor="2048">
                <name>Offset Red</name>
                <comment>Changing the offset lifts (or lowers) the brightness of each pixel by the given value.</comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="gOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="2048" offset="-1024">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="gOffset" default="0.5" min="0" max="2048" factor="2048">
                <name>Offset Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="bOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="2048" offset="-1024">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="bOffset" default="0.5" min="0" max="2048" factor="2048">
                <name>Offset Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="aOffset" default="0" min="-1024" max="1024" factor="2048" offset="-1024">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="aOffset" default="0.5" min="0" max="2048" factor="2048">
                <name>Offset Alpha</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="rPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="rPower" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Power Red</name>
                <comment><![CDATA[Changes the Gamma value for the selected channel. Black and white pixel values will not be affected, but everything between.<br/>
                Mathematically, what happens is an exponentiation of the pixel brightness on <code>[0,1]</code> by the gamma value.]]></comment>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="gPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="gPower" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Power Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="bPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="bPower" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Power Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="aPower" default="100" min="1" max="1000" factor="2000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="aPower" default="0.05" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Power Alpha</name>
        </parameter>

-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="saturation" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="saturation" default="0.1" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Overall Saturation</name>
                <comment>The overall saturation will be changed in the last step of this filter.</comment>
        </parameter>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_squareblur.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_squareblur.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Square Blur</name>
 	<description>Square blur</description>
 	<author>Drone</author>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Kernel size" max="500" min="0" default="50" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Kernel size" max="500" min="0" default="0.05" factor="1000">
 		<name>Kernel size</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_tehroxx0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_tehroxx0r.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>TehRoxx0r</name>
 	<description>Something videowall-ish</description>
 	<author>Coma</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="Interval" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Interval" max="1000" min="0" default="0" factor="1000">
 		<name>Interval</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_threshold0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_threshold0r.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Threshold</name>
 	<description>Thresholds a source image</description>
 	<author>Jean-Sebastien Senecal</author>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Threshold" max="1000" min="0" default="200" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Threshold" max="1000" min="0" default="0.2" factor="1000">
 		<name>Threshold</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_timeout.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_timeout.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 	<parameter type="color" name="color" default="0x6893C8ff">
 		<name>Indicator color</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="time" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="time" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 	  <name>Time</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transparency" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="transparency" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 	  <name>Transparency</name>
 	</parameter>
    </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_tint0r.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_tint0r.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parameter type="color" name="Map white to" default="0x80FF80ff">
 		<name>Map white to</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Tint amount" default="250" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="Tint amount" default="0.25" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
 		<name>Tint amount</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_vertigo.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_vertigo.xml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 	<name>Vertigo</name>
 	<description>Alpha blending with zoomed and rotated images</description>
 	<author>Fukuchi Kentarou</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="PhaseIncrement" default="2" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="PhaseIncrement" default="0.02" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
                <name>Phase Increment</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Zoomrate" default="101" min="50" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Zoomrate" default="1.01" min="50" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Zoom Rate</name>
        </parameter>
    </effect>
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
        <name>Vertigo</name>
        <description>Alpha blending with zoomed and rotated images</description>
        <author>Fukuchi Kentarou</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="PhaseIncrement" default="2" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="PhaseIncrement" default="0.02" min="0" max="100" factor="100">
                <name>Phase Increment</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="Zoomrate" default="101" min="50" max="500" factor="500">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="Zoomrate" default="0.202" min="50" max="500" factor="500">
                <name>Zoom Rate</name>
        </parameter>
    </effect>
--- a/data/effects/frei0r_vignette.xml
+++ b/data/effects/frei0r_vignette.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
        <name>Vignette</name>
        <description>Natural lens vignetting effect</description>
        <author>Simon A. Eugster (Granjow)</author>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="aspect" default="500" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="aspect" default="0.5" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Aspect ratio</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="clearCenter" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="clearCenter" default="0" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Clear center size</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="soft" default="600" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="soft" default="0.6" min="0" max="1000" factor="1000">
                <name>Softness</name>
        </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/gain.xml
+++ b/data/effects/gain.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect tag="volume" id="gain" type="audio">
-    <name>Gain</name>
-    <description>Adjust the audio volume without keyframes</description>
-    <author>Dan Dennedy</author>
-    <parameter type="constant" name="gain" max="1000" min="0" factor="100" default="100" suffix="%">
-        <name>Gain</name>
-    </parameter>
+	<name>Gain</name>
+	<description>Adjust the audio volume without keyframes</description>
+	<author>Dan Dennedy</author>
+	<parameter type="constant" name="gain" default="1" min="0" max="1000" factor="100" suffix="%">
+		<name>Gain</name>
+	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/ladspa_limiter.xml
+++ b/data/effects/ladspa_limiter.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parameter type="constant" name="limit" max="0" min="-20" default="0">
 		<name>Limit (dB)</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="release" max="200" min="1" default="50" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="release" max="200" min="1" default="0.5" factor="100">
 		<name>Release time (s)</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/ladspa_phaser.xml
+++ b/data/effects/ladspa_phaser.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 	<parameter type="constant" name="rate" max="100" min="0" default="25">
 		<name>Rate (Hz)</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="depth" max="100" min="0" default="25" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="depth" max="100" min="0" default="0.25" factor="100">
 		<name>Depth</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="constant" name="feedback" max="100" min="-100" default="0" factor="100">
 		<name>Feedback</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="spread" max="200" min="0" default="100" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="spread" max="200" min="0" default="1" factor="100">
 		<name>Spread</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/ladspa_pitch.xml
+++ b/data/effects/ladspa_pitch.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Pitch Shift</name>
 	<description>LADSPA change pitch audio effect</description>
 	<author>http://www.ladspa.org</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="pitch" max="400" min="25" default="100" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="pitch" max="400" min="25" default="1" factor="100">
 		<name>Shift</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/ladspa_pitch_scale.xml
+++ b/data/effects/ladspa_pitch_scale.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Pitch Scaler</name>
 	<description>LADSPA pitch scale audio effect</description>
 	<author>http://www.ladspa.org</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="coef" max="200" min="50" default="100" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="coef" max="200" min="50" default="1" factor="100">
 		<name>Co-efficient</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/ladspa_rate_scale.xml
+++ b/data/effects/ladspa_rate_scale.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Rate Scaler</name>
 	<description>LADSPA rate scale audio effect</description>
 	<author>http://www.ladspa.org</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="rate" max="40" min="-40" default="10" factor="10">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="rate" max="40" min="-40" default="1" factor="10">
 		<name>Rate</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/ladspa_reverb.xml
+++ b/data/effects/ladspa_reverb.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 	<name>Reverb</name>
 	<description>LADSPA reverb audio effect</description>
 	<author>http://www.ladspa.org</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="room" max="85" min="1" default="42" factor="10">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="room" max="85" min="1" default="4.2" factor="10">
 		<name>Reverb time</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="damp" max="100" min="0" default="25" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="damp" max="100" min="0" default="0.25" factor="100">
 		<name>Damping</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/ladspa_room_reverb.xml
+++ b/data/effects/ladspa_room_reverb.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 	<parameter type="constant" name="room" max="300" min="1" default="75">
 		<name>Room size (m)</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="delay" max="300" min="1" default="75" factor="10">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="delay" max="300" min="1" default="7.5" factor="10">
 		<name>Delay (s/10)</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="damp" max="100" min="1" default="50" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="damp" max="100" min="1" default="0.5" factor="100">
 		<name>Damping</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/lift_gamma_gain.xml
+++ b/data/effects/lift_gamma_gain.xml
@@ -5,28 +5,28 @@
        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_r" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Lift: Red</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="lift_g" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_g" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Lift: Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="lift_b" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_b" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Lift: Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_r" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="gamma_r" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gamma: Red</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_g" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="gamma_g" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gamma: Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_b" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="gamma_b" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gamma: Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gain_r" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="gain_r" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gain: Red</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gain_g" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="gain_g" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gain: Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gain_b" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="gain_b" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gain: Blue</name>
        </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/loudness.xml
+++ b/data/effects/loudness.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect tag="loudness" id="loudness" type="audio">
-	<name>Loudness</name>
+	<name>Normalize (2 pass)</name>
 	<description>Correct audio loudness as recommended by EBU R128</description>
 	<author>Brian Matherly</author>
-	<parameter type="double" name="program" max="-10" min="-50" default="-23.00" decimals="2">
+	<parameter type="double" name="program" max="-10" min="-50" default="-23.00" decimals="2" suffix="LUFS">
 		<name>Target Program Loudness</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="filterjob" filtertag="loudness" filterparams="%params" consumer="null" consumerparams="video_off=1 all=1 terminate_on_pause=1">
+	<parameter type="filterjob" filtertag="loudness" filterparams="%params" consumer="xml" consumerparams="video_off=1 no_meta=1 all=1 terminate_on_pause=1">
+        <name>Analyse</name>
 		<jobparam name="key">results</jobparam>
 		<jobparam name="finalfilter">loudness</jobparam>
-		<name>Analyse</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/luma.xml
+++ b/data/effects/luma.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<effect tag="luma" id="luma" type="hidden">
+</effect>
+
--- a/data/effects/movit_deconvolution_sharpen.xml
+++ b/data/effects/movit_deconvolution_sharpen.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <effect tag="movit.sharpen" id="movit.sharpen">
 	<name>Deconvolution sharpen (GPU)</name>
 	<author>Steinar H. Gunderson</author>
-	<parameter type="animated" name="matrix_size" default="5" min="1" max="10" factor="1">
+	<parameter type="animated" name="matrix_size" default="5" min="1" max="10">
 		<name>Matrix size</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="animated" name="circle_radius" default="2" min="0" max="1000" factor="100">
--- a/data/effects/movit_lift_gamma_gain.xml
+++ b/data/effects/movit_lift_gamma_gain.xml
@@ -5,28 +5,28 @@
        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_r" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Lift: Red</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="lift_g" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_g" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Lift: Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="lift_b" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_b" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Lift: Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_r" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_r" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gamma: Red</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_g" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_g" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gamma: Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_b" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="double" name="gamma_b" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gamma: Blue</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gain_r" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="double" name="gain_r" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gain: Red</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gain_g" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="double" name="gain_g" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gain: Green</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="double" name="gain_b" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+        <parameter type="double" name="gain_b" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
                <name>Gain: Blue</name>
        </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/movit_lift_gamma_gain2.xml
+++ b/data/effects/movit_lift_gamma_gain2.xml
@@ -2,31 +2,31 @@
 <effect tag="movit.lift_gamma_gain" id="movit.lift_gamma_gain2">
 	<name>Movit: Lift/gamma/gain (colors)</name>
 	<author>Steinar H. Gunderson</author>
-	<parameter type="double" name="lift_r" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_r" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Lift: Red</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="lift_g" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_g" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Lift: Green</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="lift_b" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="colorwheel" name="lift_b" default="0" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Lift: Blue</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="gamma_r" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="double" name="gamma_r" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Gamma: Red</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="gamma_g" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="double" name="gamma_g" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Gamma: Green</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="gamma_b" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="double" name="gamma_b" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Gamma: Blue</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="gain_r" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="double" name="gain_r" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Gain: Red</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="gain_g" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="double" name="gain_g" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Gain: Green</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="double" name="gain_b" default="100" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="double" name="gain_b" default="1" min="0" max="500" factor="100">
 		<name>Gain: Blue</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/movit_white_balance.xml
+++ b/data/effects/movit_white_balance.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
    <parameter type="color" name="neutral_color" default="0x7f7f7fff">
 	<name>Neutral Color</name>
    </parameter>
-    <parameter type="animated" name="color_temperature" default="6500" min="1000" max="15000" factor="1">
+    <parameter type="animated" name="color_temperature" default="6500" min="1000" max="15000">
 	<name>Color Temperature</name>
    </parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/normalise.xml
+++ b/data/effects/normalise.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
 <effect tag="volume" id="normalise" type="audio">
-	<name>Normalise</name>
+	<name>Normalise (deprecated)</name>
 	<description>Dynamically normalise the audio volume</description>
 	<author>Dan Dennedy</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="normalise" max="1000" min="0" factor="400" default="100" suffix="%">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="normalise" max="1000" min="0" factor="400" default="1" suffix="%">
 		<name>Gain</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="max_gain" max="3000" min="0" factor="100" default="1000" suffix="%">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="max_gain" max="3000" min="0" factor="100" default="8" suffix="%">
 		<name>Maximum gain</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="constant" name="window" max="300" min="0" default="75" suffix=" frames">
--- a/data/effects/obscure.xml
+++ b/data/effects/obscure.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Obscure</name>
 	<description>Hide a region of the clip</description>
 	<author>Charles Yates</author>
-	<parameter type="geometry" name="start" default="40%,40%:20%x20%" fixed="1">
+	<parameter type="geometry" name="start" default="40% 40% 20% 20%" fixed="1" opacity="false">
 		<name>Region</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/pan_zoom.xml
+++ b/data/effects/pan_zoom.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 	<parameter type="animatedrect" name="transition.geometry" default="0 0 %width %height" opacity="false">
 		<name>Rectangle</name>
 	</parameter>
-    <parameter type="bool" name="transition.distort" default="0">
-        <name>Distort</name>
-    </parameter>
-    <parameter type="bool" name="use_normalised" default="0">
-        <name>Normalise</name>
-    </parameter>
-	<parameter type="color" name="background" default="colour:0x00000000" alpha="1" paramprefix="colour:">
+	<parameter type="bool" name="transition.distort" default="0">
+		<name>Distort</name>
+	</parameter>
+	<parameter type="bool" name="use_normalised" default="0">
+		<name>Normalise</name>
+	</parameter>
+	<parameter type="color" name="producer.resource" default="0x00000000" alpha="1">
 		<name>Background Color</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/qtblend.xml
+++ b/data/effects/qtblend.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parameter type="animatedrect" name="rect" default="0 0 %width %height 1">
 		<name>Rectangle</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="keyframe" name="rotation" max="360" min="-360" default="0" notintimeline="1">
+        <parameter type="animated" name="rotation" max="360" min="-360" default="0" notintimeline="1">
                <name>Rotation</name>
        </parameter>
        <parameter type="list" name="compositing" default="0" paramlist="0;11;12;13;14;15;16;17;18;19;20;21;22;23;24;25;26;27;28;29;6;8">
--- a/data/effects/rotation.xml
+++ b/data/effects/rotation.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 	<parameter type="geometry" name="transition.geometry" default="0 0:100% 100%" fixed="1" opacity="false">
 		<name>Pan and Zoom</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="color" name="background" default="colour:0x00000000" alpha="1" paramprefix="colour:">
+	<parameter type="color" name="producer.resource" default="0x00000000" alpha="1">
 		<name>Background Color</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/data/effects/rotation_keyframable.xml
+++ b/data/effects/rotation_keyframable.xml
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.rotate_x" max="1800" min="-1800" default="0" factor="10">
 		<name>Rotate X</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.rotate_y" max="1800" min="-1800" default="0" factor="10">
+	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.rotate_y" max="1800" min="-1800" default="0" factor="10" notintimeline="1">
 		<name>Rotate Y</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.rotate_z" max="1800" min="-1800" default="0" factor="10">
+	<parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.rotate_z" max="1800" min="-1800" default="0" factor="10" notintimeline="1">
 		<name>Rotate Z</name>
 	</parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.ox" max="32000" min="-32000" default="0">
+        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.ox" max="32000" min="-32000" default="0" notintimeline="1">
                <name>Offset X</name>
        </parameter>
-        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.oy" max="32000" min="-32000" default="0">
+        <parameter type="simplekeyframe" name="transition.oy" max="32000" min="-32000" default="0" notintimeline="1">
                <name>Offset Y</name>
        </parameter>
-	<parameter type="color" name="background" default="colour:0x00000000" alpha="1" paramprefix="colour:">
+	<parameter type="color" name="producer.resource" default="0x00000000" alpha="1">
 		<name>Background Color</name>
 	</parameter>
        <parameter type="fixed" name="transition.keyed" max="1" min="1" default="1" />
--- a/data/effects/rotoscoping.xml
+++ b/data/effects/rotoscoping.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
        <description>Keyframable vector based rotoscoping</description>
        <author>Till Theato</author>
        <parameter type="roto-spline" name="spline" default="" />
+
        <parameter type="list" name="mode" default="alpha" paramlist="alpha;luma;rgb">
            <paramlistdisplay>Alpha,Luma,RGB</paramlistdisplay>
            <name>Mode</name>
--- a/data/effects/shape.xml
+++ b/data/effects/shape.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
+<effect tag="shape" id="shape">
+	<name>Shape Alpha</name>
+	<description>Create an alpha channel (transparency) based on another resource</description>
+	<author>Charles Yates</author>
+	<parameter type="url" name="resource" filter="*|Video files">
+		<name>Image or video resource</name>
+	</parameter>
+	<parameter type="constant" name="mix" max="100" min="0" default="100" suffix="%">
+		<name>Threshold</name>
+        <comment>Convert alpha or luma values below this level as opaque and above this level as transparent. This is mostly useful for luma wipe images.</comment>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="constant" name="softness" max="1" min="0" default="0.1" decimals="2">
+		<name>Softness</name>
+        <comment>When using mix (threshold) how soft to make the edge around the threshold. 0.0 = no softness, 1.0 = too soft.</comment>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="bool" name="invert" default="0" min="0" max="1">
+		<name>Invert</name>
+        <comment>Use the inverse of the alpha or luma value.</comment>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="bool" name="use_luminance" default="0" min="0" max="1">
+		<name>Use Luma</name>
+        <comment>Use the image luma instead of the alpha channel.</comment>
+	</parameter>
+    <parameter type="bool" name="use_mix" default="1" min="0" max="1">
+		<name>Use Threshold</name>
+        Whether to apply a threshold filter to the luma or alpha or not. If not, luma or alpha value of the resource (File) is <comment>copied to the alpha channel.</comment>
+	</parameter>
+</effect>
--- a/data/effects/sox_echo.xml
+++ b/data/effects/sox_echo.xml
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 	<name>Sox Echo</name>
 	<description>Sox echo audio effect</description>
 	<author>http://sox.sourceforge.net</author>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="gain-in" max="100" min="0" default="50" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="gain-in" max="100" min="0" default="0.5" factor="100">
 		<name>Gain In</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="gain-out" max="100" min="0" default="100" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="gain-out" max="100" min="0" default="1" factor="100">
 		<name>Gain Out</name>
 	</parameter>
 	<parameter type="constant" name="delay" max="500" min="100" default="150">
 		<name>Delay</name>
 	</parameter>
-	<parameter type="constant" name="decay" max="100" min="0" default="80" factor="100">
+	<parameter type="constant" name="decay" max="100" min="0" default="0.8" factor="100">
 		<name>Decay</name>
 	</parameter>
 </effect>
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More