diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.c
index 2341eb23..edf3294b 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.c
@@ -98,17 +98,71 @@ matrix_t matrix_placementD(int photoindex, int size, int w , int h)
 	return m;
 }
 
+matrix_t matrix_placementE(int photoindex, int size, int w , int h)
+{
+	matrix_t m;
+	int n = size*size-1;
+	m.w = ((photoindex) % size) * (w/size);
+	m.h = ((n-photoindex) / size) * (h/size);
+	return m;
+}
+
+matrix_t matrix_placementF(int photoindex, int size, int w , int h)
+{
+	matrix_t m;
+	int n = size*size-1;
+	m.w = ((n-photoindex) / size) * (w/size);
+	m.h = ((photoindex) % size) * (h/size);
+	return m;
+}
+matrix_t matrix_placementG(int photoindex, int size, int w , int h)
+{
+	matrix_t m;
+	int n = size*size-1;
+	m.w = ((n-photoindex) % size) * (w/size);
+	m.h = ((photoindex) / size) * (h/size);
+	return m;
+}
+
+matrix_t matrix_placementH(int photoindex, int size, int w , int h)
+{
+	matrix_t m;
+	int n = size*size-1;
+	m.w = ((photoindex) / size) * (w/size);
+	m.h = ((n-photoindex) % size) * (h/size);
+	return m;
+}
+
+
 matrix_f	get_matrix_func(int type)
 {
-	if(type==0)
+	switch(type) {
+		case 0:
 		return &matrix_placementA;
-	if(type==1)
+		case 1:
 		return &matrix_placementB;
-	if(type==2)
+		case 2:
 		return &matrix_placementC;
+		case 3:
+		return &matrix_placementD;
+		case 4:
+		return &matrix_placementE;
+		case 5:
+		return &matrix_placementF;
+		case 6:
+		return &matrix_placementG;
+		case 7:
+		return &matrix_placementH;
+		default:
+		break;
+	}
 	return &matrix_placementD;		
 }
 
+int			get_matrix_func_n()
+{
+	return 7;
+}
 
 int power_of(int size)
 {
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.h b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.h
index 10a438e6..594ec4a1 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.h
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/common.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ typedef	matrix_t (*matrix_f)(int i, int s, int w, int h);
 matrix_t matrix_placementA(int photoindex, int size, int w , int h);
 matrix_t matrix_placementB(int photoindex, int size, int w , int h);
 matrix_f	get_matrix_func(int type);
+int			get_matrix_func_n();
 
 int power_of(int size);
 int max_power(int w);
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/magicphotos.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/magicphotos.c
index 3199a7ca..2ee7e9c0 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/magicphotos.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/magicphotos.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ vj_effect *photoplay_init(int w, int h)
     ve->limits[0][1] = 0;
     ve->limits[1][1] = 1; // waterfall
 	ve->limits[0][2] = 0;
-	ve->limits[1][2] = 3; // mode
+	ve->limits[1][2] = get_matrix_func_n(); // mode
     ve->defaults[0] = 2;
 	ve->defaults[1] = 0;
 	ve->defaults[2] = 1;  
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/photoplay.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/photoplay.c
index 84e6e336..67c651b3 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/photoplay.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/photoplay.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ vj_effect *photoplay_init(int w, int h)
     ve->limits[0][1] = 1;
     ve->limits[1][1] = 250; // waterfall
     ve->limits[0][2] = 0;
-    ve->limits[1][2] = 3; // mode
+    ve->limits[1][2] = get_matrix_func_n(); // mode
     ve->defaults[0] = 2;
     ve->defaults[1] = 2; // higher value takes less cpu 
     ve->defaults[2] = 1;  
@@ -216,16 +216,14 @@ void photoplay_apply( VJFrame *frame, int width, int height, int size, int delay
 	}
 
 
-
-	for ( i = 0; i < num_photos; i ++ )
+	for( i = 0; i < num_photos; i ++ ) 
 	{
 		matrix_t m = matrix_placement(i, size,width,height );
-		put_photo( dstY, photo_list[i]->data[0],width,height,i, m);
-		put_photo( dstU, photo_list[i]->data[1],width,height,i, m);
-		put_photo( dstV, photo_list[i]->data[2],width,height,i, m);
+		put_photo( dstY, photo_list[i]->data[0],width,height,i,m);
+		put_photo( dstU, photo_list[i]->data[1],width,height,i,m);
+		put_photo( dstV, photo_list[i]->data[2],width,height,i,m);
 	}
 
-
 	if(frame_delay == delay)
 		frame_counter ++;
 }
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/videoplay.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/videoplay.c
index 66aed73c..4affc165 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/videoplay.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/videoplay.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ vj_effect *videoplay_init(int w, int h)
     ve->limits[0][1] = 1;
     ve->limits[1][1] = 250; // waterfall
     ve->limits[0][2] = 0;
-    ve->limits[1][2] = 3; // mode
+    ve->limits[1][2] = get_matrix_func_n(); // mode
     ve->defaults[0] = 2;
     ve->defaults[1] = 1;
     ve->defaults[2] = 1;