{"id":87294,"date":"2016-03-31T12:37:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T10:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=87294"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:01:23","slug":"welcome-to-the-party-adding-third-party-effects-in-windows-movie-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/welcome-to-the-party-adding-third-party-effects-in-windows-movie-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Party: Adding Third-Party Effects in Windows Movie Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows Movie Maker<\/a> already comes with a variety of cool special effects, but did you know that you can add even more? There are plenty of sites on the web that offer third-party special effects for Windows Movie Maker, and many of them are free. All you have to do is download them and add them.<\/p>\n

Pro Windows Movie Maker Tips<\/h2>\n

Adding Third-Party Special Effects in Windows Movie Maker<\/h3>\n

To add new effects<\/a>, find the ones you want online. Make sure you only download from trusted sources and don’t pass up effects simply because they’re free. Many free effects are just as good or even better than their paid equivalents. Once you’ve downloaded a new effect, open Windows Explorer by either manually navigating to it or by pressing the Windows button and typing “explorer” in the Run box.<\/p>\n

Once you have Windows Explorer open, find your way to C:\\Program Files\\Movie Maker\\Shared and open that folder. Once inside, create a new folder and give it a title that you’ll remember. Now, all you have to do is move your downloaded effects files to this folder. If you were running Windows Movie Maker while doing this, you will need to close the program and re-start it. When you do, you should see your new effects under View Video Effects. All you have to do now is simply run the added effect like you would any other.<\/p>\n

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