diff --git a/effects/internal/audionoiseeffect.cpp b/effects/internal/audionoiseeffect.cpp
index c86c5f38d..bd0283a5b 100644
--- a/effects/internal/audionoiseeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/audionoiseeffect.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ AudioNoiseEffect::AudioNoiseEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) : Effect(c, em
     mix_val = add_row("Mix:")->add_field(EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL, "mix");
 	mix_val->set_bool_value(true);
 
-	srand(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch());
-
-	connect(amount_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(mix_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
+    srand(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch());
 }
 
 void AudioNoiseEffect::process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8 *samples, int nb_bytes, int) {
diff --git a/effects/internal/cornerpineffect.cpp b/effects/internal/cornerpineffect.cpp
index 994d5bb6b..1f8650e0e 100644
--- a/effects/internal/cornerpineffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/cornerpineffect.cpp
@@ -25,17 +25,7 @@ CornerPinEffect::CornerPinEffect(Clip *c, const EffectMeta *em) : Effect(c, em)
     bottom_right_y = bottom_right->add_field(EFFECT_FIELD_DOUBLE, "bottomrighty");
 
     perspective = add_row("Perspective:")->add_field(EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL, "perspective");
-	perspective->set_bool_value(true);
-
-	connect(top_left_x, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(top_left_y, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(top_right_x, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(top_right_y, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(bottom_left_x, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(bottom_left_y, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(bottom_right_x, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(bottom_right_y, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(perspective, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
+    perspective->set_bool_value(true);
 
 	vertPath = "cornerpin.vert";
 	fragPath = "cornerpin.frag";
diff --git a/effects/internal/crossdissolvetransition.cpp b/effects/internal/crossdissolvetransition.cpp
index 06183138a..527698fb6 100644
--- a/effects/internal/crossdissolvetransition.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/crossdissolvetransition.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 CrossDissolveTransition::CrossDissolveTransition(Clip* c, Clip* s, const EffectMeta* em) : Transition(c, s, em) {
 	enable_coords = true;
+
+    add_row("Smooth")->add_field(EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL, "smooth");
 }
 
 void CrossDissolveTransition::process_coords(double progress, GLTextureCoords&, int data) {
diff --git a/effects/internal/paneffect.cpp b/effects/internal/paneffect.cpp
index a9fff136a..0a7b25a58 100644
--- a/effects/internal/paneffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/paneffect.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ PanEffect::PanEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) : Effect(c, em) {
     pan_val->set_double_maximum_value(100);
 
 	// set defaults
-	pan_val->set_double_default_value(0);
-
-	connect(pan_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
+    pan_val->set_double_default_value(0);
 }
 
 void PanEffect::process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8* samples, int nb_bytes, int) {
diff --git a/effects/internal/shakeeffect.cpp b/effects/internal/shakeeffect.cpp
index 7460658e4..0687a71ad 100644
--- a/effects/internal/shakeeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/shakeeffect.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ ShakeEffect::ShakeEffect(Clip *c, const EffectMeta *em) : Effect(c, em) {
 	for (int i=0;i<RANDOM_VAL_SIZE;i++) {
 		random_vals[i] = (double)rand()/RAND_MAX;
 	}
-
-	connect(intensity_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(rotation_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(frequency_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
 }
 
 void ShakeEffect::process_coords(double timecode, GLTextureCoords& coords, int data) {
diff --git a/effects/internal/solideffect.cpp b/effects/internal/solideffect.cpp
index 413722569..ecf998ca9 100644
--- a/effects/internal/solideffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/solideffect.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ SolidEffect::SolidEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta* em) : Effect(c, em) {
     checkerboard_size_field->set_double_minimum_value(1);
     checkerboard_size_field->set_double_default_value(10);
 
-    connect(solid_type, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(solid_color_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(opacity_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-    connect(checkerboard_size_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-
     // hacky but eh
     QComboBox* solid_type_combo = static_cast<QComboBox*>(solid_type->get_ui_element());
     connect(solid_type_combo, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(ui_update(int)));
diff --git a/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp b/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp
index e34f4c080..2fae8d2f0 100644
--- a/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp
@@ -76,23 +76,7 @@ TextEffect::TextEffect(Clip *c, const EffectMeta* em) :
 	outline_width->set_double_default_value(20);
 
 	outline_enable(false);
-	shadow_enable(false);
-
-	connect(text_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(size_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(set_color_button, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(set_font_combobox, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(halign_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(valign_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(word_wrap_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(outline_bool, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(outline_color, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(outline_width, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(shadow_bool, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(shadow_color, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(shadow_distance, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(shadow_softness, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(shadow_opacity, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
+    shadow_enable(false);
 
 	connect(shadow_bool, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(shadow_enable(bool)));
 	connect(outline_bool, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(outline_enable(bool)));
diff --git a/effects/internal/toneeffect.cpp b/effects/internal/toneeffect.cpp
index 873a70817..bb0fb7ac8 100644
--- a/effects/internal/toneeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/toneeffect.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ ToneEffect::ToneEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) : Effect(c, em), sinX(INT_
 	amount_val->set_double_default_value(25);
 
     mix_val = add_row("Mix:")->add_field(EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL, "mix");
-	mix_val->set_bool_value(true);
-
-	connect(freq_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(amount_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(mix_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
+    mix_val->set_bool_value(true);
 }
 
 void ToneEffect::process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8 *samples, int nb_bytes, int) {
diff --git a/effects/internal/transformeffect.cpp b/effects/internal/transformeffect.cpp
index 894b291e2..52cf6d7eb 100644
--- a/effects/internal/transformeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/transformeffect.cpp
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ TransformEffect::TransformEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta* em) : Effect(c, em)
 	blend_mode_box->set_combo_index(0);
 	refresh();
 
-	connect(position_x, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(position_y, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(scale_x, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(scale_y, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(uniform_scale_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(rotation, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(anchor_x_box, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(anchor_y_box, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(opacity, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
-	connect(blend_mode_box, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
 	connect(uniform_scale_field, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(toggle_uniform_scale(bool)));
 }
 
diff --git a/effects/internal/volumeeffect.cpp b/effects/internal/volumeeffect.cpp
index a876e810d..6a71d06a7 100644
--- a/effects/internal/volumeeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/volumeeffect.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ VolumeEffect::VolumeEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) : Effect(c, em) {
 	volume_val->set_double_minimum_value(0);
 
 	// set defaults
-	volume_val->set_double_default_value(100);
-
-	connect(volume_val, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
+    volume_val->set_double_default_value(100);
 }
 
 void VolumeEffect::process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8* samples, int nb_bytes, int) {
diff --git a/project/effectrow.cpp b/project/effectrow.cpp
index 0772162f0..c3804be1f 100644
--- a/project/effectrow.cpp
+++ b/project/effectrow.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ EffectField* EffectRow::add_field(int type, const QString& id, int colspan) {
     fields.append(field);
     QWidget* element = field->get_ui_element();
     ui->addWidget(element, ui_row, fields.size(), 1, colspan);
+    connect(field, SIGNAL(changed()), parent_effect, SLOT(field_changed()));
     return field;
 }