diff --git a/effects/internal/vsthostwin.cpp b/effects/internal/vsthostwin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..093298907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/internal/vsthostwin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+#include "vsthostwin.h"
+
+// adapted from http://teragonaudio.com/article/How-to-make-your-own-VST-host.html
+
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QDialog>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QXmlStreamWriter>
+
+#include "playback/audio.h"
+#include "mainwindow.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#define BLOCK_SIZE 512
+#define CHANNEL_COUNT 2
+
+// C callbacks
+extern "C" {
+	// Main host callback
+	VstIntPtr VSTCALLBACK hostCallback(AEffect *effect, int opcode, int index, long long value, void *ptr, float opt) {
+		switch(opcode) {
+		case audioMasterVersion:
+			return 2400;
+		case audioMasterIdle:
+			effect->dispatcher(effect, effEditIdle, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+			break;
+		case 6: // audioMasterWantMidi
+			return 0;
+		case audioMasterGetCurrentProcessLevel:
+			return 0;
+		// Handle other opcodes here... there will be lots of them
+		case audioMasterEndEdit: // change made
+			mainWindow->setWindowModified(true);
+			break;
+		default:
+			dout << "[INFO] Plugin requested unhandled opcode" << opcode;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Plugin's entry point
+typedef AEffect *(*vstPluginFuncPtr)(audioMasterCallback host);
+// Plugin's getParameter() method
+typedef float (*getParameterFuncPtr)(AEffect *effect, VstInt32 index);
+// Plugin's setParameter() method
+typedef void (*setParameterFuncPtr)(AEffect *effect, VstInt32 index, float value);
+// Plugin's processEvents() method
+typedef VstInt32 (*processEventsFuncPtr)(VstEvents *events);
+// Plugin's process() method
+typedef void (*processFuncPtr)(AEffect *effect, float **inputs, float **outputs, VstInt32 sampleFrames);
+
+void VSTHostWin::loadPlugin() {
+	QString dll_fn = file_field->get_filename(0, true);
+	LPCWSTR dll_fn_w = reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t*>(dll_fn.utf16());
+
+	modulePtr = LoadLibrary(dll_fn_w);
+	if(modulePtr == NULL) {
+		DWORD dll_err = GetLastError();
+		dout << "[ERROR] Failed to load VST" << dll_fn_w << "-" << dll_err;
+		QString msg_err = "Failed to load VST plugin \"" + dll_fn + "\": " + QString::number(dll_err);
+		if (dll_err == 193) {
+#ifdef _WIN64
+			msg_err += "\n\nNOTE: You can't load 32-bit VST plugins into a 64-bit build of Olive. Please find a 64-bit version of this plugin or switch to a 32-bit build of Olive.";
+#elif _WIN32
+			msg_err += "\n\nNOTE: You can't load 64-bit VST plugins into a 32-bit build of Olive. Please find a 32-bit version of this plugin or switch to a 64-bit build of Olive.";
+#endif
+		}
+		QMessageBox::critical(mainWindow, "Error loading VST plugin", msg_err);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	vstPluginFuncPtr mainEntryPoint =
+	(vstPluginFuncPtr)GetProcAddress(modulePtr, "VSTPluginMain");
+	// Instantiate the plugin
+	plugin = mainEntryPoint(hostCallback);
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::freePlugin() {
+	if (plugin != NULL) {
+		stopPlugin();
+		FreeLibrary(modulePtr);
+		plugin = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+bool VSTHostWin::configurePluginCallbacks() {
+	// Check plugin's magic number
+	// If incorrect, then the file either was not loaded properly, is not a
+	// real VST plugin, or is otherwise corrupt.
+	if(plugin->magic != kEffectMagic) {
+		dout << "[ERROR] Plugin's magic number is bad";
+		QMessageBox::critical(mainWindow, "VST Error", "Plugin's magic number is invalid");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Create dispatcher handle
+	dispatcher = (dispatcherFuncPtr)(plugin->dispatcher);
+
+	// Set up plugin callback functions
+	plugin->getParameter = (getParameterFuncPtr)plugin->getParameter;
+	plugin->processReplacing = (processFuncPtr)plugin->processReplacing;
+	plugin->setParameter = (setParameterFuncPtr)plugin->setParameter;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::startPlugin() {
+	dispatcher(plugin, effOpen, 0, 0, NULL, 0.0f);
+
+	// Set some default properties
+	dispatcher(plugin, effSetSampleRate, 0, 0, NULL, current_audio_freq());
+	dispatcher(plugin, effSetBlockSize, 0, BLOCK_SIZE, NULL, 0.0f);
+
+	resumePlugin();
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::stopPlugin() {
+	suspendPlugin();
+
+	dispatcher(plugin, effClose, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::resumePlugin() {
+	dispatcher(plugin, effMainsChanged, 0, 1, NULL, 0.0f);
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::suspendPlugin() {
+	dispatcher(plugin, effMainsChanged, 0, 0, NULL, 0.0f);
+}
+
+bool VSTHostWin::canPluginDo(char *canDoString) {
+	return (dispatcher(plugin, effCanDo, 0, 0, (void*)canDoString, 0.0f) > 0);
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::initializeIO() {
+	// inputs and outputs are assumed to be float** and are declared elsewhere,
+	// most likely the are fields owned by this class. numChannels and blocksize
+	// are also fields, both should be size_t (or unsigned int, if you prefer).
+	inputs = new float* [CHANNEL_COUNT];
+	outputs = new float* [CHANNEL_COUNT];
+	for(int channel = 0; channel < CHANNEL_COUNT; channel++) {
+		inputs[channel] = new float[BLOCK_SIZE];
+		outputs[channel] = new float[BLOCK_SIZE];
+	}
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::processAudio(long numFrames) {
+	// Always reset the output array before processing.
+	for (int i=0;i<CHANNEL_COUNT;i++) {
+		memset(outputs[i], 0, BLOCK_SIZE*sizeof(float));
+	}
+
+	plugin->processReplacing(plugin, inputs, outputs, numFrames);
+}
+
+VSTHostWin::VSTHostWin(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) : Effect(c, em) {
+	plugin = NULL;
+
+	initializeIO();
+
+	file_field = add_row("Plugin", true, false)->add_field(EFFECT_FIELD_FILE, "filename");
+	connect(file_field, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(change_plugin()));
+
+	EffectRow* interface_row = add_row("Interface", false, false);
+	show_interface_btn = new QPushButton("Show");
+	show_interface_btn->setCheckable(true);
+	show_interface_btn->setEnabled(false);
+	connect(show_interface_btn, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(show_interface(bool)));
+	interface_row->add_widget(show_interface_btn);
+
+	dialog = new QDialog(mainWindow);
+	dialog->setWindowTitle("VST Plugin");
+	dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_NativeWindow, true);
+	dialog->setWindowFlags(dialog->windowFlags() | Qt::MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint);
+	connect(dialog, SIGNAL(finished(int)), this, SLOT(uncheck_show_button()));
+}
+
+VSTHostWin::~VSTHostWin() {
+	freePlugin();
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8* samples, int nb_bytes, int) {
+	if (plugin != NULL) {
+		int interval = BLOCK_SIZE*4;
+		for (int i=0;i<nb_bytes;i+=interval) {
+			int process_size = qMin(interval, nb_bytes - i);
+			int lim = i + process_size;
+
+			// convert to float
+			for (int j=i;j<lim;j+=4) {
+				qint16 left_sample = (qint16) (((samples[j+1] & 0xFF) << 8) | (samples[j] & 0xFF));
+				qint16 right_sample = (qint16) (((samples[j+3] & 0xFF) << 8) | (samples[j+2] & 0xFF));
+
+				int index = (j-i)>>2;
+				inputs[0][index] = float(left_sample) / float(INT16_MAX);
+				inputs[1][index] = float(right_sample) / float(INT16_MAX);
+			}
+
+			// send to VST
+			processAudio(process_size>>2);
+
+			// convert back to int16
+			for (int j=i;j<lim;j+=4) {
+				int index = (j-i)>>2;
+
+				qint16 left_sample = qRound(outputs[0][index] * INT16_MAX);
+				qint16 right_sample = qRound(outputs[1][index] * INT16_MAX);
+
+				samples[j+3] = (quint8) (right_sample >> 8);
+				samples[j+2] = (quint8) right_sample;
+				samples[j+1] = (quint8) (left_sample >> 8);
+				samples[j] = (quint8) left_sample;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::custom_load(QXmlStreamReader &stream) {
+	if (stream.name() == "plugindata") {
+		stream.readNext();
+		QByteArray b = QByteArray::fromBase64(stream.text().toUtf8());
+		const char* data = b.constData();
+		if (plugin != NULL) {
+			dispatcher(plugin, effSetChunk, 0, (VstInt32) b.size(), (void*) b.constData(), 0);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::save(QXmlStreamWriter &stream) {
+	Effect::save(stream);
+	if (plugin != NULL) {
+		char* p = NULL;
+		VstInt32 length = dispatcher(plugin, effGetChunk, 0, 0, &p, 0);
+		QByteArray b(p, length);
+		stream.writeTextElement("plugindata", b.toBase64());
+	}
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::show_interface(bool show) {
+	dialog->setVisible(show);
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::uncheck_show_button() {
+	show_interface_btn->setChecked(false);
+}
+
+void VSTHostWin::change_plugin() {
+	freePlugin();
+	loadPlugin();
+	if (plugin != NULL) {
+		if (configurePluginCallbacks()) {
+			startPlugin();
+			dispatcher(plugin, effEditOpen, 0, 0, reinterpret_cast<HWND>(dialog->winId()), 0);
+			ERect* eRect = NULL;
+			plugin->dispatcher(plugin, effEditGetRect, 0, 0, &eRect, 0);
+			dialog->setFixedWidth(eRect->right);
+			dialog->setFixedHeight(eRect->bottom);
+		} else {
+			FreeLibrary(modulePtr);
+			plugin = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	show_interface_btn->setEnabled(plugin != NULL);
+}
diff --git a/effects/internal/vsthostwin.h b/effects/internal/vsthostwin.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf057cfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/internal/vsthostwin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#ifndef VSTHOSTWIN_H
+#define VSTHOSTWIN_H
+
+#include "project/effect.h"
+
+#include <vst/aeffectx.h>
+
+// Plugin's dispatcher function
+typedef VstIntPtr (*dispatcherFuncPtr)(AEffect *effect, VstInt32 opCode, VstInt32 index, VstInt32 value, void *ptr, float opt);
+
+struct AEffect;
+class QDialog;
+
+class VSTHostWin : public Effect {
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	VSTHostWin(Clip* c, const EffectMeta* em);
+	~VSTHostWin();
+	void process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8* samples, int nb_bytes, int channel_count);
+
+	void custom_load(QXmlStreamReader& stream);
+	void save(QXmlStreamWriter& stream);
+private slots:
+	void show_interface(bool show);
+	void uncheck_show_button();
+	void change_plugin();
+private:
+	EffectField* file_field;
+
+	void loadPlugin();
+	void freePlugin();
+	dispatcherFuncPtr dispatcher;
+	AEffect* plugin;
+	bool configurePluginCallbacks();
+	void startPlugin();
+	void stopPlugin();
+	void resumePlugin();
+	void suspendPlugin();
+	bool canPluginDo(char *canDoString);
+	void initializeIO();
+	void processAudio(long numFrames);
+	float** inputs;
+	float** outputs;
+	QDialog* dialog;
+	QPushButton* show_interface_btn;
+	HMODULE modulePtr;
+};
+
+#endif // VSTHOSTWIN_H
diff --git a/olive.pro b/olive.pro
index 40185c471..b514c823f 100644
--- a/olive.pro
+++ b/olive.pro
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ SOURCES += \
     project/keyframe.cpp \
     ui/rectangleselect.cpp \
     dialogs/actionsearch.cpp \
+    ui/embeddedfilechooser.cpp \
     effects/internal/fillleftrighteffect.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
@@ -206,13 +207,17 @@ HEADERS += \
     project/keyframe.h \
     ui/rectangleselect.h \
     dialogs/actionsearch.h \
+    ui/embeddedfilechooser.h \
     effects/internal/fillleftrighteffect.h
 
 FORMS +=
 
 win32 {
     RC_FILE = packaging/windows/resources.rc
-    LIBS += -lavutil -lavformat -lavcodec -lavfilter -lswscale -lswresample -lopengl32
+    LIBS += -lavutil -lavformat -lavcodec -lavfilter -lswscale -lswresample -lopengl32 -luser32
+	
+	SOURCES += effects/internal/vsthostwin.cpp
+	HEADERS += effects/internal/vsthostwin.h
 }
 
 mac {
diff --git a/project/effect.cpp b/project/effect.cpp
index add2c2a5b..9a872d57f 100644
--- a/project/effect.cpp
+++ b/project/effect.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #include "effects/internal/paneffect.h"
 #include "effects/internal/shakeeffect.h"
 #include "effects/internal/cornerpineffect.h"
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include "effects/internal/vsthostwin.h"
+#endif
 #include "effects/internal/fillleftrighteffect.h"
 
 #include <QCheckBox>
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ Effect* create_effect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta* em) {
 		case EFFECT_INTERNAL_SHAKE: return new ShakeEffect(c, em);
 		case EFFECT_INTERNAL_CORNERPIN: return new CornerPinEffect(c, em);
 		case EFFECT_INTERNAL_FILLLEFTRIGHT: return new FillLeftRightEffect(c, em);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		case EFFECT_INTERNAL_VST: return new VSTHostWin(c, em);
+#endif
 		}
 	} else {
 		dout << "[ERROR] Invalid effect data";
@@ -94,6 +100,12 @@ void load_internal_effects() {
 	em.internal = EFFECT_INTERNAL_PAN;
 	effects.append(em);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	em.name = "VST Plugin 2.x";
+	em.internal = EFFECT_INTERNAL_VST;
+	effects.append(em);
+#endif
+
 	em.name = "Tone";
 	em.internal = EFFECT_INTERNAL_TONE;
 	effects.append(em);
@@ -313,6 +325,8 @@ Effect::Effect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) :
 											type = EFFECT_FIELD_FONT;
 										} else if (comp == "STRING") {
 											type = EFFECT_FIELD_STRING;
+										} else if (comp == "FILE") {
+											type = EFFECT_FIELD_FILE;
 										}
 									} else if (attr.name() == "id") {
 										id = attr.value().toString();
@@ -405,6 +419,14 @@ Effect::Effect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) :
 											}
 										}
 										break;
+									case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE:
+										for (int i=0;i<attributes.size();i++) {
+											const QXmlStreamAttribute& attr = attributes.at(i);
+											if (attr.name() == "filename") {
+												field->set_filename(attr.value().toString());
+											}
+										}
+										break;
 									}
 								}
 							}
@@ -477,7 +499,7 @@ void Effect::copy_field_keyframes(Effect* e) {
 	}
 }
 
-EffectRow* Effect::add_row(const QString& name, bool savable) {
+EffectRow* Effect::add_row(const QString& name, bool savable, bool keyframable) {
 	EffectRow* row = new EffectRow(this, savable, ui_layout, name, rows.size());
 	rows.append(row);
 	return row;
@@ -586,10 +608,12 @@ QVariant load_data_from_string(int type, const QString& string) {
 	switch (type) {
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_DOUBLE: return string.toDouble();
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_COLOR: return QColor(string);
-	case EFFECT_FIELD_STRING: return string;
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL: return (string == "1");
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_COMBO: return string.toInt();
-	case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT: return string;
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_STRING:
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT:
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE:
+		 return string;
 	}
 	return QVariant();
 }
@@ -598,10 +622,12 @@ QString save_data_to_string(int type, const QVariant& data) {
 	switch (type) {
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_DOUBLE: return QString::number(data.toDouble());
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_COLOR: return data.value<QColor>().name();
-	case EFFECT_FIELD_STRING: return data.toString();
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL: return QString::number(data.toBool());
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_COMBO: return QString::number(data.toInt());
-	case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT: return data.toString();
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_STRING:
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT:
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE:
+		return data.toString();
 	}
 	return QString();
 }
@@ -621,42 +647,6 @@ void Effect::load(QXmlStreamReader& stream) {
 				while (!stream.atEnd() && !(stream.name() == "row" && stream.isEndElement())) {
 					stream.readNext();
 
-					// read keyframes
-					/*if (stream.name() == "keyframes" && stream.isStartElement()) {
-						for (int k=0;k<stream.attributes().size();k++) {
-							const QXmlStreamAttribute& attr = stream.attributes().at(k);
-							if (attr.name() == "enabled") {
-								row->setKeyframing(attr.value() == "1");
-							}
-						}
-						if (row->isKeyframing()) {
-							stream.readNext();
-							while (!stream.atEnd() && !(stream.name() == "keyframes" && stream.isEndElement())) {
-								if (stream.name() == "key" && stream.isStartElement()) {
-									long keyframe_frame;
-									int keyframe_type;
-									for (int k=0;k<stream.attributes().size();k++) {
-										const QXmlStreamAttribute& attr = stream.attributes().at(k);
-										if (attr.name() == "frame") {
-											keyframe_frame = attr.value().toLong();
-										} else if (attr.name() == "type") {
-											keyframe_type = attr.value().toInt();
-										}
-									}
-									for (int k=0;k<row->fieldCount();k++) {
-										EffectField* field = row->field(k);
-										EffectKeyframe key;
-										key.time = keyframe_frame;
-										key.type = keyframe_type;
-										field->keyframes.append(key);
-									}
-								}
-								stream.readNext();
-							}
-						}
-						stream.readNext();
-					}*/
-
 					// read field
 					if (stream.name() == "field" && stream.isStartElement()) {
 						if (field_count < row->fieldCount()) {
@@ -678,9 +668,6 @@ void Effect::load(QXmlStreamReader& stream) {
 								}
 							}
 
-							// TODO DEPRECATED, only used for backwards compatibility with 180820
-							if (!found_field_by_id) dout << "[INFO] Found field by field number";
-
 							EffectField* field = row->field(field_number);
 
 							// get current field value
@@ -732,10 +719,14 @@ void Effect::load(QXmlStreamReader& stream) {
 				dout << "[ERROR] Too many rows for effect" << id << ". Project might be corrupt. (Got" << row_count << ", expected <" << rows.size()-1 << ")";
 			}
 			row_count++;
+		} else if (stream.isStartElement()) {
+			custom_load(stream);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+void Effect::custom_load(QXmlStreamReader &stream) {}
+
 void Effect::save(QXmlStreamWriter& stream) {
 	stream.writeAttribute("name", meta->name);
 	stream.writeAttribute("enabled", QString::number(is_enabled()));
@@ -885,6 +876,7 @@ void Effect::process_shader(double timecode, GLTextureCoords&) {
 					glslProgram->setUniformValue(field->id.toUtf8().constData(), field->get_combo_index(timecode));
 					break;
 				case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT: break; // can you even send a string to a uniform value?
+				case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE: break; // can you even send a string to a uniform value?
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -920,27 +912,7 @@ GLuint Effect::process_superimpose(double timecode) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-//void Effect::process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8* samples, int nb_bytes, int channel_count) {
-void Effect::process_audio(double, double, quint8*, int, int) {
-	// only volume/pan, hand off to AU and VST for all other cases
-
-	/*double interval = (timecode_end-timecode_start)/nb_bytes;
-
-	for (int i=0;i<nb_bytes;i+=2) {
-		qint32 samp = (qint16) (((samples[i+1] & 0xFF) << 8) | (samples[i] & 0xFF));
-
-		jsEngine.globalObject().setProperty("sample", samp);
-		jsEngine.globalObject().setProperty("volume", row(0)->field(0)->get_double_value(timecode_start+(interval*i), true));
-		QJSValue result = eval.call();
-		samp = result.toInt();
-		QJSValueList args;
-		args << samples << nb_bytes;
-
-
-		samples[i+1] = (quint8) (samp >> 8);
-		samples[i] = (quint8) samp;
-	}*/
-}
+void Effect::process_audio(double, double, quint8*, int, int) {}
 
 void Effect::gizmo_draw(double, GLTextureCoords &) {}
 
diff --git a/project/effect.h b/project/effect.h
index b11bf8fae..f3f39e7d9 100644
--- a/project/effect.h
+++ b/project/effect.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extern QMutex effects_loaded;
 #define EFFECT_INTERNAL_TIMECODE 8
 #define EFFECT_INTERNAL_MASK 9
 #define EFFECT_INTERNAL_FILLLEFTRIGHT 10
-
+#define EFFECT_INTERNAL_VST 11
 #define EFFECT_INTERNAL_CORNERPIN 12
 #define EFFECT_INTERNAL_COUNT 13
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
 	QString name;
 	CollapsibleWidget* container;
 
-	EffectRow* add_row(const QString &name, bool savable = true);
+	EffectRow* add_row(const QString &name, bool savable = true, bool keyframable = true);
 	EffectRow* row(int i);
 	int row_count();
 
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ public:
 	void copy_field_keyframes(Effect *e);
 
 	void load(QXmlStreamReader& stream);
-	void save(QXmlStreamWriter& stream);
+	virtual void custom_load(QXmlStreamReader& stream);
+	virtual void save(QXmlStreamWriter& stream);
 
 	// glsl handling
 	bool is_open();
diff --git a/project/effectfield.cpp b/project/effectfield.cpp
index 6eda75505..f6626dc91 100644
--- a/project/effectfield.cpp
+++ b/project/effectfield.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "ui/checkboxex.h"
 #include "ui/comboboxex.h"
 #include "ui/fontcombobox.h"
+#include "ui/embeddedfilechooser.h"
 
 #include "effectrow.h"
 #include "effect.h"
@@ -70,6 +71,13 @@ EffectField::EffectField(EffectRow *parent, int t, const QString &i) :
 		connect(fcb, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(ui_element_change()));
 	}
 		break;
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE:
+	{
+		EmbeddedFileChooser* efc = new EmbeddedFileChooser();
+		ui_element = efc;
+		connect(efc, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(ui_element_change()));
+	}
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +89,7 @@ QVariant EffectField::get_previous_data() {
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL: return !static_cast<QCheckBox*>(ui_element)->isChecked();
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_COMBO: return static_cast<ComboBoxEx*>(ui_element)->getPreviousIndex();
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT: return static_cast<FontCombobox*>(ui_element)->getPreviousValue();
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE: return static_cast<EmbeddedFileChooser*>(ui_element)->getPreviousValue();
 	}
 	return QVariant();
 }
@@ -93,6 +102,7 @@ QVariant EffectField::get_current_data() {
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL: return static_cast<QCheckBox*>(ui_element)->isChecked();
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_COMBO: return static_cast<ComboBoxEx*>(ui_element)->currentIndex();
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT: return static_cast<FontCombobox*>(ui_element)->currentText();
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE: return static_cast<EmbeddedFileChooser*>(ui_element)->getFilename();
 	}
 	return QVariant();
 }
@@ -113,6 +123,7 @@ void EffectField::set_current_data(const QVariant& data) {
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL: return static_cast<QCheckBox*>(ui_element)->setChecked(data.toBool());
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_COMBO: return static_cast<ComboBoxEx*>(ui_element)->setCurrentIndexEx(data.toInt());
 	case EFFECT_FIELD_FONT: return static_cast<FontCombobox*>(ui_element)->setCurrentTextEx(data.toString());
+	case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE: return static_cast<EmbeddedFileChooser*>(ui_element)->setFilename(data.toString());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +257,12 @@ QVariant EffectField::validate_keyframe_data(double timecode, bool async) {
 			}
 			static_cast<FontCombobox*>(ui_element)->setCurrentTextEx(before_data.toString());
 			break;
+		case EFFECT_FIELD_FILE:
+			if (async) {
+				return before_data;
+			}
+			static_cast<EmbeddedFileChooser*>(ui_element)->setFilename(before_data.toString());
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	return QVariant();
@@ -313,12 +330,12 @@ int EffectField::get_combo_index(double timecode, bool async) {
 	return static_cast<ComboBoxEx*>(ui_element)->currentIndex();
 }
 
-const QVariant EffectField::get_combo_data(double timecode) {
+QVariant EffectField::get_combo_data(double timecode) {
 	validate_keyframe_data(timecode);
 	return static_cast<ComboBoxEx*>(ui_element)->currentData();
 }
 
-const QString EffectField::get_combo_string(double timecode) {
+QString EffectField::get_combo_string(double timecode) {
 	validate_keyframe_data(timecode);
 	return static_cast<ComboBoxEx*>(ui_element)->currentText();
 }
@@ -343,7 +360,7 @@ void EffectField::set_bool_value(bool b) {
 	return static_cast<QCheckBox*>(ui_element)->setChecked(b);
 }
 
-const QString EffectField::get_string_value(double timecode, bool async) {
+QString EffectField::get_string_value(double timecode, bool async) {
 	if (async && hasKeyframes()) {
 		return validate_keyframe_data(timecode, true).toString();
 	}
@@ -355,7 +372,7 @@ void EffectField::set_string_value(const QString& s) {
 	static_cast<TextEditEx*>(ui_element)->setPlainTextEx(s);
 }
 
-const QString EffectField::get_font_name(double timecode, bool async) {
+QString EffectField::get_font_name(double timecode, bool async) {
 	if (async && hasKeyframes()) {
 		return validate_keyframe_data(timecode, true).toString();
 	}
@@ -378,3 +395,15 @@ QColor EffectField::get_color_value(double timecode, bool async) {
 void EffectField::set_color_value(QColor color) {
 	static_cast<ColorButton*>(ui_element)->set_color(color);
 }
+
+QString EffectField::get_filename(double timecode, bool async) {
+	if (async && hasKeyframes()) {
+		return validate_keyframe_data(timecode, true).toString();
+	}
+	validate_keyframe_data(timecode);
+	return static_cast<EmbeddedFileChooser*>(ui_element)->getFilename();
+}
+
+void EffectField::set_filename(const QString &s) {
+	static_cast<EmbeddedFileChooser*>(ui_element)->setFilename(s);
+}
diff --git a/project/effectfield.h b/project/effectfield.h
index c946c475b..0e836feaf 100644
--- a/project/effectfield.h
+++ b/project/effectfield.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define EFFECT_FIELD_BOOL 3
 #define EFFECT_FIELD_COMBO 4
 #define EFFECT_FIELD_FONT 5
+#define EFFECT_FIELD_FILE 6
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QVariant>
@@ -39,25 +40,28 @@ public:
 	void set_double_minimum_value(double v);
 	void set_double_maximum_value(double v);
 
-	const QString get_string_value(double timecode, bool async = false);
+	QString get_string_value(double timecode, bool async = false);
 	void set_string_value(const QString &s);
 
 	void add_combo_item(const QString& name, const QVariant &data);
 	int get_combo_index(double timecode, bool async = false);
-	const QVariant get_combo_data(double timecode);
-	const QString get_combo_string(double timecode);
+	QVariant get_combo_data(double timecode);
+	QString get_combo_string(double timecode);
 	void set_combo_index(int index);
 	void set_combo_string(const QString& s);
 
 	bool get_bool_value(double timecode, bool async = false);
 	void set_bool_value(bool b);
 
-	const QString get_font_name(double timecode, bool async = false);
+	QString get_font_name(double timecode, bool async = false);
 	void set_font_name(const QString& s);
 
 	QColor get_color_value(double timecode, bool async = false);
 	void set_color_value(QColor color);
 
+	QString get_filename(double timecode, bool async = false);
+	void set_filename(const QString& s);
+
 	QWidget* get_ui_element();
 	void set_enabled(bool e);
 	QVector<EffectKeyframe> keyframes;
diff --git a/project/effectrow.cpp b/project/effectrow.cpp
index 08a5608f5..7f574d379 100644
--- a/project/effectrow.cpp
+++ b/project/effectrow.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "ui/keyframenavigator.h"
 #include "ui/clickablelabel.h"
 
-EffectRow::EffectRow(Effect *parent, bool save, QGridLayout *uilayout, const QString &n, int row) :
+EffectRow::EffectRow(Effect *parent, bool save, QGridLayout *uilayout, const QString &n, int row, bool keyframable) :
 	parent_effect(parent),
 	savable(save),
 	keyframing(false),
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ EffectRow::EffectRow(Effect *parent, bool save, QGridLayout *uilayout, const QSt
 
 	ui->addWidget(label, row, 0);
 
-	if (parent_effect->meta->type != EFFECT_TYPE_TRANSITION) {
+	column_count = 1;
+
+	if (parent_effect->meta->type != EFFECT_TYPE_TRANSITION && keyframable) {
 		connect(label, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(focus_row()));
 
 		keyframe_nav = new KeyframeNavigator();
@@ -145,11 +147,17 @@ EffectField* EffectRow::add_field(int type, const QString& id, int colspan) {
 	if (parent_effect->meta->type != EFFECT_TYPE_TRANSITION) connect(field, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(focus_row()));
 	fields.append(field);
 	QWidget* element = field->get_ui_element();
-	ui->addWidget(element, ui_row, fields.size(), 1, colspan);
+	ui->addWidget(element, ui_row, column_count, 1, colspan);
+	column_count++;
 	connect(field, SIGNAL(changed()), parent_effect, SLOT(field_changed()));
 	return field;
 }
 
+void EffectRow::add_widget(QWidget* w) {
+	ui->addWidget(w, ui_row, column_count);
+	column_count++;
+}
+
 EffectRow::~EffectRow() {
 	for (int i=0;i<fields.size();i++) {
 		delete fields.at(i);
diff --git a/project/effectrow.h b/project/effectrow.h
index ad91a5ab9..8ad91be23 100644
--- a/project/effectrow.h
+++ b/project/effectrow.h
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ class ClickableLabel;
 class EffectRow : public QObject {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
-	EffectRow(Effect* parent, bool save, QGridLayout* uilayout, const QString& n, int row);
+	EffectRow(Effect* parent, bool save, QGridLayout* uilayout, const QString& n, int row, bool keyframable = true);
 	~EffectRow();
 	EffectField* add_field(int type, const QString &id, int colspan = 1);
+	void add_widget(QWidget *w);
 	EffectField* field(int i);
 	int fieldCount();
 	void set_keyframe_now(ComboAction *ca);
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ private:
 	QVector<QVariant> unsafe_old_data;
 	QVector<bool> key_is_new;
 
+	int column_count;
 };
 
 #endif // EFFECTROW_H
diff --git a/ui/embeddedfilechooser.cpp b/ui/embeddedfilechooser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adb1e8484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/embeddedfilechooser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include "embeddedfilechooser.h"
+
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+
+EmbeddedFileChooser::EmbeddedFileChooser(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
+	QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout();
+	layout->setMargin(0);
+	setLayout(layout);
+	file_label = new QLabel();
+	update_label();
+	layout->addWidget(file_label);
+	QPushButton* browse_button = new QPushButton("...");
+	browse_button->setFixedWidth(25);
+	layout->addWidget(browse_button);
+	connect(browse_button, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(browse()));
+}
+
+const QString &EmbeddedFileChooser::getFilename() {
+	return filename;
+}
+
+const QString &EmbeddedFileChooser::getPreviousValue() {
+	return old_filename;
+}
+
+void EmbeddedFileChooser::setFilename(const QString &s) {
+	old_filename = filename;
+	filename = s;
+	update_label();
+	emit changed();
+}
+
+void EmbeddedFileChooser::update_label() {
+	QString l = "<html>File: ";
+	if (filename.isEmpty()) {
+		l += "(none)";
+	} else {
+		bool file_exists = QFileInfo::exists(filename);
+		if (!file_exists) l += "<font color='red'>";
+		QString short_fn = filename.mid(filename.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
+		if (short_fn.size() > 20) {
+			l += "..." + short_fn.right(20);
+		} else {
+			l += short_fn;
+		}
+		if (!file_exists) l += "</font>";
+	}
+	l += "</html>";
+	file_label->setText(l);
+}
+
+void EmbeddedFileChooser::browse() {
+	QString fn = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this);
+	if (!fn.isEmpty()) {
+		setFilename(fn);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ui/embeddedfilechooser.h b/ui/embeddedfilechooser.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a01fa31d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/embeddedfilechooser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef EMBEDDEDFILECHOOSER_H
+#define EMBEDDEDFILECHOOSER_H
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+class QLabel;
+
+class EmbeddedFileChooser : public QWidget {
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	EmbeddedFileChooser(QWidget* parent = 0);
+
+	const QString& getFilename();
+	const QString& getPreviousValue();
+	void setFilename(const QString& s);
+signals:
+	void changed();
+private:
+	QLabel* file_label;
+	QString filename;
+	QString old_filename;
+	void update_label();
+private slots:
+	void browse();
+};
+
+#endif // EMBEDDEDFILECHOOSER_H