diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/Centered.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/Centered.xml
index b305546a66..ff11b05e7e 100644
--- a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/Centered.xml
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/Centered.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <ActorFrame><children>
-	<AutoActor File="@File1" />
+	<AutoActor File="@File1" OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y" />
 </children></ActorFrame>
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diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml
index c5197a642b..789b757d1c 100644
--- a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 <ActorFrame><children>
-	<AutoActor File="@File1" OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;zoomtowidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;zoomtoheight,SCREEN_HEIGHT" />
+	<AutoActor 
+		File="@File1" 
+		OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;zoomtowidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;zoomtoheight,SCREEN_HEIGHT" 
+		GainFocusCommand="Play"
+		LoseFocusCommand="Pause"
+	/>
 </children></ActorFrame>
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diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalBlue.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalBlue.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5345331e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalBlue.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<ActorFrame><children>
+	<AutoActor File="@File1" OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;zoomtowidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;zoomtoheight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,0,0,1,1" />
+</children></ActorFrame>
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diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalGreen.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalGreen.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b0dab2fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalGreen.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<ActorFrame><children>
+	<AutoActor File="@File1" OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;zoomtowidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;zoomtoheight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,0,1,0,1" />
+</children></ActorFrame>
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diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalRed.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalRed.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d953d201c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalRed.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<ActorFrame><children>
+	<AutoActor File="@File1" OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;zoomtowidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;zoomtoheight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,1,0,0,1" />
+</children></ActorFrame>
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diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchPaused.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchPaused.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..364c1055b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchPaused.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<ActorFrame><children>
+	<AutoActor 
+		File="@File1" 
+		OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;zoomtowidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;zoomtoheight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;Pause" 
+	/>
+</children></ActorFrame>
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diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/UpperLeft.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/UpperLeft.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6403e9cc51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/UpperLeft.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<ActorFrame><children>
+	<!-- upper left corner -->
+	<AutoActor File="@File1" />
+</children></ActorFrame>
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