diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/SongBgWithMovieViz.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/SongBgWithMovieViz.xml
index b116fe8c5f..d86000535c 100644
--- a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/SongBgWithMovieViz.xml
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/SongBgWithMovieViz.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 <ActorFrame><children>
 	<Layer
 		Type="@Sprite"
-		InitCommand="%function(self) self:LoadBackground( GAMESTATE:GetCurrentSong():GetBackgroundPath() ) end"
-		OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;ZoomToWidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;ZoomToHeight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,color(self.Color1)"
-	>
-		<Input Name="@Color1" />
-	</Layer>
+		InitCommand="%function(self) self:LoadBackground( GAMESTATE:GetCurrentSong():GetBackgroundPath() ) self.Color = Color1 end"
+		OnCommand="x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;ZoomToWidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;ZoomToHeight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,color(self.Color)"
+	/>
 	<Layer
 		File="P.File1"
-		InitCommand="Pause"
-		OnCommand="blend,add;x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;ZoomToWidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;ZoomToHeight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,color(self.Color2)"
+		InitCommand="%function(self) self:pause(); self.Color = Color2; end"
+		OnCommand="blend,add;x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;ZoomToWidth,SCREEN_WIDTH;ZoomToHeight,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,color(self.Color)"
 		GainFocusCommand="Play"
 		LoseFocusCommand="Pause"
-	>
-		<Input Name="@Color2" />
-	</Layer>
+	/>
 </children></ActorFrame>
diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml
index 1ad940400d..166424fb6d 100644
--- a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormal.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <ActorFrame><children>
 	<Layer
 		File="P.File1" 
-		OnCommand="scale_or_crop_background;diffuse,color(self.Color1)" 
+		InitCommand="%function(self) self.Color = Color1; end"
+		OnCommand="scale_or_crop_background;diffuse,color(self.Color)" 
 		GainFocusCommand="Play"
 		LoseFocusCommand="Pause"
-	>
-		<Input Name="@Color1" />
-	</Layer>
+	/>
 </children></ActorFrame>
diff --git a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalAlignLeft.xml b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalAlignLeft.xml
index c9dd10e1ac..3ac0e6d2f4 100644
--- a/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalAlignLeft.xml
+++ b/stepmania/BackgroundEffects/StretchNormalAlignLeft.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 <ActorFrame><children>
 	<Layer
 		File="P.File1" 
-		OnCommand="horizalign,left;scaletocover,0,0,SCREEN_WIDTH,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,color(self.Color1)" 
+		InitCommand="%function(self) self.Color = Color1; end"
+		OnCommand="horizalign,left;scaletocover,0,0,SCREEN_WIDTH,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffuse,color(self.Color)" 
 		GainFocusCommand="Play"
 		LoseFocusCommand="Pause"
-	>
-		<Input Name="@Color1" />
-	</Layer>
+	/>
 </children></ActorFrame>