--- a/dmtimelinew.c	Fri Oct 19 16:28:06 2012 +0300
+++ b/dmtimelinew.c	Fri Oct 19 17:49:22 2012 +0300
@@ -260,12 +260,10 @@
 }
 
 
-int dmTimelineEventSetEffect(DMTimelineEvent *event, const char *name)
+int dmTimelineEventSetEffect(DMTimelineEvent *event, DMEffect *ef)
 {
     int param;
-    DMEffect *ef;
-
-    if ((ef = engineFindEffectByName(name)) == NULL)
+    if (ef == NULL)
         return DMERR_INVALID_DATA;
 
     event->effect = ef;
@@ -299,6 +297,21 @@
 }
 
 
+int dmTimelineEventSetEffectByIndex(DMTimelineEvent *event, const int index)
+{
+    if (index < 0 || index >= nengineEffects)
+        return DMERR_INVALID_DATA;
+
+    return dmTimelineEventSetEffect(event, &engineEffects[index]);
+}
+
+
+int dmTimelineEventSetEffectByName(DMTimelineEvent *event, const char *name)
+{
+    return dmTimelineEventSetEffect(event, engineFindEffectByName(name));
+}
+
+
 DMTimelineEvent *dmTimelineGetEventAt(DMTimelineTrack *track, const int time)
 {
     int event;