Apply BlurPro to a clip in your timeline, like any built-in video effect. (Don't know how? Click here to see how to apply and use CreativEase effects.)
After the BlurPro interface appears, either:
Choose a pre-made effect. Choose a saved setting or one or more section presets to INSTANTLY form a particular look.
Saved Settings
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Section Presets
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| Click the 'load' button at the top of our plugin to select a saved
setting, which will instantly configure ALL CONTROLS into a cool effect.Several
subfolders are included, organized by style. Single-click any saved
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Click any section's Section Presets button, which will instantly configure controls ONLY
IN THAT SECTION into a powerful combination. Presets are a great way to QUICKLY build USEFUL effects from scratch, or to modify a saved setting. Try a few -- THOUSANDS of combinations are provided! |
OR create a custom effect by manually adjusting. For
this latter approach, generally the power of BlurPro is most easily accessed in
four steps:
STEP 1. Select the type of blur and set its strength. In the Blur > Type section, Box, Fast, and Gaussian options are available. Gaussian is highest quality
but slowest to render. Adjust the blur's strength with the Size slider.
STEP 2. Stylize the blur effect. Use the Style section to selectively preserve edges, to keep highlights or shadows unchanged,
or to sharpen the entire image or only certain edges. BlurPro makes it easy to
selectively sharpen some image areas but soften others, thus a wide variety of
uniquely beautiful custom looks are possible. Adjust the Amount slider to determine the style's strength. For Preserve Edges, Unsharp Edges and Blarpen options, Amount sets the "threshold" and
therefore an optimal value is typically 10-30%.
After activating a style, you may need to fine-tune Blur > Size further (see Step 1 above).
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| ORIGINAL image |
Preserve Edges |
Preserve Edges (more) |
Blur Light |
Blur Light (more) |
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| Blur Dark |
Blur Dark (more) |
Unsharp Mask |
Unsharp Mask (more) |
Unsharp Edges |
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| Blarpen |
Blarpen (more) |
Blarpen (softer) |
High-Pass |
Light Relief |
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| Light Relief (more) |
Light Relief (softer) |
Dark Relief |
Dark Relief (softer) |
Relief |
• Blur > Size and Style > Amount can be set to extreme values to create some very unique looks, as shown above.
And keep in mind you can apply BlurPro more than once to the same clip to emphasize
certain features with each pass. Abstract effects, very cool animated looks, soft
dreamy styles, and more are possible. Experiment!
STEP 3. Blend the effect with the source image
(if desired). Blending the effect with the source image can produce a different
look than simply decreasing Size/Amount sliders.
Experiment with the Source control if you desire to strengthen detail or color in your clip while still retaining
some softening. Higher values show more of the clip's
source image.
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Preserve
Edges (high) |
Source
> Amount = 50 |
TIP: While adjusting settings for a subtle BlurPro effect, to more easily see where it will modify the image, temporarily choose Style > High-Pass.
STEP 4. Limit
or animate the effect area with a Pixelan spice. BlurPro utilizes the soft/organic
power of Pixelan spices (derived from our popular SpiceMASTER plug-in)
to geometrically mask where the effect (created from other BlurPro controls) will
appear within the frame. Untwirl the Spice Effect tab to reveal
spice controls to be used together with the Choose Spice File
button and related settings.
You could have the BlurPro effect appear only where your subject is rather than
over the entire image, for example, or keep the BlurPro effect in outer areas
to softly frame your subject. By keyframing the Position control, you can even have the effect area track your subject's movement. By keyframing
the Progress slider with an Iris spice, for example,
you could have the blur flow from your subject organically outward to the
frame edge. Or wash the blur effect across the screen. (If you are familiar with
our SpiceMASTER plug-in, Progress is just like Completion
in SpiceMASTER.) Using the powerful and unique Mixer slider, you can alter the spice geometry to match your content, so that BlurPro
effect is in just light or dark areas. The creative possibilities are nearly infinite!
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Gaussian
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Elliptic
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Mixer applied to modify elliptic mask to match eye |
Note that to see Mixer results, Spice Effect > Effect must be On and Progress must not equal 0 or 100%.
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