.. meta:: :description: Overview of the blur filters. .. metadata-placeholder :authors: - Raghavendra Kamath :license: GNU free documentation license 1.3 or later. .. index:: Filters, Blur, Gaussian Blur .. _blur_filters.rst: ==== Blur ==== The blur filters are used to smoothen out the hard edges and details in the images. The resulting image is blurry. below is an example of a blurred image. The image of Kiki on right is the result of blur filter applied to the image on left. .. image:: /images/filters/Blur.png There are many different filters for blurring: Gaussian Blur ------------- You can input the horizontal and vertical radius for the amount of blurring here. .. image:: /images/filters/Gaussian-blur.png Motion Blur ----------- Doesn't only blur, but also subtly smudge an image into a direction of the specified angle thus giving a feel of motion to the image. This filter is often used to create effects of fast moving objects. .. image:: /images/filters/Motion-blur.png Blur ---- This filter creates a regular blur. .. image:: /images/filters/Blur-filter.png Lens Blur --------- Lens Blur Algorithm. .. image:: /images/filters/Lens-blur-filter.png