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Motion Blur

Directional motion blur for streaked speed and camera move.

Motion blur records movement across an exposure. Sports photographers pan with subjects; cinematographers choose shutter angles to taste; CGI fakes the streak so animation feels physical.

Direction and length turn a static frame into speed.

Motion Blur example
Example

Properties

  • Strength

    Range
    0.3 to 50
    Default
    19.054
  • Angle

    Range
    0 to 360
    Default
    0
  • Soft

    box blur (instead of Gaussian)

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0
  • Both directions

    sample both forward and backward blur directions

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    1
  • Blend mode

    Range
    Normal, Multiply, Lighten, Screen
    Default
    Normal
  • Opacity

    opacity of blurred layer

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.874
  • Enable mask

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0
  • Mask center

    Range
    0, 0 to 1, 1
    Default
    0.56, 0.529
  • Mask radius

    Range
    0.01 to 4
    Default
    0.288
  • Mask falloff

    Range
    0.5 to 6
    Default
    1.969
  • Mask aspect stretch

    Range
    0 to 5
    Default
    0
  • Mask rotation

    Range
    -180 to 180
    Default
    0
  • Invert mask

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0
  • Debug mask

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool…

rethings apply --effect motion-blur --set strength=19.0544 --set angle=0 -i input.jpg -o output.png

Gallery

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