Directional blur effect fast blur effect, Directional blur effect, Fast blur effect – Adobe After Effects User Manual
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Maximum Blur
Stretch Map To Fit
Direction
especially with animated blur layers such as those generated with the Turbulent Noise effect.
This effect works with 8-bpc, 16-bpc, and 32-bpc color.
Original (upper-left), blur layer (lower-left), and result (lower-right)
The maximum amount, in pixels, that any part of the affected layer can be blurred.
Stretches the control layer to the dimensions of the layer to which it is applied; otherwise, the control layer is centered on the
effect layer.
Steve Holmes provides a video tutorial on the
that demonstrates the use of the Compound Blur effect.
Directional Blur effect
The Directional Blur effect gives a layer the illusion of motion.
Andrew Kramer provides a video tutorial on his
in which he demonstrates the use of the Directional Blur effect to make a
gun slide look as if it is moving quickly.
This effect works with 8-bpc, 16-bpc, and 32-bpc color.
Original (left), and with effect applied (right)
The direction of the blur. The blur is applied equally on either side of the center of a pixel; therefore, a setting of 180° and a setting of
0° produce the same results.
Fast Blur effect
When layer quality is set to Best, Fast Blur is a close approximation of Gaussian Blur.
Stu Maschwitz compares the Box Blur, Fast Blur, and Gaussian Blur effects in a post on his
.
This effect works with 8-bpc, 16-bpc, and 32-bpc color.
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