> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://animoia.gitbook.io/animoia-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://animoia.gitbook.io/animoia-docs/effects-reference/blur-sharpen.md). # Blur & Sharpen Softens or sharpens image detail. Every effect below is listed in the sidebar, so you can jump straight to one. Return to [Effects reference](/animoia-docs/effects-reference.md) for stack behavior shared by all effects. ## Gaussian Blur Softens or smears detail with gaussian blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Blurriness | Number | Sets how strongly the layer is softened, blending each pixel with more of its neighbors so detail and edges progressively disappear. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Camera Lens Blur Softens or smears detail with camera lens blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Focus Mode | Menu | Chooses where the sharp area sits: a radial focus around a center point, a linear band between two points, or an even blur across the whole layer. | | Blur Radius | Number | Sets how far out of focus the blurred areas fall, growing the size of each bokeh highlight. | | Aperture Blades | Number | Sets how many straight sides the simulated iris has, which is the shape out-of-focus highlights take. At `0` the iris stays perfectly round for circular bokeh; from `3` upward highlights become triangular, hexagonal, and so on. | | Blade Rotation | Number | Spins the polygonal iris, turning the orientation of every out-of-focus highlight. It has no visible result while **Aperture Blades** keeps the iris round. | | Blade Ratio | Number | Squeezes the iris along one axis, stretching round highlights into ovals for an anamorphic look. | | Highlight Bloom | Number | Makes bright highlights flare more strongly than surrounding tones, so small light sources bloom into pronounced bokeh discs instead of averaging away. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | | Inner Focus | Number | Sets how large the sharp, in-focus middle stays before the image starts falling out of focus toward the edges. | | Center | 2D control | Moves the visual center or origin of the effect across the layer. | | Radius | 2D control | Changes how far the effect spreads outward from each affected pixel or point. | | Linear Start | 2D control | Places one end of the in-focus band used by the linear focus mode. | | Linear End | 2D control | Places the opposite end of the in-focus band, which sets the band’s direction and length. | ## Blur Map Softens or smears detail with blur map. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Map Layer | Layer | Chooses the layer whose brightness decides where the blur becomes stronger and where the image stays sharp. | | Blur Source | Menu | Softens the source, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Max Blur | Number | Softens the max, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Invert Map | Toggle | Swaps the map’s bright and dark influence, so areas that were sharp become blurred and vice versa. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Sharpen Brings out edges and fine image detail. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | Amount | Number | Increases or reduces how strongly sharpen changes the layer. | ## Unsharp Mask Brings out edges and fine image detail. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | --------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Amount | Number | Increases or reduces how strongly unsharp mask changes the layer. | | Radius | Number | Changes how far the effect spreads outward from each affected pixel or point. | | Threshold | Number | Chooses which tonal values are affected; moving it changes where the effect begins to appear. | | Mode | Menu | Chooses the visual method used to build the result. | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | ## Detail Brings out edges and fine image detail. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | --------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Fine | Number | Raises or lowers the smallest, finest detail that detail affects. | | Medium | Number | Raises or lowers the medium-sized detail that detail affects. | | Coarse | Number | Raises or lowers the broad shapes and large detail that detail affects. | | Scale | Number | Makes the pattern or distortion features larger or smaller. | | Threshold | Number | Chooses which tonal values are affected; moving it changes where the effect begins to appear. | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | ## Cross Blur Softens or smears detail with cross blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Radius X | Number | Sets how far the image is blurred horizontally, independently of the vertical amount. | | Radius Y | Number | Sets how far the image is blurred vertically, independently of the horizontal amount. | | Transfer Mode | Menu | Chooses how the horizontal and vertical blur passes are combined back with the original image. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Radial Blur Softens or smears detail with radial blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Type | Menu | Chooses the visual form radial blur takes. | | Amount | Number | Increases or reduces how strongly radial blur changes the layer. | | Center | 2D control | Moves the visual center or origin of the effect across the layer. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Fast Box Blur Softens or smears detail with fast box blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Blur Radius | Number | Softens the radius, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Blur Dimensions | Menu | Softens the dimensions, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Directional Blur Softens or smears detail with directional blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Direction | Number | Chooses the direction in which the effect travels, stretches, or faces. | | Blur Length | Number | Softens the length, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Channel Blur Softens or smears detail with channel blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Red Blurriness | Number | Softens the red, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Green Blurriness | Number | Softens the green, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Blue Blurriness | Number | Softens the blue, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Alpha Blurriness | Number | Softens the alpha, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | | Blur Dimensions | Menu | Softens the dimensions, blending each pixel with its neighbors so detail and edges fade out. | ## Zoom Blur Softens or smears detail with zoom blur. Add it from **Effects > Blur & Sharpen** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Amount | Number | Increases or reduces how strongly zoom blur changes the layer. | | Type | Menu | Chooses the visual form zoom blur takes. | | Center | 2D control | Moves the visual center or origin of the effect across the layer. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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