Add Motion Blur to a Photo
Streak the whole image in one direction for a sense of speed — like a camera panning with a fast car.
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Motion Blur Effect — how it works
Directional motion blur for speed, panning and dynamic shots.
How motion blur is made
The effect averages many copies of the image shifted along one direction. Distance is how far the copies travel, angle is the direction. The result matches what a camera records when it or the subject moves during the exposure.
Blur only part of the image
On this page the whole image moves. To keep a subject sharp while the background streaks, open it in Image Flow, remove the background into a separate layer and apply motion blur only to the background.
Subtle vs. dramatic
Small distances add a feeling of motion to product and sports shots without losing detail; large ones turn scenes into abstract light streaks, great for backgrounds behind text.
Frequently Asked Questions
No — this page adds blur. Removing real camera shake needs deblurring models that we don’t offer yet.
No, the effect runs in your browser.
Yes — the distance scales with your image size.