Zoom Blur & Spin Blur Effect
Streaks rush toward the center as if the camera zoomed during the exposure — instant speed and drama. Switch to spin for a rotating blur.
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Zoom Blur Effect — how it works
Radial zoom or spin blur that rushes toward a point.
Zoom blur
The photographer’s trick: twist the zoom ring during a long exposure and everything streaks toward the center. The effect recreates it by blending scaled copies of the image around the chosen point, so the center stays sharp and the edges rush outward.
Spin blur
Spin mode rotates the copies instead of scaling them, like a camera turning around the lens axis — great for wheels, dancers, vinyl and abstract backgrounds.
Point of focus
Move the center onto your subject; it stays the sharpest part of the image while everything else streaks toward it. Low amounts add energy, high amounts turn the photo into light trails.
Frequently Asked Questions
Motion blur streaks in one straight direction; zoom and spin blur streak toward or around a point.
No, the blur is rendered in your browser.
Yes — the effect is resolution-independent.