Product presentations
Soften the room behind a presenter demonstrating a product and use the edited shot in a store introduction.
Blur Video Background
Soften the background of a recorded explanation, interview or introduction. Adjust the strength, start processing and preview a composition that brings attention to the subject.
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Before and after
See the change in the sample
Give your recorded presenter a softer setting while keeping the original location in the story.
Cluttered room blurred
Keep faces sharp while the messy background melts away.
Private background softened
Look professional on calls from any room.
Cinematic depth of field
Add a soft, camera-style background blur to any subject.
Action with soft focus
Keep a fast-moving subject sharp while the scene blurs.
Character in soft focus
Add depth with a smooth, natural background blur.
Cinematic CGI blur
Give a CGI shot a soft depth-of-field background.
Cluttered room blurred
Keep faces sharp while the messy background melts away.
Private background softened
Look professional on calls from any room.
Cinematic depth of field
Add a soft, camera-style background blur to any subject.
Action with soft focus
Keep a fast-moving subject sharp while the scene blurs.
Character in soft focus
Add depth with a smooth, natural background blur.
Cinematic CGI blur
Give a CGI shot a soft depth-of-field background.
Features
A focused workflow for your footage
Soften the background of a recorded explanation, interview or introduction. Adjust the strength, start processing and preview a composition that brings attention to the subject.
Bring attention to the speaker
Soften the surroundings of a recorded presenter, interview or introduction. The background treatment gives the subject a clearer place in the composition.
Create a Transparent ClipSet the softness for the scene
Adjust the blur strength to complement the room and subject. Compare the preview with your original recording to choose the look you want.
Use Your Own FootageKeep the setting recognizable
A gentle blur can retain the feeling of the original location while reducing competing detail. Use it for home-office explanations and on-location introductions.
Choose a New SettingPrepare the clip for your edit
Start processing, preview the softened background and download the result. Continue arranging titles, sound and the final story in your editor.
Prepare Your Next ClipHow it works
From source to finished file
Adjust the blur strength to complement the room and subject. Compare the preview with your original recording to choose the look you want.
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Open the source
Upload the recording you want to prepare. Soften the surroundings of a recorded presenter, interview or introduction. The background treatment gives the subject a clearer place in the composition.
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Set the treatment
Set the background blur strength and start processing the recording. Adjust the blur strength to complement the room and subject. Compare the preview with your original recording to choose the look you want.
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Prepare the result
Preview the softened background and download the prepared clip. Continue arranging titles, sound and the final story in your editor.
Project ideas
Choose the right footage for your next project
A gentle blur can retain the feeling of the original location while reducing competing detail. Use it for home-office explanations and on-location introductions.
Social introductions
Give a recorded introduction a softer backdrop before adding captions and framing for your social post.
Recorded channel segments
Prepare an introduction or commentary clip with a softer background, then combine it with your channel graphics in an editor.
Course explanations
Reduce background detail around the teacher in a recorded lesson and combine the result with the teaching material.
Creator stories & examples
Keep the setting, bring the subject forward
“The bookshelf belonged in our interview, but I wanted the guest’s expression to lead the picture. I chose to blur the video background and adjusted the strength while preparing the clip. The softened room still suggested her study, and I took the composition into our podcast edit for the opening question and guest introduction.”
Freya LowellPodcast Video Editor
Questions and answers
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Plan your edit
Upload the recording, adjust the background softness and start processing. Preview the video blur, then download the result for an interview edit or social introduction.
Adjust the blur strength to complement the room and subject. Compare the preview with your original recording to choose the look you want.
A gentle blur can retain the feeling of the original location while reducing competing detail. Use it for home-office explanations and on-location introductions.
Open your recording, set the background blur strength and start processing.
Preview the softened background and download the processed MP4 for your project.
Continue with titles, original audio and other shots in your video editor.
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Start processing, preview the softened background and download the result. Continue arranging titles, sound and the final story in your editor.
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