Styles
Pick one with Style. Each shows only its own settings, and is drawn exactly as the effect it was before. A scene made with the old effect opens with it brought over to its style.
| Style | What it does | Was |
|---|---|---|
Softgaussian | Soft all over, as if out of focus | Gaussian blur |
One waydirectional | Smeared one way, as if moving fast | Directional blur |
Spinradial | Spun round a point | Radial blur |
Zoomzoom | Rushing towards a point | Zoom blur |
Tilt-shifttiltShift | Sharp in a band, like a miniature | Tilt-shift |
Lenslens | Out of focus like a camera: bright points become discs | Lens blur |
Settings
| Setting | Kind | Starts at | Range and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Stylestyle | choice | Soft | Soft, One way, Spin, Zoom, Tilt-shift, Lens |
Radiusradius | number | 12 px | 0 to 120 pxIn pixels at 1080p. Soft, Tilt-shift, Lens only. |
Lengthlength | number | 30 px | 0 to 240 pxIn pixels at 1080p. One way only. |
Directionangle | number | 0° | -180 to 180°One way only. |
Spinspin | number | 8° | 0 to 90°Spin only. |
Centreat | point | [0.5, 0.5] | 0 to 1Spin, Zoom only. |
Strengthstrength | number | 30% | 0% to 100%Zoom only. |
Sharp atfocus | number | 55% | 0% to 100%Tilt-shift only. |
Sharp bandband | number | 20% | 0% to 100%Tilt-shift only. |
Softnesssoftness | number | 30% | 1% to 100%Tilt-shift only. |
Bright discshighlights | number | 50% | 0% to 100%Lens only. |
What every effect has
Every effect in a stack can be turned off, has an Amount and can be limited to part of the layer with a mask. They're listed on the effects page, and Effects and masks shows how to use them.
Notes from the community
Written by creators and checked by the docs' editors. Not part of Motion's official reference.