User Guide

Chapter 5: Painting And Image Editing
Motion Blur dialog box
Direction Establishes the angle of the blur and the object “movement.” Enter a
value from -90 to 90 degrees. You can drag the slider or drag the solid
dot inside the circle to set the Direction value. A value of 0 degrees
creates a horizontal blur; 90 degrees creates a vertical blur.
Distance The magnitude of the blur. Enter a number from 1 to 999, or drag the
slider to set the Distance. A lower number creates less blurring.
Phase Establishes the apparent direction of movement by creating a blurred
trail that follows the object. Enter a number from -100 to 100 or drag
the slider to set the Phase. Negative numbers create apparent movement
up and to the right. Positive numbers create apparent movement down
and to the left.
Preview Displays the effect of the current settings.
Radial Blur
The Radial Blur filter can create the effect of circular movement in an image. This command works
with all image modes except Black & White, Indexed, and Duotone.
To apply radial blur:
1. Select one or more paint objects to blur. You can select an area in one image to blur the
selected area only.
2. Choose Image | Filter | Blur | Radial Blur. Adjust the settings in the dialog box, and then click
OK to apply the filter.
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