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Blur or hide screen portion during realtime presentation

I am about to present my project tomorrow. Demonstrating the project involves showing account name to certain game, as my project manipulates that games launcher. Basically, I am about to present what I have described in this youtube video . You can see how I blurred the "Username" column.

In the video, I have blurred certain things. I was wondering if I could similarly hide my information during presentation. Answer to my question could also apply to people who want to hide their taskbar.

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• 1 Why not just create a new account that you don't mind people seeing the details for? –  Michael Frank Commented May 19, 2015 at 3:42
• With which tool did you end up with? –  Shihan Commented Dec 17, 2020 at 11:37

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You can use on-screen annotation software to paint over the fields to hide before filling in their content. This would be in solid color though, not using a blur effect. The annotation "paint" will always be on top, but the annotation software will also allow you to use the windows below its layer.

For Windows, there is a list of software options here . For Linux, here .

You can try Obscurit chrome extension from Chrome extension web store. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/obscurit

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How to Blur Sensitive Information while Screen Sharing or Video Recording

With the current situation, most of us are doing work from home and also meetings are done via video calls. So sometimes when you do screen sharing from your laptop, you might not know you are sharing sensitive information. This could be your personal details or could be the personal information of others like your clients. So in order to avoid this situation, you can use a free extension for Google Chrome called ZeroBlur. As the name indicates, the extension is useful to quickly blur sensitive information. You can now stop worrying about leaking sensitive data when delivering a product demo or a sales call. In a few clicks, you’ll be able to blur any element or page area of any web app or website.

With ZeroBlur, you can now select any specific elements or areas of your app or website that you want to be blurred. Choose if you’re going to blur them only on one particular page or site-wide, and you’re good to go. The selected areas would be blurred and you do not have to worry about sharing any sensitive information.

Once you install the extension, you can do the following,

• Blur specific DOM elements
• Blur areas of the page with drag and drop
• Define the intensity of the blur effect applied
• For each blur area define if it should be applied only on the current page or domain-wide

Each time you blur a portion, it will be saved in the local PC, so that you don’t have to blur it again. ZeroBlur works with websites, server-side apps, and PWA. This extension is pretty handy even when you are making tutorial videos to be published online and using this extension you can blur all sensitive information.

ZeroBlur is currently available for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge and you can download from the link below. It will also be available for Firefox and Opera browsers later.

Download ZeroBlur

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Whether you're creating video tutorials , promoting app or software, and capturing online meetings, screen recording always is a great way to go. However, you might reveal some sensitive or personal information such as passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, etc. that are displayed on your screen!

Then, the need to blur specific parts of your screen recording, including text, people face, or any sensitive information and protect your privacy becomes crucial. This article shows you how to blur a screen recording to project sensitive or personal information.

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Part 1 Why Do You Need to Blur a Screen Recording

There are several reasons why you might want to blur your screen recording. The common situation is that you’ve captured some sensitive information including passwords, personal data, financial information, etc. located within the screen. In either case, you need to blur and hide those information to protect privacy!

Apart from protecting personal information, blurring a screen recording can also help you enhance the professional look of the final video. For example, you can blur some distracting details and focus on the important content in your recording to improve the viewing experience of your audience. In addition, sometimes you may also need to blur or obscure proprietary information or sensitive design elements in the screen recording to help protect intellectual property.

Part 2 Easy Tool for You to Blur a Screen Recording Online

To help you blur a screen recording easily, we'll introduce the feature-packed FlexClip video editor to you. It allows you to blur out any part in a screen recording without any editing experience.

With FlexClip , you can apply the blur elements or mosaic overlay to text, people face, or parts of the background in the recorded video for a blurry effect. You may also use the crop mask to customize the shape of blur effects. Let's check more other best features of FlexClip for blurring a recorded video and more.

1. One-stop Online Tool for Recording & Editing Videos

Besides help you blur a screen recording, FlexClip is an all-in-one screen recorder and video editor that enables you to enhance the recorded videos immediately after the recording without using third-party apps.

2. Record with Multiple Options: Screen, Webcam, And Voice

You can use FlexClip to record your screen and webcam simultaneously or separately as you want, and it also offers the option to capture the voice or not during the recording. You can also choose to make a screen capture of the whole screen, application windows, or browser tab.

3. Edit Video Footage with Powerful Tools & Special Effects

After recording, you can easily edit the recorded video using the powerful editing tools and special special effects. Trim or cut video clips, add captions, highlights, and overlays, etc., to level up your video content.

4. Advanced AI-powered Tools to Streamline Your Video Editing

FlexClip has tons of AI tools, such as auto subtitle generator , AI text-to-speech tools, text-to-video converter, etc., that bring you convenience in all respects. Explore the possibilities of AI tools to save time and effort on video creation.

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Part 3 How to Blur a Screen Recording to Protect Private Information

FlexClip helps you easily apply the blur effects on text, graphic, face, object, or any part of the screen recording to hide private information. So, now follow us and learn how to effortlessly blur a screen recording using FlexClip online video maker.

Step 1 Record a Video or Import Your Recorded Video

Click the Get Start Now button to access FlexClip editor, then you can start recording a new video or uploaded any recorded one for blurring.

Simply head to the Media tab, click on the Upload Files button to find the screen recording video file you'd like to blur, or you can click the Record button to capture a new video.

Image Board: How to Blur A Screen Recording - Upload or Record

Step 2 Blur Text or Any Private Information in the Screen Recording

After you've imported or recorded the video, drag and drop it to the timeline for adding blur effect. Here you can also use the basic editing tools to trim and cut the unnecessary parts if needed.

Image Board: How to Blur A Screen Recording - Add and Adjust

Now, you can start blurring your screen recording. Tap the Elements tab (or you can try FlexClip's extensive video library for some blurry resources,) and search for "blur" or "mosaic" to add it to your screen recording. Then, you can adjust its location and size to fit the area you want to hide in the recording, also adjust its duration by dragging and dropping the blur layer on the Timeline. Moreover, you can click the Crop button on the top menu to crop the blur element into different shapes to blur the part of your screen recording better.

Image Board: How to Blur A Screen Recording - Apply Blur Effect

Step 3 (Optional) More Edits to Enhance Your Screen Recording

At FlexClip, you can access an entire editor full of easy-to-use and professional editing features and various special effects to enhance your screen screen recording. Also, you can utilize AI tools for example, use the auto subtitle generator to generate subtitles or captions for your screen recording automatically and more other tools, like AI text-to-speech tool, text-to-video, etc., to redefine the video editing experience.

Image Board: How to Blur A Screen Recording - More Edits

Step 4 Download and Share Your Project

Once you’ve done the editing, you can go ahead and click on the Export button to save your project. FlexClip lets you export your video files directly to YouTube and TikTok, while you can also save your edited screen recording to your computer, or generate a link for your video and send to your friends.

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OK, that’s all for how to blur a screen recording with FlexClip. Hope you have hidden and blurred the private info in your recorded video. If you find this post helpful, do remember to give it a like or share.

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Blurring parts of your videos can be a great way to add privacy, eliminate distractions, and enhance the audience’s focus on your content. It’s also the best way to ensure you’re complying with privacy laws when showing content that includes sensitive information. 

However, some video editing software can be tricky. Who wants to fiddel with loads of overly-complicated settings just to blur one small piece of information? Exactly, nobody!  Fortunately for you, there is a better way…

TechSmith’s Camtasia makes it easy to blur any element of your video, no matter how big or small. In this guide, we’ll walk you through a simple, step-by-step process on how to blur videos quickly and easily.

If, however, you’re trying to find out how to fix a blurry video, click here .

There are more reasons to blur a video than simply wanting to hide someone’s identity or sensitive information. In fact, blurring can be a powerful tool in editing, offering several aesthetic and practical benefits. 

Whether it’s to maintain focus, ensure privacy, or add a professional touch, being able to use the blur tool properly can transform your content, here’s how: 

Busy background

It’s an easy thing to overlook, but having a busy background can detract from the primary subject of your video. However, by blurring out distracting elements, you can keep your viewers focused on what matters. 

Whether it’s a cluttered room or an unorganized desktop, a blur effect helps maintain the audience’s focus on the content, ensuring your message is heard loud and clear.

Easily and quickly blur your videos!

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Unwanted objects

Photobombs are the worst. Whether it’s an email notification popping up while you record your screen, or someone unexpectedly appearing in your shot, your viewer’s eyes will be drawn to these distracting intruders. 

However, blurring these elements allows you to keep your content professional and focused without needing to start recording all over again. It’s an easy fix for those unforeseen intrusions that can occur while filming.

Protecting privacy is crucial, especially in today’s digital age. Blurring videos is key when displaying faces, license plates, emails, or other sensitive information that should be kept private. 

Blurring sensitive data isn’t only the right thing to do, it could well be a legal necessity, especially if your video will be available to the public. It’s not just about protecting the person’s details — it’s about protecting yourself from a lawsuit should anything go awry. 

Highlighting text

As well as hiding information, blurring out unnecessary text can be very effective in drawing people’s attention to specific details in your video. This technique creates a natural focal point, making it easier for your audience to focus on key information, be it in instructional content , product demos , or educational videos .

Step 1: Record or import your video

If you want to know how to make a video blurry, then you probably have some footage already. But if you don’t, we’ll show you how to import or record a video too.

Camtasia’s intuitive design makes it easier than ever to create professional-quality videos. Whether you’re making a YouTube video from scratch or just need to trim some footage , Camtasia could be exactly what you’re looking for. 

With Camtasia, you can record videos directly within the software, or upload footage you’ve filmed elsewhere. You can also change the speed of your footage , add music to your video , and create closed captions . 

Now, to record a video with Camtasia, open the application and click the red Record button. You can choose to record your microphone , computer screen , webcam, or other video source , and system audio at the same time, or individually.

When you finish recording, click Stop, and your video will automatically appear on the Timeline, ready for editing. 

You can also import a previously created video by clicking on, File > Import > Media and selecting the video you wish to import. You can also use this method to import other assets such as images, presentation slides, and video clips. 

When you have all the files you need, simply drag them from the Media Bin to the Timeline. We told you it’s easy! 

Step 2: Add the blur effect

To blur a part of your video, click the Annotations tab and then the Blur & Highlight tab. 

Next, drag a blur annotation to the Canvas. From there, you can adjust the size and position of the blurred area to cover the desired section. You can also change the intensity of the blur to make it more or less blurry.

How to completely block something in a video?

If you need to completely cover a piece of information, we recommend using the Shapes feature. Simply click and drag a shape to the canvas and adjust its size and position until what you’re trying to cover is completely hidden.

There’s a wide variety of different shapes that you can use, and you can change the color of each one to suit the style you’re looking for. For more information about Annotations, Callouts, and Titles, check out the tutorial below.

Step 3: Share your video

Once you’ve blurred all the information you need to hide, it’s time to share it with the world. Camtasia will give you the option to export your footage to a range of the most popular sharing destinations, including YouTube, Vimeo , and Screencast Classic — to name a few.

And that’s all there is to it! You now know how to blur a video like a pro! No more worries about privacy issues or viewers seeing a part of your screen that isn’t relevant. 

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With Camtasia, you can easily drag a blur effect to any image in your video that you’d like to hide. You can also adjust the blur effect to cover as large or small of an area as needed.

If you’re looking to hide someone’s face, Camtasia makes it easy to click and drag either a blur or shape effect to cover the person’s image and protect their identity.

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Filmora Scrn is a screen recording software that is very easy to master. Still, while recording your screen, you can unintentionally record private information that you don't want to share with the rest of the world. Wondershare's screen recorder is equipped with tools that will enable you to blur and conceal every bit of info you don't want others to see.

This article will take you through all the steps you need to take to hide private and sensitive info from the videos you captured using Filmora Scrn. If you are wondering why you should choose Filmora Scrn to protect your personal and sensitive information, below are the answers.

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Part 1: Why Choose Filmora Scrn to Blur and Hide Private Information in a Video You Recorded?

1. one-stop service for recording & editing videos.

Besides being one of the best screen capturing computer programs for beginners in the industry, Wondershare's Filmora Scrn also features a video editor that allows you to polish your videos immediately after the recording session without using third-party apps.

2. Record Everything on Desktop and Webcam

Filmora Scrn is perfectly equipped for recording all types of PIP videos that need to capture desktop activities while also recording the footage from a webcam . YouTubers and all other users of this software can feature themselves in the video. Filmora Scrn lets you capture videos with frame rates that go from 15 fps to 120 fps , and it also enables users to adjust the size of the screen area they want to capture.

Recording voice-over during the recording session, adding markers, or using HotKeys to start or pause recording sessions are just a few among the many amazing features Filmora Scrn offers.

3. Edit Video Footage with Creative Effects

All files captured with the screen recorder are displayed in the software's video editor that allows you to trim or cut video clips, add captions, or use blending modes to merge the layers in your videos seamlessly.

The Annotations tab lets you add captions, overlays, speech bubbles, and, most importantly, blur effects. The Mosaic, Linear, Vertical, Horizontal , Horizontal Mix, and Vertical Mix blur options are available to users who want to protect sensitive info in their screen recordings. Let's have a look at how you can protect the privacy of the information in your screen recordings by blurring them in Filmora Scrn.

There are two extraordinary blur effects we must mention here, one is called Horizontal Mix, and the other is Vertical Mix. Words cannot express how amazing it is; let me show you some examples.

The original frame is shown below, and I want to blur and hide these two sensitive pictures (in red mark).

After I applied the Horizontal Mix blur and the Vertical Mix blur to these two pictures, below is what I got:

See, these two "private" pictures are hidden as if nothing were here. Do not believe the miracles? Why not follow the steps below to check it by yourself?

Part 2: How to Blur and Hide Private Information with Filmora Scrn

Hiding the identity of the people in your videos and concealing private information like bank account or telephone numbers is advised if you want to avoid any chance of misuse of these data.

Step 1. Record a video or import a video file into the editor

If you choose to capture a screen with the Filmora Scrn's screen recorder, the video file you create will be automatically imported into the software's video editor and placed into the Media Bin after the recording session is over.

Filmora Scrn's video editor supports most video file formats, including AVI, MP4, or MOV files. If you want to add blur effects to videos that weren't captured with Filmora Scrn, click on the Add Files icon in the editor's Media Bin, find the video file you'd like to work on and click Open. The file you imported will be displayed in the Media Bin, so to start editing it, drag and drop it to the timeline.

Step 2. Applying the Blur Effects

After you've placed a video clip on the timeline, you should click on the Annotations icon next to the Media icon on the left side of the screen. Select the Blur option from the drop-down menu and proceed to select the blur effect you'd like to add to your video.

Drag the effect you like the most to the timeline or drag it to the Canvas directly, and adjust its duration by removing the effect's end to the right.

Step 3. Tweaking the Effect's Settings

On the right side of the editor's screen, you'll be able to see Transform and Blur options. Use the Transform feature to place the blur effect over the area of the shot in which the sensitive info is located to hide it from the spectators. Alternatively, you can move or resize the blurred window by dragging it on the software's preview screen.

Next to the Transform icon, you'll be able to see the Annotations icon, click on it and proceed to adjust the blur Intensity and Opacity features. You should repeat this process as many times as necessary until all the sensitive information in your video clip is blurred.

Step 4. Export the Video

Finally, you can go ahead and click on the Export button if you're happy with the results you achieved. Filmora Scrn lets you export your video files directly to YouTube, Vimeo, or Twitch, while you can also save your video clip to your hard drive in MP4, MOV, GIF, or MP3 file formats. 

Ok, that's it. Hope you have hidden and blurred the private info in your recorded video. Leave a comment below and let us know if it works for you perfectly.

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• Open WhatsApp > Open the chat and select the video > Tap the Sticker icon > Choose and add an emoji over your photo or video to hide a part.
• Open Telegram > Open the chat and select the video > Edit icon > Choose a sticker to hide a part.
• You can download third-party apps like Blur Video to blur something in your video.

Method 1: Use WhatsApp to Blur a Part of Video on iPhone

If you don’t want to install a dedicated app to blur something in video on an iPhone, use your favorite instant messaging app like WhatsApp or Telegram. Let’s start with WhatsApp first.

While WhatsApp doesn’t offer a blur effect, you can get creative and add an emoji or sticker over a video frame you want to hide.

Step 1: Open WhatsApp > Go to the chat > Plus icon > Videos .

Step 2: Select a video and then tap the Sticker icon.

Step 3: Add a sticker to a specific frame. You can’t resize it, though. Check the video preview and then hit Send .

Step 4: Open the sent video and then tap the Share icon at the bottom. Select Save .

Tip: Learn how to share high-quality videos using Telegram .

Method 2: Use Telegram to Blur Faces in a Video on iPhone

Telegram goes a step ahead and lets you doddle over a video. Unlike WhatsApp, this one also offers animated stickers which you can use to conceal a part of a video. Let’s check them in action and make videos blurry on an iPhone.

Step 1: Open Telegram > Go to the chat > Pin icon > Gallery .

Step 2: Tap the pen icon and then use one of the drawing tools to doddle over a frame .

Step 3: Slide to Sticker and then use one of the stickers to apply . You can also resize a sticker.

Step 4: Increase video quality from the bottom menu > Tap Send .

Method 3: Use Third-Party Apps to Blur Something in Video on iPhone

You don’t need to use professional apps like Premiere Pro to blur faces in a video on an iPhone. There are dozens of free alternatives to choose from. We tested a few and picked a couple of capable options for you.  

Blur-Video is one such app that hides confidential details in a video. The app has a clean and easy-to-understand UI and gets the job done in no time. Let’s check it in action.

Step 1: Download Blur-Video on iPhone using the link below.

Step 2: Launch the app > tap Start > Give the required permission to read your device photos and videos > Select a video you want to blur.

Step 3: The app opens a video editor with a standard timeline. Tap Add Blur .

Step 4: You have several options to tweak the blur effect. You can resize the blur part, change the blur size to square, and even add an emoji to a video. You can tweak the blur strength from the top slider.

Step 5: You can slide to Pixelate if you prefer it over standard blur.

Play your video, and make sure to add blur in a specific frame only. When you are satisfied with the final outcome, hit Save in the top-right corner to export it to the Photos app.

Blur Video – Face Blur on iPhone

The app above is strictly limited to blurring a part of a video only. If you want to explore several video editing features, use the Blur Video – Face Blur app on your iPhone.

Step 1: Install the app > Give permissions > New Project > Select the video .

Step 2: You can trim a video before you start editing. Tap Next .

Step 3: You can add a face, rectangle, or circle blur . You can switch to Pixelate and then even tweak blur intensity.

Before exporting a video, slide to the filters menu and apply a relevant effect to your clip. Tap Export, and your video is ready for sharing.  

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You can blur sensitive information before or while recording to ensure confidential information is hidden from your viewers.

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The blur feature is only available to Creators and Admins on a Business or Enterprise plan.

Information cannot be blurred after recording, only before or while recording.

The blur feature can only be used on websites via Loom's Chrome extension,   you can not use the blur tool on the Desktop app at this time. 

The blur feature currently only works on DOM-based websites . Any single element built websites such as Google Docs, Notion or Figma will not be supported by the blur feature.

👆Also, certain site such as Microsoft One Drive prevent Loom from manipulating their DOM and will cause the Chrome Extension to crash will initiating the blur.

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Good screen recording software isn’t too hard to find. A basic screen casting tool will allow you to record your screen in reasonably good quality. A better tool will also give you an editing interface. What few screen recording tools give users is a way to add a live blur to your screen when you’re recording it.

SPOILER ALERT : Scroll down and watch the video tutorial at the end of this article.

When you record a screen cast, you very likely access apps that you use daily and these apps may contain your personal information e.g., your email, a phone number, etc. You can always hide them in post production however, that involves a good deal of editing and your editing software may not support an option like that, or it may be an complicated process to add the overlay post-production. A better way to go about it is to add a live blur to a screen with an app called ScreenDragons2.

Live Blur A Screen

Before you can live blur a screen with ScreenDragons2, you need to find the right image to do it. We recommend using an image with a striped or checkered pattern. You can easily find one via Google Images. Don’t worry about the image being transparent enough. You can control the image’s transparency and its size with the app. You can use both a JPG or an PNG image.

Download and run ScreenDragons2 . It will automatically add a nice glass stained-ish dragon to your screen. All you should do is right-click it and select the ‘Context menu’ option from the context menu.

Once you’re done, look for the image you want to use to live blur your screen. Right-click it and select the ‘Release a Screen Dragon’ option from the context menu.

This will add the image as an overlay to your screen. Click and drag the image to reposition it on your screen.

Next, you need to manage the size and the opacity. To increase or decrease the opacity, hold down the Alt key on your keyboard, and scroll with your mouse wheel. To increase or decrease the size of an image position your mouse cursor over it. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard, and scroll the mouse wheel.

You might have to manage the proportions of the image you use but other than that, ScreenDragons2 will be able to take care of the size and the opacity.

You’d be surprised how many screen casting apps don’t support a feature like this. A lot of screenshot tools have this feature including live annotation tools but these same features are absent on screen recording and video editing tools.

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Thanks for sharing, i use mac is this available for mac? i usually have stuff to blur on web pages hence I just use blurweb.app have anyone tried it?

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Instantly give your videos a soft, out-of-focus appearance with the blur video effect. From building mystery and suspense in gaming and unboxing videos, protecting privacy of strangers in your travel vlogs to concealing sensitive information for social media videos, the blur effect can enhance your clip and add a movie-like feel in seconds.

Easily add the blur effect to video clips and edit the blur level with no downloads needed. You can even blur parts of your video or use the picture-in-picture effect to blur your videos background with our special video editing hacks.

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Step 1. Import videos or select stock footage

To import your own videos, photos, and audio, click on the import media button in the your media tab on the toolbar to browse your computer files, or connect your OneDrive.  

You can also use free stock media like video clips, video backgrounds, and stock music. Click on the content library tab on the toolbar and click on the visuals drop down arrow, then videos, photos, or backgrounds. Search through the different stock categories using the search bar as well. 

Drag and drop your video onto the timeline to start editing with the blur effect.  

Step 2. Add the blur effect to your video

Click on the video clip on the timeline so it’s highlighted green. Next, click on the effects tab on the property panel , then scroll down to find the blur and blur fill effects. Click on the blur effect option to apply the effect.

Edit the intensity of your blur effect using the blur slider. Slide to the left for less intensity and slide to the right for a more intense blur effect.  

Step 3. Preview and save your video

Make sure to preview your video before saving by clicking on the play button. When you’re ready to save your video, click on the export button and select a video resolution. We recommend saving videos in 1080p video resolution for the best video quality. If your video includes 4K video footage, paid subscribers can save in 4k video resolution. 

Add a blur effect to a section of your video clip

To blur a part of your video, just split your clip and add the blur filter to the split clip. This blur effect style is perfect for new product videos, sensitive information, trailer videos, and reveal videos. It can even be used as a smooth transition between the two clips.  

Drag and drop your video onto the timeline. 

Click on your video so it’s highlighted green.  

Move your curser to the specific timestamp where you want to split. 

Click on the split tool on the timeline.  

Move your curser again to end the split timestamp.  

Click on the split tool again then click on your new split video clip.  

Click on the effects tab then click on the blur effect.  

Add a blur effect over a still subject

If you want to blur someone’s face, vehicle registration plate, or sensitive information, use the picture-in-picture effect. This blur effect hack is suitable for videos and images that do not have much motion or movement.   

Drag and drop your video to the timeline. 

Crop your video so the subject you want to blur is only visible. 

Add the blur effect to your cropped video in the effects tab. 

Drag and drop the same video onto the timeline below your blurred video. 

Want to make your video background blurred while keeping the focus on your subject? Just use the blur fill effect in the effects tab.   

Drag and drop your video onto the timeline.  

Click on the effects tab on the property panel.  

Click on the blur fill effect to apply. 

Freehand crop and move your video to see the blurred background. 

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Use the blur effect to create suspense in reveal videos and product launches.  

Achieve a romantic or dreamy vibe with a soft ambient blur for Valentine’s Day videos and anniversaries. 

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Enhance the focus of your subject in slideshows and demo videos.  

Transition through clips and create suspense in intro and outro videos.  

Blur the background of videos to achieve a picture-in-picture effect for TikTok videos. 

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