Photoshop :: Gradient Blur To Photo?

May 9, 2006

Is there a way or plugin that will allow me to take the selected background of a photo and blur it gradiently.

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Photoshop :: Gaussian Blur On Photo Against Gradient Background?

May 3, 2012

Using PS CS4 on XP. I just got a job back from the printer company & I am noticing some lines that didn't appear on my print out here (on xerox color printer machine) to compare. I didn't really catch them on the proof either, but they used an epson proof and we printed on 100# gloss text stock for the final.
 
What I have going on is a gradient background (using shape layer and gradient layer style effect) from a white to a light tan. Top to bottom on a regular Letter size sheet. In the upper right hand corner I have a image of a face that had that same light tan in the background. I faded this image into the gradient background by using gaussian blur.

This is not very noticable in the file, but I can tell that it is there...you have to really focus your eyes to see it, but it's there, a line going around the image where the gaussian blur is. I'll attach a photo of the edge. I guess what I'm saying is it is not smooth - the image edges being blurred into the gradient background, but printed off a regular printer, it looks smooth. Is there anything I can do to prevent this in the future?

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Photoshop :: Use Gradient To Control Blur?

Jul 21, 2012

I have a photo of a coffee cup on some wood with decent grain, but the exposure has blasted out some of the grain...I've done a passable job of adding in what could be taken for grain, especially if I blur it in a sort of DOF thing...
 
can I use a gradient to control this blur, as in no blur at one end of the gradient, to more blur by gradient's end?
 
I'm sure the answer is yes

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Photoshop :: How Can I Create A Gradient Blur?

Mar 3, 2009

I want to create a blur effect that starts from one edge of a photo and gets stronger (more blurred) as it goes away from that point. This specific effect only needs to travel in one direction, so it doesn't need to be circular.

I don't want to use the method of creating a second copy of the photo on a separate layer, blurring it, and using a gradient on a layer mask, because this doesn't achieve the effect I'm looking for, since you can still see some of the non-blurred image under the blurred one.

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Paint.NET :: Gradient Versus Gaussian Blur

Apr 25, 2012

I am wondering why the gradients that paint.net generate look so dull, and i've experimented with creating the gradient by just filling two colors and then applying gaussian blur. Is there a reason why the gradient looks dull? and is there already a tool for creating a gradient like a gaussian blur provides?

it looks like the gradient tool creates a lot of "in between" color, in my example gray. I've attached an example. The gradient is on the left, gaussian blur on the right.

Attached Thumbnails

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GIMP :: Using Gradient Mask To Blur Part Of Image?

Nov 29, 2010

I have a photo and I would like to blur the bottom of the image while leaving the top of the image sharp, similar to limiting the depth of field by using a large f-stop. I created a gradient mask and then used Filters > Blur but it is not working. If I choose the layer that I created the mask on and choose blur, nothing happens. If I choose the layer (background) under the mask then the whole image blurs.

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Photoshop :: Cs6 - How To Un-blur Text Within Photo

Oct 30, 2012

Is there a way in CS6 to un-blur or "clean-up" text within a photo taken during a powerpoint slide show presentation at a seminar ?

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Photoshop :: Removing Blur / Mark From Photo

Apr 16, 2012

I don't have access to Photoshop or similar software at the moment and how to remove the marks on these photos?

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Photoshop :: Motion Blur Background On Automotive Photo

Oct 28, 2011

Im trying to motion-blur the background on an automotive photo I shot and didnt slow the shutterspeed down enough. So, using the quick selection tool, I selected the car, zooming it in to make sure I got every pixel, then Cntrl-C, then Cntrl-V to save as a layer. Then, I reselected the background layer and applied motion-blur which got me the effect I want.

The problem is now the edges of the car have a ghost outline which will decrease if I lessen the blur to under 12 pixels. Which defeats the purpose.

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Photoshop :: Removing Lens Blur Halos In Shallow Photo

Jul 4, 2013

I'm working on a portait where I want to give it a more shallow DOF (depth of field) than originally shot. In other words: I want to turn the background blurry while the foreground and subject should be sharp. I decided to use the Lens blur filter (Filter-Blur-Lens blur) for this.
 
Basically I just duplicated the image to a new layer, turned that layer into a smart object, added lens blur to it, then used a gradient filter on the mask in order to make the blur fade away in the front (just like a camera lens wide open would). Finally I used a brush to carefully remove (mask) the blur from the subject, revealing the (unblurred original image) bottom layer.
 
The problem is that the blurred layer also introduces a "halo" around things which isn't very attractive (see screenshots below). Is there a way to make the background blurry without adding halos? I've tried Gaussian blur as well but the same problem was there. I'm using Photoshop CS4 on a Mac.
 
Original image

Duplicated layer blurred (lens blur) -notice dark "halo" above hair
 
Masked to reveal sharp (original) layer for subject. The halo is of course still there. Not very flattering

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Photoshop Elements :: Use BLUR To Convert Photo Print Quality

Jan 29, 2014

I have a photocopy of a newsprint photograph...

I know I can use BLUR etc to convert it to photo print quality, but am unsure of the steps...

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Xara :: How To Blur Partial Part Of A Photo

Apr 23, 2012

Recently, I upgraded to xara photo and designer 7, i cut off a part of a photo and pasted it on a white document, is there a way to blur a partial part of a photo, in other words by selecting multiple points under the shape tool and blur them ?

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Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 :: Blur Effect On Vector Image

Aug 9, 2011

I am trying to get a blur effect (Gaussian) on a vector image, and it is not allowing it to happen.  It appears that it will only affect bitmap images.  Is this true, or can I actually do the effect as I want?

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Photoshop :: Blur Random Curves From One Side To Have Same Blur Distance And Effect On Whole Curve

Feb 24, 2013

I have some random curves (already created) and I want to blur them just from one side to have the same blur distance and effect one the whole curve.

To more precisely describe what I need, I need to create gradient with direction of normal for every "point". The best example I have found so far are borders in Civilization IV game. Here are two examples:

3.bp.blogspot.com/-40x9Kw5vrrA/TiHjTNwOuQI/AAAAAAAAADA/uw2NeAnsmOk/s1600/Civ4ScreenShot0008.JPG
apolyton.net/civ4/files/info-images/agade.png

As you can see, there is a solid curve, which gradually blends (i.e. alpha channel is lowered) till the gradient disappears. I have the solid curve and the question is, what would be the simplest way how to do this (the number of curves is around 100) gradient.

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Photoshop :: How To Put A Gradient Overlay On Photo

Sep 10, 2013

How do I put a gradient overlay on a photo?

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Photoshop :: CS6 / Blur Tool Not Working (blur Filters Work)

Jul 23, 2012

I just got PSE CS6 and the blur too will NOT work ....blur filters work, but not BLUR in the tools panel I have tried: unintstall/reinstall, updating, using it no a picture straight after opening it, duplicate layers, selecting an area and then blurring....flattening an image, every single different setting in the the blur tools menu bar NOTHING works. And everything I find about blur is the new blur filters....

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Photoshop :: How Do I Get Nice Blur Edges After Gaussian Blur

Dec 18, 2005

i have outlined this pic and used the Gaussian blur , but how would i soften the edges of the blur so it doesnt look so "sharp"? I want it to kinda blend in so to say here is the pic.

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Photoshop :: Creating Gradient Mask Using B&W Photo Image

Nov 19, 2013

I have not created a document yet and would like some thought on how to do this: I want to use a continuous tone black and white image which is somewhat close to what would be a 'knockout' but with soft edges - so it gradates appropriately over the background image I want to use, making the black part of the image used as the mask become much of the effect of a gradient mask: the background image shows through whereever there is the 'black' and 'tone' of the image.
 
my first thought is to create a layer mask and then paste the black and white image onto that, but I'm not sure if that will work to accept the 'soft tones' of the image and work appropriately. What steps I should take to make this effect work?

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Xara :: Applying Gradient Fill To Photo?

Dec 30, 2012

a photo in xara is actually a bitmap filled shape, so if you just try applying another fill, eg linear, it will replace the bitmap completely

so what you need to do is draw a rectangle over the photo - apply the fill you want to the rectangle - and then give it a transparency of type hue

now come the reservations - hue transparency has no affect on black/white/grey-tones, so you may not end up with an even fill as you can see from the example

you may wish to contone the bitmap first... the underlying color will still affect the fill to some extent... as can be seen from the green band in the examples..

the chosen fill ramp gives a rather nice effect on the original I think, but is a bit extreme on the contones...

[I find it useful for adding gradient color to raster line art, sometimes quicker than going into a bitmap editor and painting on color whilst preserving transparency...]

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GIMP :: How To Replace Background In Photo With Gradient One

Jan 26, 2013

I'm completely new to Gimp, and have one task that I would like to complete. I'm a fiberartist and would like to replace the backgrounds in my photos with a gradient one.

I have managed to create a "gradient image", and have also tried to follow a PDF tutorial, and YouTube video. The dialog boxes didn't match and I wasn't successful. I tried finding "decompose" and "mask", but it may be the instructions weren't spot on.

I have downloaded Gimp 2.8

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Paint.NET :: Creating Gradient With Landscape Photo

Sep 14, 2011

How do I create a gradient with paint.net with a photo - a landscape photo, from white on the left going darker to your right with colors being more prominent on the right?

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Paint.NET :: Multi-color Gradient And Straightening A Photo?

Dec 5, 2013

I'm trying to find in Paint.NET the functions I use often: 

1) How to straighten photos, using an horizontal line or a geometrical figure (I tried yet the radius straighten, but the photos are deformed then) 

2) Some info on how to add a transparency layer and how to "colour" an area with transparent background; 

3) How to make a gradient of two or more colours with advanced settings; 

4) How to cut an area of a photo with precision (point-to point system and point to point "guided" based on colour tollerance levels; magic wand seems not to cut and then I haven't a firm hand); 

5) Additional plugins for photo editing (borders, frames, artistic effects, etc.)

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InDesign :: Gradient Feather No Longer Displays And Only The Sharp Edges Of The Photo Are Visible?

Apr 22, 2014

I have two images/photos to which I applied a gradient feather effect. The documment printed fine, but when the PDF is viewed online in Fire Fox, the gradient feather no longer displays and only the sharp edges of the photo are visible. Is there a specific setting when saving to PDF that I need to select for  best viewing online? I'm on a Mac CS 5.5.

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Photoshop :: Possible To Create Gradient Similar To Radial Gradient

Jan 17, 2013

Is it possible to create a gradient similar to radial gradient, except that the shape is other than circular? This image would be the starting point, but I would like the white part fading to black to be another shape (say, a rectangle, a banana, etc.).

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Photoshop :: Gradient Editor Doesn't Load Gradient In CS6

Jul 9, 2012

I've been experiencing problems with the Gradient editor since I got PS and the problem is that whenever I create a gradient through the gradient editor and then load it, it does load it and instead just duplicates the ones that already exist.
 
I save all gradients at:
 
C:UsersRHAppDataRoamingAdobeAdobe Photoshop CS6PresetsGradients
 
However it does (mostly) work when I import pre-made (from web) Gradients.
 
I don't know why this happens but it also did the same thing when I had CS5.5!

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Photoshop :: Lens Blur In CS3

Dec 5, 2011

I seem to have lost lens blur. It's no longer in the drop down of Blur in filters. Does this have something to do with smart filters? Perhaps I've unwittingly converted my filters and lost lens blur.

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Photoshop :: CS5 Surface Blur

Jan 15, 2013

I have Photoshop CS5 and when I run Filter>Surface Blur, it takes about 27 minutes to execute - I would say that is WAY TOO LONG EH!
 
I have an iMac with 8gb of memory, I have 600gn of free space, 70% of memory (5400nb) allocated to photoshop.
 
Something is not right - what should I check next?

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Photoshop :: Gaussian Blur In CS6

Oct 11, 2012

I am having difficulty with Gaussian Blur. I created a selection outline in an image and then filled it with black. I then selected Gaussian Blurr from the Filter Menu a set the radius to 100 and then deselected my previous selection.

In CS5 the edges faded into the background image however in CS6 the outline of the previous selection was still visible and the Gaussian Blur did not blend the selection as expected. Even ramping the radius up did not solve the issue as the outline still remained visible. how do i resolve this issue in CS6?

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Photoshop :: How Blur Can Be Taken Out Of Image

Apr 7, 2012

is there anyway that the blur can be taken out of this image?

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Photoshop :: CS6 Surface Blur

Nov 16, 2012

I did a search for "surface blur slow" and got nothing...  Which tells me I've got something set wrong or there'd be a big discussion with lots of screaming about a function that still isn't usable after three major releases...
 
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.  I7 - 920 running 3.8 GHz, 12GB of memory.
 
I remember in CS4 or 5 Surface Blur was essentially unusable, but isn't this the third major release of Photoshop with Surface Blur?  Is there some specific set of preferences I need to set so this thing will be usable?  I'm editing C300 images, so those are small at 12 megapixels (certainly compared to a D800) and it takes MINUTES do do anything.  It can't STILL be this slow so I figure there's GOTTA be something I need to set differently...  What's goin on?

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Photoshop :: A Better Motion Blur?

Mar 6, 2008

I have used the motion blur filter, but it just does not look photographic. Does anyone know of any other 3rd party filters or techniques to make to the motion blur look more realistic. I know you can mask and erase parts. And, make a copy slightly transparent and offset.

It seems realistic motion blur has more solid highlights from end to end and soft shadows.
Also realistic motion blur only goes in one direction.

I thought someone would have a better motion blur filter with more options with highlight and shadow control. and some random waviness as if not going exactly in one direction

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