Blur – Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel User Manual
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The next tab on the Color screen is Blur, which holds the controls for Blur, Sharpen and Mist. The
algorithm for calculating this effect is a precision Gaussian filter, so very high quality adjustments can be
made. These controls share a common set of parameters and in fact Blur is the inverse of Sharpen so
the same control will give you one effect at one end of the range and another affect at the other.
Blur
When Blur is enabled, DaVinci Resolve will blur or defocus the image in real time. The two main
adjustments for blur are the Radius control which changes the size of the image area used by the
Gaussian algorithm to calculate the defocus effect, and the Horizontal/Vertical Ratio control which
changes the balance between the horizontal and vertical influence.
Each of these parameters are normally in Gang mode, which means the Red, Green, and Blue channels
are all affected evenly. You can deselect Gang mode and make individual adjustments on the UI or on
the control panels by selecting the ‘Master/Color’ button on the Primary soft menu to toggle between
Gang and individual color controls.
Blur Tab