Reference / Effects / Blur & sharpen
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Bilateral blur
Bilateral blur is a Blur & sharpen effect.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Blurs each pixel with its neighbours, each neighbour counting less the more its colour differs. It is drawn across, then down.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”| Parameter | Control | Range | Default | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radius | Slider | 0 to 100; any value by typing | 8 | Pixels at composition size |
| Tolerance | Slider | 1 to 100 | 20 | - |
What each control does
Section titled “What each control does”- Radius: how far the blur reaches.
- Tolerance: how much a colour can differ and still count as similar.
- Mix: how much of the result replaces the original.
- Matte and Invert drive the strength of the effect from another layer’s brightness; see Effects.