The photos we upload to social networks are extremely important to many users today. Photos should be beautiful, pleasing to look at, and designed properly. It's no longer enough to just take a selfie to get likes. You need to apply various effects. One of the simplest and at the same time beautiful is blur (or “Blur”). And learning how to use it is not at all difficult. The main thing is to know which programs to use for this.
Focos
It is free and contains a powerful range of functionality. For an additional purchase worth one thousand rubles, unlimited access to filters and photo editing is available. But we are interested in the background blur function. It is completely free and does not require a dual lens on the camera. It works the same way starting from iPhone 5. Requires iOS 11 and later. Can be combined with an iPad, which adds convenience. Nice interface. But due to the large number of tasks and functions, it is difficult to focus on specific tasks. Overall, the program is amazing as a photo editor.
Focos
Developer: Xiaodong Wang
Ratings: more than 5 thousand.
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free, with in-app purchases
4.9
★★★★★
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Making a blurry video
To blur the background on a video in the Inshot app, you need to follow the instructions below. Just a few simple steps will give you excellent results.
First step: Open the editor
If you just installed it, it will be at the very end of your phone's application menu. If you have already used Inshot, then opening it will not be difficult. Just click on the icon.
On the main editor screen you will see 3 icons: video, photo and collage. You need to click on the first one. This will open a list of videos that are stored in your phone's memory.
Select the material you need to process and blur. To make searching easier, you can sort files by type (video only) and folder (for example, camera). Once your selection is made, click on the green circle with a check mark.
Second Step: Find the feature called "Background"
It is located in the general toolbar at the bottom of the screen. You can recognize it by its striped square. She is 9th from the left.
Now you need to reduce the size of the video a little. To do this, swipe two fingers towards the center. This is necessary in order for the background to open.
By default it is white, but this can be changed. In the 4th row there are textured backgrounds, in the 3rd row there are gradient backgrounds, in the second row there are plain backgrounds, and in the 1st row there are blurry backgrounds. The first row is what you need. Take turns making circles until you are completely satisfied with the degree of blur.
If you want to put some picture on the background and then blur it, use the gallery button. She is in the front row.
The roller can be moved around the canvas as desired. If necessary, you can even move it outside the background.
Third step: Save the result
To do this, click on the checkmark located to the right of the inscription: “Background”. This will save all the changes to the video made using this tool.
Now you need to click on the “Save” button. It is located at the top right of the screen. However, before that you need to configure something else. Namely: expansion and resolution. This is very important because many sites have restrictions on these settings.
Now all you have to do is watch the advertisement (it lasts only a few seconds) and wait for the conversion to complete. After this, the finished video will appear in your gallery.
FabFocus - Portrait Mode Blur
The application is only available to users of Apple products. It is paid and its price is 299 rubles and does not include in-app purchases. Does not require two cameras. The main value of this application is the fairly high-quality processing of photographs in portrait format. It also has the minimum necessary functions for photo processing, such as changing sharpness or the like. One of the disadvantages is that this functionality is sometimes lacking for experienced users or photographers. There is also no Russian language and this may cause additional difficulties in use. To install FabFocus you will need iOS 8.0 or later. It is also compatible with iPhone 5s and newer devices from Apple.
FabFocus - Portrait Mode Blur
Developer: Ghostwheel
Ratings: less than 500
Platforms: iOS
Price: 299 ₽
4.6
★★★★★
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TADAA
The iPhone application is a new product designed to change opinions about cameras available on smartphones or tablets. The TADAA tool dreams of turning an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into something between a professional camera and a photo studio, where effects are added, photo details are corrected, and important nuances are refined that distinguish beginners from professionals.
There are a lot of available tools - here you can find point-by-point modification of photographs, working with RAW, and even tips for those who have never encountered such things.
Blur Photo Effect Backgound
It is free, but you can buy various packages of functions, costing from five hundred to one and a half thousand rubles. Maximum effective functionality! The application is configured specifically to blur the background, which is as productive as possible. You can embody absolutely any ideas in your photographs. Can be used starting with iPhone 4 and iOS version 10.0 and later. Doesn't require a dual camera. There were no cons found when using it.
Blur Photo Background
Developer: SUNWOONG JANG
Ratings: less than 500
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free, with in-app purchases
4.6
★★★★★
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DSLR Camera Effect Maker
The last editor on this list is free and gives a good head start to the previous participant in our rating. It has a fairly narrow functionality, but at the same time, it does not spoil the quality of the photos and creates a pretty good blur effect. For the most part, this app doesn't need anything else and that's why it has a pretty good rating in the Appstore. To install this editor, you need iOS 11.0 or later.
DSLR Camera Effect Maker
Developer: Kajal Lodaliya
Ratings: less than 500
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free, with in-app purchases
3.9
★★★★★
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Is it possible to immediately shoot a blurry video?
Yes, smartphones with a good camera have this option. To do this, you need to focus on an object by pressing on it with your finger. The rest of the space will automatically blur.
You can also shoot a completely blurry video by turning off the camera's autofocus.
Thus, the Inshot app allows you to create videos with a beautiful blurred background. This is useful if you want to diversify your content or adjust it to the required dimensions.
SLOR
The application is not free. At the time of writing, its cost is two hundred ninety-nine rubles. But at seasonal sales you can buy the program for one hundred to one hundred and fifty rubles. You can buy this application and additional functions for it (filters and graininess in the photo), then the kit will cost four hundred and ninety-nine rubles. Does not require a dual camera. You can use it already from the fifth iPhone model. Compatible from version 12 of iOS and later. The application is as simple as possible in its functionality. You can select different levels of blur, adjust the level and distribution of blur. In fact, the program does all the work, and you make minor adjustments. The only negative is the high price, but here we are just as used to it. Either you pay for convenience and pleasant functionality, or you waste time and nerves.
SLOR
Developer: Kabell & Munk
Ratings: less than 100
Platforms: iOS
Price: 299 ₽
3.8
★★★★★
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6. After Focus
After Focus is a paid application, it costs 75 rubles. Specializes in background blur and nothing more. It is not popular among users of Apple devices, as it has a lot of bugs that interfere with comfortable photo processing. The lack of Russian language and rather low functionality for a paid application are what give it such a low rating on the Appstore. Installation will require iOS 8.0 and later versions.
After Focus
Developer: MotionOne.co.Ltd
Ratings: less than 100
Platforms: iOS
Price: 75 ₽
3.4
★★★★★
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#3 – Facetune2
- Download: Google Play
- Free version: three days (further 69 rubles per month or 299 rubles/year)
If you need deep photo retouching on Android, we recommend paying attention to Facetune2. It contains a huge number of tools that allow you to do whatever your heart desires with photos. Moreover, almost all of them are designed to improve selfies.
For example, you can remove imperfections and even out skin tone, change the shape of the eyes, the shape of the jaw, the thickness of the eyebrows, lips, whiten teeth, remove the effect of red pupils, and so on. Unfortunately, almost all of these functions are available only if you purchase a subscription, and the free version of the photo editor is not much different from its competitors, and the advertising is also very annoying. But the subscription is cheaper than others, and a hacked version of the software is not so difficult to find.
7. Snapseed
The application is very popular all over the world as it is free. It is suitable even for devices with weak hardware and does not require 2 cameras. Snapseed provides quite a wide range of functionality that is suitable for both ordinary users and professional photographers who decide to process their photos in this application. Among the minuses, there is a rather large overabundance of functions that only interfere and overload the already huge interface. Russian language is built in. Installation requires iOS 9.0 and later.
Snapseed
Developer: Google LLC
Ratings: more than 5 thousand.
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free
3.4
★★★★★
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