There are many ways to do this in Xara Andy. Here's the method I prefer:
There are many ways to do this in Xara Andy. Here's the method I prefer:
Egg
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Off for a few days to Dunoon. Thanks for the advice chaps.
This is how I would do that in Xara
(But it's a lot easier in PaintShop Pro)
Open your image>Clone it (Ctrl+K).
Lock the original image.
Highlight the copy+the circle>Ctrl+A, then Ctrl+3 to remove the surrounding area.
Fx:
Soften Filter>Gaussian Blur.
Unlock the original and of course make it visible again ;-)
Joëlle
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Welcome to TG Joelle. great idea. You can also do it with masks in Xara too.
Egg
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Since we are all showing off our various methods, here's a method for creating a Zoom blur effect.
Start with a reasonably high res photo (this one is about 700dpi). Add a circle and add the photo inside the circle and change the resolution to 300dpi.
Apply a 98% Flat transparency to both images and create a blend. I have created a 200-step Blend.
My method for copying the photo is select the photo with the Fill Tool and select Repeating Tile from the drop down menu.
Select the circle and Edit > Paste > Paste Attributes.
Then change the resolution on the Infobar.
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There is many ways to do this but I like to use the rectangle region tool for such an area, apply blur then enhance the image slightly. This was done in PG&D 11.
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Last edited by stygg2003; 10 April 2018 at 10:23 AM.
A method I like to use to blur a portion of an image is similar to some methods shown in that I layer two copies of the photo and blur one but then I use the eraser tool to brush away the top copy where I need. If I need just a small area of detail then I blur the top layer and use the eraser to brush detail back in, if I need just a small area blurred then I reverse the process and blur the bottom copy.
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Thanks for all this very interesting information.
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