by Pixelan (Transmutators)·VFX
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Pixelan BlurBlender Pro earns its place in the toolfarm library through its 650+ GPU-accelerated blur presets and a large Effects Browser for comparing and organizing them. It comes from Pixelan, one of the longest-established video effects plugin companies, backed by fast, in-house technical support.
Pixelan BlurBlender Pro is a blur effects plugin for After Effects and Premiere Pro built around 650+ fast, GPU-accelerated blur effects. You can shape, blend, and mask these blurs into looks that go beyond built-in blurs or other plug-ins, and control exactly where the blur appears within a scene. Rendering runs near-real-time on many systems by drawing on the speed of your GPU or video card.
Beyond soft looks, it blurs titles, lower-thirds, and other alpha channel graphics in ways optimized for video. You can keyframe blur direction and length for wind effects, flares, light rays, and accents, and work with spot, edge, and miniature/diorama/tilt-shift blurs. Any of these effects can be randomized within precise constraints and with independent variable control.
A large Effects Browser lets you compare, mark, and choose presets, then save favorites and organize them per project or client. Section Presets offer dozens of variations per control section for blur or sharpen effects, and virtually all controls can be keyframed to evolve over time.
Pixelan BlurBlender Pro is best for editors and motion artists shaping, blending, and masking custom blur looks in After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Pixelan BlurBlender Pro is completely free to download and use.
Pixelan BlurBlender Pro supports After Effects from CS5 through CC and later, and Premiere Pro from CS4 through CC and later. It also works with Premiere Elements up to v11 (and may work up to v13), CyberLink PowerDirector 13 or later, and several Magix hosts including Vegas Pro, Movie Studio, Movie Edit Pro, and Video Pro X. On the operating system side, it runs on Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11, along with macOS 10.13 through 11, so a wide range of editing setups is covered.
Pixelan BlurBlender Pro runs on macOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, and 11, with support for both Intel and M1 machines. On Mac it works inside After Effects (CS5-CC and later) and Premiere Pro (CS4-CC and later). The plugin uses near-real-time GPU acceleration, rendering very fast on many systems by drawing on your GPU or video card. A DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support is required, so confirm your hardware meets that before installing.
Pixelan BlurBlender Pro requires a DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support. The plugin is built around near-real-time GPU acceleration, so it renders very fast on many systems by using the speed of your GPU or video card. Its 650+ blur effects run through this GPU-based pipeline, which is how it delivers quick customizing and blending of blurs. Confirm your video card meets the DirectX 9 and Shader Model 3.0 requirement before installing to get the intended performance.
Pixelan BlurBlender Pro is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current details before you download or rely on it for a project. BlurBlender Pro comes from Pixelan, one of the longest-established video effects plugin companies, and the developer notes fast, personal, in-house technical support. For the most accurate and up-to-date licensing information, the developer's page is the best place to look.
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