BrushCue Tool
Add Camera Motion Blur to Image Online
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What you can expect
This tool simulates the effect of camera movement during a photo capture. It overlays two instances of the same image and blends them using a configurable alpha value to produce the effect. You can control both the blending strength and the positional offset between the two overlays to introduce subtle motion, depth, or a sense of energy—useful for adding realism, emphasizing motion, or creating a more dynamic, cinematic feel in otherwise static images.
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Frequently asked questions
- How to apply camera motion blur to an image?
- Select your file, set the positional offset to control the direction of movement, adjust blending strength, and export.
- What effect does Camera Moving Distortion create?
- It blends shifted copies of your image to mimic the motion blur of a camera panning or shaking during a long exposure.
- Is this like Photoshop's Motion Blur filter?
- Similar goal but different technique. Photoshop's Motion Blur applies a linear smear at a set angle; this tool blends semi-transparent offset copies to create a parallax-style ghosting that feels like the camera moved during a long exposure.
- What file formats can I export?
- You can export as PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, or HEIC.
- Is this tool free to use?
- Yes — completely free, no account needed. Your images are processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded to a server. Downloads have no watermarks.
For developers
Use Camera Moving Distortion from Python
Open the Jupyter notebook example to see how to run this tool from the BrushCue Python API, inspect the processing steps, and adapt the workflow for scripts or batch image jobs.
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