# Blurring in photoshop. Please help

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**Category:** design\
**Created:** [August 4, 2004, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurring-in-photoshop-please-help/59848 "2004-08-04T10:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![mx\_guest2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@mx\_guest2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mx_guest2004)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurring-in-photoshop-please-help/59848/1 "2004-08-04T10:30:03Z")

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Hei,  
I have blured an bitmap image in photoshop (motion blur) and saved it as a jpg.  
Is there any way to get the image back, or at least to make it better? I tried to sharpen it but it’s not enough and the result wasn’t any good.

mx-guest2004 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurring-in-photoshop-please-help/59848/2 "2004-08-04T10:56:23Z")

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Sorry to say that, but too late :trout:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurring-in-photoshop-please-help/59848/3 "2004-08-04T11:54:57Z")

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You’ll just have to restart it, make sure you save the psd before the jpg. Didnt you save the psd file?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurring-in-photoshop-please-help/59848/4 "2004-08-04T12:18:38Z")

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Thanks, both of you. No I forgot to save the .psd ☹  
but I have another copy of that image. Next time I remember to save a .psd first .  
I have another question too,  
Do you know how I can create a black silhouette out of bitmap image, a person for instance?  
Is it just using the Marquee tool and fill it with black (Ctrl BackSpace), or there is a smarter way?

Thanks again answering my questions 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurring-in-photoshop-please-help/59848/5 "2004-08-04T12:27:30Z")

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You can use the pen tool to draw the shape, once you’ve finished, right click it and choose convert to selection, fill it with black:)