# Effect question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-question/38970>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 1, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-question/38970 "2004-01-01T18:57:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![G111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ea924/32.png) [@G111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/G111)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-question/38970/1 "2004-01-01T18:57:07Z")

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how do you make that brilliant blur effect shown on so many sites e.g. at the begining of [flashlevel.com](http://flashlevel.com) the pre loader blurs out.

I know the effect uses photoshop and I’ve tried so many times but I don’t get a very smooth result.

Any help would be appreciated.