# Layer of blur... possible?

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**Created:** [February 21, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layer-of-blur-possible/305196 "2010-02-21T01:29:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![stephengiem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@stephengiem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stephengiem)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layer-of-blur-possible/305196/1 "2010-02-21T01:29:53Z")

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Hi: just wanted to check if anybody knew of an easier way to do this in as3… I am creating an illusion through masks currently…

Basically, I have a bunch of text that is blurry moving around and a magnifying glass… any piece of blurry text that comes underneath the magnifying glass “clears up”.

Now, the way I have gotten this to work is a bit tedious. I created a duplicate layer for every blurry text and made it clear. Then, I masked it with a duplicate magnifying glass, to create that illusion.

The problem is, this is very tedious. Is it possible to use as3 to create a layer of blur and to make a “magical” magnifying glass that “clears up” the blurry art? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I have included a screenshot of my layers and art so far.

Thanks in advance

\*The white box is the “magnifying glass”  
 ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/6138/b35bc5be2cc5d500.png)