# Magnifying glass effect - focus instead of zoom

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnifying-glass-effect-focus-instead-of-zoom/294657
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**Created:** [August 18, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnifying-glass-effect-focus-instead-of-zoom/294657 "2009-08-18T07:32:39Z")
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### Author: ![yabai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/958977/32.png) [@yabai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yabai)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnifying-glass-effect-focus-instead-of-zoom/294657/1 "2009-08-18T07:32:39Z")

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hi,

i’ve followed tutorials before on creating a traditional magnifying glass effect - as you drag the magnifying glass the image gets bigger through the glass.

i’m trying to do something different. i would like a fuzzy image as the background and then the magnifying glass would make the image clear.

has anyone seen this before?