# Simple "blur gradient" effect

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**Created:** [October 30, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-blur-gradient-effect/68946 "2004-10-30T15:34:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![spectreman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@spectreman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spectreman)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-blur-gradient-effect/68946/1 "2004-10-30T15:34:07Z")

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sorry for what i’m sure is gonna be an easy question to answer, but i’ve wondered how the following look is made…

[https://www.amadeodecada.com/Secure.html](https://www.amadeodecada.com/Secure.html)

specifically, just the background where the visible area fade into the dark background - is this done in solely in flash, or a combo of programs??

as i look at it again, it seems to be done in photoshop - radial blur - and just placed on the stage as a jpg or gif…or png…am i correct here??