# To Blur without Photoshop... is it Possible?

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**Created:** [September 29, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-blur-without-photoshop-is-it-possible/164269 "2005-09-29T18:18:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![YoungNastyMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a6a055/32.png) [@YoungNastyMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/YoungNastyMan)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-blur-without-photoshop-is-it-possible/164269/1 "2005-09-29T18:18:01Z")

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Hello,  
I’ve been searching around and I can’t seem to find any tutorials that that can help me make a blurring effect using only Flash MX 2004. They all seem to incorporate Photo Shop.

Basically I want to make a blurring effect in flash, and using flash alone. My inspiration came from the blurring effect as seen in the ‘Strongbad goes to Jail’ cartoon at [www.homestarrunner.com](http://www.homestarrunner.com/) .

Anyhow, my effect would be used to show an object far in the distance while the focus is on a closer object - then I would reverse the blur to make the focus on the object in the distance.

Any advice or explanations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.