Video Background Blurring
Blurring backgrounds in video to keep attention on the subject, hide distractions or protect privacy.
- Price
- From $1.50 per frame
- Free trial
- A 30-second cut from your own footage, no card, no commitment.
Part of Video Background Editing. How the work runs and what it costs across the family are set out in the video editing & production guide.
What Video Background Blurring covers
15 services under this heading. Each is priced for the work it actually involves rather than averaged into one rate.
Basic Background Blurring
Softening a busy or distracting background behind a speaker, for interviews, webinars and social videos.
Priced per project
Selective Object Focus
Keeping one object sharp while blurring everything else, drawing attention to a product or detail.
Priced per project
Dynamic Background Blurring
Background blur that follows moving subjects and camera motion through the shot.
Priced per project
Variable Intensity Blurring
Adjusting blur strength across the frame or over time, gentler near the subject and stronger further away.
Priced per project
Customizable Blur Shapes
Blur applied in custom shapes and areas, such as a single screen, sign or corner of the frame.
Priced per project
Depth of Field Blurring
Simulating shallow depth of field so the background falls out of focus behind the subject.
Priced per project
Foreground-Background Separation
Separating the subject from the background accurately, the step that makes background blur look natural at the edges.
Priced per project
Zoom and Pan Blurring
Motion blur added to digital zooms and pans, so camera moves created in editing look like real ones.
Priced per project
Tilt-Shift Effect
Tilt-shift blur that makes real scenes look like miniatures, a playful effect for cityscapes and time-lapses.
Priced per project
Variable Aperture Simulation
Simulating changes in lens aperture, so depth of field shifts during the shot as if the camera iris were opening.
Priced per project
Blur Transition
Using blur to transition between shots or reveal a subject, a smooth effect for intros and scene changes.
Priced per project
Automated Object Recognition
Automatically detecting faces, license plates or objects to blur them throughout a video, with a person checking the res...
Priced per project
Bokeh Effect
Adding soft, circular highlights to blurred backgrounds, imitating the look of a fast camera lens.
Priced per project
Foreground-Background Interaction
Blur that adjusts as the subject moves closer to or further from the background, keeping the effect believable.
Priced per project
Zoom Blur
Radial blur that streaks outward from the center, for energetic transitions and dramatic reveals.
Priced per project
Rates and common questions for this work are on the Video Editing & Production page.
How we approach this work
Articles from the journal, written by the people who do this work. More on this subject →
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Video Background Blurring vs the alternatives
Side-by-side on price, turnaround and what you actually get back. Written for the decision rather than for us.
Chroma Keying & Removal vs Video Background Blurring
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — chroma keying & removal compared with video background blurring.
Green Screen Removal vs Video Background Blurring
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — green screen removal compared with video background blurring.
Video Background Blurring vs Video Masking
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video background blurring compared with video masking.
Often combined with Video Background Blurring
The work that usually sits either side of this one. One team handles all of it, under one brief.
Podcast Production
You record. We do everything after that.
From $165.00 per episode
Audio Post for Video
Everything the soundtrack of a video needs after the picture is locked: dialogue cleanup, sound effects, music, the fina...
Priced per project
Content Production
Researched, cited, and written by a named person.
From $0.45 per word
3D Modeling
Clean topology, correct scale, ready for what happens next.
From $49.00 per model
3D Rendering
Photoreal output, in a managed color pipeline.
From $39.00 per render
Newsletter Production
Writing, designing and sending a regular newsletter people actually open, with content planned ahead and results reviewe...
Priced per project
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