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Apply the Selective Gaussian Blur to an Image in GIMP

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to apply "Selective Gaussian Blur" filter to an image in GIMP in Windows 7.

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You should have GIMP open and an image ready to use
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For more information, refer to our tutorials on how to open GIMP and how to open existing documents in GIMP.

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First, click "Filters"
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It's on the top left side of the window.

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Move the cursor to "Blur"
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A menu will open.
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Then, click "Selective Gaussian Blur..."
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"Selective Gaussian Blur" is especially useful for trying to create a very hazy or romantic depth-of-field effect. We've shown you how to apply "Gaussian Blur" in another tutorial; however, in this video the settings are slightly different, as we are using a radius.

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First, check the "Preview" box inside the new dialogue box
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You will be able to see what you're doing.
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Click and drag the preview to view different parts of the image
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You can also click the scrollbars and arrows to do that.

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After that, you can change the "Blur radius" value
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At default, it will be at "5.0"; but you can type a new value.
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Then, you can change the "Max
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delta" value. It changes how blurry your image will become. You can change the value by clicking the scroller or by typing a value in the box.

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You can press "Cancel" if you want to go back to your default image
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If you are satisfied with your changes, click "OK" to apply the settings
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Once your settings have been applied, you will see that this looks dramatically different to the normal "Gaussian Blur".
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