Optics

Motion blur

The smear of movement: a directional streak along one axis.

Motion blur: a optics effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
Open Motion blur in the studio

Controls

motion
Three different camera moves, not one with a dial: a slide is even across the frame, a zoom bursts out of a point, a spin winds around it
distance
Length of the trail. On zoom and spin this is the length at the edge — the middle always moves less
angle
A number from 0 to 180, 0 by default.
centre x
A number from 0 to 1, 0.5 by default.
centre y
A number from 0 to 1, 0.5 by default.
fade
A real exposure has an even trail: the shutter is open the same amount at every position. Fading is afterglow, not exposure
trail
A one-sided trail runs behind the movement, the way a camera sees it. Both sides read as defocus along an axis instead

Starting points

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