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bisto17 [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Apr 04, 2012 16:55 Messages: 5 Offline
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Hi there! I have a problem in finding out how to blur an area of the screen, I have taken a few clips from youtube and put them together but I need to blur out the website name in the corner of the screen so that I don't infringe the copyright. I don't want to completely blacken the area just kinda pixilate it so it cannot be read Can this be done?

Many thanks for any help in advance!

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Cranston
Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Aug 17, 2007 02:26 Messages: 1667 Offline
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Hi bisto17,

Here is a link to a tutorial that demonstrates how to create a Censor Blur in PowerDirector9 and 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgzRPcNKFgo

A more detailed tutorial, using an earlier version PD can be seen here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_pbBhTl1I
(Note: Although this tutorial was done in PD8’s user interface, the key frame principle is exactly the same.)

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CubbyHouseFilms
Senior Contributor Location: Melbourne, Australia Joined: Jul 14, 2009 04:23 Messages: 2208 Offline
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Hi Bisto17

Welcome to the volunteer forum

In additiion to Cranston's excellent method you also have the option of cropping or expanding the video file

To crop:



To expand:



I find these methods useful when you just need to remove an unwanted area on the edge of the video clip, like a person or a building etc or in your case a website name

Happy editing Happing editing

Best Regards

Neil
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bisto17 [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Apr 04, 2012 16:55 Messages: 5 Offline
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Thank you both for your excellent advice! Just got PD10 so am a bit of a noob as they say.

Cheers!!
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