Blur or Pixelate Video
Hide anything you need to in a video. Draw a box over a face, a licence plate, or a screen and blur, pixelate, or black it out for as long as you choose.
Blur or Pixelate Video
Hide a face, a licence plate, an address, or anything else you need out of frame.
One detail in the background is often the only thing stopping you posting a clip. A bystander who did not agree to be filmed, a number plate in a driveway shot, a client name on a whiteboard, a password on a monitor. This lets you cover exactly that area and leave the rest of the video untouched, without opening an editor or learning masking.
Pick a region, choose how it is obscured, and set how long the effect runs.
How to blur part of a video
- Upload your video.
- Set the region you want to cover.
- Choose blur, pixelate, or a solid blackout, and set the strength.
- Optionally set a start and end time so the effect only runs for part of the clip.
- Download the finished video.
Features
- Three ways to obscure. A soft blur, a blocky pixelated mosaic, or a solid black box, depending on how visible you want the redaction to be.
- Adjustable strength. Ten levels, so you can go from lightly softened to completely unreadable.
- Timed redaction. Set a start and end point so the cover only appears while it is needed, rather than across the whole clip.
- Precise region. You define the exact rectangle, so nothing else in the frame is touched.
Blur, pixelate, or blackout: which to use
These are not interchangeable, and the choice matters more than it looks.
Blur looks the most natural and is the right default for a background face or a softly-hidden detail. Be aware that a light blur on text or a number plate can sometimes be partially reconstructed, so turn the strength up if the content is genuinely sensitive.
Pixelate reads clearly as deliberate censorship. It is the convention viewers recognise, and at high strength it destroys the underlying detail rather than smearing it.
Blackout is the only one that removes the information completely. For anything legal, medical, or genuinely confidential, use a solid box: there is nothing left to recover.
FAQ
How do I blur part of a video?
Upload the clip, set the rectangle over the area you want covered, choose blur and a strength, and download the result. There is no timeline editing and no masking tools to learn.
Can I blur a face in a video?
Yes, by placing the region over the face. Worth knowing before you start: the region is a fixed rectangle rather than automatic face tracking, so this works cleanly when the person stays roughly in one part of the frame. If the subject moves around a lot, size the box to cover the area they move within, or use the timing controls to cover only the section where they appear.
How do I blur a licence plate?
Same approach: put the region over the plate and pick pixelate or blackout. For a parked vehicle or a static shot this takes one pass. Blackout is the safest choice, since a plate is short, high-contrast text and a light blur may still be partly legible.
Is blurring reversible?
Blur is the weakest of the three and heavy blurring is generally not recoverable, but light blurring of text sometimes is. Pixelation at high strength is far more robust. A solid blackout is the only option that leaves nothing behind, so use it whenever the content is genuinely sensitive.
Can I blur more than one thing at once?
Each pass covers one region. To hide two separate areas, run the video through a second time with the region set to the other area.
Can I blur only part of the clip?
Yes. Set a start and end time and the cover appears only for that stretch, leaving the rest of the video clear.