How to blur a certain element (moving text) in a video?

d4n wrote on 4/6/2023, 1:48 PM

Hey everyone,

yes, I searched the internet, but I need an efficient and reliable way to blur something in a video clip (unfortunately, it's urgent!) - it's a small piece of text that's moving around the screen (or rather the camera is moving) and should not be readable to any viewer. My preferred solution:

Motion tracking for easy application
Blur effect, so it's not readable anymore, but isn't too distracting while watching

I have no experience with such a measure - would be great if someone can give a hint or has any experience on how to do that!

Thanks so much!

(Using Vegas Pro, version 20 on WIndows 10)

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Former user wrote on 4/6/2023, 5:28 PM

@d4n Hi, Is this text a water mark on a stolen video or is it a piece of text on a document ?

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jetdv wrote on 4/7/2023, 9:46 AM

Use motion tracking to follow the text and apply the blur to it.

fr0sty wrote on 4/7/2023, 1:19 PM

Have you tried the motion blur effect?