How to Blur a Face in Premiere CS5
Video editing in the Adobe Premiere CS5 program allows you to easily blur faces without the use of expensive equipment, as the software provides a blurring tool to obscure faces and objects in the video file. Blurring involves pixelating a specific frame or area within the video, and applying the new filter to the video to ensure the blurring effect remains within the frame. Once applied, the blur filter can be changed using the configuration menu located in the bottom right corner of CS5 to increase or decrease the size of the blurring effect.
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Instructions
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Launch the Adobe CS5 Premiere program on your computer and click "File" at the top of the program's menu. Click "Open" in the drop-down menu and click the video's name in the dialog box.
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Click "Open" to open the video in the program and click "Window" at the top of the program's menu. Click "Animation" to view the timeline below the video.
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Click and drag the tab with the left click of your mouse on the timeline to the video moment showing the face you wish to blur. Release the left click button on the mouse and double-click "Layer 1" in the bottom right corner of the program.
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Rename the video's layer to a different name, and click and drag the layer to the second to last icon in the bottom right corner to copy the layer.
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Double-click the new layer and name it "blur" to properly identify the layer. Right click the new layer and click "Convert to Smart Object" to ensure the blurring filter applies to a specific area rather than the entire video.
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Click "Filter" at the top of the program menu and move the cursor to "Blur" in the pull-down menu. Click the type of blur in the submenu to set the blur filter in the video.
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Click "OK" to save the changes and move the cursor to the "Masks" tab on the right side of the program's screen. Click "Add a vector mask" below the Masks tab and click "Shapes" on the left side of the program's screen.
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Click and drag the area around the person's face to insert the blur. Click "Arrow" on the left side of the program and click "Path Selection Tool" in the pop-up side menu.
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Click and drag the "Timeline" tab to the position in the video where you wish to blur the person's face, and click the edge of the circle in the video. Click and drag the circle to the person's face, and click "Vector Mask Position" near the bottom of the program to ensure the mask moves while the person moves in the video.
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Click and drag the "Timeline" tab to the right to fast forward the video frames and click and drag the mask over the person's face.
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Click "File" and "Save" from the program menu to save the changes.
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