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# Add motion blur to screen recordings

> Motion blur softens fast zooms, pans, and animated cursor movement. Turn it on in Effect → Zooms → Advanced zoom settings and drag from Subtle to Strong.

Motion blur softens fast zooms, pans, and animated cursor movement; turn it on in **Effect** → **Zooms** → **Advanced zoom settings**.

## Turn on motion blur

1. Open your video in the Tella editor.
2. Click **Effect** in the sidebar, or press `E`.
3. Under **Zooms**, expand **Advanced zoom settings**.
4. Turn on **Motion blur**.
5. Drag the slider from **Subtle** to **Strong** to set the amount.

New Mac and Windows app recordings made with the **Animated** cursor start with motion blur on, unless you turned it off in an earlier video.

Motion blur works with manual zooms and Auto Zoom. Cursor movement is blurred when an [animated cursor](/docs/help/editing/customize-animated-cursor) is enabled on the clip.

## Change motion blur on one clip

Motion blur uses the video-wide setting by default. **Adjust this clip only** appears when your video has more than one clip. To change it for only the current clip:

1. Open **Effect** on that clip.
2. Under **Zooms**, expand **Advanced zoom settings**.
3. Turn on **Adjust this clip only**.
4. Turn motion blur on or off, or change its amount.

Turn off **Adjust this clip only** to make the clip use the video-wide motion blur setting and amount again.

## Turn motion blur off

Open **Advanced zoom settings** in **Effect** and turn off **Motion blur**. Tella keeps your zooms, pans, and cursor animation but renders their movement without blur.


## Related topics

- [Add zooms and screen effects](/docs/help/editing/add-a-zoom.md)
- [Record with the Tella Windows app](/docs/help/recording/record-a-video-using-the-windows-app.md)
- [Add a blur to a clip](/docs/api-reference/clips/add-a-blur-to-a-clip.md)
- [Product Changelog](/docs/changelog.md)
- [Blur or highlight part of your video](/docs/help/editing/blurring-and-highlighting.md)


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