BLUR_IMAGE(1)
π BLUR_IMAGE π
okay bestie, gather round, because this is a General Commands Manual entry and it's lowkey iconic. we're talking about blur_image, the off-screen image blurring utility that runs on OpenGL ES 3.0 β¨ no cap.
πΈ NAME πΈ
blur_image β off-screen image blurring utility using OpenGL ES 3.0. it's giving "make your pics soft and dreamy" energy π¦
π SYNOPSIS π
blur_image <input_file> [FLAGS] -o <output_file>
so you hand it an <input_file>, toss in whatever [FLAGS] you're feeling, and you always gotta tell it where to put the glow-up with -o <output_file>. periodt π
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
so like, this manual page is here to document briefly the blur_image command as provided by the blur-effect package. iykyk π«Ά
the binary program blur_image generates images with Blur Effect. that's the whole vibe. it blurs. it slays. it's the main character of your wallpaper folder ππ
π OPTIONS π
-r <radius>β the radius, bestie. heads up though: it now should be an odd number ranging[3-49]. odd numbers only, no exceptions, that's just the rule π-S <sigma>β sample distance. the default is1.0β¨-bβ adjust brightness after blurring. little post-blur glow-up π-d <drmdev>β usedrmdev(like/dev/dri/card0e.g) to render π-l <percent>β multiple current lightness by percent, ranging[0.0-1.0]πΈ-s <percent>β multiple current saturation by percent, ranging[0.0-1.0]π-p <rendering passes>β iterate passes of rendering, ranging[1-INF]. yes fr fr,INF. go wild π₯
π¦ EXAMPLE π¦
here's the moment you've been waiting for, the actual usage bestie:
blur_image -d /dev/dri/renderD128 -p 6 -r 7
"/usr/share/wallpapers/deepin/Garden In The Autumn.jpg" -o out.jpg
see how the -o out.jpg is sitting there at the end? that's the output. ate π
π SEE ALSO π
this program is further documented in the README.md as provided with this debian package under the /usr/share/doc/blur-effect/ directory. go read it if you want the deep lore πβ¨
π AUTHOR π
blur_image is written by Sian Cao. iconic behavior honestly π
this manual page was written by Arun Kumar Pariyar for the Debian Project (but may be used by others). shoutout to them π«Ά
and that's the whole page, bestie π this was the blur_image manpage, dated 2021-02-02, and you can find it filed under BLUR_IMAGE(1). now go blur something pretty πΈβ¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- debian bookworm: blur-effect 1.1.3-2+b1 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- debian trixie: blur-effect 1.1.3-2+b2 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- ubuntu jammy: blur-effect 1.1.3-2 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- ubuntu noble: blur-effect 1.1.3-2build2 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- ubuntu resolute: blur-effect 1.1.3-2.1 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- ubuntu stonking: blur-effect 1.1.3-2.1 Β· GPL-3.0-only
- Copyright 2021 Arun Kumar Pariyar <openarungeek@gmail.com>
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