How to blur background in Premiere Pro

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Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to blur background in Premiere Pro:

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1. Import your video into the Project Panel.
2. Drag your video into the timeline.
3. Duplicate the video clip by holding Alt (Windows) / Option (Mac) and dragging it to a new track above.
4. Select the bottom clip and go to Window > Effects to open the Effects Panel.
5. Search for Gaussian Blur and drag it onto the bottom clip.
6. Open Effect Controls and increase the Blurriness value to blur the background.
7. Select the top clip, go to Opacity > Free Draw Bezier (Pen Tool), and create a mask around the subject.
8. Feather the mask in Effect Controls to blend the edges smoothly.
9. Play the sequence to preview and refine the background blur.

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This is how you blur the background in Premiere Pro.