How to blur faces in Premiere Pro

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

  1. Import your video into the Project Panel.
  2. Drag your video into the timeline.
  3. Go to Window > Effects to open the Effects Panel.
  4. Search for Gaussian Blur.
  5. Drag the Gaussian Blur effect onto your clip.
  6. Open Effect Controls, click Free Draw Bezier (pen tool) or Ellipse Mask under Gaussian Blur.
  7. Draw a mask around the face you want to blur.
  8. Increase the Blurriness value to blur the face.
  9. Click Mask Path stopwatch to track the face movement and adjust the mask over time.
  10. Play the sequence to preview and refine the blur.

This is how you blur faces in Premiere Pro.