# Motion blur filter

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/notes/filters/motion_blur
Added in BYOND 512.

**Format**

> filter(type="motion_blur", ...)

**Args**

> x: Blur vector on the X axis (defaults to 0)

Applies Gaussian blur in one direction only. The amount and direction are both specified by `x` and `y`. The size of the blur is equal to `sqrt(x*x + y*y)`.

See [Gaussian blur](https://ref.dm-lang.org/notes/filters/blur.md) for more information.

### See also
- [filters var (atom)](https://ref.dm-lang.org/atom/var/filters.md)
- [Gaussian blur (filters)](https://ref.dm-lang.org/notes/filters/blur.md)