Creating a blur effect

To create a blur effect in Qt Quick Effect Maker:

  1. Add a FastBlur node to the node tree.
  2. Add a BlurHelper node to the node tree. You need the BlurHelper node for all effects that contains a blur effect.

    Node graph with Main, BlurHelper, FastBlur, and Output nodes connected vertically

  3. Select the FastBlur node and in the settings, change the fastBlurAmount value to control the amount of blur.

    Qt logo with blur effect applied

Adjusting item borders

The effect appears cropped. You need to adjust item borders:

  1. Select Cross icon to display item borders.

    Qt logo with blur effect and visible item borders

  2. Go to Edit > Project Settings.
  3. Set the item padding for all sides to 100.

    Project Settings dialog with item padding set to 100

Now, you can see the complete blur effect.

Qt logo with complete blur effect and expanded padding

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