# Virtual background blur intensity

**URL:** <https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/virtual-background-blur-intensity/4754>\
**Category:** How to implement?\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [August 15, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/virtual-background-blur-intensity/4754 "2023-08-15T10:18:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jere](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/jere)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/virtual-background-blur-intensity/4754/1 "2023-08-15T10:18:27Z")

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Hello.

Is there a way to lower and increase the virtual background blur intensity? You can pass options to applyFilter but we could not find a way to modify blur intensity.

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**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/virtual-background-blur-intensity/4754/2 "2023-08-21T14:22:18Z")

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AFAIK it is not possible to change the intensity, I’ll tag my colleagues just in case it is possible @pabloFuente @CSantosM

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**Author:** ![CSantosM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/csantosm/32/16_2.png) [@CSantosM](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/CSantosM)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/virtual-background-blur-intensity/4754/3 "2023-08-21T15:21:50Z")

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If I am not wtong, there is not a strigthforward way to modify the blur intensity rigth now. We will add your request in our task queue but it is not a priority feature for us.

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**Author:** ![jere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jere](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/jere)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/virtual-background-blur-intensity/4754/4 "2023-08-22T05:22:45Z")

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Okay, thanks for the reply.