Hi, I am trying to find the Gaussian Blur filter but I cant seen to find it. This link here http://inkscape.org/screenshots/index.php?version=0.45 says that version .45 has it and I am using the .48 version. I am doing this in substitute for the gradient meshes found in Adobe illustrator and I would like to achieve the photorealistic effects found in the link above. A tutorial would be appreciated as well for the Gaussian blur tool as well. Thanks.

Hi emark.mark20

The Gaussian Blur filter can be found:

Filters - Filter Editor - New - Add Effect; Pull- down to get Gaussian Blur


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Good Luck!

RGDS
Ragnar

The gaussian blur filter is most easily applied from the fill and stroke dialog box, and its effect modulated with the slider. Using the filter effects dialog does give you the option to have more blur in one axis than the other.

p.s. it's just called 'blur', not gaussian blue when you use it from the Fill N Stroke menu. It's the blur slider towards the bottom of the menu.

Thank you so much everyone, I will try it out.

You can find several pre-made Gaussian applications in the Filters menu. (Filters menu > Blur, for one bunch) I wouldn't recommend the Filters Editor if you are a new user. It's pretty wild! But the instructions can sometimes be fairly easy, if you just need a slight tweak to an existing filter.

If you're determined to use the Filters Editor, there is quite a bit in the manual (Help menu > Inkscape manual)(with internet connection) about filters. But Iet me be the first to tell you that the manual is quite cryptic, and very limited, in helping to learn how to make new filters. I would stick to pre-made filters if you can. For most people, the blur slider bar in F/S dialog is sufficient. And technically, it IS a simple Gaussian blur.

Note that using blur to simulate gradient meshes can result in HUGE files! If you have 2 gb or less RAM, you'll run into performance issues as you approach a 1 mb file size.