P: Modernize and improve the Radial Blur filter

Having a real preview for radial and zoom blur would be handy.
I suggest to apply the blur on a duplicate layer and to play with opacity. You can even play with blend modes and adding a layer is necessary anyway for masking.

Come on Adobe get your act together, this feature has been needed for years!!! The Radial blur us just too cumbersome as it currently is.

Please update Radial and Zoom Blur like it is in Affinity Photo - or at least with a Preview. Many 1000 thanks in advance.

Yep, they created a whole new interface for creating/applying blurs, but decided not to include radial and zoom. When i previously asked why, i was told that not enough people wanted or used that filter so why bother? Such a silly excuse.

I agree, obviously dated. I use it for creating sun beams.

Hi there. I know there are other threads discussing this, but this is so desperately needed I feel it's worth more people shouting about it.
The radial blur feature is woefully inadequate. Anyone who's used it will be well aware of its limitations. I read a response that says the developers don't think enough people use it, so is not worth renovating. This is wrong - a great many people use it regularly. I've also read people suggesting workarounds. We shouldn't need a workaround. Photoshop should do this 'in-house' so to speak. We need:

* A larger window
* An interactive preview of the result
* The ability to numerically alter the focus of the blur effect
* The ability to reset to zero
* The ability to save presets

Thanks for reading this. I hope some changes happen soon.

I’m not exactly optimistic on this being implemented but those Filters certainly could do with the improvements. 

When will we get an overhaul of Radial / Zoom blur with at least a preview? Affinity Photo has the preview even directly on canvas/image in real time... If they can do it, why Adobe won't and refuses - customers complaining this since years - updating this?? Add please at least the possibility to copy and paste the exact coordinates like in Lens Flare filter. Many thanks in advance, Roland

I agree this would be a good feature to add, I was using it just yesterday (adding motion to a train in a subway station), and it took repeated tries to "guess" my positioning of the zoom blur.

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