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I'd like to apply a guassian blur to an image in InDesign CS5.5, but I don't have acces to Photoshop or any other real graphics program on my employers Windows laptop. Is there any feature in InDesign that would result in a guassian blur look?
Something like this? http://indesignsecrets.com/branislavs-great-ghost-technique.php
Hi Leslie;
Since you can't actually do a Gaussian blur in InDesign you could try faking a blurry effect:
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Something like this? http://indesignsecrets.com/branislavs-great-ghost-technique.php
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Give this a shot. Online version of Photoshop. Limited capacity but available anywhere
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If you can install software on the laptop, you could try GIMP (https://www.gimp.org/ ). It is free, open source code and should do the job. It is no Photoshop but simple operations like a blur are possible.
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Hi Leslie;
Since you can't actually do a Gaussian blur in InDesign you could try faking a blurry effect:
You can adjust the "blur" by changing the amount of opacity and how offset the image is. Note that Layer Blend Modes like "Soft Light" can add some subtlety to the effect but can also change the color and tone of the image.
Finally, if you want to crop the image or just hide the overlapping edges: