# Background Blur

When [**Background Blur**](/copy-of-halo-app/experience-designer/capture/frame-effects.md#background-blur) is enabled as an editing tool, participants can adjust the blur intensity themselves during the post-capture phase. This allows them to create a professional "bokeh" look that keeps the focus entirely on the subjects.

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#### How it Works

You can choose to use Background Blur as a [**default frame effect**](/copy-of-halo-app/experience-designer/capture/frame-effects.md#background-blur), an **interactive edit tool**, or **both**. 

When enabled as an Edit Tool, guests use a slider on the iPad to manually increase or decrease the amount of background softening after their photo is taken.

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#### Configuration Settings

1. **Toggle Enable:** Use the switch to turn the Background Blur tool on or off for your guests.
2. **Manual vs. Auto:** Decide how the blur is applied. 
   * **Manual** allows participants to adjust the intensity themselves using an on-screen slider.
   * **Auto** lets the software intelligently detect the environment and apply the optimal amount of blur automatically.
3. **Previewing:** Within the settings card, you can view a preview of how the blur effect functions to see how it will look for your guests.

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