Gaussian Blur onHover Using jQuery

Question

Hi Everyone:

I am wondering if there is some way to apply a gaussian blur onto a div using jQuery (or CSS that jQuery can modify). I have looked into blur(), but at least with Safari, it doesn't seem that it accomplishes what I'm looking for. If possible, I want to use fadeIn on the effect, so it blurs gradually.

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

Have a look into this. It's not great in terms of cross browser compatability but it works.

Answer 2

Be aware that Blur is when a DOM-element, such as textboxes (inputs etc.) loses focus, and should not be mixed with the kind of blur you are talking about (gaussian/motion blur).

There is no good cross-browser solution for this problem. You can, however, blur images by using a API such as the one Ben suggests. Or by using this one.

Maybe if you find out a way to draw your div contents to a HTML5 canvas you can then apply the Blur-filter by using Pixastic?