In keynote, you can make a shape transparent, but I also want to add a gaussian blur. I could have sworn this was a feature in keynote, but I can't seem to find it. Please tell me it exists, it's such a sleek effect and it would be a total shame if the Yosemite still hasn't added this feature. Currently on OS X Yosemite 10.10 with the newest version of Keynote (V. 6.5)
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)
I wish Keynote could do this! Right now I use a third party program called Sketch to create all my blur effects.
This used to be possible in the old version of Keynote. When you selected an image and went to the image properties, you could move the Sharpness drawer from the center to the left, thus creating a gaussian blur. In the current version the drawer is already on the left, so you could only sharpen the image.
It could be a bug, although one which has existed from the moment on they release the new Keynote back in 2013.
Blur effect has not been included in the latest version of Keynote. I use photoshop but Fotor is an excellent freeware application.
Use the Adjust > Detail > Blur/Sharpen tool.
Its available in the Mac App Store, search for Fotor.
I myself use Pixelmator to create the blur. Works fine, but having it nearby in Keynote would be nice.
I have noticed that I can "Reset" the image to remove this affect, then Redo this affect on an image in a file created with the previous version of Keynote. The functionality appears to be there, but does not appear to be connected to the user-facing set of options.
Is there no gaussian blur transparency feature in keynote?
