How to Use Blur Background in Promeo
Make your product stand out without losing the scene it was shot in.
Updated Nov. 15, 2026 · 3 min read
In a hurry? Use the Blur Background quick guide instead.
Promeo's Blur Background keeps your product sharp and softens everything behind it. Use it when a busy setting pulls attention away from what you sell, but you still want the mood of the original scene. Promeo separates the product from its background on its own, and the Degree slider sets how strong the blur is.
- In Promeo's left rail, click Photo Toolkit, then click Blur Background.
- Drag your photo onto the drop area to import it.
- Drag the Degree slider to set how strong the blur is.
- Hold Compare to see the original, then click Done.
- In the editor, keep Blur or pick another background.
- Click Export at the top left, choose a format, then click Export again.
Steps to Use Blur Background in Promeo
Step 1: Open Blur Background
In Promeo's left rail, click Photo Toolkit, then click the Blur Background card.
Step 2: Import Your Photo
Drag your photo onto the drop area to import it. Or click the drop area and pick your photo. To try the tool first, click one of the sample photos below the drop area. This article uses the cake sample.
Step 3: Set the Blur Strength
The photo opens with the background already blurred. The Blur Background panel on the left has one setting, Degree. Drag its slider to the right for a stronger blur, and watch the canvas change. The box beside the slider shows the value, up to 100.
| Degree | How the background looks, and when to pick it |
|---|---|
| 50 | Soft, but the jug and lemons keep their shape. Pick a middle value when the setting tells part of the story. |
| 100 | The jug and lemons blur into soft patches of white and yellow. Pick the top of the scale when anything behind the product competes with it. |
Step 4: Compare, Then Click Done
Press and hold Compare at the top left of the canvas. The original photo appears with a Before tag above it. Let go to see the blur again.
To reuse the blurred photo in other designs, click Save to My Library at the top, and it appears in the editor's My Library panel. Then click Done.
Step 5: Finish in the Editor
The photo opens in Promeo's editor with Blur selected under Background Effect. Add text or make other edits here before you export.
To put a solid color behind the product instead, click a swatch under Background Colors. For your own image, click Import under Background Image. How to use Remove Background explains each background choice.
Step 6: Export the Photo
When the photo looks right, click Export at the top left of the editor. In the Export panel, type a file name in Name. Keep the Folder or click the folder icon to choose another, pick JPG, PNG, or WEBP, and click Export. The Export panel shows the size, 2000 x 2000 px for the cake sample.
When Photo export complete appears, click Open File Location to find the file. In the example, the glaze and the ridges of the cake stay crisp. The jug and lemons behind it turn into soft white and yellow.
We tested these steps in Promeo version 8.24 on Windows.
Don't have Promeo yet? Keep your product sharp against a softly blurred setting, then add text or a new background in the same editor.
Download Promeo Free →FAQ About Blur Background
No. It blurs the background and keeps the product sharp, as the glaze and ridges of the cake show.
The Degree slider goes up to 100. At 100, the lemons behind the cake turned into soft patches of yellow.
Yes. After you click Done, pick a swatch under Background Colors in the editor. Or click Import under Background Image to use a photo from your computer.
