You can blur parts of your video on a computer in YouTube Studio.
Open the video editor
Open the video editor to blur a section of your video.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left menu, select Content.
- Click the title or thumbnail of the video you’d like to edit.
- From the left menu, select Editor.
Add face blur
- Select Blur
, then select Face Blur.
- Once processing is complete, select the faces that you'd like to blur, then click APPLY.
- Click and drag the box to adjust the blur.
- Click SAVE.
Add custom blur
- Select Blur
, then select Custom Blur.
- Click and drag the box to adjust the blur.
- Click SAVE.
More options
- Move the blurred box to a different place: Click and drag within the box.
- Change the blur shape: Select Rectangle or Oval as your blur shape.
- Resize the blurred area: Click and drag any corner of the box to blur a bigger or smaller area.
- Change when the blurring happens: Click and drag the ends of the timeline to set when the blurring begins and ends.
- Allow the blurred area to move: Select Track object to make sure the blurred area moves around.
- Prevent the blurred area from moving at all: Select Fix blur position to make sure the blurred area always stays in the same place.
- Blur multiple areas: Click and drag new boxes over the parts you want to blur.
- You can download your edited video and upload it again to publish the changes you made.