So let’s look at when to leave it on or turn it off.
What Is Motion Blur?
Take your hand and wave it rapidly in front of your face.
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That’s motion blur.
you could see it all around you in the real world.
The same thing happens to camera sensors.
Cinematic videographers usually have ashutter speed twice as fast as the frame ratewhich simulates natural motion blur.
Why Do Games Need Motion Blur?
If motion blur is such a bad thing in games, why do developers keep using it?
First, our brains expect motion blur for moving objects.
If something is blurring, it means it’s moving fast!
The best example of this isstop motion.
it’s possible for you to immediately tell when something is stop motion because there is no motion blur!
Video game graphics are a form of virtual stop motion.
Second, when you have a low frame rate (e.g.
When Should You Disable Motion Blur?
The image below showsDoom Eternal’s motion blur options under video parameters, which can be adjusted in increments.
You may have separate options for camera motion blur and per-object motion blur in some games.
In others, the setting may only affect camera motion blur with no option to change per-object blur parameters.
It all depends on what a particular developer allows you to do.
