So the difference here is that box blur is averaging the values of all the neighbors to each pixel hence why it seems much more blurry compared to Gaussian blurring which averages values with consideration to weight and therefore maintains the overall img better. When would box blur be useful or preferred?
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@muuncakez I'd imagine that averaging using a box blur is substantially faster than weighting due to not having to store, recall, and multiply by weights (even if said weights are precalculated). Apart from that, I agree that Gaussian blurring seems better in quality compared to a box blur.
So the difference here is that box blur is averaging the values of all the neighbors to each pixel hence why it seems much more blurry compared to Gaussian blurring which averages values with consideration to weight and therefore maintains the overall img better. When would box blur be useful or preferred?
@muuncakez I'd imagine that averaging using a box blur is substantially faster than weighting due to not having to store, recall, and multiply by weights (even if said weights are precalculated). Apart from that, I agree that Gaussian blurring seems better in quality compared to a box blur.