What It Does
Blace 2 automatically detects faces in your footage and applies a blur, all processed locally on your machine. Apply the effect to a clip and it identifies faces immediately, no manual keyframing or masking required. It works in both After Effects and Premiere Pro, making it useful for documentary editors, journalists, or anyone who needs to protect subject identities in video.
Key Features
Fully automatic detection. Apply the plugin to a layer and faces are detected without any additional setup. The AI model handles the heavy lifting, including tracking faces as they move through the frame.
Local processing. All AI inference runs on your own hardware. Nothing is sent to the cloud, which matters when working with sensitive footage. On Windows with an NVIDIA GPU (8GB VRAM or more) or Apple Silicon (macOS Sequoia, 16GB RAM or more), performance is solid. CPU-only Windows systems will run but at reduced speed. Older macOS is not supported.
Stabilize option. Reduces jitter in the blur region as tracked faces move, giving a cleaner result on handheld or moving shots.
Gaussian blur preset. A ready-to-use blur preset covers the most common use case without needing to configure custom effects.
Offset sliders. Adjust the size and position of the blur region without reworking your detection settings. Useful when the detected region clips too tightly or too loosely around a face.
Demo mode. All detection modes can be tested before purchasing, so you can verify it works on your specific footage and system.
Who It’s For
Editors who regularly need to anonymize faces, whether for news, documentary, social media compliance, or user-generated content review. It’s also useful for VFX work where you want to isolate and composite over face regions. The local-only processing is a genuine advantage for anyone working under privacy or legal constraints.
Pricing
Blace 2 is a one-time purchase at $59.99 for eligible upgrade buyers. New license pricing is listed on the aescripts product page. No subscription is required. A free trial download is available for both macOS and Windows.