Blace 2 - AI Face Detection & Blurring

Local-running face detection plugin.



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  $59.99
Description

Blace 2 for After Effects and Premiere Pro

Rendering happens locally. Your data never leaves your machine.

Completely C++ based for maximum stability, performance and security. No Python environments installed.

Supports Apple Silicon and NVIDIA GPUs (Windows) for hardware acceleration.



Features

Overview

Worlds first (originally released in 2020) ai based and automated face detection and blurring system for compositing and editing.

High Performance

Runs with high performance, even on cpu-only systems.

Fully automatic...

Simply apply the plugin... And faces get detected instantly.

Simple UI

A few intuitive settings give you full control over the detection.



System Requirements

Windows with NVIDIA GPU >= 8GB Windows with non-NVIDIA GPU >= 8GB Apple Silicon with MacOS Sequoia or newer and >= 16GB RAM Other MacOS
very slow

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Version History

2.4.58 -

Jun 8, 2026

Fix crash that occurred on very long renders.

2.4.57 -

May 13, 2026

Fix missing faces on alpha bug.

2.3.57 -

May 8, 2026

Compatibility Release.

2.3.54 -

Apr 10, 2026

Better reporting of out-of-memory errors.

2.3.53 -

Apr 8, 2026

Remove unused parameter.

2.2.53 -

Mar 27, 2026

Compatibility update.

2.2.52 -

Mar 18, 2026

Compatibility update.

2.2.51 -

Mar 3, 2026

Improved feedback about out-of-memory situations.

Introduce Stop Processing button. This can be used to cancel long running computations immediately.

2.2.49 -

Feb 16, 2026

Fix initialization bug which occured on some systems.

2.1.47 -

Feb 11, 2026

- much better detection performance and accuracy on large frames
- small bug fix regarding parameter handling

2.1.46 -

Jan 28, 2026

- update shared libraries

2.1.45 -

Jan 26, 2026

- switch to new AI backend
- accelerate rendering of big resolutions (>4k) on CUDA (option: CUDA Memory Sharing)

2.1.42 -

Nov 18, 2025

Initial release of Blace 2.

1.4.2 -

Dec 5, 2022

- fixed issue with installer

1.3.2 -

Jan 7, 2021

- fixed bug with animated masks

1.4.1 -

Jan 6, 2021

- fixed installers

1.4.0 -

Jan 6, 2021

- mac support

1.3.1 -

Jan 6, 2021

- fixed bug with include mask leading to rejected detections

- fixed bug with exclude masks calculating wrong intersection points with detections

1.3.0 -

Dec 29, 2020

- added gaussian blur preset

- added "stabilize" option for greater tracking accuracy and stability

- more convenient size and position control with new offset sliders

- all modes now can be tested in demo mode

1.2.1 -

Nov 30, 2020

- added detection threshold parameter

- added control layer ("Time Map") for custom layer masks

- bugfix for drawing effect on transparent canvas

1.2.0 -

Nov 19, 2020

- greatly improved speed and accuracy for cpu mode -> therefore gpu version is no longer maintained

- added option to use custom layer as face mask

- fixed bug with multiple include masks

- ATTENTION: this update breaks compatibility with older versions and installer will overwrite older versions.

1.1.0 -

Nov 9, 2020

- added "Two passes" and "Samples" options for improved detection stability on smaller faces

- fixed bug where cached detections could appear on wrong frame

- reordered parameters under "Masking" to reflect processing order

- color of outline can be changed in trial mode to

1.0.0 -

Nov 4, 2020

initial release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

Premiere Pro

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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