diff --git a/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.cpp b/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.cpp
index 96a4f950b..6c1f1ee17 100644
--- a/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #include "gaussianblureffect.h"
 
+#include <QImage>
+
 GaussianBlurEffect::GaussianBlurEffect(Clip *c) : Effect(c, EFFECT_TYPE_VIDEO, VIDEO_GAUSSIANBLUR_EFFECT), frag(QOpenGLShader::Fragment), vert(QOpenGLShader::Vertex) {
-	enable_opengl = true;
+	enable_opengl = false;
+	enable_image = true;
 
     vert.compileSourceCode("attribute vec2 position;\nvoid main() { gl_Position = vec4(position, 1, 1); }");
     frag.compileSourceCode("uniform vec3 resolution;\nuniform sampler2D image;\nuniform bool flip;\nuniform vec2 direction;\n\nvoid main() {\n  vec2 uv = vec2(gl_FragCoord.xy / resolution.xy);\n  if (flip) {\n    uv.y = 1.0 - uv.y;\n  }\n\n  vec4 color = vec4(0.0);\n  vec2 off1 = vec2(1.3846153846) * direction;\n  vec2 off2 = vec2(3.2307692308) * direction;\n  color += texture2D(image, uv) * 0.2270270270;\n  color += texture2D(image, uv + (off1 / resolution.xy)) * 0.3162162162;\n  color += texture2D(image, uv - (off1 / resolution.xy)) * 0.3162162162;\n  color += texture2D(image, uv + (off2 / resolution.xy)) * 0.0702702703;\n  color += texture2D(image, uv - (off2 / resolution.xy)) * 0.0702702703;\n  gl_FragColor = color;\n}\n");
@@ -10,6 +13,70 @@ GaussianBlurEffect::GaussianBlurEffect(Clip *c) : Effect(c, EFFECT_TYPE_VIDEO, V
 	program.link();
 }
 
+void GaussianBlurEffect::process_image(double timecode, uint8_t *data, int width, int height) {
+	QImage result(data, width, height, QImage::Format_RGBA8888); // create QImage wrapper
+	int radius = 5;
+
+	int tab[] = { 14, 10, 8, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 };
+	int alpha = (radius < 1)  ? 16 : (radius > 17) ? 1 : tab[radius-1];
+
+	int r1 = result.rect().top();
+	int r2 = result.rect().bottom();
+	int c1 = result.rect().left();
+	int c2 = result.rect().right();
+
+	int bpl = result.bytesPerLine();
+	int rgba[4];
+	unsigned char* p;
+
+	int i1 = 0;
+	int i2 = 3;
+
+	for (int col = c1; col <= c2; col++) {
+		p = result.scanLine(r1) + col * 4;
+		for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+			rgba[i] = p[i] << 4;
+
+		p += bpl;
+		for (int j = r1; j < r2; j++, p += bpl)
+			for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+				p[i] = (rgba[i] += ((p[i] << 4) - rgba[i]) * alpha / 16) >> 4;
+	}
+
+	for (int row = r1; row <= r2; row++) {
+		p = result.scanLine(row) + c1 * 4;
+		for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+			rgba[i] = p[i] << 4;
+
+		p += 4;
+		for (int j = c1; j < c2; j++, p += 4)
+			for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+				p[i] = (rgba[i] += ((p[i] << 4) - rgba[i]) * alpha / 16) >> 4;
+	}
+
+	for (int col = c1; col <= c2; col++) {
+		p = result.scanLine(r2) + col * 4;
+		for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+			rgba[i] = p[i] << 4;
+
+		p -= bpl;
+		for (int j = r1; j < r2; j++, p -= bpl)
+			for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+				p[i] = (rgba[i] += ((p[i] << 4) - rgba[i]) * alpha / 16) >> 4;
+	}
+
+	for (int row = r1; row <= r2; row++) {
+		p = result.scanLine(row) + c2 * 4;
+		for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+			rgba[i] = p[i] << 4;
+
+		p -= 4;
+		for (int j = c1; j < c2; j++, p -= 4)
+			for (int i = i1; i <= i2; i++)
+				p[i] = (rgba[i] += ((p[i] << 4) - rgba[i]) * alpha / 16) >> 4;
+	}
+}
+
 void GaussianBlurEffect::process_gl(double timecode, GLTextureCoords &coords) {
 	program.bind();
     program.setUniformValue("resolution", 1920, 1080, 0);
diff --git a/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.h b/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.h
index 6d9d1f998..89fc0190c 100644
--- a/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.h
+++ b/effects/video/gaussianblureffect.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class GaussianBlurEffect : public Effect
 {
 public:
 	GaussianBlurEffect(Clip* c);
+	void process_image(double timecode, uint8_t *data, int width, int height);
 	void process_gl(double timecode, GLTextureCoords &coords);
 	void clean_gl();
 private: