blur

app.js

// backview is any view

			blurred_view = utils.make_blur({
				to_blur:backview, 
				width:320, 
				opacity:0.6, //<--
				right:0,
				zIndex:1,
				blursize:1.2  //<--
			});
			
// with this settings you get something like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0che5kmshepp2u2/Photo%20Sep%2011%2C%2010%2039%2037%20AM.png?dl=0

			var the_blur = utils.make_blur({
				to_blur:pic, 
				width:320, 
				height:320,
				opacity:0, //<--
				top:-85
			});

// this is the default blur https://www.dropbox.com/s/36gnrebc5fx8p5i/Photo%20Sep%2011%2C%2010%2039%2048%20AM.png?dl=0			

utils.js

// Download the module from https://github.com/rborn/TiGPUImageView/tree/master/iphone/dist


var GI = require('com.bongole.ti.gpuimage');

exports.make_blur =  function(params) {
	if (params.to_blur) {
		var the_blur = GI.createGPUImageView({
		    image: params.to_blur.toImage(),
			filter:{
				filtertype:GI.FASTBLUR_FILTER,
				blursize:params.blursize || 1
			}	
		});
		
		the_blur.applyProperties(params);
		return the_blur;
	}
	return null;
};