 apply (<strong>default is 1</strong>). Increasing this value intensifies the blur effect.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>format_32</strong> (<em>bool</em>):
- <cite>True</cite> â†’ <strong>BGRA (32-bit)</strong> format (includes an alpha channel).
- <cite>False</cite> â†’ <strong>BGR (24-bit)</strong> format.</p></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong></p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>numpy.ndarray</strong> or <strong>memoryview slice</strong> (<cite>shape (w,)</cite>, <cite>dtype=uint8</ci