diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index 80c7615..0b72620 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
  * @extends PIXI.Filter
  * @memberof PIXI.filters
  */
-function BlurFilter()
+function BlurFilter(strength, quality, resolution)
 {
     core.Filter.call(this);
 
     this.blurXFilter = new BlurXFilter();
     this.blurYFilter = new BlurYFilter();
-    this.resolution = 0.5;//0.25;//0.25//1//01.26;
-    this.blurYFilter.passes = this.blurXFilter.passes = 1;
-    this.blurYFilter.strength = this.blurXFilter.strength = 4;//4// 4
+    this.resolution = 1;
 
-    this.padding = 40;
-    this.passes = 2;
+    this.padding = 0;
+    this.resolution = resolution || 1;
+    this.quality = quality || 4;
+    this.blur = strength || 8;
 }
 
 BlurFilter.prototype = Object.create(core.Filter.prototype);
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = Math.max( Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength),  Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength)) * 2;
             this.blurXFilter.blur = this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
+            this.padding = Math.max( Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength),  Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength)) * 2;
         }
     },
 
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@
      * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurYFilter#
      * @default 1
      */
-    passes: {
+    quality: {
         get: function ()
         {
-            return  this.blurXFilter.passes;
+            return  this.blurXFilter.quality;
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
 
-            this.blurXFilter.passes = this.blurYFilter.passes = value;
+            this.blurXFilter.quality = this.blurYFilter.quality = value;
         }
     },
 

diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index 80c7615..0b72620 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
  * @extends PIXI.Filter
  * @memberof PIXI.filters
  */
-function BlurFilter()
+function BlurFilter(strength, quality, resolution)
 {
     core.Filter.call(this);
 
     this.blurXFilter = new BlurXFilter();
     this.blurYFilter = new BlurYFilter();
-    this.resolution = 0.5;//0.25;//0.25//1//01.26;
-    this.blurYFilter.passes = this.blurXFilter.passes = 1;
-    this.blurYFilter.strength = this.blurXFilter.strength = 4;//4// 4
+    this.resolution = 1;
 
-    this.padding = 40;
-    this.passes = 2;
+    this.padding = 0;
+    this.resolution = resolution || 1;
+    this.quality = quality || 4;
+    this.blur = strength || 8;
 }
 
 BlurFilter.prototype = Object.create(core.Filter.prototype);
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = Math.max( Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength),  Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength)) * 2;
             this.blurXFilter.blur = this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
+            this.padding = Math.max( Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength),  Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength)) * 2;
         }
     },
 
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@
      * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurYFilter#
      * @default 1
      */
-    passes: {
+    quality: {
         get: function ()
         {
-            return  this.blurXFilter.passes;
+            return  this.blurXFilter.quality;
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
 
-            this.blurXFilter.passes = this.blurYFilter.passes = value;
+            this.blurXFilter.quality = this.blurYFilter.quality = value;
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
index b8af225..ae1cd3c 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @extends PIXI.Filter
  * @memberof PIXI.filters
  */
-function BlurXFilter()
+function BlurXFilter(strength, quality, resolution)
 {
     var vertSrc = generateBlurVertSource(5, true);
     var fragSrc = generateBlurFragSource(5);
@@ -22,16 +22,13 @@
         fragSrc
     );
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the number of passes for blur. More passes means higher quaility bluring.
-     *
-     * @member {number}
-     * @default 1
-     */
-    this.passes = 1;
-    this.resolution = 1;//0.25;//0.5;//0.1//5;
-    this.strength = 4;
+    this._quality = 0;
+
+    this.quality = quality || 4;
+    this.strength = strength || 8;
+
     this.firstRun = true;
+
 }
 
 BlurXFilter.prototype = Object.create(core.Filter.prototype);
@@ -54,7 +51,8 @@
     this.uniforms.strength = (1/output.size.width) * (output.size.width/input.size.width); /// // *  2 //4//this.strength / 4 / this.passes * (input.frame.width / input.size.width);
 
     // screen space!
-    this.uniforms.strength *= this.strength;
+    this.uniforms.strength *= this.strength
+    this.uniforms.strength /= this.passes;// / this.passes//Math.pow(1, this.passes);
 
     if(this.passes === 1)
     {
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@
      *
      * @member {number}
      * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurXFilter#
-     * @default 2
+     * @default 16
      */
     blur: {
         get: function ()
@@ -100,5 +98,24 @@
             this.padding =  Math.abs(value) * 2;
             this.strength = value;
         }
+    },
+
+     /**
+     * Sets the quality of the blur by modifying the number of passes. More passes means higher quaility bluring but the lower the performance.
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurXFilter#
+     * @default 4
+     */
+    quality: {
+        get: function ()
+        {
+            return  this._quality;
+        },
+        set: function (value)
+        {
+            this._quality = value;
+            this.passes = value;
+        }
     }
 });

diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index 80c7615..0b72620 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
  * @extends PIXI.Filter
  * @memberof PIXI.filters
  */
-function BlurFilter()
+function BlurFilter(strength, quality, resolution)
 {
     core.Filter.call(this);
 
     this.blurXFilter = new BlurXFilter();
     this.blurYFilter = new BlurYFilter();
-    this.resolution = 0.5;//0.25;//0.25//1//01.26;
-    this.blurYFilter.passes = this.blurXFilter.passes = 1;
-    this.blurYFilter.strength = this.blurXFilter.strength = 4;//4// 4
+    this.resolution = 1;
 
-    this.padding = 40;
-    this.passes = 2;
+    this.padding = 0;
+    this.resolution = resolution || 1;
+    this.quality = quality || 4;
+    this.blur = strength || 8;
 }
 
 BlurFilter.prototype = Object.create(core.Filter.prototype);
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = Math.max( Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength),  Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength)) * 2;
             this.blurXFilter.blur = this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
+            this.padding = Math.max( Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength),  Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength)) * 2;
         }
     },
 
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@
      * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurYFilter#
      * @default 1
      */
-    passes: {
+    quality: {
         get: function ()
         {
-            return  this.blurXFilter.passes;
+            return  this.blurXFilter.quality;
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
 
-            this.blurXFilter.passes = this.blurYFilter.passes = value;
+            this.blurXFilter.quality = this.blurYFilter.quality = value;
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
index b8af225..ae1cd3c 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @extends PIXI.Filter
  * @memberof PIXI.filters
  */
-function BlurXFilter()
+function BlurXFilter(strength, quality, resolution)
 {
     var vertSrc = generateBlurVertSource(5, true);
     var fragSrc = generateBlurFragSource(5);
@@ -22,16 +22,13 @@
         fragSrc
     );
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the number of passes for blur. More passes means higher quaility bluring.
-     *
-     * @member {number}
-     * @default 1
-     */
-    this.passes = 1;
-    this.resolution = 1;//0.25;//0.5;//0.1//5;
-    this.strength = 4;
+    this._quality = 0;
+
+    this.quality = quality || 4;
+    this.strength = strength || 8;
+
     this.firstRun = true;
+
 }
 
 BlurXFilter.prototype = Object.create(core.Filter.prototype);
@@ -54,7 +51,8 @@
     this.uniforms.strength = (1/output.size.width) * (output.size.width/input.size.width); /// // *  2 //4//this.strength / 4 / this.passes * (input.frame.width / input.size.width);
 
     // screen space!
-    this.uniforms.strength *= this.strength;
+    this.uniforms.strength *= this.strength
+    this.uniforms.strength /= this.passes;// / this.passes//Math.pow(1, this.passes);
 
     if(this.passes === 1)
     {
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@
      *
      * @member {number}
      * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurXFilter#
-     * @default 2
+     * @default 16
      */
     blur: {
         get: function ()
@@ -100,5 +98,24 @@
             this.padding =  Math.abs(value) * 2;
             this.strength = value;
         }
+    },
+
+     /**
+     * Sets the quality of the blur by modifying the number of passes. More passes means higher quaility bluring but the lower the performance.
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurXFilter#
+     * @default 4
+     */
+    quality: {
+        get: function ()
+        {
+            return  this._quality;
+        },
+        set: function (value)
+        {
+            this._quality = value;
+            this.passes = value;
+        }
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js
index 116c2b7..f8bbf1a 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @extends PIXI.Filter
  * @memberof PIXI.filters
  */
-function BlurYFilter()
+function BlurYFilter(strength, quality, resolution)
 {
     var vertSrc = generateBlurVertSource(5, false);
     var fragSrc = generateBlurFragSource(5);
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
         fragSrc
     );
 
-    this.passes = 1;
-    this.resolution = 1;//0.25;//0.5;//0.1//5;
-    this.strength = 4;
+    this.resolution = resolution || 1;
+
+    this._quality = 0;
+
+    this.quality = quality || 4;
+    this.strength = strength || 8;
+
     this.firstRun = true;
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@
     this.uniforms.strength = (1/output.size.height) * (output.size.height/input.size.height); /// // *  2 //4//this.strength / 4 / this.passes * (input.frame.width / input.size.width);
 
     this.uniforms.strength *= this.strength;
+    this.uniforms.strength /= this.passes;
 
     if(this.passes === 1)
     {
@@ -93,5 +98,24 @@
             this.padding = Math.abs(value) * 2;
             this.strength = value;
         }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the quality of the blur by modifying the number of passes. More passes means higher quaility bluring but the lower the performance.
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @memberof PIXI.filters.BlurXFilter#
+     * @default 4
+     */
+    quality: {
+        get: function ()
+        {
+            return  this._quality;
+        },
+        set: function (value)
+        {
+            this._quality = value;
+            this.passes = value;
+        }
     }
 });