diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index f6e46e2..6719822 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
     this.blurYFilter.applyFilter(renderer, renderTarget, output);
 
     renderer.filterManager.returnRenderTarget(renderTarget);
-
-
 };
 
 Object.defineProperties(BlurFilter.prototype, {
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = value * 0.5;
+            this.padding = Math.abs(value) * 0.5;
             this.blurXFilter.blur = this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
         }
     },

diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index f6e46e2..6719822 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
     this.blurYFilter.applyFilter(renderer, renderTarget, output);
 
     renderer.filterManager.returnRenderTarget(renderTarget);
-
-
 };
 
 Object.defineProperties(BlurFilter.prototype, {
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = value * 0.5;
+            this.padding = Math.abs(value) * 0.5;
             this.blurXFilter.blur = this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
index eef3ecd..67f3680 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
         for(var i = 0; i < this.passes-1; i++)
         {
-            renderer.filterManager.applyFilter(shader, flip, flop, clear);
+            renderer.filterManager.applyFilter(shader, flip, flop, true);
 
            var temp = flop;
            flop = flip;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = value * 0.5;
+            this.padding =  Math.abs(value) * 0.5;
             this.strength = value;
         }
     }

diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index f6e46e2..6719822 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
     this.blurYFilter.applyFilter(renderer, renderTarget, output);
 
     renderer.filterManager.returnRenderTarget(renderTarget);
-
-
 };
 
 Object.defineProperties(BlurFilter.prototype, {
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = value * 0.5;
+            this.padding = Math.abs(value) * 0.5;
             this.blurXFilter.blur = this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
index eef3ecd..67f3680 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurXFilter.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
         for(var i = 0; i < this.passes-1; i++)
         {
-            renderer.filterManager.applyFilter(shader, flip, flop, clear);
+            renderer.filterManager.applyFilter(shader, flip, flop, true);
 
            var temp = flop;
            flop = flip;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = value * 0.5;
+            this.padding =  Math.abs(value) * 0.5;
             this.strength = value;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js
index 8c900ab..dc476f5 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurYFilter.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 {
     var shader = this.getShader(renderer);
 
-    this.uniforms.strength.value = this.strength / 4 / this.passes * (input.frame.height / input.size.height);
+    this.uniforms.strength.value = Math.abs(this.strength) / 4 / this.passes * (input.frame.height / input.size.height);
 
     if(this.passes === 1)
     {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
         for(var i = 0; i < this.passes-1; i++)
         {
-            renderer.filterManager.applyFilter(shader, flip, flop, clear);
+            renderer.filterManager.applyFilter(shader, flip, flop, true);
 
            var temp = flop;
            flop = flip;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.padding = value * 0.5;
+            this.padding = Math.abs(value) * 0.5;
             this.strength = value;
         }
     }