Motion Blur Clip in FCPX?

Hi Guys,
I've got a clip that I want to retime to about 800% in FCPX, but I'm wondering how to add the motion blur? Can't seem to find it anywhere?
Thanks,
Lawrence

I've gone in and used the directional blur, but it seems it's not really a motion blur at all. It is just what it says it is, a directional blur in which you specify one direction. The blur does not appear activated at all by movement. I'm actually looking for a blur that will smooth out the choppy effect seen when retiming a clip. Sorry about the confusion.
Maybe there is no way to do motion blur in FCPX.
Lawrence

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