Blurring a small area of video?

i've made a video for wider distribution, and i realized i have some footage of a copyrighted object.
is there any easy way to blur out a small area of video to remove a branded logo, like they do on tv for example when they blur out someone's face or what's on their t-shirt?
i'm using iMovie 6.0.3

looking at other posts, would this work as the cheapest and simplest option?
http://www.imovieplugins.com/fxhome.html
the thing that needs to be blurred/pixelated is pretty small and it moves in the clip -- i can't tell if this will work (i guess i can get the demo and give it a try for a few bucks, huh?)

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karrifromab wrote:
Hi - I've been trying for 2 hours to just blur something out of a video to no avail, using rectangle mask, then 'gaussient' filter. All I see on the screen, even after increasing the "amount" of blur to maximum setting, is a red rectangle. The blur effect is barely noticeable. I can't see what I'm doing wrong?
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Add your footage
Duplicate it
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               Gaussian Blur
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Not this:
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                    Gaussian Blur
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2) You've got it right, just like how you change the start, you can do that with the end.
It sounds like either you don't have your entire project visible so you're not seeing the end of the filter. Try zooming out of the Timeline. (lower right corner is a slider, or click the Timeline area and hit shift+z).
Or the filter is applied to an object that is bigger than your project. Set the playhead to where you want the filter to end and with it selected, hit o. This sets an outpoint for the selected object. You can also adjust the timing for any object in the Properties tab in the Inspector. Twirl open the Timing brick and you'll see scrubbers for In, Out and Duration.
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