diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.cpp
index 25a185fd..b795d9c9 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.cpp
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "BlurredBox.h"
 #include "BlurredBoxSkinlet.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h"
 
 #include <QQuickWindow>
+#include <limits>
 
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( BlurredBox, Panel )
 
@@ -10,33 +12,11 @@ class BlurredBoxSkinlet;
 BlurredBox::BlurredBox( QQuickItem* parentItem )
     : QskBox( parentItem )
 {
-    auto* const skinlet = new BlurredBoxSkinlet();
-    skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable( true );
-    setSkinlet( skinlet );
     setPolishOnResize( true );
 }
 
 BlurredBox::~BlurredBox() = default;
 
-QRectF BlurredBox::rectOnScreen() const
-{
-    return mapRectToScene( contentsRect() );
-}
-
-QRectF BlurredBox::rectOfScreen() const
-{
-    // find root node and get its rectangle
-    auto* root = parentItem();
-
-    while ( root && root->parentItem() )
-    {
-        root = root->parentItem();
-    }
-
-    const auto rootRect = this->window()->contentItem()->boundingRect();
-    return rootRect;
-}
-
 void BlurredBox::geometryChangeEvent( QskGeometryChangeEvent* e )
 {
     Inherited::geometryChangeEvent( e );
@@ -55,7 +35,7 @@ void BlurredBox::setBlurDirections( float newBlurDirections )
         return;
     }
 
-    m_blurDirections = newBlurDirections;
+    m_blurDirections = std::max(newBlurDirections, std::numeric_limits<float>::min());
     update();
     Q_EMIT blurDirectionsChanged( m_blurDirections );
 }
@@ -72,7 +52,7 @@ void BlurredBox::setBlurQuality( float newBlurQuality )
         return;
     }
 
-    m_blurQuality = newBlurQuality;
+    m_blurQuality = std::max(newBlurQuality, std::numeric_limits<float>::min());
     update();
     Q_EMIT blurQualityChanged( m_blurQuality );
 }
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.h
index 18d9641f..150d740d 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.h
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.h
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QskBox.h>
-#include <QskBoxShapeMetrics.h>
-#include <QskShadowMetrics.h>
 
 class QskGradient;
+class QSGTexture;
 
-class BlurredBox : public QskBox
+class BlurredBox final : public QskBox
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY( float blurDirections READ blurDirections WRITE setBlurDirections NOTIFY
@@ -21,9 +20,6 @@ class BlurredBox : public QskBox
     BlurredBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
     ~BlurredBox() override;
 
-    QRectF rectOnScreen() const;
-    QRectF rectOfScreen() const;
-
     void geometryChangeEvent( QskGeometryChangeEvent* ) override;
 
     float blurDirections() const;
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp
index 20f380d5..b3c77fe3 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 BlurredBoxMaterial::BlurredBoxMaterial()
 {
     setFlag( QSGMaterial::Blending, true );
-    setFlag( QSGMaterial::SupportsRhiShader, true );
 }
 
 QSGMaterialShader* BlurredBoxMaterial::createShader() const
@@ -20,12 +19,16 @@ QSGMaterialType* BlurredBoxMaterial::type() const
 
 int BlurredBoxMaterial::compare( const QSGMaterial* other ) const
 {
-    auto material = dynamic_cast< const BlurredBoxMaterial* >( other );
+    const auto* const material = dynamic_cast< const BlurredBoxMaterial* >( other );
 
-    if ( material->m_rectOfScreen != m_rectOfScreen || material->m_rectOnScreen != m_rectOnScreen ||
-         !qFuzzyCompare( material->m_rectCornerRadii, m_rectCornerRadii ) ||
-         material->m_opacity != m_opacity || material->m_blurDirections != m_blurDirections ||
-         material->m_blurQuality != m_blurQuality || material->m_blurSize != m_blurSize )
+    if ( material->m_rectCornerRadii != m_rectCornerRadii ||
+         material->m_rectAspect != m_rectAspect ||
+         material->m_opacity != m_opacity ||
+         material->m_blurDirections != m_blurDirections ||
+         material->m_blurQuality != m_blurQuality ||
+         material->m_blurRadius != m_blurRadius  ||
+         material->m_edgeSoftness != m_edgeSoftness ||
+         material->m_texture.get() != m_texture.get())
     {
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.h
index 16465bd9..b5184d25 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.h
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QSGMaterial>
+#include <QSGTexture>
+#include <memory>
 
 class BlurredBoxMaterial final : public QSGMaterial
 {
@@ -12,11 +14,12 @@ class BlurredBoxMaterial final : public QSGMaterial
 
     int compare( const QSGMaterial* other ) const override;
 
-    QVector4D m_rectOfScreen{ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
-    QVector4D m_rectOnScreen{ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
     QVector4D m_rectCornerRadii{ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    QVector2D m_rectAspect {1,1};
     float m_opacity = 1.0;
     float m_blurDirections = 32.0;
     float m_blurQuality = 8.0;
-    float m_blurSize = 8.0;
+    QVector2D m_blurRadius = {1.0,1.0};
+    float m_edgeSoftness = 1.0;
+    std::unique_ptr<QSGTexture> m_texture;
 };
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp
index 46fe3987..3250432c 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#include <QOpenGLContext>
+#include <QOpenGLFunctions>
+#include <QOpenGLTexture>
+#include <QImage>
+#include <QSGTexture>
+
 #include "BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h"
 #include "BlurredBoxMaterial.h"
 
@@ -22,11 +28,12 @@ void BlurredBoxMaterialShader::initialize()
     m_matrixId = p->uniformLocation( "matrix" );
     m_rectOpacityId = p->uniformLocation( "rectOpacity" );
     m_rectCornerRadiiId = p->uniformLocation( "rectCornerRadii" );
+    m_rectAspect = p->uniformLocation( "rectAspect" );
     m_blurDirectionsId = p->uniformLocation( "blurDirections" );
-    m_blurQualityId = p->uniformLocation( "blurQuality" );
-    m_rectOnScreen = p->uniformLocation( "rectOnScreen" );
-    m_rectOfScreen = p->uniformLocation( "rectOfScreen" );
-    m_blurSizeId = p->uniformLocation( "blurSize" );
+    m_blurQualityId = p->uniformLocation( "blurQuality" );    
+    m_blurRadiusId = p->uniformLocation( "blurRadius" );
+    m_textureId = p->uniformLocation( "txr" );
+    m_edgeSoftnessId = p->uniformLocation( "edgeSoftness" );
 }
 
 void BlurredBoxMaterialShader::updateState(
@@ -45,18 +52,25 @@ void BlurredBoxMaterialShader::updateState(
     }
 
     bool updateMaterial = ( oldMaterial == nullptr ) || newMaterial->compare( oldMaterial ) != 0;
-
     updateMaterial |= state.isCachedMaterialDataDirty();
 
-    if ( updateMaterial )
+    if ( !updateMaterial )
     {
-        auto material = dynamic_cast< const BlurredBoxMaterial* >( newMaterial );
+        return;
+    }
 
+    if(const auto* const material = dynamic_cast< const BlurredBoxMaterial* >( newMaterial ))
+    {
         p->setUniformValue( m_rectCornerRadiiId, material->m_rectCornerRadii );
-        p->setUniformValue( m_rectOfScreen, material->m_rectOfScreen );
-        p->setUniformValue( m_rectOnScreen, material->m_rectOnScreen );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_rectAspect, material->m_rectAspect );
         p->setUniformValue( m_blurDirectionsId, material->m_blurDirections );
         p->setUniformValue( m_blurQualityId, material->m_blurQuality );
-        p->setUniformValue( m_blurSizeId, material->m_blurSize );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_blurRadiusId, material->m_blurRadius );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_edgeSoftnessId, material->m_edgeSoftness );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_textureId, 0 /* GL_TEXTURE0 */);
+
+        auto* const f = QOpenGLContext::currentContext()->functions();
+        f->glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+        material->m_texture->bind();
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h
index 9b949470..db32317d 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ class BlurredBoxMaterialShader final : public QSGMaterialShader
     int m_matrixId = -1;
     int m_rectOpacityId = -1;
     int m_rectCornerRadiiId = -1;
-    int m_rectOfScreen = -1;
-    int m_rectOnScreen = -1;
+    int m_rectAspect = -1;
     int m_blurDirectionsId = -1;
     int m_blurQualityId = -1;
-    int m_blurSizeId = -1;
+    int m_blurRadiusId = -1;
+    int m_textureId = -1;
+    int m_edgeSoftnessId = -1;
 };
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.cpp
index 73275122..9f6c4b3a 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.cpp
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "BlurredBoxNode.h"
 #include "BlurredBoxMaterial.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h"
 
 #include <QskBoxShapeMetrics.h>
 
@@ -7,10 +8,16 @@
 #include <qsgmaterial.h>
 #include <qsgmaterialshader.h>
 
+#include <QOpenGLContext>
+#include <QOpenGLFunctions>
+#include <QQuickWindow>
+
 QSK_QT_PRIVATE_BEGIN
 #include <private/qsgnode_p.h>
 QSK_QT_PRIVATE_END
 
+#include <limits>
+
 class BlurredBoxNodePrivate final : public QSGGeometryNodePrivate
 {
   public:
@@ -31,43 +38,62 @@ BlurredBoxNode::BlurredBoxNode()
 
     setGeometry( &d->geometry );
     setMaterial( &d->material );
+    setFlag(QSGNode::UsePreprocess);
+}
+
+void BlurredBoxNode::preprocess()
+{
+    Q_D( BlurredBoxNode );
+    if(d->material.m_texture)
+    {
+        if (auto* dynamicTexture = qobject_cast<QSGDynamicTexture*>(d->material.m_texture.get() ))
+        {
+            dynamicTexture->updateTexture();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void BlurredBoxNode::setBlurData( const QRectF& rect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape,
-    const QRectF& rectOfScreen, const QRectF& rectOnScreen, float opacity, float blurDirections,
-    float blurQuality, float blurSize )
+    const QRectF& rectOnScreen, float opacity, float blurDirections,
+    float blurQuality, float blurSize, BlurredBoxTextureProvider* textureProvider)
 {
     Q_D( BlurredBoxNode );
 
     d->rect = rect;
 
-    const QRectF textureRect{ rectOnScreen.x() / rectOfScreen.width(),
-        rectOnScreen.y() / rectOfScreen.height(), rectOnScreen.width() / rectOfScreen.width(),
-        rectOnScreen.height() / rectOfScreen.height() };
+    if(!d->material.m_texture)
+    {
+        d->material.m_texture = std::unique_ptr<QSGTexture>(textureProvider->texture(rectOnScreen.toRect()));
+    }
 
-    QSGGeometry::updateTexturedRectGeometry( &d->geometry, d->rect, textureRect );
-
-    // update screen rectangle
-    d->material.m_rectOfScreen = { static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.x() ),
-        static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.y() ), static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.width() ),
-        static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.height() ) };
-
-    // update rectangle on screen
-    d->material.m_rectOnScreen = { static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.x() ),
-        static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.y() ), static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.width() ),
-        static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.height() ) };
+    QSGGeometry::updateTexturedRectGeometry( &d->geometry, d->rect, {0.0,0.0,1.0,1.0} /* texture coordinates */);
 
     // update all four corner radii
-    d->material.m_rectCornerRadii = { static_cast< float >(
-                                          shape.radius( Qt::TopLeftCorner ).width() ),
-        static_cast< float >( shape.radius( Qt::TopRightCorner ).width() ),
-        static_cast< float >( shape.radius( Qt::BottomRightCorner ).width() ),
-        static_cast< float >( shape.radius( Qt::BottomLeftCorner ).width() ) };
+    const auto size = std::min( d->rect.width(), d->rect.height() );
+    d->material.m_rectCornerRadii = {
+        static_cast< float >( std::min( 1.0, shape.radius( Qt::TopLeftCorner ).width() / size)),
+        static_cast< float >( std::min( 1.0, shape.radius( Qt::TopRightCorner ).width() / size)),
+        static_cast< float >( std::min( 1.0, shape.radius( Qt::BottomRightCorner ).width() / size)),
+        static_cast< float >( std::min( 1.0, shape.radius( Qt::BottomLeftCorner ).width() / size))
+    };
+
+    // update the blurring radii
+    d->material.m_blurRadius = {
+        static_cast< float >( blurSize / rectOnScreen.width()),
+        static_cast< float >( blurSize / rectOnScreen.height())
+    };
+
+    // updated rectangle's aspect ratio
+    const auto cond = rect.width() >= rect.height();
+    d->material.m_rectAspect = {
+        static_cast<float>(cond ? rect.width() / rect.height() : 1.0),
+        static_cast<float>(cond ? 1.0 : rect.height() / rect.width())
+    };
 
     d->material.m_opacity = opacity;
-    d->material.m_blurDirections = blurDirections;
-    d->material.m_blurQuality = blurQuality;
-    d->material.m_blurSize = blurSize;
+    d->material.m_blurDirections = std::max(blurDirections, std::numeric_limits<float>::min());
+    d->material.m_blurQuality = std::max(blurQuality, std::numeric_limits<float>::min());
+    d->material.m_edgeSoftness = static_cast<float>(1.0f / std::max(1.0, rect.width()));
 
     markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
     markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyMaterial );
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.h
index 074c44be..9a841d77 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.h
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.h
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QSGGeometryNode>
+#include "BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h"
 
-class QColor;
 class QskBoxShapeMetrics;
-
 class BlurredBoxNodePrivate;
 
-class BlurredBoxNode : public QSGGeometryNode
+class BlurredBoxNode final : public QSGGeometryNode
 {
   public:
     BlurredBoxNode();
 
-    void setBlurData( const QRectF&, const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QRectF& rectOfScreen,
-        const QRectF& rectOnScreen, float opacity, float blurDirections, float blurQuality,
-        float blurSize );
+    void preprocess() override;
+
+    void setBlurData( const QRectF&, const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QRectF& rectOnScreen, float opacity, float blurDirections, float blurQuality,
+        float blurSize , BlurredBoxTextureProvider* textureProvider);
 
   private:
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE( BlurredBoxNode )
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp
index 7de2ac94..3145a7d1 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 #include "BlurredBoxSkinlet.h"
 #include "BlurredBox.h"
 #include "BlurredBoxNode.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h"
 
-BlurredBoxSkinlet::BlurredBoxSkinlet()
+#include <QskSGNode.h>
+#include <QskBoxShapeMetrics.h>
+
+#include <utility>
+
+BlurredBoxSkinlet::BlurredBoxSkinlet(std::shared_ptr<BlurredBoxTextureProvider> textureProvider) : m_textureProvider(std::move(textureProvider))
 {
     setNodeRoles( { PanelRole } );
 }
 
+BlurredBoxSkinlet::~BlurredBoxSkinlet()
+{
+    m_textureProvider = nullptr;
+}
+
 QRectF BlurredBoxSkinlet::subControlRect(
     const QskSkinnable*, const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol ) const
 {
@@ -30,12 +41,11 @@ QSGNode* BlurredBoxSkinlet::updateSubNode(
     {
         case PanelRole:
             auto* const blurred = QskSGNode::ensureNode< BlurredBoxNode >( node );
-            const auto rectOfScreen = box->rectOfScreen();
-            const auto rectOnScreen = box->rectOnScreen();
             const auto boxShapeHint = box->boxShapeHint(BlurredBox::Panel);
-            blurred->setBlurData( r, boxShapeHint, rectOfScreen, rectOnScreen,
+            const auto rectOnScreen = box->mapRectToScene( box->contentsRect() );
+            blurred->setBlurData( r, boxShapeHint, rectOnScreen,
                 static_cast< float >( box->opacity() ), box->blurDirections(), box->blurQuality(),
-                box->blurSize() );
+                box->blurSize(), m_textureProvider.get());
             return blurred;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.h
index aa151092..7bd5588f 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.h
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.h
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QskSGNode.h>
 #include <QskSkinlet.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include "BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h"
 
-class BlurredBoxSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
+class BlurredBoxSkinlet final : public QskSkinlet
 {
   public:
     enum NodeRole
@@ -11,9 +12,12 @@ class BlurredBoxSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
         PanelRole
     };
 
-    BlurredBoxSkinlet();
+    BlurredBoxSkinlet(std::shared_ptr<BlurredBoxTextureProvider> textureProvider);
+    ~BlurredBoxSkinlet() override;
     QRectF subControlRect(
         const QskSkinnable*, const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol ) const override;
     QSGNode* updateSubNode(
         const QskSkinnable* skinnable, quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* node ) const override;
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<BlurredBoxTextureProvider> m_textureProvider;
 };
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxTextureProvider.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxTextureProvider.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..423f8ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxTextureProvider.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h"
+
+#include <QQuickWindow>
+#include <QSGTexture>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+BlurredBoxTextureProvider::BlurredBoxTextureProvider(QQuickWindow *window) : m_window(window), m_image(window->grabWindow())
+{
+}
+
+BlurredBoxTextureProvider::~BlurredBoxTextureProvider()
+{
+    m_window = nullptr;
+}
+
+QSGTexture* BlurredBoxTextureProvider::texture() const
+{
+    return m_window->createTextureFromImage(m_image);
+}
+
+QSGTexture *BlurredBoxTextureProvider::texture(QRect roi) const
+{
+    if (!m_image.rect().contains(roi))
+    {
+        QImage black(roi.width(), roi.height(), QImage::Format_RGBA8888);
+        black.fill(Qt::black);
+        return m_window->createTextureFromImage(black);
+    }
+    const auto image = m_image.copy(roi);
+    return m_window->createTextureFromImage(image);
+}
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd2fc0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSGTextureProvider>
+#include <QImage>
+
+class QSGTexture;
+class QQuickWindow;
+
+class BlurredBoxTextureProvider final : public QSGTextureProvider
+{
+public:
+    BlurredBoxTextureProvider(QQuickWindow* window);
+    BlurredBoxTextureProvider(QQuickWindow* window, QImage image);
+    ~BlurredBoxTextureProvider() override;
+    QSGTexture* texture() const override;
+    QSGTexture* texture(QRect roi) const;
+private:
+    QQuickWindow* m_window = nullptr;
+    QImage m_image;
+};
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.cpp
index 4c92a23a..a2e57c62 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "BlurredBox.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxSkinlet.h"
 
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QskLinearBox.h>
@@ -7,64 +9,70 @@
 
 #include <QskGraphic.h>
 #include <QskGraphicLabel.h>
+#include <QskGridBox.h>
 #include <QskSegmentedBar.h>
 #include <QskShortcutMap.h>
 #include <QskSkin.h>
 #include <QskSlider.h>
 #include <QskTextInput.h>
 #include <QskTextLabel.h>
+#include <QQuickItemGrabResult>
+#include <QSGTextureProvider>
+#include <QskAnimator.h>
+#include <QskBoxShapeMetrics.h>
+#include <QskPushButton.h>
 
-MainWindow::MainWindow()
+#include <memory>
+
+class BlurredBoxAnimator : public QskAnimator{
+public:
+    BlurredBoxAnimator(BlurredBox& blurred): m_blurred(blurred) {
+
+    }
+    void advance(qreal value) override
+    {        
+        m_blurred.setOpacity(value);
+    }
+
+    void done() override {
+        delete this;
+    }
+private:
+    BlurredBox& m_blurred;
+};
+
+enum Layers : int { BACKGROUND = 1, BLURRED = 2, CONTROLS = 3 };
+
+MainWindow::MainWindow() : m_stack(new QskStackBox(contentItem()))
 {
-    constexpr QSize size = { 1280, 720 };
+    constexpr auto width = 1280;
+    constexpr auto height = 720;
+    constexpr QSize size = { width, height };
     setMinimumSize( size );
     setMaximumSize( size );
     setTitle( tr( "Blurring" ) );
+
+    m_stack->setAutoLayoutChildren(true);
     createBackground();
 
-    // create a centered, blurred and rounded rectangle
-    auto* const layout = new QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, contentItem() );
-    layout->setMargins( 40 );
-    auto* const stack = new QskStackBox( layout );
-    stack->setAutoLayoutChildren( true );
-    auto* const blurred = new BlurredBox( stack );
-    blurred->setBlurSize( 20.0 );
-    blurred->setBoxShapeHint(BlurredBox::Panel, { 40, 40, 40, 40 });
-    auto* const l = new QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, layout );
-    stack->addItem( l );
-
-    // create controls to change the rectangle
-    l->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
-    createBlurDirectionsControls( blurred, l );
-    createBlurQualityControls( blurred, l );
-    createBlurSizeControls( blurred, l );
-    createBlurOpacityControls( blurred, l );
-    createBlurCornerRadiiControls( blurred, l );
-    l->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
-    createShortcutNote( l );
-    l->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
-    return;
+    QskShortcutMap::addShortcut( Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_O, false, contentItem(), [this](){
+        createOverlay();
+    });
 }
 
 void MainWindow::createBackground()
 {
     // create a brackground image
-    auto* const graphic = new QskGraphicLabel( contentItem() );
+    auto* const graphic = new QskGraphicLabel( m_stack );
+    graphic->setZ(BACKGROUND);
     graphic->setFillMode( QskGraphicLabel::FillMode::Stretch );
     graphic->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter );
 
-    // callback for rotating through the background images
-    auto updateBackground = [ this, graphic ]() {
-        static unsigned int index = 2;
-        index = 1 + ( index + 1 ) % 3;
-        const QImage image( QString( ":/backgrounds/background%1.jpg" ).arg( index ) );
-        graphic->setGraphic( QskGraphic::fromImage( image ) );
-        update();
-    };
-    updateBackground();
-
-    QKeySequence keys( Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_Space );
-    QskShortcutMap::addShortcut( keys, false, contentItem(), updateBackground );
+    static int index = 0;
+    const QImage image( QString( ":/backgrounds/background%1.jpg" ).arg( 1 + index++  ) );
+    graphic->setGraphic( QskGraphic::fromImage( image ) );
+    m_stack->addItem(graphic);
+    update();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::createBlurDirectionsControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout )
@@ -103,7 +111,7 @@ void MainWindow::createBlurSizeControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layo
     label->setTextColor( Qt::white );
     label->setFontRole( QskSkin::MediumFont );
     auto* const slider = new QskSlider( Qt::Horizontal, layout );
-    slider->setMinimum( 4.0 );
+    slider->setMinimum( 0.0 );
     slider->setMaximum( 32.0 );
     connect( slider, &QskSlider::valueChanged, slider, [ blurred, label ]( qreal value ) {
         blurred->setBlurSize( static_cast< float >( value ) );
@@ -203,4 +211,43 @@ void MainWindow::createShortcutNote( QskLinearBox* layout )
     label->setFontRole( QskSkin::LargeFont );
 }
 
+void MainWindow::createOverlay()
+{
+    auto* const skinlet = new BlurredBoxSkinlet(std::make_shared<BlurredBoxTextureProvider>(this));
+    skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
+
+    auto* blurredLayout = new QskLinearBox(m_stack);
+    blurredLayout->setZ(BLURRED);
+
+    auto* const blurred = new BlurredBox(blurredLayout);
+    blurred->setBoxShapeHint(BlurredBox::Panel, { 40, 40, 40, 40 });
+    blurred->setBlurQuality(20);
+    blurred->setBlurDirections(32);
+    blurred->setBlurSize(16);
+    blurred->setSkinlet(skinlet);
+    blurred->setMargins(80);
+
+    auto* const animator = new BlurredBoxAnimator(*blurred);
+    animator->setDuration(200);
+    animator->setWindow(this);
+    animator->start();
+
+    auto* const controlsLayout = new QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, m_stack );
+    controlsLayout->setZ(CONTROLS);
+    controlsLayout->setMargins(80);
+
+    // create controls to change the rectangle
+    controlsLayout->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
+    createBlurDirectionsControls( blurred, controlsLayout );
+    createBlurQualityControls( blurred, controlsLayout );
+    createBlurSizeControls( blurred, controlsLayout );
+    createBlurOpacityControls( blurred, controlsLayout );
+    createBlurCornerRadiiControls( blurred, controlsLayout );
+    controlsLayout->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
+    createShortcutNote( controlsLayout );
+    controlsLayout->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
+
+    update();
+}
+
 #include "moc_MainWindow.cpp"
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.h b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.h
index 792ee651..b31ada58 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.h
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QskWindow.h>
+#include <QskStackBox.h>
 
 class BlurredBox;
 class QskLinearBox;
@@ -20,4 +21,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QskWindow
     void createBlurOpacityControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout );
     void createBlurCornerRadiiControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout );
     void createShortcutNote( QskLinearBox* layout );
+    void createOverlay();
+
+    QskStackBox* m_stack = nullptr;
 };
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/blurredbox.pro b/examples/blurredbox/blurredbox.pro
index f2b09e4f..c7e50270 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/blurredbox.pro
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/blurredbox.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG += qskexample
+CONFIG += opengl
 
-QT += quick_private # TODO: examples should not use private headers
+QT += quick_private opengl-private # TODO: examples should not use private headers
 
 SOURCES += \
     main.cpp \
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ SOURCES += \
     BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp \
     BlurredBoxNode.cpp \
     BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp \
+    BlurredBoxTextureProvider.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
     MainWindow.h \
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ HEADERS += \
     BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h \
     BlurredBoxNode.h \
     BlurredBoxSkinlet.h \
+    BlurredBoxTextureProvider.h
 
 RESOURCES += \
     blurringshaders.qrc
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.frag b/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.frag
index 2ee3e257..cc9815b6 100644
--- a/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.frag
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.frag
@@ -2,53 +2,37 @@
 uniform lowp float rectOpacity;
 // x = top left, y = top right, z = bottom right, w = bottom left
 uniform lowp vec4 rectCornerRadii;
-// the rectangle on the screen (x, y, width, height)
-uniform lowp vec4 rectOnScreen;
-// the screen's rectangle (x, y, width, height)
-uniform lowp vec4 rectOfScreen;
+// the rectangle's aspect ratio
+uniform lowp vec2 rectAspect;
+
 // must be greater than 0.0!
 uniform lowp float blurDirections;
 // must be greater than 0.0!
 uniform lowp float blurQuality;
 // the radius for blurring
-uniform lowp float blurSize;
+uniform lowp vec2 blurRadius;
 
 // normalized position of the fragment
 varying lowp vec2 coord;
 
-// the texture
+// the texture with coordinates from top left (0.0,0.0) to bottom right (1.0,1.0)
 uniform sampler2D txr;
 
+uniform lowp float edgeSoftness;
+
 lowp float effectiveRadius( in lowp vec4 radii, in lowp vec2 point )
-{    
-    // aliases
-    lowp float px = point.x * rectOfScreen.z;
-    lowp float py = point.y * rectOfScreen.w;
-    lowp float rx = rectOnScreen.x;
-    lowp float ry = rectOnScreen.y;
-    lowp float rw = rectOnScreen.z;
-    lowp float rh = rectOnScreen.w;
-
-    // predicates
-    bool l = px >= rx && px < rx + rw / 2.0;
-    bool r = px >= rx + rw / 2.0 && px < rx + rw;
-    bool t = py >= ry && py < ry + rh / 2.0;
-    bool b = py >= ry + rh / 2.0 && py < ry + rh;
-
-    if ( t && l) return radii.x;
-    if ( t && r) return radii.y;
-    if ( b && r) return radii.z;
-    if ( b && l) return radii.w;
-    return 0.0;
+{
+    if ( point.y < 0.5 )
+        return ( point.x < 0.5) ? radii.x : radii.y;
+    else
+        return ( point.x < 0.5) ? radii.z : radii.w;
 }
 
-// from https://iquilezles.org/articles/distfunctions
-lowp float roundedBoxSDF(vec2 centerPosition, vec2 size, lowp float radius)
+lowp float roundedBoxSDF(lowp vec2 centerPosition, lowp vec2 size, lowp float radius)
 {
     return length( max( abs(centerPosition) - size + radius, 0.0) ) - radius;
 }
 
-// source: https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Xltfzj
 void main()
 {
     if(rectOpacity == 0.0)
@@ -56,29 +40,39 @@ void main()
         return;
     }
 
-    // Radius for blurring around the pixel
-    vec2 blurRadius = blurSize / rectOnScreen.zw;
+    lowp vec2 rectAspectHalf = rectAspect / 2.0;
 
-    // Pixel colour
-    vec4 fragColor = texture2D(txr, coord);
+    // Pixel color
+    lowp vec4 fragColorOrig = texture2D(txr, coord);
+    lowp vec4 fragColor = fragColorOrig;
 
     // Blur calculations
     const lowp float Pi = 6.28318530718; // constant for Pi*2
-    for( float d = 0.0; d < Pi; d += Pi / blurDirections)
+    for(lowp float d = 0.0; d < Pi; d += Pi / blurDirections)
     {
-        for(float i = 1.0 / blurQuality; i <= 1.0; i += 1.0 / blurQuality)
+        lowp vec2 offset = vec2(cos(d), sin(d));
+        for(lowp float i = 1.0 / blurQuality; i <= 1.0; i += 1.0 / blurQuality)
         {
-            fragColor += texture2D( txr, coord + vec2(cos(d), sin(d)) * blurRadius * i);
+            fragColor += texture2D( txr, coord + offset * blurRadius * i);
         }
     }
 
+    // Current corner radius
     lowp float cornerRadius = effectiveRadius(rectCornerRadii, coord);
-    lowp float edgeSoftness = 1.0f;
-    lowp float distance = roundedBoxSDF(coord * rectOfScreen.zw - rectOnScreen.xy - rectOnScreen.zw * 0.5f, rectOnScreen.zw * 0.5f, cornerRadius);
-    lowp float smoothedAlpha = 1.0f - smoothstep(0.0f, edgeSoftness * 2.0f, distance);
+
+    // Calculate distance to edge.    
+    lowp float distance = roundedBoxSDF(coord * rectAspect - rectAspectHalf, rectAspectHalf, cornerRadius);
+
+    // Smooth the result (free antialiasing).
+    lowp float smoothedAlpha = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.0, 2.0 * edgeSoftness, distance);
 
     // Output to screen
     fragColor /= blurQuality * blurDirections - 15.0;
 
-    gl_FragColor = mix(texture2D( txr, coord), fragColor, smoothedAlpha) * rectOpacity;
+    // Mix the original pixel coolor with the blurred
+    gl_FragColor = mix(fragColorOrig, vec4(fragColor.xyz, 1.0), smoothedAlpha) * rectOpacity;
 }
+
+// further reading
+// - https://iquilezles.org/articles/distfunctions
+// - https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Xltfzj