[jurialmunkey]

@jurialmunkey 

It's just easier to implement and I only offer blur + defining the blur radius. 
Depends on how you have integrated it.

I more meant is it using the same PIL method to do the blur? Or if it has any optimisations that might result in better performance over colorbox?

I already have colorbox integrated in my skin, so I may as well keep it in if there isn't any advantage to switching. The other effects in colorbox are nice to have but not necessary, so I thought since Embruary Helper has a simpler approach it might be using a different/faster/better method for blurring that is worth switching to.