Deep Glow works by stacking multiple blurs at different scales. You can replicate this manually without any plugins:
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On the first duplicate, set a blur radius of 10. On the second, 40. On the third, 160. On the fourth, 500. Adjust Opacity: Lower the opacity of the wider blurs. Deep Glow works by stacking multiple blurs at