diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a75ee9f0..bc2ada80 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ androidxTestExtTruth = "1.5.0"
 androidxTestRules = "1.5.0"
 androidxTestRunner = "1.5.2"
 androidxUiAutomator = "2.2.0"
-media3 = "1.2.1"
+media3 = "1.3.1"
 appcompat = "1.6.1"
 material = "1.12.0-beta01"
 constraintlayout = "2.1.4"
diff --git a/samples/media/video/src/main/java/com/example/platform/media/video/TransformerVideoComposition.kt b/samples/media/video/src/main/java/com/example/platform/media/video/TransformerVideoComposition.kt
index 1ddbec6b..9f91eecc 100644
--- a/samples/media/video/src/main/java/com/example/platform/media/video/TransformerVideoComposition.kt
+++ b/samples/media/video/src/main/java/com/example/platform/media/video/TransformerVideoComposition.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.example.platform.media.video
 
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.Looper
@@ -24,11 +25,13 @@ import android.util.Log
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.media3.common.Effect
 import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi
+import androidx.media3.effect.GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaid
 import androidx.media3.effect.RgbFilter
 import androidx.media3.effect.ScaleAndRotateTransformation
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ class TransformerVideoComposition : Fragment() {
         return binding.root
     }
 
+    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
         binding.exportButton.setOnClickListener {
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ class TransformerVideoComposition : Fragment() {
      * Builds a [Composition] that contains 1 [EditedMediaItemSequence] with 2
      * video assets, and optionally an audio sequence with one audio track.
      */
+    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
     private fun createComposition(): Composition {
         val video1 = EditedMediaItem.Builder(
             // apply effects only on the first item
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ class TransformerVideoComposition : Fragment() {
      * Sets up [Transformer] and [Composition] and starts the transcoding operation.
      * [Transformer] internal processing is done on separate thread.
      */
+    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
     private fun exportComposition() {
         val composition = createComposition()
         // set up a Transformer instance and add a callback listener.
@@ -237,6 +243,7 @@ class TransformerVideoComposition : Fragment() {
     /**
      * Gets a list of [Effects].
      */
+    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
     private fun getSelectedEffects(): Effects {
         val selectedEffects = mutableListOf<Effect>()
         if (binding.grayscaleChip.isChecked) {
@@ -249,6 +256,12 @@ class TransformerVideoComposition : Fragment() {
                     .build(),
             )
         }
+        if (binding.blurLetterboxChip.isChecked) {
+            selectedEffects.add(
+                GaussianBlurWithFrameOverlaid(
+                /* sigma= */ 5f, /* scaleSharpX= */ 0.9f, /* scaleSharpY= */ .9f)
+            )
+        }
         return Effects(
             /* audioProcessors= */ listOf(),
             /* videoEffects= */ selectedEffects,
diff --git a/samples/media/video/src/main/res/layout/transformer_composition_layout.xml b/samples/media/video/src/main/res/layout/transformer_composition_layout.xml
index 94dd0c60..17585174 100644
--- a/samples/media/video/src/main/res/layout/transformer_composition_layout.xml
+++ b/samples/media/video/src/main/res/layout/transformer_composition_layout.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:checkable="true"
             android:text="@string/grayscale"/>
+        <com.google.android.material.chip.Chip
+            android:id="@+id/blur_letterbox_chip"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:checkable="true"
+            android:text="@string/blur_letterbox"/>
         <com.google.android.material.chip.Chip
             android:id="@+id/image_chip"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
diff --git a/samples/media/video/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/samples/media/video/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e5329523..04bb088d 100644
--- a/samples/media/video/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/samples/media/video/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <string name="add_background_audio">Add background audio</string>
     <string name="scale_video">Scale video</string>
     <string name="grayscale">Grayscale</string>
+    <string name="blur_letterbox">Blur Letterbox</string>
     <string name="image">Add intro image</string>
     <string-array name="composition_configuration">
         <item>Add background audio</item>