Blurry iPhoto - need your help....

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reverb

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A little while back, I asked about moving from iPhoto to ? Generally, you all suggested Lightroom as the place to go.

Not gone yet, but noticing now in iPhoto that my pictures blur in edit mode - they are sharp for a fraction of a second, then blur. A quick Google search suggests this is quite common and there is no solution to it at the moment.

It's really annoying (and I've deleted some great pics already, thinking they were badly focused). Before I take the Lightroom plunge, can any one confirm this frustrating blur problem does not exist on Lightroom (or Elements, or Aperture!)

thanks in advance.
 
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BackdoorArts

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The only "blurring" I've encountered with Lightroom is due to wait time when zooming in on a photo to 100% when a full size preview has not yet been generated. In other words, when you open up a photo in LR and zoom in, unless you specify having it generate previews on Import then it has to take the time to do it the first time you zoom, which can take a little to a lot of time depending on your computer and the size of the image (with my cameras I burn the time up front on import and render previews then instead of waiting since I usually start my import and walk away for a while). So it starts blurry and then eventually sharpens up - the opposite of what you're dealing with.

So, to answer your question, I've never had that problem with 3 different versions of LR - just be patient on your first opening of an image.
 
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reverb

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Raymie said:
I'm thinking maybe your computer needs upgrading :/ Or have I missed somethin' ?
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I wondered that as well - but it was the fact it starts sharp, and then blurs that worried me. As I say, when you Google the problem, it becomes very clear this is a known, and common, problem for iPhoto. Apple never seem to have managed to correct it (according to the support groups) - but Aperture is apparently OK.
 
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87mstng

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I have aperture ( I never use iPhoto) and the same thing happens when I load RAW files. They must be edited.

When I load a JPEG they stay as "sharp" and not blurred because of the in camera settings.

Im sure iphoto has its weaknesses, aperture 3 has "RAW fine tune" which you can adjust settings for importing new photos to aperture which eliminates that "blur".

Aperture 3.x: An Overview of the RAW Fine Tuning Controls

I don't think it's your computer.


​Are you importing RAW or JPEG. If it's JPEG this might not help you. Lol

​ps, I'm very happy with aperture 3 now that I'm learning more and more about it.
 
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reverb

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87mstng said:
I have aperture ( I never use iPhoto) and the same thing happens when I load RAW files. They must be edited.

When I load a JPEG they stay as "sharp" and not blurred because of the in camera settings.

Im sure iphoto has its weaknesses, aperture 3 has "RAW fine tune" which you can adjust settings for importing new photos to aperture which eliminates that "blur".

Aperture 3.x: An Overview of the RAW Fine Tuning Controls

I don't think it's your computer.


​Are you importing RAW or JPEG. If it's JPEG this might not help you. Lol

​ps, I'm very happy with aperture 3 now that I'm learning more and more about it.
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It is the RAW pictures this happens most to. Very slight shift on JPEG, but RAW is the issue. A relief you have this too. I may come around to Aperture after all. You seem happy with it? What doesn't it do?
 
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brads

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reverb said:
A little while back, I asked about moving from iPhoto to ? Generally, you all suggested Lightroom as the place to go.

Not gone yet, but noticing now in iPhoto that my pictures blur in edit mode - they are sharp for a fraction of a second, then blur. A quick Google search suggests this is quite common and there is no solution to it at the moment.

It's really annoying (and I've deleted some great pics already, thinking they were badly focused). Before I take the Lightroom plunge, can any one confirm this frustrating blur problem does not exist on Lightroom (or Elements, or Aperture!)

thanks in advance.
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Is it Editing in the native iPhoto application? Or do you have it opening automatically in something else? My RAW files open in Photoshop or Elements (natively from iPhoto) Do you have any apps apart from iPhoto that you could try editing in? Cheers, Brad :)
 
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reverb

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brads said:
Is it Editing in the native iPhoto application? Or do you have it opening automatically in something else? My RAW files open in Photoshop or Elements (natively from iPhoto) Do you have any apps apart from iPhoto that you could try editing in? Cheers, Brad :)
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I load the photos direct into iPhoto, and edit there too. I don't have anything else. What options are there other than LR or Elements, etc?
 
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brads

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It's a learning curve but all of them are. This does virtually everything the others do (Photoshop etc) but I'm not sure if it handles RAW files. Hopefully. If you're shooting in .jpg you'll have no problems. I'm adding a screenshot of just some of the tools and brushes available. Don't let it freak you out. Just ask here if you need to know something. Remember, it's free. Cheers, Brad :)

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87mstng

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Gimp? Give it a go. It's free. Lol

aperture? Does everything I need it to do, lots of plug is if you need/want them. I think it's a great program.

Cant say anything about Lightroom cause I've never used it, though there is a ton of tutorials on YouTube for it.
 
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