CS5 clone tool problems

There is probably a setting I'm not seeing but when I clone the clone does not blend in like in CS3.It's very harsh. I've been to the clone menus and in the preferences settings but the clone is not working the way I like. Any help is appreciated or let me me know if I have not described the problem correctly.
Thanks,
Marion

Marion, can you please describe your editing environment a little better?
You speak as though the clone tool will normally "look harsh before blending in"...
That's not at all how it looks, or has looked, for me back through Photoshop version 6 and beyond. When I clone (or do anything else) with a fuzzy-edged brush it just brushes on fuzzy.
If it is doing this for you something is clearly different between your system and others, or you're working in a way that's somehow different than others.
Are you working on the same computer with the same video drivers as when you were using CS3 and saw this behavior? Is it a very old computer?
-Noel

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