Fuzzy photos in screensaver mode

After installing iPhoto 6, some of the already existing photos in my library show up fuzzy when they come up on my screensaver?

I have the same situation. It has nothing to do with photo resolution: my camera is 10 megapixel. Some photos are great, others are jaggy. What gives?

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