Pics out of focus in viewer

Aloha, when I 1)Load in new photos from my camera and 2) view any photo in my library in my viewer at any time, it is out of focus. I have to slide the slider even just a little bit and it brings the pic into focus. When I am looking at a new roll pic by pic, each time I have to slide the slider to see if the pic was shot in focus or if it is just the viewer that is out of focus.
Anyone having the same problem, or know what I can do?
Thanks, C

Anytime you do anything to a photo in Edit you have to hit the DONE keyy to make the changes. Then the photo will lock in focus.

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Out of focus in viewer

Aloha, my pics are out of focus in my viewer until I move the slider on the bottom right a little to enlarge the photo. This resets itself each time I change the pic, so that means to see my pic in focus I must readjust that slider every time. Does anyone know what's up with that? thanks, C

Anytime you do anything to a photo in Edit you have to hit the DONE keyy to make the changes. Then the photo will lock in focus.

Why Are My Pics Out of Focus in iMovie?

The pictures I downloaded to my imovie are in focus just fine in the thumbnails but when I play the movie they all are out-of-focus on the screen. Could you help me?

Thumbnails always look better because they are smaller and smaller always improves definition. How does the video look when played directly from the camera, say through a TV? I suspect that the video itself is out of focus and you couldn't notice until you blew up the picture.a guess.
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I take a lot of people shots and have way too many out of focus pics.

I have way too many out of focus shots. I usually use tv mode with the shutter set at least 250 with the anti shake on. I know there is a balance of aperature, iso and they seem to be close enough for lighting but the out of focus drives me nuts. This is the most important aspect of a pic in my opinion. I have sent my T2i in for focus issues two times and cannot tell a difference. Any suggestions????
Solved!
Go to Solution.

We'd probably have to see your shots with EXIF data to provide a specific response.
Canon did a 3-part video on how the AF system works with B&H Photo. You can find the videos on YouTube... here's the link to part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAx86nblZ2g
I seem to recall each part is about 30 minutes, but well worth the time in what you'll learn about the focus system that you might not have known.
A LOT of factors can result in out of focus images. Camera movement (slow shutter speed during a hand-held shot) is just one of many possibilities.
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When a photo is viewed in iPhoto 9.6, why is it sharp then immediately goes out of focus?

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As a follow-up, I found that if I hold the left mouse button down while on the zoom button, no matter where it is on the slider, the same effect happens, that is that the photo goes out of focus. Once released, the photo sharpens. This DOES NOT happen when the zoom slider is all the way to the left. There as stated earlier the photo stays out of focus.

Image files with large pixel dimensions display out of focus in a Bridge viewer?

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Hi, Clay. Photoshop.com has its own forum, so you might want to post this there:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshopdotcom

Final output of Final Cut Express HD 3.5 is blurry and out of focus.

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Although the specs for my computer are well within the Final Cut Express guidelines (I've even upgraded my graphics card to a Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB), I'm still thinking that perhaps the G4 I'm using doesn't have enough juice to run the FCE software. By the way, I don't have any other programs active when using FCE. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Thanks for your response.
Here's what I'm (trying) to do:
I'm creating short 5 minute tutorial movies that will be distributed as QuickTime movies (burned to disk) for short run distribution (college).
Here's the process: the movie itself is a recording of monitor screen actions recorded (audio and video) using Snapz Pro movie mode. The recorded size is 800 x 600. There might be 5 such 1 or 2 minute clips. The quality is excellent. I bring them in to FCE, drop all the clips on the same track, and add simple transitions. That's it.
Now I need to somehow get a final QuickTime movie, with close to the same quality I had in the clips.
So... I take the FCE file, output it using 'Export>QuickTime Conversion,' using the same size I originally recorded in, 800 x 600. Tried every codec available. Every time, the end result is a very blurred version of the original Snapz Pro recordings.
I've even tried outputting the FCE file as 'Export>QuickTime Move' (not using the conversion method). Opened that up in QuickTime Pro with the same result: blurred and out of focus.
I'm viewing the exported file in QuickTime Pro, with the 'Movie Properties' setting of 'High Quality.'
Any clue? This is driving me crazy. But I'm determined to get this right.
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Any fix for photos being out of focus when in edit mode?

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Out of focus photos after burning dvd.

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Images out of focus?

I've been using ACDSee as a photo viewer/organzer and linking to photoshop for editing. I recently upgraded to cs5 photoshp and finally decided to try Bridge since I figured the integration would be better and figured bridge would be using the same monitor calibration profile as photoshop.
So it's a nice program, BUT - all my images (preview/slideshow) are out of focus (or low resolution/quality). I searched for settings everywhere in the preferences, even turning on/off software rendering, with no apparent affect. They're sharp in photoshop and every other photo viewer I've ever tried, so I figured I was missing something really obvious. I called adobe support and installed their "desktop sharing" software. The rep then had me reset bridge to all defaults, open an image, then open the same image in photoshop AND acdsee. He verified that the image in Bridge was not as sharp as both photoshop and acdsee. He explained that bridge didn't use the same imaging technology as photoshop (really) and that bridge was intended as a front end to photoshop to aid in selecting images for later editing.
I explained that as a photographer I couldn't use bridge to select images for editing if I couldn't tell WHICH ONES WERE IN FOCUS (emphasis mine). I'd have to load them all into photoshop to determine that, so what use was bridge? He said he was going to check on that and left the call for a while, then came back and reiterated that he was correct...that bridge wasn't meant for the quality of viewing I was looking for. He said he would suggest that as a future enhancement. I said that didn't make much sense since I must be living on another planet if no one else has ever complained about this since the initial release of bridge way back when. He politely laughed.
So I'm completely mystified...is that actually correct?...That the images viewed in bridge are presented in a lower image quality than photoshop??? (or even ACDSee??). I like the program and its interface, but I can't use it if I can't even determine which images are in focus. PLEASE tell me the support rep was inadequately trained...
I'm running windows 7 64 bit...in case it matters my graphics adapter is composed of dual nvidia GeForce 8800gtx cards with basically default settings, using the latest nvidia drivers (which were just updated last month to specifically support the video hardware utilization of CS5).
Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions/explanations!

Ahh, I see another idiot has been suckered in by the business model of Adobe Inc. When I first purchased CS4 I had many, many problems with Photoshop, Bridge and InDesign. It is these three programs I utilize the most with a little of Dreamweaver and even less of Illustrator. After nearly a week spent both online and on the telephone we came to the conclusion that some hidden software code that entegrated the suite, and which each software package shared to some unknown degree, did not like my NVidia GeForce 9800GT video card.
After a two step process of testing updated drivers from NVidia and totally reformatting my entire computer the various graphics card problems were not resolved. Did you notice that I had to reformat my entire hard drive? That entailed a week of installing each and every program (over 40 of 'em) and locating and updating all the various drivers for some fairly mundane attached cards and equipment. The problems with Adobe were not resolved. Not one!
The problem I had with Bridge CS4 was similar to yours and still on occasion occurs. The displaying of thumbnails as extremely low resolution blobs of pixels. The solution is not related to the preferences but more to the handling of pixels between Adobe's graphics display code and how it interfaces with my NVidia display adapter. I have seen similar problems with other iterations of the NVidia display adapter. As you have seen Adobe's motto seems to be: We are God and everyone must bow to us. In the industry the proper manner is for the display adapter manufactuer to create the various operating system drivers and for the software developers to properly hook to those drivers. Adobe does not follow this standardized method of hardware to software integration.
The one way I have found that seems to work on my WinXP Pro SP3 Core 2 Duo with 4 gigabytes of memory is as follows. Under the Tools menu should be a Cache submenu which contains a purge "your folder." Purge the folder and let the computer rebuild it. Do not do anything while it is rebuilding the cache. And I mean nothing! At least on my system it seems that my switching to some other program in the middle of the cache building (which contains the thumbnails) upsets Bridge which does not like not having full unfettered access to the graphics card or its drivers during the cache building.
Perhaps this works with CS5 or not. I do not plan on upgrading to CS5 for Adobe to laugh at my needs! Why pay them my hard earned money for them to tell me to go pound sand and that I am on my own resources. I have never been able to fully utilize Photoshop CS4 and still constantly use PS7 and PS CS2. And the corrupting of files by InDesign CS4 with no method of repairing the files makes the usage of this program laudable to a book creator. Creative Suite 2 appears to be the last fully stable software package released by Adobe. At least none of the files created by InDesign CS2 end up being recreated.
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One of the most frustrating aspects is that the majority of hard core Web Gallery programs now utilize XML files significantly. Bridge does not allow you to generate such a file containing the full spectrum of available tags that an image file can contain. Adobe's adherence to metadata standards is a very good one but the usage of the intereactivity between the various packages and external software packages is non-existent. Bridge's scripts, which would be used to create a XML file, are, in this writer's opinion, as useless as crayons are to a digital artist. And with no third party individual willing to tackle them from the perspective of true usability, this will continue to be an issue.
The one saving grace of Bridge in CS2 and CS4 is the ability to embed generated metadata into the image file itself. I strongly stress the embedding of metadata into the file as the tools that can be used in Bridge to ease the task are well thought out and simple to integrate into a digital workflow. For a photographer, or a digital archivist, simply create a temporary metadata file from information entered into one file, and copy the same information to an entire directory of files. I have used this on directories containing up to 2,000 files and it worked without a flaw. External pony files are too easy to get lost and thus there goes your carefully crafted metadata compilation.
Once you do get Bridge working correctly you will soon find it replacing your Windows file manager or a third party graphical broswer. I cannot comment on the Mac but what I have seen demonstrated on the Mac is almost as useful as Bridge. When working in either InDesign or Photoshop (ver. 7, CS2 or CS4) I have Bridge up and running. I do not allow Bridge to automatically load with the operating system, preferring instead to load it when needed, as I have seen instances where it causes problems.
And yes, I both love and hate Adobe. They got me addicted to Photoshop and InDesign and keep me stringing along with promises of a greater higher. I leave my Illustrator tasks to CorelDraw which is far, far friendlier and easier to use for vector images. A vector program with no real-world scaling?

Every video produced by Premier Elements 11 is blury and out of focus.

When I try to create a video with Premier Elements 11 and an MTS file from my video camera, the resulting videos are blurred and out of focus. The MTS is clear and looks good. Plays on any supported video player. Have tried to convert to AVI as well as creating DVD with the same results. This is the case with any input file, not only one. How can I get a focused, clear video?

scarboro98
The answers are in the details.
What computer operating system is your Premiere Elements 11 running on?
What are the properties of these .mts source files
Video compression
Audio compression
Frame size
Frame rate
Interlaced or Progressive
File extension
Pixel Aspect ratio
What is the brand/model/setting of the camera recording the source media?
What are you or the project setting as the project preset (which should match the properties of the source media)
See Edit Menu/Project Settings/General and the readings for Editing Mode, Timebase, Frame Size, Pixel Aspect Ratio (even if they appear to be grayed out)
When you are viewing the Timeline content in the Edit area monitor is the playback blurry and out of focus?
Or is the blurry and out of focus only in your exports? If only in exports, then we need to dig into your export choices in Publish+Share/.
Is your computer optimized and is your video card/graphics card driver up to date according to the web site of the manufacturer of your video card?
Let us start here and then decide what next.
Any questions or need clarification on anything written, please do not hesitate to ask.
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Lens out of focus

Used my t1i today and surprised it won't take pics. I noticed that my lens, no matter what I do is out of focused. Then I connected my bower fisheye tried it and the camera worked. After I removed it, the camera started working again and the out of focus issue was resolved! What was that all about. Now I'm working on the macro feature...pure amateur here.

I don't shoot video with my DSLRs, so this is just a guess...
You mention you were shooting video... Can the T1i even auto focus during video? I thought it was manual focus only, in video mode.
When you put the fisheye lens on, that has such deep depth of field that everything near to far is in focus anyway, I suspect. When you switch back to the 18-55mm, at some settings depth of field is fairly shallow, so anything out of focus is more obvious than with the fisheye.
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"Walk softly and carry a big lens."
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