Pixillated photos on screen saver

I have tried to load my photos so that they are my screen saver, the colour is fine but the details are very pixillated how do I improve the focus? I need simple everyday terminology to help please
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Where are you getting the images from? The image you use needs to be the same resolution as your screen or bigger or else it will be blurry.

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I've done all the troubleshooting I can, but cannot find any pattern for photos which do or don't display. No difference in file format, ACLs, extended attributes, folder permissions, RGB profiles... nothing is consistent.
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Pixillated photos on screen saver

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