Spot Healing - Content Aware

In the past I have used the spot healing brush in content aware mode to remove unwanted items from images. Recently, instead if "erasing" the item, it is leaving a blurred streak. Can anyone suggest a reason?
Using Photoshop CS6 extended - Mac.

Just purchased and installed Elements 9. Also have purchased Elements 6,7,CS2,CS5.
The content aware was the first tool I used, just to see if was as good as in CS5, CRASHED !
Who would have thought that people still operating with single core processors would buy this Adobe product?
2 thumbs up to your R&D department Adobe! Shouldn't this have been caught in a Beta version?
How about buying mine back.....................

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Who would have thought that people still operating with single core processors would buy this Adobe product?
2 thumbs up to your R&D department Adobe! Shouldn't this have been caught in a Beta version?
How about buying mine back.....................

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greenturtle49 wrote:
I'm not having any luck getting rid of red eye. I zoom in so that I'm hitting it dead on but instead of getting a correction, a black blob appears on their heads! My guess is that their wide orange head bands are causing confusion but why is it happening so far away from where I'm clicking?
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greenturtle49 wrote:
Issue 2 of 2 is a problem using the healing brush. I have Content Aware selected and have tried eliminating a couple of mic stands. No matter what size I make the brush, the program doesn't read anything correctly.
Show us the problem photo and the result you get when you use the tool.
greenturtle49 wrote:
Sometimes there is something I can't get it to remove not matter how many times I go over the spot. Power lines are a real annoyance when it gets everything but one bit. In desperation (and when it is possible) I have used copy and paste to get rid of things like that but using it has its own set of problems. Help!
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http://forums.adobe.com/message/3849808#3849808
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http://www.vicanek.de/plugins/wireworm.htm
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Okay, I duplicated your setup exactly with CS5 64 bit on Win 7 x64. Background layer, copy of background layer, and transparent touch-up layer.
You are unclear about exactly how you're invoking the Content Aware Fill.
I went through exactly the steps you suggested, as evidenced by the following Photoshop Edit log excerpt. I saw NO difficulties using the Clone tool in the last step.
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2010-06-17 10:58:24 File Blake_and_Mom.psd opened
Open
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Duplicate Layer
Duplicate current layer
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New Layer
Make layer
Select clone stamp
Set Source Sampling Point of current application
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   Source: layer “Layer 1”
   Location: 1420 pixels, 743 pixels
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Clone Stamp
Clone Stamp
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Spot Healing Brush
Select layer “Layer 1”
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