Comments on: Future Versions of Photoshop Can Make Blurry Photos Sharp Again

By: Tobias N. Sasse

Tobias N. Sasse — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:49:00 +0000

http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2011/10/behind-all-the-buzz-deblur-sneak-peek.html

It only works under certain conditions. Nevertheless, very nice feature.

By: Louis Rafael Rosenthal

Louis Rafael Rosenthal — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000

yeah and could it not well be that they’re demonstrating their technology without actually using it? —>create sharp image blurry and then show it as doing the opposite??

By: Nick Shek

Nick Shek — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:59:00 +0000

Great if it works but I normally just pass off a blurred photo as “being creative”. Also works with overexposed images, mis-focussed images and images shot with lens cap on.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:02:00 +0000

I highly doubt anyone here can explain how this REALLY works otherwise I’m sure they would be working with Adobe. I’m very confident that this will produce a usable file as Adobe is in the business of creating USABLE images. Anyone who has used content aware extensively knows just how accurate and clean it is.

There is absolutely no reason to doubt what photoshop is capable of. It may correct a blurry image, but nothing corrects a BORING image. Everyone should keep that in mind.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:24:00 +0000

It’s all about expectation. CAF wasn’t the White Knight that it was presented as, but it gave enough of an improvement for it to be a pretty great tool in appropriate doses. If it turns out to be a “better than nothing in a less than ideal circumstance” I’d pay for it gladly.

By: Mr. Nuyoka

Mr. Nuyoka — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:15:00 +0000

Ummm yeah.. thanks for that but we all have seen that video posted here before. #Eh!

By: Kris Armstead

Kris Armstead — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:51:00 +0000

it’s not going to be perfect, but it will be useful.
Pro retouchers have been using a technique similar to this for years, linear phase sharpening. Reversing to direction of the motion blur with a offset layer in photoshop.

By: Aaron Barlow

Aaron Barlow — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:10:00 +0000

This sounds cool. Usually these things never work as good as they do in the demos put on – I’m looking at you Content Aware Fill! – But it might help in some cases. More tools are always good if you can use them creatively.

By: Jaymes Poudrier

Jaymes Poudrier — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:06:00 +0000

It’s real. It works. The issue is that these images have a lot of different patterns. For example content aware fill works, but only when there is a lot to be compared too. If you had a large image with a lot of similar tones the computer would compensate in the opposite direction of the blur. However, You would soon realize that there are unusual patterns in the gaps left from pushing the pixels back into place because the computer would not know how to accurately replicate what was missing. It will be close but never perfect or as the image should have actually been shot.

By: Jaymes Poudrier

Jaymes Poudrier — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:01:00 +0000

The idea has existed forever. You can track the motion of the blur and compensate in the opposite direction. Then an algorithm like that which is used for content aware fill makes up the difference. It’s not difficult to imagine because there is a lot of data still in the shot. Think of it like your mind. Dirt and dust get on the lens of our eyes and the brain flips, rotates and fills in the gaps. It works, but nothing beats shooting an image right the first time. Especially for those who should be professionals.