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Read on to find out how to Unblur an Image using different tools and techniques. You can fix a blurry photo or image with a number of online tools and programmes, such as Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.net, and many others. Everyone does it: you take a great picture of your child doing something fun or a great picture of a product for your eBay listing, but when you look at it later, it’s all blurry!
If you notice it right away, it’s not a big deal. You can just take another picture. But what if it took you longer to check and you can’t try again? There are times when you only get one chance to take the perfect picture. It can be frustrating to miss out on that chance. We mentioned below are the ways to Unblur an Image.
Ways to Unblur an Image
Using the Smart Sharpen Tool
The Smart Sharpen tool has a couple of features that the Unsharp Mask tool doesn’t have. Both can help you sharpen your photos, but Smart Sharpen is usually used for targeted sharpening because it reduces noise in soft, low-contrast areas. The Smart Sharpen tool works like this:
- Open your photo in Photoshop.
- In the Layers panel, click on the image layer, and then press Ctrl + J to duplicate it.
- Right-click the layer that was duplicated, and choose the Convert to Smart Object option.
- Click on Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen. A dialogue box will open.
- Make sure that in the Preset menu, you choose Default.
You can just download GIMP if you don’t have Photoshop. This programme is free and has many of the same features as Photoshop. But GIMP does take a little while to learn. Follow these easy steps in GIMP to clear up a blurry picture:
- Open GIMP, and press Ctrl + O to open the image you want to edit.
- Select the Blur/Sharpen tool, which you can find in the Toolbox.
- From the options that appear on the left, make sure to select Sharpen.
- Once you do that, adjust the brush size and other options, and simply click and drag over the parts of the photo you want to sharpen.
Using Unsharp Mask
Using the Unsharp Mask tool in Photoshop, you can quickly fix a blurry photo. Just follow the steps below to get going:
- Open your image in Photoshop by choosing File > Open.
- Navigate to the Layers panel on the right side of your screen. If you don’t see the panel, you can open it by clicking on Window > Layers.
- Right-click on the layer that contains the picture you want to unblur. Then, click on Convert to Smart Object.
- From here, click on Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask.
- In the new window that pops up, you have three options you can adjust:
- Amount slider: allows you to set the strength of the sharpening effect.
- Radius slider: allows you to set the width of the sharpening effect.
- Threshold slider: lets you control the general sharpness of the photo.
FAQ
How do you Unblur a blurry picture?
To use the unblur tool, open the free Adobe Express app on your computer or Smartphone device. Open your picture in the editor, and then tap or click on it to bring up the menu for editing pictures. Choose “Enhancements,” and then use the “Sharpen” slider to get rid of the blur.
How do I Unblur an image with iPhone?
- If you tap on a Portrait mode photo, you can see it in full screen.
- Tap Edit, and then tap at the top of the screen. Below the photo, there is a slider.
- Move the slider to the left or right to change how much the background is blurred.
- To save your changes, tap “Done.”
Can you Unblur a blur filter?
So, yes, you can “unblur” a partially blurry photo. You can use filters in Photoshop to do it. This page, “How to Make Blurry Pictures Clear,” shows one way to do this.
Does iPhone photos have a blur tool?
There’s a great tool in the iPhone Camera app that lets you blur the background of your photos. What does this thing do? Portrait mode is what it’s called. Portrait mode uses software that creates a depth effect to blur the background of a photo as it is being taken.