Slideshow pics are not sharp...

[GKR1]

I'm not sure if it is my eyes or it is the server, but for some reason some of the sideshow pics are not sharp and fuzzy. :dunno

I tried deleting and posting again to gallery, no help. Any Ideas?

[Andy]

I'm not sure if it is my eyes or it is the server, but for some reason some of the sideshow pics are not sharp and fuzzy. :dunno

I tried deleting and posting again to gallery, no help. Any Ideas?
Hi Amir, what slideshow, full screen, or gallery? What link (which gallery?). And finally, what browser are you using, and what size monitor do you have and what resolution?

[jfriend]

There are some who say that the dynamically scaled images in the homepage slideshow are not as sharp as the standard sized images that Smugmug offers (M, L, XL, XL2, etc...).

If you want to try something, you can try forcing your homepage slideshow to use standard sizes. Since your homepage slideshow is 600x600, you would probably want the medium sized images. You could force your homepage slideshow to use those medium sized images by adding this line to the top of your slideshow definition:

forceSize: 'MediumURL',

If you're not talking about your homepage slideshow, then ignore this post.

[dawngreensides]

Hi, This has just started happening to me as well. I am using the smugmug slideshow app and up until just a few days ago all was working well, but now any vertical picture that is in my slideshow displays fuzzy and out of focus.

any ideas?

thanks!
dawn

www.dawngreensides.smugmug.com

[jfriend]

Hi, This has just started happening to me as well. I am using the smugmug slideshow app and up until just a few days ago all was working well, but now any vertical picture that is in my slideshow displays fuzzy and out of focus.

any ideas?

thanks!
dawn

www.dawngreensides.smugmug.com (http://www.dawngreensides.smugmug.com)
I see exactly what you're talking about. Your slideshow is using this image:

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-400x510.jpg
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-400x510.jpg

Your gallery has this similar sized image in it:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-M.jpg
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-M.jpg

Very big difference in sharpness between the two.

[AncientPC]

There are some who say that the dynamically scaled images in the homepage slideshow are not as sharp as the standard sized images that Smugmug offers (M, L, XL, XL2, etc...).

If you want to try something, you can try forcing your homepage slideshow to use standard sizes. Since your homepage slideshow is 600x600, you would probably want the medium sized images. You could force your homepage slideshow to use those medium sized images by adding this line to the top of your slideshow definition:

forceSize: 'MediumURL',

If you're not talking about your homepage slideshow, then ignore this post.

Thanks, this helped (except I used LargeURL for a 600x600). The homepage slideshow used to be the same quality as gallery, but I just logged in and there was severe image degradation (and artifacting around the watermark). Your suggestion fixed the issue.

[jfriend]

I see exactly what you're talking about. Your slideshow is using this image:

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-400x510-0.jpg
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-400x510-0.jpg

Your gallery has this similar sized image in it:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-M.jpg
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/555505732_Dz4bM-M.jpg

Very big difference in sharpness between the two. Andy, any comment on this? This is a pretty serious degradation in quality for the dynamically generated sizes that most people use in their slideshow.

[Andy]

Andy, any comment on this? This is a pretty serious degradation in quality for the dynamically generated sizes that most people use in their slideshow.
Hi John, I'll have a comment when I have some info :D Still chasing it down, thanks.

[markmartinezphotography]

I am having that same problem too! My homepage slideshow has more than a few images that are fuzzy, but appear just fine in the galleries. Also, on my desktop computer they look fine, but on my laptop the look fuzzy. I haven't changed anything recently. Please help!

[hulagurl]

Hello,

I went in to update my slideshow on my home page (delete some old and add some new) and some of the photos are appearing blurred/soft in the slide show. When I go into the gallery they look fine...it's just in the slideshow that they are looking blurred/soft. It's very noticeable...any ideas? This is the first time this has happened...any help would be greatly appreciated!

Kim

[jfriend]

Same thing being discussed here (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=133039).

[jfriend]

Same issue being reported here (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=1128962). I'm wondering if dynamically resized images lost their sharpening algorithm.

Edit: I can confirm that these dynamically resized images look a LOT better if they get sharpened. I think something busted at Smugmug for dynamically resized images.

[faces]

Having the same issue.
Vertical shots 5 and 11 are soft in slideshow, horizontals are sharp.
www.face2facephoto.com.
Thanks for any repair advice. Also can wait for a global repair on your side - I have not had this issue before with many slideshows.

[hulagurl]

Hello,

I am having the same problem...I went in to update my slide show by deleting some photos and adding some new ones...and every 4th or 5th photo appears to be blurry? I have the images in my "Flash" gallery...and if you go into the flash gallery itself they are not blurry...but in the slideshow they are blurry. Good example is photo 20 in the gallery...you can see her face clearly...in the slideshow it's blurry. In the gallery you can view it in the X3 large size and it's clear as a bell. I haven't had any issues previously with the slideshow.

Appreciate the help!

Kim

[hulagurl]

Thanks!

[faces]

Seems to be the verticals that are affected by whatever has happened. Deleted all the verticals in my gallery to eliminate problem for now. Will wait for fix to post any vertical images.

[gwendolyn]

I'm having the same problem with my site! :scratch

[Andy]

For those affected, is the issue resolved for you? Please clear your cache completely in your browser before checking. Thanks.

[markmartinezphotography]

For those affected, is the issue resolved for you? Please clear your cache completely in your browser before checking. Thanks.

Still not working for me. I cleared the history, cookies, etc. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

www.markmartinezphotography.com

[Andy]

Still not working for me. I cleared the history, cookies, etc. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

www.markmartinezphotography.com
Try now?

[markmartinezphotography]

Try now?

Great! It looks back to normal, thanks!

[AllenCW]

After I ran across this post, I checked my gallery and found a very blurry photo on my flash slideshow.

I cleared all the cache completely and the very blurry photo is still there using Windows XP, IE 8.

The website is www.allenwaterford.com (http://www.allenwaterford.com/) The blurry photo is the 24th photo in the slideshow (bride between the trees looking back).

The problem seems to be when I'm using Windows XP and IE 8.

The photo looks great using Windows XP and Firefox.

[Andy]

After I ran across this post, I checked my gallery and found a very blurry photo on my flash slideshow.

I cleared all the cache completely and the very blurry photo is still there using Windows XP, IE 8.

The website is www.allenwaterford.com (http://www.allenwaterford.com/) The blurry photo is the 24th photo in the slideshow (bride between the trees looking back).

The problem seems to be when I'm using Windows XP and IE 8.

The photo looks great using Windows XP and Firefox.
Take a look again? :ear

[AllenCW]

Take a look again? :ear


The photos are looking fantastic again........thank you!