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Blurry image in "Develop" module

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October 12, 2018
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Hello everyone,

I am new to Lightroom and have encountered something that seems rather strange to me. When looking at images in the "Library" module, everything is crystal-clear and sharp. Whenever I change to the "Develop" module, however, the image I am looking at gets noticeably blurrier. It just looks like it is not rendered in the same quality. I do not have the issue when zooming in, but I'd of course like to look at the entire image at once and still get a sharp image. When I change back to "Library", it clears up (you can actually see it becoming sharper).

I am a bit at a loss as to what to do here. I did research the problem online, of course, and only found the suggestion to disable the graphics processor in settings and then restart Lightroom. Unfortunately, this did not solve my issue.

I am using...

- Lightroom Classic CC 7.5 (latest version), vanilla install (no plugins/extensions besides what came preinstalled)

- OS: Windows 10 (all latest updates installed)

- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 480 (6GB) with the latest drivers installed

- Processor: Intel i5 6500

- RAM: 16GB

- Screen resolution: 1920x1080, only this one monitor in use

When using Lightroom on my MacBook Pro, this issue is NOT present, so I suspect it has something to do with my other computer.

Thank you for your help and my apologies if this isn't the right place, I'd be happy to move this or ask somewhere else.

Correct answer Jao vdL

Yes the develop preview is unsharp with certain GPU processors. This has been reported before. The only fix in those cases is to disable the GPU if it bothers you. I vaguely remember that it turned out to have to do with some limitations of the video cards or in how they support the GPU acceleration that Lightroom uses but I am not 100% positive.

buutske71

Participant

same issue here, after the photo has loaded (few seconds later) it turns a bit blurry. in photoshop every picture is very sharp and stays sharp! this issue only occurs in Lr classic version...tried everything no results

mcjczapiewski

Participant

Did you really try everything?

It is not a good solution and not a one I could live with in the long run, but (for me at least) turning off GPU acceleration helps. It does make working on images slower, though…

Rikk Flohr_Photography

You’ve posted to a very old thread. It is highly unlikely that the issue described in this thread, though not impossible, is the same issue which you are currently experiencing. Rather than resurrect an old thread that is seemingly similar, you are better posting to a new thread with fresh, complete information including system information, a complete description of the problem and step-by-step instructions for reproduction.

In the unlikely event the issue is the same, we will merge you back into the appropriate location.

Thank you!

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org

carlo0827

Participant

I turned off the button "Use Smart Previews instead...." in the Preferences > Performance > Develop. It Worked!

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LC PRODUCTION

Participant

I dont know if this will help, but on Mac, going to the application file itself, right clicking and selecting get info, then un-ticking open in low-resolution fixed this for me. I have never had this issue on Windows, and was running it in low-res mode on this older Mac just fine until about two weeks ago. Dont know what happened but that fixed it. Also when doing this, shutdown lightroom and make sure the process has fully ended using Activity Monitor before changing and reopening.

I wont lie im starting to get tired of Adobe causing more issues than it fixes. Im already in the process of learning Davinci Resolve because Lumetri and other things in Premiere have become insanely unstable, on multiple devices and configurations. Now Lightroom is getting buggy. 😕😕

Hope this helps someone. 🙂

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arkansasvinny

Participant

I was having the Same Problem with unfocused imiges in Develop comapared to the Library image. Started searching for a salution, and found this thread.

THIS FIXED IT FOR ME...

It was a graphics processor (GPU) issue. I am running a NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060, and had it enabled, or set on AUTO.

Aparently Lightroom does not like that GPU, or finds it "incompatible". In Lightroom, at the top, go to- Edit (Win) > Preferences > Performance. Then next to Use Graphics Processor, you have 3 choices- Auto, Custom, and OFF. turn it to OFF. Mine was on Auto and that was causing the issue. even when I played around with the Custom setting, it didnt fix it all the way.

Something as important as critical focus observation in a professional photo editing program not working, and Adobe lets this go on for years. Sad

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Zumbata

Participant

I'm using Macbook Pro and I had the same issue, but this fixed it for me, thanks! My only question now is what do I lose when I disable the GPU Processing? Anyone knows?

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clementstevens

Participant

SIMPLE - Turn off "USE SMART PREVIEWS INSTEAD OF ORIGINALS FOR IMAGE EDITING" HAHAHA SOMETIMES I DONT THINK THESE PEOPLE HAVE A CLUE.

fviero

Participating Frequently

Well, YOU certainly has no clue and also didn't read the entire thread. But you probably started using Lr yesterday and you're feeling smart. Atta boy.

Todd Shaner

Legend

You may be experiencing the below issue, which was introduced in LrC 9.3. The Library module preview now uses nearest neighbor interpolation. This simpler interpolation makes the image look sharper, but also produces stair-step artifacts (jaggies). The Develop module provides the most accurate rendering at less than 33.3% Zoom.

https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/lightroom-classic/library-preview-zoom-interpolation-changed/5f5f462c4b561a3d4277ef23

joek22042124

Participating Frequently

This problem seems to have been solved by the update to Big Sur on our Macs. No pixillation at 100% now in Develop mode.

Andreas Resch

Inspiring

This thread is over two years old now and there still isn't a solution for this. This is very annoying. I've uploaded a comparison of three screenshots.
1) Image at 25% in Library module -> Tack sharp

2) Image at 25% in Develop module -> Less sharp

3) Image at 25% in Develop module and rotated by 0,05% -> Rather blurry

http://www.andreasresch.at/upload/LRC_Test_01.zip

And don't even try to contact the chat support. They always suggest to reinstall the whole OS or buy a new PC. It's embarassing.

Andreas Resch

Inspiring

And for me it makes no difference to activate or deactivate the GPU. It's the same.

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Lorie0101

Participant

I just started having this problem in October as well. I have a brand new IMac and everything is blurry in develop mode so I sure hope they don't expect me to buy a new 5k Retina display IMac and MacBook. Seriously this is ridiculous!!

joek22042124

Participating Frequently

I've had this problem since the recent update in October 2020. My images at 100% have a slight pixilation which is very annoying when trying to assess sharpness. Exported images are fine at 100%. Whatever the suggestions, as per Jao vdl above, it is still doing this. iMac 27" retina 5k late 2015 32GB RAM. Any other helpful suggestions would be very welcome! Thanks.

fviero

Participating Frequently

It´s April, 2020 and i just had to disable GPU acceleration in Lr using a GTX1080 because of blurry images. It´s really a shame.

Ajschutzler

Participant

It's October 30th(Almost November) 2020 and I just disabled my GPU to fix this new problem that only occurred now after like 2-3 months of normal lightroom when I got it. Like it's fixed but what have I sacrificed now by disabling the GPU? Like what was the point of it? like can anyone educate me on what the GPU does and or after I disabled it what is going to happen with my lightroom editing now?

Andreas Resch

Inspiring

Even when I deactivate GPU acceleration, my images are blurry in the Develop module while they are sharp in the Library module (zoom 25%). This is ridiculous.

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Jao vdL

Correct answer

Community Expert

Yes the develop preview is unsharp with certain GPU processors. This has been reported before. The only fix in those cases is to disable the GPU if it bothers you. I vaguely remember that it turned out to have to do with some limitations of the video cards or in how they support the GPU acceleration that Lightroom uses but I am not 100% positive.

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danjelr53547816

Participating Frequently

It's really serious when I'm editing pictures. I don't edit images in 100% view but in custom mode where I can see the whole image. I was able to see this phenomenon even more when I handed over pictures to Photoshop for editing. In Photoshop the image showed a brilliance and sharpness.

Regards

hardliner

KR Seals

Community Expert

Did you try the suggestion above to disable the GPU in Preferences?

Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.

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