Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

I was recently given an old Polaroid picture by a relative which was blurry and was asked if I could create a clear digital image with it. PSE worked like a charm. There’s a Shake Reduction feature which cleared it up.
So, even though I’m “perfect” like you , I always have to remember that some people aren’t.

James B.

Perfect response!!! Thanks Fredrick. There would be no need to have a forum where we asked questions seeking advice and help if we were all perfect to begin with.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Only a select few are perfect. I am one of those.

Rusty69 Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Website suggests price is $50. Is the $24.95 a special offer to select mailings?

greigfla

I've had good results with Easy Photo Unblur -- as well as several other photo programs from SoftOrbits, BUT -- and this is such a big "but" -- I finally ended up removing all of them -- both paid for and free -- because of my disgust at their antiquated anti-piracy code.

That is to say, their software is unusually sensitive to any "changes in the computer's environment" and quick to declare your paid-for-and-owned-program has reverted to being an unusable "expired trial".

Back story for explanation: Microsoft lead the way into such technology years ago to prevent folks from buying one copy of Windows and installing it on different machines. So Windows records details about your computer and flips your license from owned to expired when there are too many changes -- suggesting you actually just installed it on a whole different computer. In the early days, their anti-piracy code was overly sensitive and they got tired of dealing with complaints from people who were doing everything right but still losing their Windows and having to call MS to get a new serial number to get it back operating. As a result, MS -- and every other software company that I buy photo programs from -- made their anti-piracy code not so sensitive. They can all still pick up true piracy but not simple mechanical changes(such as adding memory or a new hard drive, etc.)

But NOT -- at least in my experience -- SoftOrbits -- who is still back in those early days of anti-piracy coding. Make any hardware changes in your computer and their programs are lost to you. So feel free to download their trials -- they are good programs -- but beware of buying them if you are a tinkerer who regularly updates or backs up your computers. You'll find yourself having to contact them each time for a new serial number . . . or wave goodbye and move on to other, less troublesome software.

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

Only One was ever perfect - and you are not Him...

ELNikkor

Spontaneous opportunities can lead to spontaneous shooting, yielding less than perfect photos of once-in-a-lifetime shots. Great that we have access to the tools that can rescue our photos from the oblivion of accidental horribleness!

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

Colhar, your swipe at me was uncalled for. There is nothing wrong about asking others about their eperiences. That's what ratings are all about.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Just down loaded it. Nice and easy. Does a good job.

rcarol

And you have never tried to salvage an image that was slightly out of focus?

rcarol

Isn't that the purpose of forums, to share experiences? It's not about letting others "do your thinking for you". One individual's experience with a product may be entirely different than another's.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Not everything can be planned ahead. Let's say, something unexpected happens in front of you, and you have only a three second window to capture the action. No time for planning!

Collhar Loc: New York City.

"I just want to save the effort,"
I'm surprised you took the effort to respond. Who is the direct beneficiary of your "effort"??

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Maybe the best program on the market for this is made by Topaz called AI. It is more expensive at 79.95 and on sell right now for 59.95. I've been thinking of buying it but now will download the trial version of both before deciding which to purchase. Thanks for the info.

rond-photography Loc: Connecticut

No direct experience with that one, but have tried Topaz. Not magic. You will have better luck making sure you hold the camera steady.

The demo I saw at a photo show was impressive. I think that with the image they use, they know exactly what the cause of blur was and are able to correct it each demo (and it is not a random photo for each demo). You on the other hand will have to play around with it and get varying results.
The bottom line though, is you will never get tack sharp photos if the photo was not tack sharp in the camera!