Future Versions of Photoshop Can Make Blurry Photos Sharp Again

[Sonny]

A new photoshop algorithm featured at the Adobe Max 2011 is almost too good to believe. Somehow engineers have figured out a way to take extremely blurry images (by photographers’ standards at least) and render them sharp and usable with the click of a few buttons. The goal behind this software is not to fix improperly focused images but rather to fix motion blur caused by a shaky camera or a slower shutter. The crowd’s reaction at 1:18 is worth watching this video alone but if this technology ever makes it to future copies of Photoshop then this will no doubt rock the digital world in a way we’ve not seen before.

Adobe MAX 2011 - Photoshop Image Deblurring sneak - YouTube

Adobe MAX 2011 - Photoshop Image Deblurring sneak - YouTube

[stephenpinn]

Wow Sonny that is very impressive, especially those of us with old eyes!

[texxter]

it'll get tougher to create images people will pay for - even a badly focused picture will be recoverable it'll actually take creativity to take it to the next level!

[drgibson]

This could make every polaroid & 110 ever taken look like a real photo.

[TheFantasticG]

That is crazy. Awesome, but crazy.

[Sonny]

I'll be curious to see how it lives up to the hype. Remember the same hype about Content Aware Scale and Content Aware Fill?

[iCe]

Originally Posted by Sonny

I'll be curious to see how it lives up to the hype. Remember the same hype about Content Aware Scale and Content Aware Fill?

I remember it every time I use it and it doesn't work

The videographer needs to turn IS off so the video doesn't wander around

[Jake]

I've had decent luck with Content Aware Fill, this shot I removed two planes streaking though the shot by using only content aware fill.
But this new "deblurring" filter sounds pretty crazy.
We're getting closer to having the technology they've had in hollywood for years........you know, the one where they zoom into a photo and then "clear it up" or "bring into focus"...

[ChrisTX]

Originally Posted by Jake

I've had decent luck with Content Aware Fill, this shot I removed two planes streaking though the shot by using only content aware fill.
But this new "deblurring" filter sounds pretty crazy.
We're getting closer to having the technology they've had in hollywood for years........you know, the one where they zoom into a photo and then "clear it up" or "bring into focus"...

Yea, the TV police people have had the license plate and face 'enhance' filter for decades.

[Rson]

Originally Posted by texxter

it'll get tougher to create images people will pay for - even a badly focused picture will be recoverable it'll actually take creativity to take it to the next level!

Soccer mom's rejoice all over.

[Dobick]

Originally Posted by ChrisTX

Yea, the TV police people have had the license plate and face 'enhance' filter for decades.

[Steve Balderrama]

Originally Posted by texxter

it'll get tougher to create images people will pay for - even a badly focused picture will be recoverable it'll actually take creativity to take it to the next level!

whoa... say it isn't so!

[sheribeari]

I would love this.... I shoot animals and kids... both of which never stay still for long :o)
I've had lots of shots I ended up deleting because the focus was off just enough to make me unhappy with what would have been a good photo....

[Steve Balderrama]

It will be interesting to see how much resolution and sharpness can actually be restored. Obviously there will be limits where too much detail resolution was fuzzed out in the original image. But for "almost" in focus stuff, it might work pretty well. And "in focus but smeared due to motion" is probably not the same as "lens not focused properly".

[JohnT]

Originally Posted by Jake

I've had decent luck with Content Aware Fill, this shot I removed two planes streaking though the shot by using only content aware fill.
But this new "deblurring" filter sounds pretty crazy.
We're getting closer to having the technology they've had in hollywood for years........you know, the one where they zoom into a photo and then "clear it up" or "bring into focus"...

"Clean that license plate up for me, Mr. Wolf."