Compressed photo looks blurry? Adjust quality and size one step at a time
Check text, faces and outlines, distinguish resizing from quality settings and avoid repeated lossy conversions.
Separate resizing from compression quality
Blur can result from fewer pixels, enlarging the display after cropping, or a source that was already out of focus—not only a low quality setting. Open the original and compare at similar display sizes. A tiny preview is not enough to judge detail.
Change fewer settings at first
For a format change, first try the original dimensions without a file size limit. Then resize to the dimensions you need, and adjust quality afterward. This makes it easier to isolate the cause. JPEG-to-JPEG output is supported; check the output selection rather than assuming it always changes format.
A size limit can reduce dimensions too
For JPEG and WebP output, a size limit may lower quality and then dimensions. A high quality slider setting therefore does not guarantee a large output. PNG size adjustment uses resizing rather than a quality slider. Check the byte size and dimensions together.
Inspect details that matter for the task
For documents, check the smallest letters and numbers; for portraits, the eyes; for products, edges and patterns. A viewing photo may look fine at its intended size, but unreadable text cannot serve a document task. Relax the size limit or dimensions if allowed, or choose a better original.
Rebuild from the source instead of converting repeatedly
Converting a degraded result again cannot bring back lost detail. Start from the original. The quality percentage is an encoder setting, not a percentage of the original quality retained. A value of 90 is not a promise of lossless output.
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