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Have you ever captured beautiful moments only to find the photos are blurry or distorted due to camera shake, incorrect focus, or the aging of the photo? No need to worry because SmartDeblur, the photo sharpening software, is here to solve this problem for you. With a simple interface and easy-to-use features, SmartDeblur is an indispensable tool for photo enthusiasts to recover blurry images.
How to Use SmartDeblur
Step 1: Upon launching the program, a notification window will appear, prompting you to choose basic settings before using the software. Below, there are two options:
- Show this dialog on startup: display a notification on software startup
- Open the example after close: open a sample image when closing the notification.
You can uncheck these options if you don't want to configure them. Finally, click Ok to start using SmartDeblur.
You can reopen this configuration panel by clicking on the i Menu button.
Step 2: Returning to the Menu panel, we observe three tabs: About, Settings, Info.
- About : Contains basic information about the software
- Info : Provides details about software copyright, command options, and shortcuts
- Settings : Initial configurations for the software, all of which can be adjusted during software usage. You'll only configure settings in the Common Settings section; higher settings are reserved for the Pro version (paid)
Default Blur Size : Size of the selected area for sharpening
Default Smoothness : Default sharpness level
Max Image Dimension: Default size for focus area; if an added image is larger, it will automatically be resized to this default dimension
Step 3: In this example, Mytour will use the software's sample image. You can add a new image by clicking the Open button below
Step 4: To select the focus area, click directly on the image; a focus frame will appear. You can adjust the size by holding the square corners and dragging the mouse
Step 5: SmartDeblur offers three image blur detection modes, visible in the Blur Parameters section:
- Auto-Detect Blur: automatically detects the blurry area
- Out of Focus Blur: identifies points with incorrect focus
- Gaussian Blur: detects image blurriness using the Gaussian Blur method
Step 6: As the software's sample image is entirely blurry, we will use the Auto-Detect Blur mode. After selecting the area to sharpen, click Analyze Blur to start the sharpening process. If you want a more in-depth analysis, you can check Aggressive Detection.
Step 7: After sharpening, you can adjust the sharpness level in Smoothness under Post-processing options. Additionally, there are two other buttons: Reset Results (reverts to the previous result) and Show Original (displays the original image).
Since we are using the free version, the sharpened image will contain the SmartDeblur logo. Consider upgrading to the paid version to remove these watermarks.
Step 8: If you want to compare the original and sharpened images side by side, click the icon on the left in the View Type section.
Step 9: After completing the sharpening process, click Save. Choose the storage folder, set a name for the new image (File Name), select the format to save (Save as type), and click Save to store the sharpened image.
This concludes the guide on using SmartDeblur. Hopefully, through this article, you've discovered a tool to enhance blurry or incorrectly focused images. Alternatively, you can use Photoshop for image sharpening, but it requires knowledge of Photoshop techniques. Wishing you success in your endeavors.
