Adobe Photoshop/Photos look 'pixelated'

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Expert: - 1/25/2011


Question

bad edge
Well, pixelated probably isn't the right term... you can see in this pic on the subjects cheek. The edges on most of my photos look like this in PS only- not in PS RAW, or even Bridge... or saved as a jpeg and viewed through another program... just in photoshop. These are all large files straight from my camera. Also, when using the paint brush, if its larger than '150' (which isn't overly large on these photos) the 'circle' turns into a semi circle!
I used to have CS3... but haven't used it in years- I now have CS5. So I don't know if this is normal behaviour or not... I can live with the brush problem, but the bad edges are horrible!
Please Help!!

Answer
Hi bernie,
well the attached pic is too small to see the edges problem. any ways try the following trick, this shud help the brush problem too.
Press Ctrl+K and navigate to the "Performance" tab. Turn off everything in Advanced Open GL options.

hope this helps.

- Kamal Krishna

Kamal Krishna

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I am a brainbench certified Photoshop professional and have been using the tool since 1998. Since then I have been constantly upgrading myself with the newer versions of the same. Please feel free to ask me for issues or difficulties, be it technical or creative. I am here to help.

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