How to Make a Photo Clearer on Photoshop and Using Its Easier Online Alternative

Oh no! Suddenly find that your favorite photos taken on your last trip aren't as sharp as you'd hoped, and when you load them onto your computer, they turned out blurry!!! Luckily, you can still fix blurry pictures to make them clearer using some photo editing software, like Photoshop.

Photoshop offers a variety of tools, filters, and masks that give you fine control over image sharpness (or blur) to make your image clearer. Check this quick and easy tip on how to make an image clearer in PhotoShop.

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How to Fix Blurry Images and Make Them Clearer in PhotoShop

There are many ways to fix blurry pictures and make them clearer in Photoshop, here we’ll introduce the quickest and easiest way to make pictures clearer in Photoshop using its Unsharp Mask feature.

Unsharp Mask works quite well for sharpening blurry pictures to help remove blur and make your images clearer. Keep in mind that the unsharp mask cannot correct a severely blurred image, it is ideal for photos that you’ve just slightly missed the focal point and want to return them to a high-enough quality to still be usable.

Check the steps below to learn how to use the Unsharp Mask to fix and clear up a blurry image in Photoshop:

Step 1

Open the blurry image you want to clear up in Photoshop, then unlock the background layer by clicking on the lock button next to your photo layer in the Layers panel.

Step 2

With the photo layer selected, use Command + J (Mac) or Control + J (PC) to duplicate the layer. It creates a safety net if you over-sharpen and need to go back.

How to Make an Image Clearer in Photoshop - Copy Layer

Step 3

Go to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask to open the Unsharp Mask dialogue box.

How to Make an Image Clearer in Photoshop - Unsharp Mask

Step 4

Once the Unsharp Mask panel appear, adjust the sliders and change the Amount, Radius, and Threshold to make your image clearer.

How to Make an Image Clearer in Photoshop - Adjust Setting

Step 5

Use the Preview to see the live effect of your adjustments. If the image looks overly sharpened, reduce the amount or radius. Experiment with different settings to find what works best for your image. When you’re happy with the sharpening, select OK to let it load out.

Step 6

Now, you can adjust the settings and make final adjustments on your photo. Click on the eye symbol in the Layers panel, then toggle the layer on and off to see the difference that the Unsharp Mask is making. If you wish, you can adjust the layer opacity to control its impact on the image. Lower opacity blends the sharpened layer with the original always creates a more natural look.

How to Make a Photo Clearer Online in One Click with AI Image Upscaler

Perhaps you have tried to make an image clearer using Photoshop, but are tired of these complicated editing steps? You don't have to. Here we’ll share an effective online AI image upscaler to help you make pictures clearer within one click.

Any blurry photo can be quickly fixed and become a clearer one with FlexClip's AI image upscaler. Integrate with the latest AI technology, this tool sharpens your blurry pictures and make them clearer in seconds. It even provides the ultimate solution for batch upscaling, helping you make multiple pictures clearer in bulk.

Online AI Image Upscaler - FlexClip

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Here’s how to make a picture clearer online within just one click using FlexClip’s AI image upscaler:

Step 1

Go to FlexClip's AI image upscaler tool, you will see an option Upload Image. Click on it to upload the blurry image. You can upscale images that have formats such as JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WEBP, etc.

How to Make an Image Clearer in FlexClip - Upload

Step 2

Set the upscale size, such as 1x, 2x, 4x, and click the Generate button to upscale your image and make it more clearer with AI.

How to Make an Image Clearer in FlexClip - Setting

Step 3

Once generated, you can click the Download icon to download the clear and high-quality image resulting. Or you can switch to the History tab to find your creation and directly share to your social channel.

How to Make an Image Clearer in FlexClip - Download

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