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Saab...I really didn't know if this is appropriate for the Digital photography thread. It seems more to do with Window's handling of the graphics, but as I explain, I don't know what's doing it.
Thanks John. I'll use that at least until I can figure out why Photoshop doesn't run on my W7 installation.
It works quite well, and will be a benefit, but the pixellation comes in at almost exactly the same time as the Windows viewer.
So, was I suffering false memory syndrome? I booted in XP, to check. There she was, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.
On the new offering a Pixel is about the size of her pupil.
It's strange, but on XP, there are highlights - with four star-like points at each pixel - but they are so small and soft that it really doesn't interfere with the picture when the head is full screen for example. (picture is of her full height) I wondered if there is anything that is causing a global softening of the XP picture, giving the illusion of a better quality. I doubt this is happening, it's too much of an improvement, I doubt that would be an easy bit of computing.
I really do not understand what's happening to make the old one so good.