Waiting years for the commercial release of Windows Longhorn, I became fed up with the virus issues, speed compromising anti-virus software, the demand for new computers with every Windows OS upgrade, and the inane messages and complexity of Windows. I bought in around version 1.4 for Windows. A small company offered Focus Magic which worked great to sharpen images. I really enjoyed Photoshop, but its sharpening algorithms via the unsharp mask feature were both complex and unsatisfying. A ray of sunshine was the abundance of quality apps for Windows. I moved on to Windows 3.11 shortly before that time, eventually building a computer to run Windows 95.Īfter the speed and fluidity of the Amiga (which was much like Unix), Windows was a serious disappointment. Over 20 years ago Amiga, the Rodney Dangerfield of computers, was given its death sentence when the last company making an Amiga compiler discontinued its product. The back story: I moved from a Commodore 64 to the Amiga around 1990. Take a serious look at the web site, read the reviews, and try it for yourself. It was by far the best application for correcting an image suffering from slight blurring. I first used Focus Magic about 20 years ago on a Windows computer. While a little pricey for a plugin, the app is a one time purchase with lifetime updates.
Initially, it was Windows only, but now it comes as a 64 bit Mac plugin for programs like Photoshop or Affinity Photo. Many imaging applications try to fix this issue, usually via the unsharp mask.įocus Magic is a small app and plugin for other image software programs. A reoccurring problem with photos whether taken with film and scanned or with digital cameras is blur due to either camera motion or being slightly out of focus.