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Facebook is a popular platform for sharing photos, even though it’s not a very good one. They prioritize fast loading images over high quality ones. You can’t stop it from happening, but you can minimize the quality loss.
In the image above, you can see a side-by-side close up of the original photo and the version that’s on Facebook. The difference is noticeable. And Facebook is going to make some changes to pretty much any photo you upload in order to compress them so they load faster. There’s nothing you can do to totally stop this—if you want a high quality photo sharing site, check out something like 500px—but you can at least minimize the drop in quality when you upload pictures. Let’s look at how.
What Does Facebook Do to Your Photos?
In Facebook’s own words, when you upload an image, they “automatically resize and format your photos” so they’ll display properly on the site and in the apps. For example, if someone posts a single photo as a status update, that photo shows up on your News Feed with a resolution of 476 pixels wide by a maximum of 714px tall. Unless you upload your photo at that exact resolution, Facebook needs to do some scaling. And if you do upload your photo at that resolution, it’s going to look awful if someone clicks on it to see it zoomed in.
To give you an idea of the sort of thing that happens if you leave Facebook to it’s own devices, I uploaded the photo above which is 2.7MB and has a resolution of 5166 by 3444 pixels. When I downloaded it again from Timeline, it had a resolution of 960 by 640 pixels and was just 74 KB in size.
When I went into my Photos collection on Facebook, I was able to grab a 1938 by 1292 pixel version that was 348KB, but even that represents some seriously aggressive optimizing!
How to Make Your Photos Look Better on Facebook
Let’s make one thing clear; your photos are never going to look objectively great on Facebook. You can, however, take steps to make them look better.
First, you need to upload them in the right size. This minimizes how much resizing Facebook does. Plus, when you adjust your own photos, you have the option of doing a little cropping instead of resizing. Facebook recommends three sizes: 720 pixels, 960 pixels, and 2048 pixels wide. For photos, we can safely ignore the two smaller options; they’re just ludicrously small. That leaves us with one ideal size: 2048 pixels wide.
Next, you want to upload photos in the right color space. Facebook uses sRGB—the standard color profile for most displays. The good news is, you probably don’t have to change much here. sRGB is the color space used for 99% of JPEGs. If you take a photo with your smartphone or export one you take with your DSLR from Photoshop, Lightroom, or any major editing app, it’s going to be in the sRGB color space.
Realistically, if you have images that aren’t in the sRGB color space, you probably made a deliberate decision at some point to use something with a wider color gamut and know what you’re doing. You can check what color space a photo is using by viewing its metadata. You can see here that the selfie I shot with my iPhone is in sRGB, so I don’t need to change anything.
If you do have an image in a non-sRGB color space, you can either let Facebook take care of the conversion, or open the image in your image editor of choice and save it using the default JPEG settings. As you can see below, Photoshop’s defaults automatically convert the color profile to sRGB.
Through a bit of experimenting, I’ve found that Facebook compresses the highest quality versions of your images to just under 500 KB. Unfortunately, even when I uploaded photos that fell under this limit, Facebook still compressed the image. In fact, they compressed it even more than when I uploaded the 2.4 MB version. For this reason, rather than compress images yourself, we recommend uploading the highest quality JPEG you can.
Finally, Facebook has two separate qualities of uploads: Normal Quality and High Quality. Normal Quality is used for almost everything (posting an image as a Status Update or Profile Picture, for example). High Quality is only available when you upload images to a photo album.
If you’re serious about having the highest quality images possible on Facebook, the best thing to do is upload your images to a photo album, and then share them from there. When you add images to an album, to upload them in High Quality, make sure the “High Quality” option is enabled. You can also set it to the default on your smartphone.
If you follow all these steps, while we can’t guarantee your photos will look good, they’ll at least look better than if you leave Facebook to its own devices.
A Note On Cover Photos
Cover photos (the image that appears at the top of your Timeline) are a bit of a special case. While all the tips above still apply, the exact values you should use change.
For the highest quality cover photo, you want to upload an image that is 851 pixels wide. If you don’t want it cropped on your profile, you need to have the image be 315 pixels tall as well.
Facebook also compresses cover photos to less than 100 KB. If you upload an image that’s less than 100 KB in size, it won’t be compressed at all.
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If you use Facebook, you’ve probably uploaded a picture at some point. While Facebook is great for sharing, it also uses some pretty ruthless compression (compared to other sites, anyway) that makes your pictures look like crap. Here’s how to prevent that from happening.
How Facebook Ruins Your Images
Facebook is huge. An estimated 350 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day. That’s a lot of data for them to store, so to lighten the load, Facebook compresses your images. This makes them smaller in size, but it can also ruin image quality. Generally, this isn’t a huge deal, but when an image gets passed around the internet, downloaded, shared, and reuploaded to a bunch of different services, it can get pretty nasty.
For example, let’s take a look at this Strong Bad email screenshot. To get a sense of how bad the image compression can be, I uploaded the screenshot, downloaded the resulting file, and then re-uploaded the already compressed version. After five times through the upload process, this is what we got:
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As you can see, it doesn’t take much for the image to start looking crappy. Strong Bad’s whole head looks blocky, and the ketchup all over his computer is even messier than it was before. In my testing, I found that this was around the threshold that Facebook’s compression alone didn’t make much of a difference.
You can also see how this compression affects text as well. In the image below, you can see that any area around text starts becoming blocky, noisy, and faded:
Of course, the problem compounds when an already crummy image is taken out of Facebook, modified slightly, and re-uploaded to go through the whole process again. This happens on the internet all the time. Person A says something funny on Twitter. Person B takes a screenshot and uploads it to Facebook. Person C then downloads that image, shares it to Tumblr and adds a comment. Person D takes a new screenshot of the image including the comment and sends it through Facebook Messenger to Person E, who then saves the picture, uploads it to their own Facebook timeline. At this point, it’s gone through Facebook’s compression three times, with a screenshot of a screenshot thrown in. It will likely look like crap.
Of course, Facebook isn’t the only site that compresses images. Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, and virtually any other site where you can upload pictures will apply some level of compression. However, Facebook’s compression seems to be more ruthless than most sites. And once an image is compressed to Facebook’s level, it may be too small to trigger another site’s compression. However, things like Instagram filters or screenshots can make the image bigger, while including the old imperfections, introduce new ones, and start the process all over again.
When everyone is doing this every time they want to move a picture from one place to another, pictures can start to look like garbage really quickly. When you upload your own photos, they might look okay the first time, but the more a picture gets passed around the internet, the more its quality can deteriorate.
What You Can Do About It
Unfortunately, you can’t turn off Facebook’s compression. However, there are a few ways to minimize the effect. In some cases, you can tweak your photos before uploading them to Facebook. You can also use separate hosting to share photos without ever touching Facebook’s servers.
Facebook is a great tool for sharing your images online with friends and family. Many of us do this on a regular basis, but photographers will often find their images heavily compressed. You’ve probably uploaded a photo that looked fine on your computer, but once on Facebook it looked soft and not as good!
This guide will give you all the top tips for uploading images to Facebook and retaining as much quality as possible. I will cover optimum sizes, file types and other tips for getting the most out of your image.
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Why does Facebook make images lose quality?
To assist fast webpage loading times for its users, Facebook compresses all images uploaded to it. As this is done automatically, your images are subjected to a default compression, which more than likely does not suit them.
Facebook supports photos that are either 720px, 960px, or 2048px on their longest edge. Any other sizes will have their dimensions reduced automatically, and this inevitably results in visually poorer images. Reducing the dimensions of an image decreases its sharpness, especially if it is a drastic resize.
Reducing Compression in JPEG Files
Facebook will always compress your images, there’s no getting around that. However, there are some tricks to reducing the amount of compression that occurs.
The most important factor is the dimensions of your image. Make sure you upload your photo at exactly 2048px on its longest edge. Facebook won’t change the dimensions of your image, so there is a lot less file compression required and your photo remains sharp. If you aren’t comfortable uploading such a large file, then ensure that you upload a 960px longest edge photo instead.
Once you’ve resized the image, look to see if it appears sharp enough. Make sure you are viewing the image at 100% size in your editing software. If it looks soft having been resized, sharpen it a little.
Then, use Adobe Photoshop’s “Save for Web” function. Ensure that the image is selected to compress to a JPEG file at 70% quality, whilst also converting it to an sRGB colour profile. More detail about using this function can be found in our article “Preparing a Photo for Web Use“.
Does It Really Work?
Yes it does, and I was surprised at the degree to which it improves image quality. Here is a comparison of a photograph uploaded at two different set of settings.
I’ve cropped in on the puffin that is part of a larger photo so that you can see the details. The sample on the left was uploaded at an obscure size of 1096px longest edge using a colour profile of Adobe RGB (1998). You can see that the colours are lost slightly, especially around the eye. The image loses sharpness drastically, too.
The image on the right, however, was uploaded at 2048px longest side with an sRGB colour profile. I also used the save for web function, as mentioned above, saving at 70% JPEG quality.
As you can see, the image looks a lot better for it. The colours are stronger, and reflect those of the original file. You can see red details around the eye and beak more clearly. The clarity and sharpness of the image is also still there.
/>The Benefits of Using PNG Files
What Facebook won’t tell you, is that you can upload a PNG file at any size you wish and achieve a similar effect. Don’t forget to convert it to sRGB as well, but you aren’t restricted on your dimensions this way.
To do this, just save your photo as a PNG file using your editing software. You can also use the “Save for Web” function in Photoshop for this by selecting PNG-24 from the drop down list.
If you want to export PNG files straight from Lightroom, we have written a tutorial that shows you how to enable that function.
Some photographers argue that PNG produces even better results than JPEG. So, try it out! Facebook doesn’t mention this, strangely enough, but it is another great way to get your images looking good online.
It’s Never Going to Be Perfect
One thing that you need to keep in mind is that viewers haven’t seen your original, high-resolution file. You, on the other hand, have.
This means that you are of course going to be comparing how your image looks to how the very large, full resolution original looks on your computer. Consequently, things appear to be worse than they actually are (most of the time).
Ensure that you are giving yourself some tolerance for the fact that you’re uploading a compressed image in the first place. Think about how you look at other photographers’ images online – they are most likely feeling just like you about online compression.
In reality, though, you view their images thinking they look great. They may argue otherwise, but on social media websites it’s all about how the viewer perceives the image in the first place.
Summary
So as you can see, images don’t have to look horribly compressed as soon as you upload them to Facebook. Just follow the steps above, and you’ll be wishing you knew this earlier!
Here is a summary of what I’ve covered, in 4 quick and easy steps.
- Resize your image to 2048px on its longest edge.
- Use the “Save for Web” function, and select 70% JPEG quality.
- Make sure the file is converted to the sRGB colour profile.
- Upload it to Facebook, and make sure you tick “high quality” if you are given the option (usually only for uploading albums).
Or, try using PNG files, as mentioned above!
Remember, if you’re uploading images online you may want to protect them. We’ve written instructions for how to find websites that are using your photos without permission – make sure to read this! It can throw up some very interesting results.
WhatsApp is known to use aggressive compression algorithms to reduce the size of shared media (photos, video) to save bandwidth. The outcome may not impact users in day-to-day use, but in some specific scenarios, the original quality of the image or video is often desired.
In this article, we’ll explore how to send photos and videos in their original quality without compression on WhatsApp from iPhone and Android.
Send high-quality photos, videos on WhatsApp without compression
If you want to bypass WhatsApp’s aggressive compression and send media (photos, video, audio) in full resolution, the official workaround is to send the media files as Document. When you send any photo, video, or audio as a Document on WhatsApp, it retains the actual size and bypasses WhatsApp’s compression.
The below sections will guide you to send photos, videos on WhatsApp as Documents on iPhone and Android.
Send a photo or video as a Document from an Android device
To send a photo or video as a Document on WhatsApp from an Android device, do the following:
- Open WhatsApp, and go to the chat where you want to share the photo or video.
- Tap on the paper clip icon from the bottom-right corner, and choose the Document option.
- Browse and select the media file that you want to share. If you don’t see it in the list, tap on “Browse other docs…”, and select the media from the desired location.
- Finally, hit Send.
The photo or video will be shared in their original quality to the selected contact.
Send a photo or video as a Document from iPhone
The process to send a photo or video as a Document on WhatsApp from iPhone is pretty similar to that from an Android device. To do so, the media that you want to share should be located in the Files app instead of the Photos library.
- If the video is in your Photos library, go to the Photos app, select the video, tap on Share from the bottom-left corner, and choose the Save to Files option.
- Open WhatsApp on iPhone and select the chat where you want to share the large video.
- Tap on the “+” button from the bottom-left corner and choose Document. You’ll be taken to the Files view, where you can browse and select the specific video that you saved earlier.
- Tap on Send from the top-right corner to share the video.
The selected photo or video will be sent to the desired contact as a Document in its original quality.
How to send better quality photos on WhatsApp
WhatsApp has rolled out a new update that now gives users the option to choose between more compression (Data saver) or more quality (Best quality) while uploading photos.
The “Data saver” mode still uses WhatsApp’s older compression technique that noticeably reduces photo quality while sending. On the other hand, the “Best quality” mode uses a newer, less aggressive compression technique that retains most of the original quality of the image.
While the Document type still provides the best option to share photos, videos without any quality loss, the new “Best quality” option provides a decent alternative for quickly sharing photos without compromising much on the quality.
To enable the Best quality mode for sharing photos on WhatsApp do the following:
- Open WhatsApp Settings (Android: Tap on the three dots in the top-right corner from the Chats screen; iOS: Tap on the Settings tab from the bottom of the screen).
- Go to Storage and Data.
- On Android, tap on the “Photo upload quality” under the “Media upload quality” section. On iOS, simply tap on Media Upload Quality.
- Choose Best quality for Photos.
- Tap on OK to confirm, if you’re on Android.
From now on, whenever you send a photo on WhatsApp, the recipient(s) will receive a better quality image that is closer to the original in quality.
Thus, you can send actual size photos or video on WhatsApp without compressing them, or use the “Best quality” setting to send better quality photos from iPhone and Android.
Does sending photos and videos on WhatsApp reduce quality?
If you send photos and videos normally through WhatsApp, by choosing the “Photo & Video Library” option while choosing an attachment type, the app will compress them to optimize size and bandwidth.
How can I send WhatsApp images without losing quality?
You can send full resolution images without losing quality by sending them as documents instead of photos. When you want to share an image in a WhatsApp chat, choose the “Document” option instead of the usual “Photo & Video Library” option. You can learn more about the process by reading this article.
How can I send more than 30 photos on WhatsApp?
Normally, when you share photos and videos on WhatsApp, you cannot share more than 30 photos at once. However, you can share more than 30 photos in full resolution, by compressing them together in a ZIP file, and then sending it as a “Document”.
How do I send a high quality video on WhatsApp?
To send an uncompressed video on WhatsApp, tap on the plus icon on a particular chat and select “Document” (instead of “Photo & Video Library”) and proceed with adding the videos that you want to share. The maximum size per file allowed on WhatsApp is 100MB.
How can I send large video on WhatsApp iPhone?
You can send just about any large file on WhatsApp, as long as it is less than 100MB. The “Document” type in WhatsApp attachments lets you share photos, videos, music, Word & PDF files, compressed ZIP files, and more, from your Android or iOS device. When you want to share the video, make sure you choose the “Document” option instead of the usual “Photo & Video Library” option. Read this article for more information.
What is the video size limit for WhatsApp?
Normally, the allowed size limit for sharing videos on WhatsApp is 16MB. However, when you share a video as a “Document” on WhatsApp, the maximum size allowed per file is 100MB.
After upgrading my phone and switching over to iOS, I began uploading videos and photos to Facebook using the app itself… only to find out that it was not uploading my files in high-definition quality at all.
In case you didn’t know, by default, your app is set to NOT upload them in HD unless you specifically turn it on. The good news is that it’s really easy to do so.
Simply go into your Facebook Settings, locate Videos and Photos, and then turn on the Upload HD setting for both photos and videos.
As a bonus, you can also stop videos from auto-playing here in this section!
Enabling the setting is just as easy if you’re using Facebook’s app on an Android device (Facebook enabled HD photos on Android in March 2016):
Enjoy sharing your high-quality photos on Facebook!
About the author: Pratik Naik is a photo retoucher specializing in commercial and editorial work. To see his work, head over to his website or give him a follow on Instagram and Facebook. This post originally appeared here.
Do you find that your Snapchat video gets blurry and uploads videos that are in a lower quality than your phone is capable of producing, despite them appearing in a higher resolution in your camera feed? Don’t worry, this article will explain how you can retain the best resolution of video and fix blurry Snapchat videos.
Why Are Snapchat Videos Blurry?
If you are wondering why Snapchat ruins video quality, you are not alone, this is a very common. After using your Snapchat login, and going to the Snapchat settings, you will notice that there is no High Definition option when you set up the default video quality on Snapchat, there is only standard or low. This is because Snapchat uses various compression techniques when you upload your videos in order to save time – the more compressed the video is, the less time it takes to upload, and to save money – the smaller the file size, the less bandwidth it consumes.
Unfortunately, the compression is lossy, meaning that the video will have a lower quality after it is compressed and uploaded, and make the video quality poorer.
How To Fix Blurry Snapchat Videos
There are several possible solutions to fixing blurry Snapchat videos:
Try to compress the video yourself by reducing its duration or by using software or a tool, like Google Squoosh as explained in this article, to reduce its definition to something you find “acceptable”.
Try to upload your video or image over a WiFi connection rather than a 3G/4G or even 5G connection.
Be absolutely sure that the video or image is not simply blurry and out of focus, by using these photography tips on how to take good Instagram photos, and in this guide on how to upload high quality photos to Instagram. Whilst these articles refer to Instagram, the same principles apply for Snapchat.
If you are unable to retake a specific photo that you want to upload and want to clear up a blurry photo, read this article on how to correct blurry photos for free, after having taken them.
Check that you aren’t using a Snapchat filter that creates blur or distortion deliberately in your photos.
Have a look here for other Snapchat content, such as how to delete snapchat account.
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You might have noticed some of the videos you upload to TikTok don’t always look great. If you think the answer is that you need a DSLR, you’re wrong. The blurriness, pixelation, and overall bad quality that can happen in your uploaded videos is probably not your smartphone’s fault — it might be because you aren’t uploading your videos in HD.
Ideally, TikTok would let users upload videos in high-definition by default, but it doesn’t. The reasons may be valid, such as quicker upload speeds, faster loading times, and data conservation, but if you want your videos to look better, you should turn on high-definition uploads. Fortunately, TikTok has an easy setting to enable HD videos when uploading; only it’s a somewhat hidden setting.
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Step 1: Get Your Video Ready
In the TikTok app, tap on the plus (+) icon in the navigation bar at the bottom to start the uploading process. Next, record a video or upload an existing one as you normally would. After that, you can add text, animations, filters, and other effects if wanted. When your video is all set, tap on “Next” in the bottom right to head to the Post settings.
Step 2: Toggle the HD Setting On
In the Post settings, add a caption and hashtags and configure any of the privacy settings you see, if necessary — all the stuff you would normally do. But before you hit that “Post” button, there’s one more thing to do.
Tap on “More Options” at the bottom and toggle the “Upload HD” on, which should be off by default. Once this option is enabled, it stays on, so you won’t need to do this every time you upload a video. You can then go back and tap on “Post” to upload the video to your profile.
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Step 3: View Your High-Definition Video
Depending on the video’s length and size, it might take some time for it to process and upload. Once it’s finished uploading, you can head to your profile to view your newly published high-definition video.
The highest resolution possible for TikTok uploads is 1080p, so if your video is shot in 4K resolution, it will scale it down to 1080p. Still, that’s an improvement compared to keeping the “Upload HD” switch off and getting standard quality.
Your videos should now look better than before, but there may be other impediments (an old phone, low-res camera, scratches on the lenses, lighting, etc.) that can also affect quality, so keep that in mind.
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It is possible to Upload HD video to Facebook. This article will give you three methods to upload HD video to Facebook using Android, iPhone, iPad, and Desktop PC.
Facebook, the most popular free social networking which is available in 37 different languages, includes public features. It can be accessed from a large range of devices with Internet connectivity, such as desktop computers, laptops and tablet computers, and smartphones.
It allows profiles, upload photos on Facebook and video, send messages, and keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues. Mostly, people prefer to Upload a video on Facebook as is a great way to share their favorite personal moments or just your new favorite video which they have seen with their friends who are on Facebook.
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Generally, we download Videos from Facebook and upload. However, while uploading videos you may notice the quality of the video as Facebook will optimize the videos and reduce the size by default due to bandwidth Optimization and Low Data usages. But, people prefer high HD quality video. If you are looking for how to Upload HD Video To Facebook here are the complete details.
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How to Upload HD Video to Facebook?
Have you ever raised a question why can’t upload HD quality video on Facebook? Yes, you can by using simple technics which you have to know. As by default HD video option is disabled on your app which the user can enable. However, Upload HD video on Facebook settings is device-specific i.e; it is a mobile application that you cannot use in the web version. But you can use high-quality video settings.
We have provided the complete steps on how to upload the videos to Facebook in 2 minutes from your Desktop, Android, and iPhone,ipad. This time we are going to show you How to upload HD videos to Facebook.
1. How to upload HD video to Facebook through Android:
Video Tutorial:
- Now Tap Videos and Photos, then enable the HD option for Videos and Photos.
3.Upload HD Video To Facebook in Desktop:
However, this option is least preferable, but what if you have not owned a smartphone and are trying to get High-quality video on your web browser.
- Open Facebook in your browser.
- To upload higher quality videos try to add high-definition (HD) videos.
- Take care that your video is shorter as the length of the size may affect the video quality.
- Now, upload.
Make sure that videos must be shorter than 120 minutes and the size must be 4 GB or less.
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Simple right! Enjoy uploading HD videos now. Do let us know if you have any queries regarding uploading in any of the methods. If you like this tutorial about How to Upload HD video to Facebook, don’t forget to share it. Want more tips, Please follow whatvwant on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Facebook reduce video quality?
Yes, they reduce the bit rate rather than resolution. It’s the compressed video before you upload it.
Why is the video quality poor on Facebook?
Sometimes quality when sharing on Facebook can become pixelated or playback with low quality. To ensure your upload is of the highest quality make sure in the settings of Facebook, under Video Settings, “Upload HD” is selected.
I tried to upload a video that is in HD and it will only play in 240p
Convert your video in H.264 encoder at 1280x720p resolution and 4000kb bitrate and 16:9 and 30fps
Make sure not exceed at 4000kb bitrate or else the video will not play at 720p. Facebook will degrade it at 320p only
Use any kind of Video converter that can adjust bitrate settings.
Have you ever wondered why your photos look blurry once you upload them to Facebook from your phone and how to fix it? This is especially frustrating if you are trying to use a photo for a profile picture, once cropped it becomes pixilated and blurry and just doesn’t look like a high quality images anymore.
Facebook doesn’t upload HD versions of your image by default. This can be fixed in settings and once you tell FB to upload HD photos the photos are crisp and clear once again.
“Upload HD” option is off by default, but once you turn it on it makes all the difference. See screenshots below. The photos were uploaded with “Upload HD On” and “Upload HD Off” and then zoomed in to show the difference. 🤯 Feel free to share so we can all get rid of blurry photos. 😉
Facebook Upload HD OFF vs Upload HD ON. Images look blurry when zoomed in with Upload HD OFF but crisp and clear with Upload HD ON.
Turn Upload HD on in Settings:
In the Facebook App on your phone, go to Settings & Privacy, click on Settings and then select Videos and Photos. From here you’ll see the option to turn Upload HD on for both videos and photos. Turn it on and you are all set. No more blurry photos (well, unless your photo is blurry to start with 😉 ).
Feel free to comment and let me know if you made these adjustments and if this resolved your blurry photo issue on Facebook.
