What happens when you save a copy to a separate folder and use that? I wonder if you are loading a low resolution version via Aperture? Jens On Aug 7, 2008, at 8:25 AM, Steve Self wrote: > I have a few wonderful images I display on my desktop... A while ago > they were great. Now when I bring the smooth image into the Desktop > Sys Pref, and choose it, I get large pixelization in the blends. > Very Ugly. > > What gives here? Did something change in OSX 10.5.x with regard to > image processing? > > I am running an iMac 2.8 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB ram... 24 inch > monitor, and a second 24 inch Apple Cinema monitor. > > Both monitors are pixelated. The images are sized to fit the > monitors exactly. The images display great in Aperture. And that is > where I point the Sys Pref to find the image, within Aperture. > > Any thoughts on how to fix this? Jens Selvig ...Lost in Montana...