# Viewport blurry after upgrading to 5.3 from 5.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rendering\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [April 30, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129 "2024-04-30T02:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/1 "2024-04-30T02:08:56Z")
Hello all, after upgrading my project to 5.3 the viewport is blurry when playing in standalone game, it is not blurry when I play in the editor. this is in 5.1 ![5.1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/1/5/0159aaa59f629adff8d3a9ffc20fffe9ba4ced25.jpeg) this is in 5.3 ![5.3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/2/1/e21c99223437e5738d2354c88c7a0093ec0744d2.jpeg) I did not change anything, how do I fix this? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nult63uHaQ8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nult63uHaQ8) This should show the problem better than the screenshots šŸ™‚ Thanks šŸ™‚ all help is much appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/2 "2024-04-30T03:15:38Z")
Hello, Try increasing the POOL SIZE to something like 5000: ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/5/6/b5679194d8769b9cbdbb336b49425c07a0821879.jpeg) OR You can force your MetaHuman to display at a higher resolution by increasing the SCALABILITY SETTINGS to HIGH. ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/6/9/b/69b92ed9f900f842e447bfd7be85ff076bf4e927.jpeg) For me, personally, 5.3 requires more resources than 5.0 - 5.1. Not sure why. Maybe its newer features are being cached and require the extra processing power. ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/3 "2024-04-30T03:26:02Z")
Thank you for your answer, maybe I was clear (and the screenshots get downscaled on the forum so my issue is less visible) but it is high resolution when I play in editor, its when I play as standalone game that it becomes low resolution/blurry. Hopefully this is better visible zoomed in: Playing in editor: ![5.1zoomed](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/c/b/dcb01ebee2cbf85e7dd40412dc1973cfc162655e.jpeg) Playing in standalone game: ![5.3zoomed](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/c/9/9c91f538c9d08460463d0faad3835600123392a8.jpeg) its most visible on the face, but everything is blurry like that. ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/4 "2024-04-30T03:35:09Z")
[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/1/4/d14e43257e2a8c86acf96acde0e6936336b295df.jpeg "UE5.3 low resolution in standalone game") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nult63uHaQ8) Hopefully this shows the problem better ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/5 "2024-04-30T03:37:00Z")
> [@Faze\_Kaas](#): > > when playing in standalone game, it is not blurry when I play in the editor. No, Iā€™m the one who was mistaken. Have you coded the quality settings via a blueprint so that when the game is packaged, those settings are applied? You may need to do this to force the correct amount of streaming. Check your scalability settings, and apply them in an active blueprint. ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/a/6/b/a6b059fe969c6b8f2aba010d839d600538f36367.png) Or you can permanently increase the POOL SIZE: > [@I want to change the standard texture streaming pool size in UE5.](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-want-to-change-the-standard-texture-streaming-pool-size-in-ue5/1182211/2): > > In DefaultEngine.ini located in your projects config folder, add r.Streaming.PoolSize=# (# being the pool size you are wanting). Thatā€™ll fix ya right up. I had this identical issue, but mine was in the editor, so I imagine your issue is because the editor settings are not being carried over in-game (after being packaged). EDIT: Just saw the ā€œStandalone Gameā€ video you posted. I thought you meant PACKAGED game. Try packaging the game and see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/6 "2024-04-30T03:47:37Z")
![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/d/b/edbd5d8caf00a18c49a1d0b92bfc72c389e1b10c.png) adding this did not change anything sadly, I will try to package and see if that fixes it ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/7 "2024-04-30T03:52:08Z")
-CROSSING FINGERS- If it comes out good, then I guess itā€™s a bug/minor annoyance. One that can probably be fixed by migrating the project (but I doubt itā€¦ again, could be because of the additional overhead). I think the standalone is played at a lower quality because itā€™s running at the same time with the main editor, so the amount of work the GPU has to do is probably excessive. ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/8 "2024-04-30T04:07:51Z")
I really hope so, sorry its taking a while, havent packaged in quite a long time so have to get rid of some errors ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/9 "2024-04-30T04:25:45Z")
sadly it is also blurry/low resolution in the packaged game ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/10 "2024-04-30T04:37:14Z")
Thisā€¦ is a problem. Iā€™ll continue to do some more research. Keep me posted if you find anything. Just for my edification, thereā€™s no TEXTURE STREAMING notification in the packaged game, correct? (Assuming you used the ā€œ **development** ā€ setting.) > [@I've been trying to figure out why my packaged game in ue5 is blurry compared to the standalone game. The only thing that is not blurry are my widgets when playing. Any of you know how to fix this?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ive-been-trying-to-figure-out-why-my-packaged-game-in-ue5-is-blurry-compared-to-the-standalone-game-the-only-thing-that-is-not-blurry-are-my-widgets-when-playing-any-of-you-know-how-to-fix-this/1194546/3): > > My texture group was set to 2D pixels (unfiltered), and I turned off mip maps and still had the issue in the shipped version of my packaged game. I then tried the development and debug versions instead of shipping, which worked. The file size is a little bigger than the shipped, but thatā€™s okay. ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/11 "2024-04-30T14:55:27Z")
yes thats correct, I get no notifications and errors at all EDIT: checked the resolution scale and that said 100%, so that isnt it either ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/12 "2024-04-30T16:31:52Z")
Can you try migrating your character to an empty project and see if you still encounter the same issues? ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/13 "2024-04-30T17:29:28Z")
I get the same result, it is higher resolution in PIE, and still blurry in standalone ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/14 "2024-04-30T17:32:17Z")
It does not seem to be a problem with my character, when I try it with the ue5 mannequin I have the same issue ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/15 "2024-04-30T17:35:30Z")
Yes, my point is that it could be something in your project causing the issue. If you can migrate the character successfully to an empty project and not get the blur, then it may be worth migrating your entire project into an empty project. ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/16 "2024-04-30T17:39:07Z")
Sorry I meant with the message above that I have the issue in a new empty project too ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/17 "2024-04-30T17:42:17Z")
> [@Faze\_Kaas](#): > > when I try it with the ue5 mannequin I have the same issue Okay: So, the next thing I would do is reinstall Unreal and/or update all GPU Drivers. For now thatā€™s all I got. And to reiterate, opening up a fresh project is blurry, even with the default mannequin? ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/18 "2024-04-30T17:48:49Z")
Alright I will try to reinstall thank you And yes, when I make a new project (not changing anything), the standalone game is already lower resolution/more blurry than in PIE ---
**Author:** ![Faze\_Kaas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Faze\_Kaas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Faze_Kaas)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/19 "2024-05-01T01:24:08Z")
Found the issue and fix! Turns out UE sees a 4k desktop as a 2k desktop, no matter if you try to set the screen resolution in blueprints to 4k, it always renders at 2k (see top left of the screenshots), unless you turn on ā€œAllow High DPI in Game Modeā€ in the project settings. (Engine ā†’ User Interface) It is off by default. ![Schermopname (11541)](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/a/b/1ab051c28e80d720eef6dfbd49800190e57ea1d3.jpeg) Before setting it to true: ![Schermopname (11535)](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/3/9/1/391037c5fd6eef4bde17504e970b829b753af964.jpeg) After setting it to true: ![Schermopname (11536)](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/d/b/bdb46f21b882d7f6241ff2c3695a1371b27b97c8.jpeg) That was the first issue, another issue was that in the standalone game and packaged game the game was being played with a 33% resolution scale, I now set that to 100% at the beginplay event and now everything works as intended! Thank you for your time and help šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Leomerya12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/leomerya12/32/926321_2.png) [@Leomerya12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Leomerya12)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/viewport-blurry-after-upgrading-to-5-3-from-5-1/1830129/20 "2024-05-01T01:51:07Z")
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