MAKE BAD IMAGE QUALITY GOOD

I actually found two ways to do this. Sometimes I use one and once in awhile I used both. ^_^ It really depends on the image though. The above example used the method, "Egde Preserving Smooth".

[1] Egde Preserving Smooth

I personally prefer this one, but sometimes it doesn't always work. Why? I don't know.

1. file -> open
2. effects -> noise -> Egde Preserving Smooth
3. You'll have to play around with the number. I normally use from 3-6. Sometimes I go lower, but never really that high.
4. Then save it as a .jpg and not as a .gif.

[2] Air Brush

I used to use this method because I found out about the other one.

1. file -> open
2. effects -> enhance photo -> JPEG Artifact Removal
3. Then look at the view window and pick the strength that looks right to you and for amount, I have 0.
4. OPTIONAL: Sometimes I like to sharp up the image a little bit. To do that, go to effects -> sharpen.
5. Then save it as a .jpg and not as a .gif.

[extra] WHEN SAVE AS .JPG

Make sure you do this before you save the image as .jpg. It helps with the quality.

1. Okay, so you're done with whatever it is you're doing and now you're going to save. File -> Save as or just press F12
2. File name: whatever you want to call it, Save as type: JPEG-JFIF Compliant (*.jpg, *.jif, *.jpeg)
3. Now click on option
4. Encoding should be standard encoding, Compression factor: 1
5. Click OK and then click save.
6. And that's it! It should do the trick. ^_^