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Recommend image comparison tool, please?

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tomos:
A possible alternative is ExifPro Image viewer:
I dont have it installed on this machine - but IIRC it will only show two images side by side in the viewer.
But Zoom and drag are simultaneously applied to both images, which is great for getting in there and comparing details (how does that work in Faststone viewer?)
-tomos (October 07, 2014, 05:02 PM)
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yeah, only two images can be compared, but the synced zoom/drag is a great help (Ctrl+Drag will pan just one image). It is paid (~20$ without VAT) and I cannot see if they have a trial (must have...)

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Recommend image comparison tool, please?

I think the synced zoom and pan is key to comparing images - but maybe not so essential to compare images where e.g. you've just changed the contrast etc. (?)

tomos:
I bought Photo Supreme lately (formerly idImager).

I'm still trying to figure it out (have toyed with a couple but never *fully* used an image catalog programme)
It can show six images side by side via the 'Light box'

Recommend image comparison tool, please?

- in case you're wondering those images are identical (just copied for the shot)


* zoom via mouse wheel
* mouse-down => blow-up (to 100% - which doesnt work well for my usage - I prefer to zoom manually)
* unable to move an individual image - more relevant when comparing multiple images of a view, as opposed to versions of one file
* 'pan' using scrollbars
I checked out their forum and they seem to be quite responsive to requests, and there's a new major update out soon.

rjbull:
Thanks, folks - especially tomos, interesting suggestions.

I could have been clearer.  What prompted the query was a desire to decide on my personal preferred ISO rating, and I wanted enough images visible at once, and as big as possible, to do that; and also later to compare compositions.  I wasn't looking for a duplicate detector (yet), and didn't want to buy Lightroom if I could help it; it's enough trouble to stop AdobeARM running all the time >:(

I agree that four images is adequate, though I'd have liked six if possible.  Of course, then they get smaller.  I see the well-liked BreezeBrowser Pro only gives 2, 3 or 4.  It looks like ExifPro Image viewer offers a large subset of the features of BreezeBrowser, at a much lower cost

tsaint:
Bit late I s'pose, but Xnview (freeware) has a compare tool, allowing up to 4 selected images to be displayed at once. Images can then be removed from the display one at a time to narrow down your choice, with the remaining images expanding where possible to occupy the freed up space.
 Alternatively, you could select as many images as you wanted from the thumbnail view and use the "create strip of images" tool and use the resulting to compare images.
Tony

rjbull:
Xnview (freeware) has a compare tool-tsaint (October 09, 2014, 06:22 PM)
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Thanks - are you using XnView or XnViewMP?

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