Comparing images
You can use ACDSee's Compare Images feature to compare a group of images.
The tool highlights both the similarities and the differences in the properties,
metadata, and pixel intensity levels of images you select. You can save
your preferred images to a new location on your hard drive, or tag images
you would like selected in the Browser, and then delete, move, rename,
or alter the images.
To compare images:
In the Browser,
select the images that you want to compare. Click Tools | Compare
Images. Up to four images display in the Compare Images Viewer.
To change which
image displays in the comparison view, do one or more of the following: In
the Comparison List, right-click an image and select Send
to Active View (indicated by a red box). In
the Comparison List, drag an image to a box in the Compare Images Viewer. In
the Compare Images Viewer, right-click an image and select Next
Image or Previous Image. In
the Compare Images Viewer, right-click an image and select File
| Remove From View or click
the Remove icon in
the image toolbar.
To tag images,
do one of the following: In
the Comparison List, click the checkbox that is located at the top of
the image on the left side. In
the Compare Images Viewer, right-click an image and select Tag
or click the Tag icon in the image
toolbar. Click
Tag All to tag all of the images,
or click Untag All to untag all
of the images.
Click OK. If you tagged the images, the tagged
images are selected in the File List pane.
Compare Images toolbar
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Previous |
Swaps the selected image with the previous image in
the Comparison List. |
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Next |
Swaps the selected image with the next image in the
Comparison List. |
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Zoom In |
Increases the magnification of the selected image. |
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Zoom Out |
Reduces the magnification of the selected image. |
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Zoom menu |
Opens a menu of zoom options. Select from the following
options:
Actual
Size: displays the image at its original size. Fit
Image: displays the image at the largest magnification that fits
in the Compare Images Viewer. Fit
Width: displays the image to fit between the left and right sides
of the Compare Images Viewer. Fit
Height: displays the image to fit between the top and bottom of
the Compare Images Viewer. Zoom
Lock: displays all images at the zoom option of the current image.
If the zoom is adjusted, the new zoom level is applied to all images that
you view. Zoom
To: opens a dialog box where you can select a zoom option. |
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Pan Lock |
Locks the panned image area, so that when you zoom
and pan an image to a specific area, the Compare Images Viewer displays
the same area for all images you view. |
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Under exposure warning |
Indicates pixels that may be underexposed. Click the
arrow to open a dialog box where you can adjust the threshold values. |
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Over exposure warning |
Indicates pixels that may be overexposed. Click the
arrow to open a dialog box where you can adjust the threshold values. |
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Properties |
Displays properties for each image in the Compare Images
Viewer. Click the Metadata Setup
button to specify which file properties are displayed.
The Compare Images tool displays the file properties in a field below
each image. Differences in properties are bolded, while similarities are
displayed in regular font. |
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Histogram |
Displays a histogram for each image in the Compare
Images Viewer. |
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Metadata Setup |
Opens a dialog box where you can select the metadata
to display for each image in the Compare Images Viewer. |
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One Image |
Displays one image in the Compare Images Viewer. |
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Two Images |
Displays two images in the Compare Images Viewer. |
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Three Images |
Displays three images in the Compare Images Viewer. |
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Four Images |
Displays four images in the Compare Images Viewer. |
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Help |
Opens the Help file. |
Image toolbars
Each image in the Compare Images tool has a toolbar located below it.
You can use this toolbar to adjust each image individually.
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Save |
Opens a dialog box where you can save the image with
a different file name and a different file format. |
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Previous |
Swaps the displayed image with the previous image in
the Comparison List. |
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Next |
Swaps the displayed image with the next image in the
Comparison List. |
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Zoom In |
Increases the magnification of the image. |
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Zoom Out |
Reduces the magnification of the image. |
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Delete |
Deletes the image from your hard drive. |
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Remove |
Removes the image from the Comparison List. |
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Tag |
Tags the image so that it will remain selected when
you close the Compare Images tool. |
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