Compare Items view allows you to quickly find the right image from a series of similar images. You can exclude, select, and/or rate images. And you can zoom all images simultaneously with just one click – useful for quickly identifying the sharpest image in a series.

Select the photos you want to compare (from 2 to 8 images at a time). In the file menu, navigate to Item and then click Compare Items.

View Mode Toggle — Switch between multi-view and single-view modes. In single-view mode, use function keys F1–F8 to quickly navigate between images.

File Information — Display additional file details including filename, capture date, dimensions, and recording parameters.

Close Compare View — Exit the Compare Items view by clicking the close button or pressing ESC.

Click the Make Master button (B) to anchor the respective image in the top left corner of the first window. The image can only be replaced by clicking Make Master above another image in the film strip.  

Use this button (C) to reject an image and hide it from the display. Once rejected, the image is replaced by the next one in the overall selection. In addition, a red ‘no’ symbol marks the image in the filmstrip. 

(D) Rate your images here.

(E) Flagging – described in  Flagging an Item.

Use the Close button (F) to close the respective sub-windows. Doing this allows you to eliminate unsuitable images one at a time until you are left with the two best images. 

The filmstrip at the bottom of the screen displays all images currently present in the browser window.

In addition, the images currently displayed in the viewports above are marked respectively in the filmstrip. The “M” stands for Master (your chosen candidate) and the numbers #1 – #8 are the respective candidates currently on display in the viewport.

The currently selected image is displayed in the viewport within a white frame. You can replace this image, either by rotating the mouse wheel or by clicking on another image in the filmstrip.

Zoom View

Hold the mouse pointer over any one image and click to view all images at 100% magnification. Then use the mouse pointer to move all images simultaneously to help you identify the most appropriate candidate.