I remember your post below but think my brain was mush at the time with
all this stuff... none of which I have found useful.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/24/2012 5:59 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 1/24/2012 2:23 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> ...
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> I'd never heard of Photo Mechanic so checked it out a little bit. It's
>> basically a browser with a lot of ancillary function for getting images
>> off cards and on to disk, out onto the web, etc. It costs $150. It
>> offers a 20 day trial installation. It does have a nice 2-up compare
>> function. Select some images. First image takes the position on the
>> left and pressing a key causes new images to appear on the right for
>> comparison. If the right is better than the left press another key and
>> the right replaces the left. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
>
> Exactly how LR 4b Compare view works, except you can either click on arrows
> or use the arrow keys to go through the
> images on the right.
>
>> ...
>>
>> I did spend a bit more time with Bridge and discovered that you can make
>> a selection of two or more images, press "Ctrl-B" and you'll get a full
>> screen compare window. You'll see the full image area if you have 4 or
>> less selected.
>
> As I already posted.
>
>> If there are more you'll see a central window with one
>> image and the others arrayed in a circle of overlapping windows behind
>> it. Arrow keys or mouse motions rotate the background images into the
>> larger main display window. A down arrow drops the image from the loop.
>
> I didn't like that, so didn't mention it.
>
>> You can't zoom or reposition an image in its window but you can click
>> a spot and bring up a loupe. The mouse scroll wheel controls the
>> magnification which, unfortunately, varies only between 100% and 800%.
>> (who makes up these silly limits?). Somebody clearly had a different
>> usage in mind than my own. If you're so inclined you can open loupe
>> windows on all images and, if you hold the Ctrl key down the loupes will
>> move around with the mouse in unison.
>
> As I already posted, it looks like this.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Tech/Misc&image=Bridge_4_compare.jpg>
>
> Not as nice or useful, to my duple mind, as LR or even the quite similar
> Aftershot comparison views.
>
> Recycled Moose
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