Can PH4 compare two different photo's?

James131943

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Mar 15, 2014 18:45

I am trying to compare two photo's , one in Black/White and the other in Color. I want to put them side by side. I have two monitors. I can't find a way to show the BW and Color in the same compare window. I'm reviewing and counting Sun Spots. Both photo's taken at same time and date. james


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PIX

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Mar 15, 2014 19:05

Hello James,

With your photos in the library, you can compare (side by side) any two images by clicking on the "Compare Two" button.

The zoom tool will be useful for counting sunspots!

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James131943

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Mar 15, 2014 20:54

Thanks that is another way I didn't know of . I have been using the "Thumbnail" at bottom of screen. Now that I'm aware of your way....is there a way to overlay one of the photo's onto the other? thanks again

PIX

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Mar 16, 2014 03:39

PhotoDirector can combine different photos in Photo Composer, but it cannot overlay them so that each is visible.

If you use PowerDirector, it is quite easy to achieve the result you're after... either by using Chroma Key or varying opacity.

Alternatively, you could do the same thing in graphics software. There's an example attached.

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Mar 16, 2014 03:58

James,

Just a further illustration of overlays in graphics software. The advantage of PD & graphics software is that they can handle layers.

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James131943

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Mar 16, 2014 21:44

Ok.....thanks so much I will give it a try and let you know.....great forum for Cybrelink.....I also have PD11, Wave, ColorDir. And thanks for the quick response.

James131943

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Mar 17, 2014 11:24

Hi Pix....I will attempt to use your second example..."Photo Composer" . Your third example for "PD & graphics software" I'm unclear as to what you mean by "Graphics Software" does Cyber have it or is there some special SW you use? Or is this incorporated into PD11? james

PIX

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Mar 17, 2014 21:25

Hello again James,

Unfortunately, PhotoComposer will not allow one photo to be seen "through" another. You could use PhD's background removal too to remove the background and leave only the sunspots, but that will introduce other complications.

The two options I suggested will suit your purposes better.

Using Power Director and chroma key is the simplest way to do it. Just overlay your photos, apply chroma key and take a snapshot of the screen.

The software I used to make the transparency was Paint.NET. It's free and easy to use. There are quite a few YouTube tutorials on applying transparency using Paint.NET that will help. Here's one http://youtu.be/6OLKfRILqBM

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James131943

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Mar 17, 2014 22:46

Thanks for all the help Pix......I practiced today with your first suggestion ..Chroma Key or varying opacity...that worked out better than trying to overlay transparencies etc. I will also check out Paint.NET. thanks again. james