Bug 171478

Summary: Please add option to keep zoom ratio fixed when switching from image to image
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: kgw
Component: Preview-ImageAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: caulier.gilles, wstephenson
Priority: NOR    
Version: 0.10.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Compiled Sources   
OS: Unspecified   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 2.5.0

Description kgw 2008-09-22 23:04:33 UTC
Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

I like to compare similar images at quite high zoom ratios (at 100% or close to that of the original frame) to assert the sharpness of relevant areas in series of similar images. Currently digikam 0.10.0 (beta 4) is always resizing to fit the image, which unfortunately is whoefully inadaequate to do any critical comparison of the image in question with the previous.
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2008-12-03 16:37:21 UTC
Why not to use Light Table to compare images ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Mikolaj Machowski 2008-12-03 22:15:06 UTC
Comparing side by side isn't best solution for inspecting differences on pixel level. The best way is to quickly switch images to see differences in the same region. For example try to quickly check/uncheck Preview option in Gimp tools to see how image was changed or hover preview of effect in digiKam image plugins.

Accidentally you can achieve similar effect in LightRoom - but not by comparing images side-by-side but by changing images in right panel :)
Comment 3 Will Stephenson 2009-01-08 12:21:55 UTC
Agreed, I have acquired the habit of shooting several images then comparing sharpness while zoomed in my camera; it would be very helpful to be able to lock zoom to do this while browsing in Digikam too.
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2011-12-16 11:19:14 UTC
kgw,

This file still valid using digiKam 2.x serie ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 5 kgw 2011-12-16 22:18:47 UTC
No it isn't. You can close it, I have given up on digikam anyway...