Is there any way to compare two photos one above the other instead of side by side?

[vbnut]

Lightroom Version Number

Lightroom Classic version: 12.1

Operating System

1. Windows 10

For years I've successfully used compare mode extensively to select the best one or more photos from a group of photos. Most of the time viewing the photos side-by-side works fine, but occasionally for photos will be eventually be cropped short and wide (sort of pano shaped) it would be easier if I could compare them viewing one photo above the other. Is there some way that I have missed to change library compare mode to display one photo above the other? If not is there a already feature request for it that I could vote for, or could one be created?

 

[Califdan]

As far as I know there is no option for and over/under option in the Compare View. However, I suppose you can select the two photos and use the survey view, then narrow down the LrC applicaiton window till the two images go over/under (haven't tried and don't have LrC available right now but may work)

 

[johnbeardy]

In Develop, Reference View

 

[BobMc]

As far as I know there is no option for and over/under option in the Compare View. However, I suppose you can select the two photos and use the survey view, then narrow down the LrC applicaiton window till the two images go over/under (haven't tried and don't have LrC available right now but may work)

Survey View tries to use the space available. You are correct, narrowing the display works. First open both side panels and then use your mouse to grab one of the side edges and narrow LR until the space between the side panels is a vertical.

 

[vbnut]

Survey View tries to use the space available. You are correct, narrowing the display works. First open both side panels and then use your mouse to grab one of the side edges and narrow LR until the space between the side panels is a vertical.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think that is going to work for me. When I'm doing anything that involves viewing or editing photos, I have LrC full-screen to take advantage of my 32" QHD monitor. to see as much detail as possible. Narrowing the window pretty much defeats the purpose of having a large, hi-res display.

 

[clee01l]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think that is going to work for me. When I'm doing anything that involves viewing or editing photos, I have LrC full-screen to take advantage of my 32" QHD monitor. to see as much detail as possible. Narrowing the window pretty much defeats the purpose of having a large, hi-res display.

Have you considered two monitors? I have a dual monitor setup with Lightroom I can compare both images full size with no loss of resolution


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[vbnut]

Have you considered two monitors? I have a dual monitor setup with Lightroom I can compare both images full size with no loss of resolution


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I have used multi-monitor setups at various times during my 40 years in the software industry, and I found that don't really like them and prefer a single large monitor. In my current home office, where I do my photo processing, I don't have space for a second monitor.

 

[Conrad Chavez]

There might be another solution. I keep the Secondary Display window open to display alternate views of the source or selection. I do that on another display, but you use only one display. I was originally going to suggest keeping the Secondary Display open in Survey mode next to the Lightroom Classic application window, but then you said you don’t want to make the application window narrower.

Then it occurred to me that the Secondary Display could be shown temporarily over the application window. If that is acceptable, then to compare two images on top of the other, you would press Shift + N (the keyboard shortcut for Window > Secondary Display > Survey). That command opens the Secondary Display window into Survey mode. When you’re done, press Shift+N again and the window closes.

The Secondary Display window might not initially open to display two selected images as a vertical stack, but if you set that up once it should remember that size and position every time you open it. Demo below.

Some advantages of this method over Reference Mode is that Survey can compare more than two images, and Secondary Display works with any module. Reference Mode forces a switch into the Develop module.