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We are living in a rapidly changing world. IT technologies and computers have changed our lives. Moreover, business underwent the most drastic changes because of the Internet progress. Volumes of information worldwide are growing all the time. This seems to never end. But no one seems to object to progress of the Internet and IT technologies.

At the same time growth of information created certain problems for professionals working with information. File comparison has become a necessity as information needs to be structured and systemized.

File comparison can be a very complex and challenging process, especially taking into account volumes of information to be processed. Thus, in order to save your time and money you need to you decent and reputable file compare systems.

Compare Suite from AKS-LABS is such a program. Unlike other similar file compare solutions, Compare Suite is very easy to use and inexpensive. Besides, the program supports numerous file types.

What files are compared most of all? Sure, these are text documents as they are widely used in all business spheres. However, sometimes it is necessary to compare files which at a first glance cannot be compared or there should be no necessity to contrast them.

We will talk about comparison of picture files in Compare Suite. Of course, the program can offer less features and functions in picture comparison mode. At the same time, there are a number of features that can be rather helpful to contrast pictures and compare picture file information.

Contrast picture files with Compare Suite

Use CS to compare info from picture files

First of all you should use picture comparison mode (third icon from the lest under main menu). When the two pictures are opened in Compare Suite you will see changed or unchanged pixels, i.e. actually differences between image files.

At the same time you have got an opportunity to compare image file data. What kind of information is that? This is file size, canvas size, compression quality, info on bits per color, grayscale etc. Sure, this is not the most important information you can ever receive. However, you might be requested to get information on the picture files and perform relevant comparison. In this sense, Compare Suite is a perfect file compare solution.

Unfortunately, report option in not available in image comparison mode. At the same time you can make use of a commenting option, i.e. leave comments to certain lines to express you r viepoint or maybe give instructions to your colleagues.

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Image comparison is always more difficult than compassion of other file types. Why is it so? Well, perhaps it is because we can better memorize words and sentences than graphic objects. Finding differences in two pictures that look pretty much the same can be rather difficult.

Who needs to compare pictures and graphic files? In fact everybody can use image comparison is he or she regularly works with huge amount of pictures. But mostly, there are graphic designers, web designers, photographers etc. Sometimes it is impossible to notice a minor difference between the pictures, although this difference matters so much.

In order to avoid possible problems with image comparison you should use Compare Suite solution from AKS-LABS. Although in image comparison mode the program has restricted functions because pictures contain less information as compared with text files, you will still find it helpful if you are in a need of picture files comparison.

What is a general procedure of image comparison with Compare Suite? Everything goes on so simple that even an inexperienced user can do that!

So, first of all you need to select image files to be compared (third icon from the left under main menu). Try to choose files with minor differences since it will be them more convenient to compare these files. Once the files are opened you will immediately see all changes in the files.

Compare Suite is an effective solution for image comaprison

You can compare file info in image comaprison mode

Compare Suite has special features in image comparison mode, namely:

1. Show changed pixels (i.e. the program shows amended or added elements)
2. Show unchanged pixels. If you turn this option off you will see only those elements that have been changed which is very convenient.
3. Highlight changed pixels. This option shows changed elements on the picture that does not have them, for the user to know what changed were amended and how.
4. Highlight with rectangles. This option marks changed elements with rectangles.

You can also compare files data, i.e. information on the files like file size, picture size, bits per color, compression quality, grayscale etc.

Unfortunately report and commenting options are not available in the image comparison mode since there is not so much information to be analyzed.

Image comparison would certainly help you track changes in the picture files. If you are a designer who has to review several variants of an advertising project you will need very little time to perform comparison with Compare Suite.

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