Comparing — A/B and Wipes
The Compare controls in the viewer header let you see the graded look against the original. Pick a mode from the header bar; click the active mode again to turn compare off. The graded side is labelled with the look’s name, the other side Original.
| Mode | Icon | What you see |
|---|---|---|
| Compare off | filled rect | Just the graded image. |
| Toggle A/B | swap | The whole frame flips between the graded look and the original — best for spotting subtle global shifts. |
| Curtain wipe (vertical) | left-half | A vertical divider: the graded look on one side, the original on the other. Drag the divider left/right. |
| Curtain wipe (horizontal) | top-half | A horizontal divider: drag it up/down. |
| Butterfly (mirrored) | rect-on-rect | The graded look on the left, a mirrored copy of the original on the right, so the same feature meets itself at the centre line. |
The wipe handle
In either curtain mode a draggable handle (a thin line with a grip) appears on the divider:
- Drag the grip (or anywhere along the line) to move the split.
- The handle tracks zoom and pan — it stays on the image boundary as you move the image around.
- The look-name and Original labels mark which side is which.
note
Vertical vs. horizontal is the only difference between the two curtain modes — vertical splits left/right, horizontal splits top/bottom. Use whichever matches the composition you’re checking (e.g. horizontal for skies/horizons).