Compare two frames and see exactly what makes them different
Upload any two shots and Ceeniq reads them together, describing how their looks differ across lens, angle, lighting, composition, color, and depth of field — then hands you an ordered plan for getting from one to the other.
2 credits · charged only on success
Wider, cooler, and evenly lit — a longer subject distance and a softer top key holding the whole room in focus.
Tighter, warmer, and low-key — a longer lens wide open, with a hard side key falling off fast into shadow.
Example frames. Your comparison is built from the two you upload.
Every frame carries dozens of decisions. Compare isolates the ones that actually separate your two images, and names them in language you can act on.
Camera & lens
The likely body and lens character behind each frame, and what changes between them — sensor size, lens rendering, and the distortion each choice introduces.
Focal length
Where each frame sits on the wide-to-long scale, and how that difference alone changes how compressed or expansive the scene reads.
Angle & perspective
Camera height, tilt, and distance to subject — the difference that most often explains why one frame feels intimate and the other detached.
Composition & framing
Subject placement, headroom, balance, and leading lines, read across both frames so you can see what was deliberately moved.
Lighting
Key direction, quality, ratio, and practicals in each frame, with a plain reading of what would have to change on set to match.
Color & grade
Extracted color palettes for both frames side by side, plus how the grade differs in temperature, saturation, contrast, and tonal shaping.
Depth of field
How much of each frame is in focus, how the falloff behaves, and what aperture and distance combination gets you from one to the other.
A→B transformation plan
An ordered list of practical steps — lens, camera, perspective, lighting, exposure, composition, and grade — for moving Frame A toward Frame B's look.
Two uploads in, one structured report out. No setup, no calibration, no plugins.
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Upload two frames
Drop in any two images — a reference still and your own shot, two frames from the same film, or two takes you are deciding between.
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Ceeniq reads them together
Both frames are analyzed in a single pass rather than separately, so the report describes real differences instead of two unrelated write-ups.
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Get the differences and the plan
You receive a dimension-by-dimension breakdown, color palettes for both frames, and an ordered plan for closing the gap between them.
Anyone who has ever held two images side by side and tried to work out what changed between them.
- Cinematographers and camera operators
- Work out precisely what separates your test footage from the reference the director sent, before you are back on set.
- Colorists
- See how two grades differ in temperature, contrast, and saturation, with palettes pulled from both frames as a starting point.
- Photographers
- Understand why a shot you admire reads differently from your own, down to focal length, light quality, and depth of field.
- Film students and shot studiers
- Compare two frames from the same film — or two different films — and get a structured vocabulary for what changed and why.
- Directors and creative leads
- Turn "make it feel more like this" into a concrete list of camera, lighting, and grade changes your team can act on.
- Editors and content creators
- Diagnose why two clips do not cut together visually, and what to adjust so a sequence holds a consistent look.
Stop guessing what changed between two shots.
Upload two frames and get a precise read on the difference, plus the steps to close it.
What does Compare actually give me?
A headline summary of the single biggest difference, then a breakdown across camera and lens, focal length, angle and perspective, composition, lighting, color and grade, and depth of field. Each dimension describes Frame A, Frame B, and the difference between them. The report ends with an ordered, practical plan for moving from Frame A toward Frame B's look.
What kinds of images can I compare?
Film stills, photographs, screenshots, storyboard frames, or your own footage — any two images you have the rights to upload. They do not need to be from the same production, and they do not need to match in aspect ratio or resolution.
How much does a comparison cost?
A comparison costs 2 credits, and you are only charged when it succeeds. Credits are bought in packs rather than as a subscription, and new accounts start with free credits.
How is this different from analyzing each frame separately?
Both frames are read together in a single pass, so the output is about the relationship between them. Analyzing two frames on their own gives you two independent reports and leaves the comparison work to you.
Are comparisons public?
No. Comparisons are private to your account. Standard analysis reports can optionally be made public and appear in Explore, but comparisons are not part of that archive.
How accurate is it?
Ceeniq reads the visual evidence in each image and gives informed estimates. Camera bodies, lenses, and lighting setups are best treated as strong starting points rather than confirmed facts — the differences it describes between the two frames are what the tool is built for.
Compare is one of several ways into a frame.