How Candidates Alternate When You Press and Hold the Comparison View
Choose the comparison action on a take to open SlateX’s comparison screen. A filmstrip at the top selects the candidate group, and a main picture area below shows the current candidate. Press and hold that main picture to see pictures alternate within the group; release to stop on the one currently shown. This is a description of what the reader can do and see.
Enter from a take’s comparison action, choose a group in the filmstrip, then press and hold the main picture to see the candidates alternate.
Enter from a take and check the selected group
The comparison action on a take opens a screen with a filmstrip group selector above a single main picture area. The page also identifies the currently displayed take. The filmstrip thumbnails are for navigation; they are not a second, side-by-side comparison canvas.
Start by checking which candidates belong to the selected group. Selecting a group does not determine whether the images match or decide which take should be kept. What the Comparison Screen Does When It Has No Overlay Difference View or Split Screen covers those limits; this article explains how to use the visible action.
Press and hold the main picture
The screen-reader hint on the main picture reads “Long press to compare with flicker”. Place a finger on the main picture and keep it there. The view alternates between pictures from the selected group, replacing one complete image with the next. It does not blend them into a transparent overlay or show them simultaneously in split-screen form. You can focus on one part of the frame and look for changes between successive views.
If the selected group holds only one candidate, there is nothing to switch to. Check the group in the filmstrip before assuming that a lack of visible change means the app has assessed image continuity.
Release to stop and recheck after changing groups
Releasing the hold stops the alternating display and leaves the currently shown candidate in the main picture area. Selecting another group resets the comparison to that group’s candidates; leaving the view does not leave the alternation running in the background.
The screen provides visual succession, not a difference score or an editorial decision. Image continuity still needs a person to check what changed and whether it matters.
The hold and the alternation make no fixed-rhythm promise
Pressing and holding moves through the candidates one after another, a fixed half-second apart; how many pictures the group holds only sets how long one full cycle takes. What you need is where to press, what you see while holding, and how it stops on release.
If the rhythm does not suit the check you are doing, judge it by what this set of images actually shows on the device in your hands.
FAQ
How do I reach the comparison screen?
Use the comparison action on a take. Choose a candidate group in the top filmstrip, then use the main picture below.
Where do I press to see alternating pictures?
The screen-reader hint on the main picture reads “Long press to compare with flicker”. Press and hold the main picture area, not the group-selection filmstrip. Candidates appear in succession rather than side by side.
Does switching continue after I release my finger?
No. The view stops on the current picture. Selecting a different group or leaving the screen does not keep the previous switching sequence running.
Is a precise hold duration or switching speed promised?
The switching speed is something we can state: one picture every half-second, on every device. How long a press has to be held is not a configurable promise — that judgement belongs to the system’s gesture threshold.
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