Compare Images

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A script which compares images visually and prints the error between them.

Contents

Example on how to compare if images are similar visually. The script loads a number of images, shirinks them down, creates a grayscale version and then overlays them with each other. The larger the common area is, the more similar the images are.

Using the example

• Install the requirements from requirements.txt:

pip install -f requirements.txt

• Edit the example [Optional]

• Execute the example:

python compare_images_visually.py

Disclaimer

The images used in these example depict Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, a member of the Swiss Federal Council. She is a public figure, all images were downloaded from online newspapers in 2023.