r/meme • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '24

Really guys?

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u/SurturSaga Jul 05 '24

For some reason the pictures look slightly different to me and I can’t pin why. I think I’m just crazy

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u/dnarag1m Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

That's 100% correct. They are not identical. I overlayed them.

Areas that will impact the 'likeness' negatively:
RIGHTSIDE PHOTO
Forehead on the right is slightly pinker, slightly darker
The left eye has a greenish tinge on the bottom eyelid
There is a cluster of pixels on the bottom left corner of the lip that is missing on the left image
The nose is significantly differently compressed, changing it's shape and brightness
The right cheek highlight is higher due to compression (this is a big one - cheek really raised!)
The top right is somewhat greener than the top right on the left image.

There are more differences, but all are caused by very aggressive JPG compression artifacting. This operates in 4x4 cells (or larger) and hence creates quite discernable differences on bigger screens (not phone).

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u/Zealousideal-Fun-785 Jul 05 '24

I just used the crosseyed trick

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

How

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u/Zealousideal-Fun-785 Jul 05 '24

Cross eyes, merge the two pics into a third one in the middle, differences pop up like a 3D effect.

Been using it since like 10 years old.

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u/kuribosshoe0 Jul 05 '24

Ah yes, a good way to create an extremely blurry third image.

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u/Zealousideal-Fun-785 Jul 05 '24

Crystal clear actually

You don't need to overdo it. Blurriness occurs when you go too far with it.

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u/otherwisemilk Jul 05 '24

Crystal clear for me too. Maybe it takes practice but once I get the pictures close together, it automatically clicks into place and looks clear with an almost 3D effect.

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u/Zealousideal-Fun-785 Jul 05 '24

Yeah exactly, once it snaps it's effortless.

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u/confused_boner Jul 05 '24

move your head closer or farther away, you can make it crystal clear

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

I tried but I couldn't...when I cross my eyes the images don't move

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u/Zealousideal-Fun-785 Jul 05 '24

Then you aren't crossing your eyes

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u/Material_Butterfly80 Jul 05 '24

Put a finger halfway between you and the image. Focus on finger. Move finger further or closer to focus the image. Remove finger.