Apple Live Photos
Keeps the still image and its matching MOV video together as one Live Photo capture.
Stage APairingStage BDuplicate analysisStage CDuplicate attachmentStage DCross-folder comparisonStage EMetadata injection
FINDING DUPLICATES • STAGE A
Keep related capture files together
Stage A recognises media that belongs to the same capture so those files stay together before duplicate analysis begins.
Android Motion Photos
Keeps the related still and motion components together so they are not treated as unrelated files.
RAW + preview/cover
Keeps a RAW original with its associated cover or preview where that relationship exists.
Why this matters: duplicate finding works with the capture as a complete item instead of accidentally separating pieces that belong together.