AI automated culling with Aftershoot

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Demo summary

The user shows how to configure the 'AI Automated Cull' using the 'Extreme' setting to filter through 1,467 images based on duplicates, blurs, and closed eyes.

Step-by-step

Click Cull at the top of the interface
Select AI Automated Culling
Choose the Extreme cull setting
Click Start Culling
Wait for the software to calculate the remaining time and categorize the images

Options

Use AI Assisted Culling instead of Automated
Select Standard, Few, or More cull settings
Customize detection for duplicate groups, blurry photos, and closed eyes
Cull and edit in one single step
Configure the software to delete photos instead of just categorizing them

Tips

Use the Extreme cull setting if you are a chronic overshooter to avoid ending up with too many photos to edit
Perform culling and editing in two separate steps to maintain more decisiveness
Let the software run in the background while performing other tasks to maximize time savings

Highlights

“I feel like it's much faster and it does a really really good job anyway.”

All demos from “How I Cull 1,000 Photos in Minutes with Aftershoot (Full Workflow)”

0:462:08Creating a new album in AftershootThe creator demonstrates how to open Aftershoot, create a new album, and import a folder of raw images from a hard drive.AfterShoot· AI Photo Culling
2:542:22AI automated culling with AftershootCurrentThe user shows how to configure the 'AI Automated Cull' using the 'Extreme' setting to filter through 1,467 images based on duplicates, blurs, and closed eyes.AfterShoot· AI Photo Culling
5:161:19Reviewing culled categories in AftershootThe video shows the results of the AI cull, demonstrating how the software categorizes photos into 'Closed Eyes', 'Blurred', 'Maybe', and 'Best of the Best'.AfterShoot· AI Photo Culling
6:522:49AI editing and masking in AftershootThe creator demonstrates applying a custom AI editing profile to selected images, including AI cropping and subject masking features.AfterShoot· AI Photo Culling
10:000:41Exporting edited raw images from AftershootThe user demonstrates exporting the raw images with sidecar edit files to a specific folder on an SSD for further processing.AfterShoot· AI Photo Culling
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AI Photo Culling

0:462:08Creating a new album in AftershootThe creator demonstrates how to open Aftershoot, create a new album, and import a folder of raw images from a hard drive.Photography With Antonio
2:542:22AI automated culling with AftershootCurrentThe user shows how to configure the 'AI Automated Cull' using the 'Extreme' setting to filter through 1,467 images based on duplicates, blurs, and closed eyes.Photography With Antonio
5:161:19Reviewing culled categories in AftershootThe video shows the results of the AI cull, demonstrating how the software categorizes photos into 'Closed Eyes', 'Blurred', 'Maybe', and 'Best of the Best'.Photography With Antonio
6:522:49AI editing and masking in AftershootThe creator demonstrates applying a custom AI editing profile to selected images, including AI cropping and subject masking features.Photography With Antonio
10:000:41Exporting edited raw images from AftershootThe user demonstrates exporting the raw images with sidecar edit files to a specific folder on an SSD for further processing.Photography With Antonio
2:491:32AI Culling and Intelligent Grouping in AftershootJustin demonstrates the updated Aftershoot culling interface, showing how the AI now uses a simple slider to determine image volume and intelligently groups similar photos based on subject position and focus.Aftershoot
4:420:35Pose-based Duplicate GroupingThe demo shows Aftershoot's new pose algorithms that segment groups of photos by composition, vertical/horizontal orientation, and subtle changes in subject pose.Aftershoot
2:400:48Importing images into AftershootThe user demonstrates how to create a new album and drag a folder of JPEG images into Aftershoot for processing.Fstoppers
3:343:34Configuring AI Automated Culling in AftershootA walkthrough of the AI culling settings in Aftershoot, including genre selection, grouping sensitivity, and blur/closed-eye detection thresholds.Fstoppers
8:321:34Reviewing AI culling results in AftershootThe user reviews the rejected and accepted images in Aftershoot, showing how the AI identifies blurred eyes and duplicates.Fstoppers
10:261:08Using Loop View in AftershootDemonstration of the Loop View in Aftershoot to compare image stacks and verify AI selections using a dual filmstrip interface.Fstoppers
11:400:56Survey Mode and Face Zoom in AftershootThe user demonstrates Survey Mode in Aftershoot, using the spacebar to automatically zoom in on faces across multiple similar images simultaneously.Fstoppers