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ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 was created for photographers who are passionate about their craft. ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 is a sidekick that focuses on precision editing and improved performance. You have greater control over color manipulation. You can enhance your images by lifting specific colors. This will make your sky bluer and your reflections more vivid. You can refine your color selection and saturation for editing with a new level.
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FastStone Image Viewer
FastStone
$34.95 one-time payment 1 RatingFastStone Image Viewer allows you to convert images, view them, and edit them. It is fast, stable, and user-friendly. It offers a wide range of features including image viewing, management and comparison, red-eye elimination, emailing, resizing and cropping, as well as color adjustments. The innovative and intuitive full-screen mode allows for quick access to EXIF information, thumbnail viewer, and other major functions via hidden toolbars that appear when your mouse touches any of the four edges. A magnifier, a musical slideshow, and lossless JPEG transitions and drop shadow effects are just a few of the other features. You can also access histogram support, scanner support, image annotation, and scanner support. It supports all major formats: BMP, JPEG 2000 and animated GIFs, PNG, PSD, EPS and TIFF. -
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Adobe Lightroom
Adobe
$9.99 per month 29 RatingsAmazing photos. No matter where you are. Lightroom, a cloud-based service, gives you everything that you need to edit and organize your photos. You can create photos that are exactly how you want them to look with easy-to-use tools such as presets and sliders. You can start on mobile, desktop, or web. Your edits will automatically be applied to all other devices. Cloud storage starting at 1TB and more allows you to access your library from anywhere you are. All your photos can be accessed from one location. Lightroom can manage unlimited photos, so you can stay organized and on top. Learn how to use Lightroom in your mobile device. Get inspiration from professional photographers and educators. Are you looking for photos of your cousin, or from one of your favorite trips to the sea? Adobe Sensei machine-learning recognizes people and themes. It makes it easy to find a photo or create albums. -
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FilterPixel
FilterPixel
$8.99 per monthManually culling photos can be tedious, tiring, and time-consuming. FilterPixel's artificial Intelligence saves time for you and your family by automatically selecting the best photos. Drag/drop the folder containing RAW files to preview your photos after the photoshoot. Adobe Lightroom renders photos 10 times faster than Adobe Lightroom. You don't have to worry about losing your original RAW files. JPEGs are taken from your RAW files and processed, leaving your RAW files unaffected. You can ensure high-quality photos for clients by automatically marking out-of-focus, blurry, and unwanted blink photos as rejects. You have complete control over the metadata and color choices you make. The AI automatically selects the best from similar photos. Based on your photography style, the AI can understand composition, lighting, expressions and 20+ parameters. Zooming in and zooming out on photos is no longer an option. Face View allows you to quickly identify faces and errors, without having to adjust your workflow. -
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Narrative Select
Narrative
$15 per monthIn seconds, import thousands of RAWs. There are no wait times for you to navigate through your photoshoots. Select is built from the ground up to save you time and effort. You can quickly determine if your subjects are out of focus or in focus, and if they have open or closed eyes. The Close-ups panel allows you to see all faces clearly without having to zoom in and out. Zooming is easy - just use the spacebar to zoom to the most important face. Image Assessments enable you to quickly identify the worst images in your shoot and hide them, resulting in 20-30% less images per shoot. -
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Aftershoot
Aftershoot
$9.99 per monthWe believe that photographers and creatives should be able spend their time doing the things that are most important. Whether it's spending time with loved ones or growing our business, AfterShoot's users are the main driving force behind the company. Without your constant feedback and support, we wouldn't be where it is today. AfterShoot automatically culls your images by detecting unwanted blinks and camera shakes, duplicates, burst shots, and many other factors. You don't need to go through all the images. AfterShoot also chooses the best shot out of a series of similar ones. -
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Futura Photo
Camera Futura
$25 per yearFutura Photo assists the photographer before beginning the post-processing steps. Smart software to automate photo culling. Group similar images together, and you can propose to delete most of them. Only post-process the best images from each group. Detect images that are incorrectly exposed or with damaged or missing parts. Images that are blurred or poorly focused will be detected. You can also use the acutance test to detect blurred faces in images. If the photographer is using both RAW and JPG files for purpose, it will be possible to identify which file will be required for editing and which one can be discarded. Detect images of human faces with their eyes closed. Identify images that are part of panoramas and place them in a folder. Identify images that belong to a time-lapse group and place them in a folder. The images can be aligned when they are shaken by wind or for any other reason. Detect videos and group them in a folder. -
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Photo Mechanic
Camera Bits
$139Plug in your memory card and you can start deleting rejected images and selecting winners almost instantly. You can move from one image to the next without any rendering delays. You can add dynamic captions, copyright, or keyword information either individually or in bulk. Upload images to online galleries and image services in a flash. There are many other features! Photo Mechanic is the ultimate metadata and file management tool. Copy your images from your memory cards and get started immediately. Ingest is a process of copying files from a card to your hard disk. Photo Mechanic automates this step and makes your life easier. Don't delay. While your images are being copied from your memory cards, you can see the thumbnails. As you go, cull, rate, tag and tag them. Photo Mechanic is quick! Photo Mechanic makes it easy to quickly move from one image to another. Find your keepers, and only bring the files that you need into your post-processing workflow. -
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Nektony Duplicate File Finder
Nektony
$19.99 one-time paymentProfessional duplicate cleaner for Mac Find duplicate files, duplicate folders and similar photos and remove them. You can find duplicate and similar photos within the Photos Library. Find duplicate music files within your Music Library. Find duplicate movies and videos with any extension. Find duplicate documents, folders, archives, and much more. Scan any folder, external drive, or Photos Library. Remove duplicate files, folders, or photos that look similar. For file organization, remove duplicates and merge folders. Scan your Mac hard disk, separate folders, and external disks. Select the drives, folders or Library collections you wish to scan. You can specify file extensions or the minimum size of the files that you wish to scan. You can preview duplicate files individually or in groups and then select the ones you don't need. To quickly select duplicate copies, use the Auto Select option. -
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FastPictureViewer Pro
FastPictureViewer
$49.99 one-time paymentDesigned for photographers and optimized for speed, FastPictureViewer Professional runs flawlessly on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista/XP. Point FastPictureViewer Pro at your image folder to start reviewing, culling and rating it in seconds. Google fastest image viewer to see who wins, there are 3 million users and counting. Full support for 4K and 5K monitors, plus more (perfect scaling, no tiny fonts!) Full-color management. Sort by folder and file name, or forward or reverse (F3 Key). Tag your photos with star rating (1-5), filter by rating (0-5) and copy/move to batch (Ctrl+F). While you are evaluating an image, FastPictureViewer prepares the next picture using the 64-bit power of the computer. FastPictureViewer instantly displays the next image when you are ready to move on. -
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PhotoViewerPro
PhotoViewerPro
$14.99 one-time paymentTrue full-screen viewer with support for photo zoom. You can customize the magnifier. Powerful image editing tools. Resize/resample, rotate/flip, crop, sharpen/blur, adjust lighting/colors/curves/levels, etc. There are eleven re-sampling algorithms available to resize images. Image color effects, grayscale, sepia, negative, red/green/blue adjustment Image special effects. Annotation, drop shadows, framing and sketch. Draw text, lines, highlights and ovals on images. Clone stamp and healing toothbrush. Superior red-eye reduction/reduction with a natural-looking final result. Multi-level undo/redo capability. One-touch best fit/actual size image display support. Image management, including tagging, with drag-and drop and copy-to/move to folder support. Histogram display with color counter. To quickly find those forgotten shots, compare images side-by-side (upto 4 at a given time). Image EXIF metadata support. -
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ApolloOne
Anogeissus Limited
FreeApolloOne is an image viewer and manager that can be used by both amateur and professional photographers. The design goals were speed and ease of use. It is the fastest image viewer for macOS. It works with your existing folder structure and does not require you to import files into a database. It provides a wide range of tools for photographers including smart memory card imports, rating and culling images and managing metadata. It has a unique HUD display that maximizes the image display area, especially on a Macbook. You can quickly switch between events or projects by browsing your history. Instantly rotate, mirror, or flip photos and videos. JPEGs can be oriented correctly without altering the image data. EXIF metadata inspector with search-and-edit features. For quick filtering, add tags to your favourite list. -
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Exposure
Exposure
$94.42 one-time paymentExposure is an image editor that's specifically designed for the art and craft of photography. Exposure X7 is a professional-grade image editor that offers a large library of stunning photo looks and an intuitive design that is easy to use. Beautiful color adjustments, sharpening, noise reduction, and sharpening using the most advanced image processing techniques. Optimized ProPhoto internal processing creates high-quality finished images. You have complete control over the image's color thanks to our refined grading tools. Advanced selection tools allow for quick adjustments in any part of your image. Adaptive smoothing preserves sharp edges and reduces noise. Our vast library of presets includes hundreds of realistic film simulations, subtle modern look, and time-saving utilities. You can create any effect you want with our unique masking tools and easy to use effect layers. Exposure's deep-integrated special effects allow for creative possibilities. You can film grain, bokeh and custom borders as well as light effects. -
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BreezeBrowser Pro
Breeze Systems
$95 one-time paymentSmart image processing tool that allows you to browse, organize and cull images. You can create proofs, contact sheets and slideshows. You can view specific focus points for each photo, grid overlays, flashing highlights (overexposed parts), full-sized images, magnified images, metadata, shooting, and metadata. Our HQ sharpening algorithm allows for rotation, resizing and noise reduction. It's never been easier to create web pages, contact sheets, rotate, rename, and print multiple images. Browse, sort, select and rank images. Compare, delete, rank, rank, tag, rank and rank them. Make proofs, contact sheets and slideshows. To make it easy to compare, toggle between different views. You can annotate images using text, tokens and IPTC/XMP data. You can add and edit keywords to multiple images. You can see images in black and white and experiment with color. You can switch between the three main views, view full-sized images, compare them side-by side, or display a slideshow. -
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Optyx
Optyx
$6.99 per monthIn 60 seconds, you can filter 1000 photos. Optyx AI makes it easy to select the best photos in just seconds. In seconds, you can find the best shots of your most important subjects. Intelligent computer vision recognizes faces similar to yours and evaluates them for expression, blinks, focus, and expression. You can save hours on your culling. The AI's powerful algorithm automatically groups similar images and selects what is most valuable from each shot. It's easy to navigate between previews of photos. You'll love the lightning-fast previews on large RAW files, no matter if you trust the AI to do the job or you prefer to manually edit them. Optyx analyzes photos using a variety of AI models. It can group similar images and give ratings according to facial expression, sharpness and exposure. Never worry about choosing the perfect shot again. AI can filter your bursts so that you can get back on the things you love. You can edit your selecteds to match your artistic vision, or get back out in the field for another day. -
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CullAi
DopeAI
$19.99 one-time paymentAi assistant for professional photographers to select the final photos from a shoot. CullAi automatically considers people who appear frequently in photos to be more important. This can be overridden to indicate which people are most important. Consider, for instance, a wedding where the bride and groom are more important that one of the guests who may appear in photos often. CullAi automatically ranks all photos according to AI score and rating mapping. The AI score of a photograph is calculated by taking the AI score for all faces in the photo and how important they were for this photoshoot. An AI score for a face is a measure that a face has a sharper, more lit face and open eyes. The default mapping is linear and a good starting point. However, you can adjust the thresholds for each Rating. These thresholds can be adjusted if you notice discrepancies between auto ratings and ratings that you would give to a photograph. -
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Canon Photo Culling
Canon
FreeDo you find yourself taking too many photos, running out of storage, or wasting your time trying to find the best ones? We know how frustrating it can feel to delete photos. We want to keep every moment alive! Photo Culling is your new assistant for photo editing. It's here to save you time and allow you to capture every moment. Photo Culling uses AI technology from Canon U.S.A., Inc., an industry leader in digital imaging solutions. It will suggest which photos to delete, saving you time and space. You can now identify the photos that are worth saving and delete them based on four key factors: sharpness and noise, emotion and closed eyes. You have complete control over which photos you want to keep and which ones to delete. Using AI technology, 4 parameters (sharpness, noise, emotion and closed eyes), you can find the best photos and decide which ones to keep. -
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FastRawViewer
FastRawViewer
$19.14 one-time paymentFastRawViewer opens RAW files quickly and renders them instantly, rather than displaying embedded JPEGs. It allows photographers to view the RAW exactly how a converter will see it without any delays or waiting. This guarantees the ability to sort and cull RAW files lightning fast based on the RAW file itself and not JPEG previews. FastRawViewer's RAW tools (unique such as RAW histogram and RAW statistics, Shadow Boost and Highlight Inspection, Focus Peaking and per-channel views as well as more familiar ones like Exposure Compensation and White Balance, Contrast Curves), allow one to estimate the conversions that can be squeezed from the RAW image data. One can also make adjustments to the RAW file which will then be read and applied to Adobe converters. -
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PostPro Wand
PostPro
Reduce decision fatigue to get to the fun parts faster. Lightroom Classic can help you find the best shots faster by separating technically flawed images. It also reduces the batch size by up to half. Grouping images with similar technical issues allows you to focus and stay focused on what is important to you. You can keep full control over your workflow and still get the job done quickly. Our AI engine analyzes similar images and determines which images to separate from the batch to reduce its size. Editing a catalog of someone else, switching between editing software, or leaving the color labels intact. Wand works as long as you have an internet connection and are running a supported version (10 or higher) of Lightroom Classic on Windows or macOS. Wand is a photo-culling tool. It's not meant to replace Lightroom and Photo Mechanic.
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Photo Culling Software Overview
Photo culling software is a type of program that helps photographers quickly organize and process large collections of pictures. It typically provides the user with several tools to help reduce the time spent on manual tasks such as sorting and editing photos.
Culling software can be used for various types of digital photo management including picking out the best shots from a shoot, organizing them into easy-to-find categories, and adding tags or keywords to make searching easier. The software also allows you to crop, adjust color balance and exposure, apply filters or special effects, add watermarks, make prints or create slideshows. Many programs even let you perform batch processing—automatically applying certain settings to multiple images simultaneously—which helps speed up the process even more.
The use of photo culling software is essential for any photographer who handles large amounts of images on a regular basis. The software can help streamline the workflow and save loads of time by making it possible to automatically sort through photos to find only those that are worth keeping. By removing unnecessary pictures right away, it’s also easier to back up only what’s needed and keep storage space free for other uses. Additionally, having all your pictures neatly organized makes it much simpler to locate specific photos later on when they might be needed again in another project or assignment.
Overall, photo culling software provides many benefits that can save photographers an enormous amount of time while helping ensure that all their images are properly sorted and well organized.
Reasons To Use Photo Culling Software
Photo culling software can be a great tool for improving the organization and quality of your photo library. Here are some compelling reasons to use such software:
- Simplify the Editing Process: Photo culling software can quickly identify the best shots among many, reduce time spent editing photos, and streamline workflow processes. It helps you easily sift through hundreds or thousands of photos in minutes and select only those that meet your criteria.
- Improve Accuracy: By using AI-backed algorithms, photo culling software are very accurate when it comes to analyzing images based on pre-defined parameters like brightness and composition. This could save you from spending hours manually going through every picture taken during a shoot or event.
- Get Insights Faster: Photo culling tools often offer features like facial recognition and object detection, which enable users to find similar and related images within minutes rather than having to search for them manually one by one.
- Deliver Quality Outputs: With photo culling tools, you produce better results as they help eliminate redundant content from your library, ensuring that all outputs meet your exact specifications without fail or delay.
The Importance of Photo Culling Software
Culling photos is a crucial step in the process of digital photo editing. Photo culling software helps make this task much easier and more efficient by sorting out unusable or irrelevant images, while also allowing photographers to easily find shots that are worth keeping.
The development of photo culling software provides many benefits for photographers, as it can save them hours of tedious work sorting through hundreds of photos manually. This type of software allows for selection criteria to be set; such as colour, brightness level and tone. Photos can then be automatically sorted and selected based on these criteria with just one click. This makes it easy for photographers to quickly sort through large numbers of photographs in less time than it would take manually. Furthermore, because automated processes are very accurate and consistent, photographers can rest assured that only the best images will be chosen for their projects.
In addition to saving time and improving accuracy, photo culling software also enables better communication between clients and professionals during the editing process. By selecting only the most relevant photos ahead of time, both parties involved in the project will have an easier time understanding what they want from each image and finalizing details like edits or layout options much faster than before.
Overall, photo culling software is an essential tool for any digital photographer who wishes to pursue their craft efficiently and accurately without compromising quality standards or results. It is an irreplaceable asset when it comes to making the creative process more efficient without sacrificing the creative vision behind a project or putting deadlines at risk by delaying production cycles unnecessarily.
Features of Photo Culling Software
- Image Selection: Photo culling software provides the ability to quickly make selections from among many images in your image library. This feature allows you to select images for further editing or for storage in digital albums.
- Rating System: Many photo culling programs offer a rating system so that you can organize and prioritize photos according to their quality or relevance to your project. The ratings are usually given on a scale of one to five, with higher numbers representing a better photo.
- Color Tags: Color tags allow you to categorize photos based on certain characteristics, such as content or the camera used to take the picture. You can then easily search through your library by color tag, making it much easier to find exactly what you’re looking for.
- Automatic Batch Processing: Many photo culling programs have an automatic batch processing option that will automatically apply certain edits and adjustments depending on the settings you choose beforehand. This is especially useful if you have several similar images and want them all edited with the same settings in one go—saving you time and effort.
- Keyword/Metadata Search Function: Photo culling software often contains built-in search functions which let users look for photos based on keywords or other metadata stored within each image file (such as date taken, location information, camera details etc). This makes it much easier (and faster) than trying to scroll through a large library of images looking for something specific.
Who Can Benefit From Photo Culling Software?
- Professional Photographers: Professional photographers who take hundreds of photos for a single event can benefit from photo culling software by quickly and accurately sorting through their images to find the best ones.
- Amateur Photographers: Amateur photographers who may not have a lot of experience editing or sorting through their photos can also benefit from photo culling software as it will help them quickly identify the shots they like so they don't have to spend too much time manually sifting through each individual picture.
- Video Editors: For video editors, photo culling software can be extremely helpful in quickly locating the perfect still frames for their projects. This saves time and makes the actual editing process smoother and more efficient.
- Scrapbookers: Those with an eye for detail and artistry such as scrapbookers or craft makers can make use of photo culling software to easily locate those ideal shots that fit perfectly into their projects without spending hours looking at individual pictures one-by-one.
- Graphic Designers: Graphic designers are often tasked with using imagery in their designs, so having access to quick, accurate tools like photo culling software helps them get the job done faster and more efficiently which is always a bonus.
- Small Business Owners: For small business owners, having access to affordable yet effective tools like photo culling software helps them convert ideas into reality without needing dedicated staff or expensive hardware. This can save money while still producing high quality output.
How Much Does Photo Culling Software Cost?
The cost of photo culling software can vary greatly depending on the features you're looking for and from which vendor you purchase. Generally speaking, entry-level programs are available for free or at minimal cost, while more advanced options can range from about $50 to over $200. When deciding which program is best for your needs, it's important to consider the ease of use and support provided by the vendor. Some high-end systems may offer more features but require a larger investment in both time and money. Additionally, if you plan on using the software regularly, then upgrading to a paid version may prove advantageous in terms of speed and reliability. Ultimately, it comes down to finding the right balance between functionality and price that meets your individual needs and budget.
Risks Associated With Photo Culling Software
- Poor Quality Photos: Photo culling software can sometimes select and delete low-quality photos without the user's knowledge, resulting in a final album of below-average images.
- Human Error: Because photo culling software lacks the ability to distinguish certain details from one another, mistakes may occur that cause important photos to be excluded from the album.
- Security Issues: Privacy and security concerns could arise if sensitive information is unknowingly included in photos that have been sorted by the software.
- Accuracy Issues: Photo culling software may not detect certain characteristics of a photo, such as lighting or composition, which could lead to inaccurate results.
- Limited Versatility: Some photo culling programs are unable to handle large numbers of files or recognize certain types of file formats, which can limit their effectiveness.
Photo Culling Software Integrations
Photo culling software can typically integrate with other types of software that are used to store and organize photos. Examples of such software include image storage and management systems, photo printing services, file sharing platforms, and digital asset management systems. Additionally, some photo culling software may be able to integrate with video editing or audio production applications in order to give users the ability to add soundtracks or special effects to their photos. Finally, some photo culling software may be able to connect with social media accounts so that users can easily share their images on various platforms.
Questions To Ask When Considering Photo Culling Software
- How does the software detect which photos are good and which ones are bad?
- Does the software automatically sort through a folder of images or does it require manual human input?
- Is there an option to customize how the software evaluates photos, such as adjusting criteria for what makes a photo “good” or “bad”?
- What types of image formats can the software handle (e.g., TIFF, JPEG, Raw)?
- Does the software automatically assign keywords or tags to each photo to help organize them better?
- Is there any type of facial recognition that can be used to identify people in the photos?
- Once culled, is there an easy way to share specific images with interested parties quickly and securely?
- Are there other features included that could help streamline a photographer’s workflow (e.g., lightroom integration, color correction/editing functions)?
- What kind of customer support is offered in case I have questions while using the program?
- How much does it cost, and are their different subscription tiers available if my needs change over time?