Culling Photos

RawCull records decisions without changing source photos. Add a folder as a catalog, then use Loupe to review one photograph at a time or Grid to work with many photographs.

Rate and Navigate

These shortcuts apply to the catalog culling workflow. In Burst Review, P means previous frame; use the shortcut help for the active view.

A rating key saves the decision and advances to the next photograph. The colored toolbar controls filter what is shown; they do not change ratings.

In Grid view, use Command-click to select separate photographs or Shift-click to select a range. A rating key applies to the selection. Select two or more photographs and choose Compare to inspect up to four together.

Inspect a Photo

Double-click a thumbnail to open the full-window viewer. From there you can zoom, rate, show focus aids, and switch between the embedded JPG and a developed RAW preview when supported.

Open the information panel to see the histogram, culling evidence, file and camera details, and quick actions for the selected photograph.

Useful viewer keys are +/- for zoom, J for embedded JPG, R for developed RAW, F for focus mask, A for focus point, and Escape to close.

Copy Selected RAW Files

Choose Copy, select a destination, and copy either all rated files or files at or above a rating from 2 to 5. Dry run is enabled initially so you can check the result before copying.

RawCull copies files with the system rsync tool. It does not delete source files, and existing newer destination files are not overwritten.

Export JPGs

Select one or more photos and use Actions > Extract JPGs (Command-J). You can export the embedded JPG or, for supported Sony files, a demosaiced RAW JPEG. The developed source may be labelled RAW 9 when the installed decoder supports the selected file. Choose a destination folder before starting.

For larger catalogs or difficult comparisons, use Sharpness Scoring, Similarity and Bursts, or AI Analysis.