Important Information

Before You Start

Please review these important points before using RawCull for the first time.

System Requirements

• macOS Tahoe and later
• Apple Silicon (M-series)
• Sufficient disk space for your photo library

Key Concepts

What is Photo Culling?

Photo culling is the process of reviewing images from a photo shoot and selecting only the best ones for professional editing. Your typical workflow is:

1. Copy images from your camera to a temporary catalog on your Mac
2. Review each photo and mark the ones worth keeping
3. Rate the marked photos based on quality and editing priority
4. Copy only the marked and rated photos to a final catalog
5. Import the final catalog into your photo editing application

Privacy & Security

RawCull prioritizes your privacy and security with the following measures:

• Digitally Signed & Notarized: The application is signed and notarized by Apple, protecting against tampering and ensuring authenticity
• Sandboxed Application: Runs in a secure sandbox environment, limiting access to only the files and folders you explicitly grant
• Local-Only Processing: All photo processing happens entirely on your Mac—no cloud synchronization or data collection
• No Telemetry: RawCull does not collect, transmit, or store any usage data or personal information
• File System Security: Uses macOS security features to ensure safe access to your photo library with explicit user permissions
• Default rsync: Uses default /usr/bin/rsync for the actual copy of files, also includes a --dry-run (simulate) copy
• Non destructive: RawCull is only copying files, no delete or overwrite of files

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues:

• Ensure macOS Tahoe or later is installed
• Restart RawCull if the interface becomes unresponsive
• Check that photos are stored in a supported format (only Sony A1 mkI and mkII ARW files)
• Verify you have read/write permissions for photo directories