In a culling project, a culling profile is applied to the selected photos within the project.
The culling profile defines how the photos are grouped and, if applicable, automatically rated.
Excire Foto comes with several predefined culling profiles, which cannot be modified. However, you can save a predefined profile under a new name and then edit it as your own custom profile.
Culling profiles can be managed through the menu under File -> Culling Profiles.
Profiles can also be exported to your hard drive and imported later, for example, to create a backup or transfer the profile to another user's computer.
The following settings can be adjusted via the different tabs in a profile:
Rejections:
- Reset existing rejection flags initially
- Reject blurry photos
- Reject overexposed and underexposed photos
- Reject photos in which all eyes are closed
Rejected photos are marked with a rejection flag and assigned to the trash bin in the culling project. They are not automatically deleted.
Grouping:
- Group by people: Photos of the same person are grouped together. The similarity threshold can be adjusted if too many or too few groups are created.
- Group by content: Photos are grouped based on predefined keywords. Any desired keywords can be selected in the profile for grouping purposes.
- Group by visual similarity: Photos are grouped by the AI based on similar visuals. Similarity can be determined by content or color, with a slider available to define the similarity threshold.
- Group by capture date: Photos are grouped by their chronological distribution. Various time intervals can be selected for grouping.
Selection marker:
- Reset selection marker initially
- Use the following marker to select a photo: options include acceptance flags, star ratings, or color markers.
Smart Selection:
If smart selection is activated, you need to define which groupings are relevant to unlock further selection options.
Based on the specified criteria, the predefined number of photos will automatically be added to the selection folder of the culling project.
Note: Changes to a culling profile will only take effect for new culling projects.