ON1 Photo RAW 2027 MAX: Culling Assistant tutorial

Dan from ON1 previews the Culling Assistant in Photo RAW 2027 MAX, which the supplied description identifies as a MAX exclusive. The walkthrough starts in Browse and follows an analysis, review and action workflow for selecting photos from bursts or other similar sequences.

Dan explains that analysis groups shots by visual similarity and the time between exposures. Users can adjust those settings and limit group size; he chooses eight images for his monitor. The assistant also flags subjects it judges out of focus and detects closed eyes in photos of people. Those detections mark images as rejected by default, but users can reverse the decision.

Review opens a group in comparison mode. A focus overlay helps assess sharpness, while synchronized pan and zoom let users inspect corresponding areas across several frames. Dan notes that camera movement means the zoomed areas may not align exactly. He demonstrates toggling rejection with the R key and keeping a blurred image for its visual interest.

The final section explains batch actions for selected photos, rejected photos or the whole set. Dan suggests combining five-star ratings, a retouching preset and smaller JPEG exports for a client. The preview does not establish hardware requirements or whether analysis works offline.