SUMMARY
Adobe's new AI Assisted Culling feature in Lightroom Classic aims to help photographers select the best images by analyzing focus, eye visibility, and exposure. However, the author found it unreliable, often requiring manual checks that negate time savings. An alternative, Excire Search 2026, offers more advanced AI culling and search capabilities within Lightroom Classic. Excire provides detailed visual cues like color-coded focus indicators for faces and allows users to configure selection criteria, making the culling process more efficient and controllable, especially for shoots involving people.
TAKEAWAYS
Lightroom Classic's AI Assisted Culling analyzes focus, eye visibility, and exposure for photo selection.
The author found Lightroom's AI culling to be unreliable and not time-saving.
Excire Search 2026 offers more granular control with color-coded focus indicators and customizable selection options.
Excire's visual feedback on focus and face detection is considered superior to Lightroom's basic scoring system.