https://www.patreon.com/posts/one-step-editing-119421671

I’ve been pouring a ton of time into a new on-device culling feature that works with an external hard drive (the UT2). Once you insert your memory card, it automatically identifies potential best images—around 20–30% of duplicates—and sends them off for editing. Refer to this video/post if you missed what the heck I'm talking about.  But, I don't want you to have to own this drive just to get a lot of these features, so I’m also developing a Mac  app that monitors a chosen folder for new RAW files and applies the same AI duplicate detection/editing behind the scenes. For now it is technically only possible to use the editing side of this workflow if you have an Imagen account - no other ai editing service has an api available for me to tap into.

I’m still fine-tuning the selection process, but I’m excited (refer to the video attached with this post) by how well it’s working so far. If you have any questions or feature requests, please let me know. I’m working hard on this and can’t wait to share more soon!

In short:

Entire Automated Workflow

- Insert memory card for automatic processing

- On-device culling identifies duplicate sets

- Selects top 20-30% of photos based on aesthetic quality

- Automatically sends selected photos for editing

- Cull and edit results are downloaded/added to your original folder ready for import whenever you come back

Upcoming Mac App (Patron Exclusive)

- Monitors folders for new RAW files

- Same culling and editing functionality as UT2 workflow

Current Status:

- System identifies 30-45% "best photos" from duplicates (working to reduce this)

- Marks selected photos with white flags for editing

- Built-in AI culling at no additional cost

- Maintains photographer control - edit selections can be applied to your preferred shots

This has been a major development effort, aimed at streamlining workflow while keeping creative control in your hands. The system can process large shoots efficiently - particularly useful for events like weddings with 2000+ images.