4,000 photos.
Client wants selects
in two hours.
DeepCull is FilterPixel's genre-based AI culling engine. It understands your selection criteria like expressions, peak action, emotional impact, and moment quality, i.e the same subjective criteria professional photographers use when choosing their best shots.
Unlike basic AI culling that only checks for blur, focus, and blinks, DeepCull uses genre-specific models trained for weddings, events, sports, concerts, and conferences.
Every selection includes a score and reason
explaining why the AI chose that photo over similar alternatives.
First project free during beta · 50% off on additional projects · No subscription
saved per event
event supported
fully transparent
is now possible
The event ends.
The deadline doesn't wait.
When you shoot conferences, sports, or live events, your client isn't waiting days. Marketing managers need the LinkedIn post up tonight. The sports desk wants selects before the final whistle blows. The moment has a shelf life.
Manual culling 2,000 photos takes 3–5 hours. That's a same-day delivery turned into a next-morning apology for every single shoot.
Conference wraps
2,345 photos. Client wants 150 selects for their LinkedIn post tonight.
Still culling
3.5 hours in. 800 photos reviewed. Eye fatigue setting in. Consistency slipping.
3.5 hrs elapsedClient posts anyway
They used someone's phone photos. Your selects arrive tomorrow. The moment is gone.
Opportunity missedSelects ready in minutes
Upload, set your genre and count, export to Lightroom. Done before they finish the post-event dinner.
Same-day delivery ✓Four steps. Minutes, not hours.
The full workflow from import to Lightroom — exactly how it works inside DeepCull.
Drop your folder or import from Lightroom
RAW files up to 10,000 photos. Supports all major formats like NEF, CR3, ARW, RAF and more.
Pick your genre and target photo count
Conference, Sports, Concert, or Event. Tell DeepCull exactly how many selects you need.
Genre model scores every photo — you wait
6 criteria per photo. Best of burst picked. Weak frames filtered. 2,000 photos in minutes.
The AI does the workReview scores, approve picks, export to Lightroom
Selects export with star ratings. Open Lightroom, filter by stars, start editing. Done.
Works with Lightroom Classic on Mac & Windows · All major RAW formats · Up to 10,000 photos per event
Every other culling tool
was built for weddings.
This one wasn't.
Wedding photographers have days. You have hours. DeepCull is built from the ground up for high-volume shoots where delivery speed is part of the job.
Genre-trained, not generic
Separate AI models for conferences, sports, concerts, and high-volume events. Each trained to understand what a great shot looks like in that context with speaker presence, crowd energy, peak action.
Context-aware selectionYou see exactly why every photo was chosen
Every selection comes with six scored criteria. Subject lighting, moment timing, narrative clarity with reasons. No black box. You review with confidence, not guesswork.
Full transparencyBuilt for volume under pressure
Handle up to 10,000 photos per event. Set your exact target count. Export straight to Lightroom. Designed from the ground up for photographers who can't afford to be slow.
Up to 10k photosYou should know why
a photo was chosen.
Every selection gets scored across six criteria, so you can review selects in minutes, not hours. When you trust the reasoning, you stop second-guessing and start delivering.
Generic AI doesn't know
the difference between
a wedding and a keynote.
DeepCull has separate models for each genre, trained on what a great shot looks like in that specific context. A conference select and a sports select are judged by completely different criteria. That's the point.
Conferences & Corporate Events Primary
Speaker presence, audience engagement, brand-safe framing, panel moments & optimized for same-day delivery to marketing teams
Sports Photography
Peak action detection, motion sharpness, athlete expression at the moment of maximum effort
Concert & Live Events
Stage lighting dynamics, artist energy, crowd reaction — trained on the unpredictability of live performance
High-Volume Deadline Shoots
Any shoot where volume is high and delivery windows are tight & consistent quality standards at scale
Built for a different kind of deadline.
AfterShoot and Narrative were built for wedding photographers with 48-hour delivery windows. DeepCull was built for the shoots where the recap is expected before the venue is empty.
| DeepCull | AfterShoot | Narrative Select | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference / event genre model | ✓ | — | — |
| Score + reason for every photo | ✓ | — | — |
| Sports & concert trained | ✓ | — | — |
| Set exact target shot count | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Up to 10,000 photos / event | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Lightroom Classic export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-event pricing (no subscription) | ✓ | — | — |
Next shoot.
Same-day delivery.
Upload your next conference, game, or live event. See which photos DeepCull picks and exactly why & then deliver before your competitors finish reviewing.
First project free during beta · 50% off on additional projects · No subscription · No credit card required
Questions photographers ask before trying DeepCull
AfterShoot and Imagen are built primarily for wedding and portrait photographers — large face-forward galleries with a predictable structure. DeepCull is trained specifically on high-volume deadline genres: conferences, sports, concerts, and live events. It understands what "good" looks like for a keynote speaker or a peak-action moment at a sporting event, not just a wedding portrait. It also gives you a scored reason for every pick — six criteria per photo — so you're never just trusting a black box.
Never. DeepCull only selects and star-rates your best images inside Lightroom. Your original files are never touched or deleted. You stay in full control , the AI is a first pass, not a final decision.
DeepCull supports all major RAW formats including NEF (Nikon), CR3 / CR2 (Canon), ARW (Sony), RAF (Fujifilm), ORF (Olympus), RW2 (Panasonic), DNG, HEIC, PSD, and JPG. It works with Lightroom Classic on both Mac and Windows.
Most AI culling tools use a single general model trained on a mix of photography types. DeepCull trains separate models per genre. The conference model knows that a sharp speaker + engaged audience + clean brand-safe background is the target. The sports model prioritises peak action and subject sharpness over background. Different genres, different priorities, different models.
For a typical conference shoot of 1,500–3,000 images, DeepCull finishes scoring in minutes — while you're still packing gear. You spend another 10–15 minutes spot-checking the AI's picks. Then you export a starred gallery to Lightroom and you're done.
Burst detection is built into the scoring pipeline. DeepCull automatically identifies groups of near-identical frames, scores every one, and surfaces the best with a "Best of Burst" tag.
During the DeepCull beta, your first project is completely free & no credit card is required. After your first project, additional projects are priced at 50% off our standard per-event rate. No subscription. No monthly commitment. You pay only when you shoot.
Yes. FilterPixel is GDPR and CCPA compliant. Your original images are processed locally on your device — we do not upload, store, distribute, or sell your photos or client data.