AFTERSHOOT vs NARRATIVE SELECT - Which AI Culling Software is Best?

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Culling using AI has changed how I work as a busy photographer and saves me hours of culling after every shoot.
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00:00​ Intro
01:59 How does Aftershoot work?
14:09 AI Culling using Narrative Select
23:44 How much does Aftershoot cost?
24:44 How much does Narrative Select cost?
25:28 Which is best? Aftershoot or Narrative Select?
28:24 Outro
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[@aftershoot]

Thanks Steve for the review!! We're working on showing the Eye and Sharpness assessment in the Loupe View along with a Dedicated Survey mode P.S. dragging and dropping a folder anywhere in AfterShoot will automatically make a new album for you too but we'll get in touch with the dev team to have it create a new album when folders are dropped to the dock icon as well :)

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

Definitely interested to see what you do next. Really impressed with what you've created already.

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

See B's comment about my link not working correctly :(

[@aftershoot]

@@SteveGerrardPhotography should be working correctly now - let's reconnect, our team will reach out!

[@tlewisAK]

Just started using Narrative Select. So far, I like it. I’m going back through and culling old photos, and I’m chugging through a 14609 image album on a 2016 MacBook Pro, and it’s slow, but it’s doing a good job.for albums 2000 images or under, it’s blazing fast even on my older Mac.

[@narrativeapp]

Thanks for the great review, Steve! really happy to hear you are loving Select :)

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

Love the recent updates to Select. I'm almost enjoying culling now. Almost! :)

[@missytimkophoto]

I, like you, have been using Narrative Select for a while and have more recently discovered Aftershoot. I'm currently using both programs in my workflow - I use Aftershoot for my initial cull, and then I import the images into Narrative Select next. The ratings from AS carry over and I am able to do a more detailed cull in NS. It's a little pricy hanging onto both, but for now, they both have a place in my workflow. Hopefully, with some future updates, there will be a clear winner and I can drop one of the subscriptions. Thanks for this great comparison!

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

This is actually something I do quite often too. Thanks for watching.

[@aftershoot]

Thanks for trusting us with your post-shoot workflow! If you'd like, our in-app support team can set you up with a product expert to help get your culling to the level you want it to be!

[@danhildoficial]

I'm from Brazil and I'm testing both! For now I found AfterShoot more complete! As soon as I finish the tests, I'll come back here to give my opinion! My suggestion is that you add the option to change the language! It would help a lot!

[@Zetaphotography]

How long is your test. 6 months past already

[@danhildoficial]

@@Zetaphotography I ended up buying Aftershhot and use it on every photo! and now they have released automatic editing by AI. it's in beta, there's a lot to improve but it's promising! I recommend!

[@aftershoot]

@@danhildoficial that's amazing to hear! Welcome to the AI side - we have unicorns here. Looking forward to seeing your edits.

[@aftershoot]

@@Zetaphotography did you give Aftershoot a try?

[@Leclicq]

Cheers Steve for this video!

[@martin9933]

Nice comparison, but if you would have mentioned in the beginning that narrative select is only for Mac you really would have saved me some time ;-).

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

Sorry about that. Good point but I know Narrative are working on a Windows version.

[@yvonnegougelet1204]

YOU just saved me so much time. Narrative still does not have a Windows version, as of May 21st 2023.

[@narrativeapp]

@@yvonnegougelet1204 We launched for Windows in June 2023 🙌

[@jerianlewis1708]

Just recently started using Select ... its amazingly...Will definitely be using it for more of my projects in future

[@HulaHeart]

Planning to try both! Thanks for the review.

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

You're very welcome

[@videomandan26]

How long before lightroom absorb one of these companies or add there own? i currently use aftershoot and saves a lot of time and is pretty good at sorting the rubbish.

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

You're not the first to suggest that. I'd love them to come up with something similar but not sure it's in their interests or not.

[@aftershoot]

Dan, we hope you're still an Aftershooter! We've not yet been absorbed by Lightroom, still going strong on our own :D

[@emmandkev]

Neither of these tools appear to offer a culling profile that covers concert photography. I've played around with the sports and portrait profiles in Aftershoot, but I'm not really happy with either. What profile do you use when culling your concert shoots?

[@ShaileshPandit1]

Hi Steve, great review, please give CullAi 2.0 a try, it is faster than Photo Mechanic for sifting through previews, faster than Narrative Select in AI analysis, face closeups, focus and eye warnings and faster that Aftershoot in automated culling and instant culling preference changes. On top of all this it provides innovative layout and zoom modes to compare similar photos side-by-side. Also it is the first app that brought duplicate detection to culling apps.

[@yvonnegougelet1204]

def going to check it out now, thanks for commenting

[@yvonnegougelet1204]

Damn, you're only available for MAC!!!! :(

[@clevermusicbox3630]

Mac only. FAIL

[@jasonbalenweddingfilm3749]

aftershoot is cheaper but narrative select has better free options

[@aftershoot]

We've come a long way these past 8 months, looking forward to learning where you settled in your post-shoot workflow.

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

@nataliakalina8899 Did you resolve your problem with memory? I don't see your comment anymore.

[@Zetaphotography]

Is this video still valid or has the information been outdated?

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

Both Aftershoot and Select have had updates since but I feel the video is still very valid.

[@aftershoot]

hey, we've made a bunch of updates, and more are coming real soon! connect with our Facebook community for more

[@Martinwhynot]

...and Narrative STILL isn't on PC. They've missed the boat for a large volume of potential users. Who's gonna change ecosystems for an app when there's alternatives/equals/arguably better elsewhere?

[@clevermusicbox3630]

NS isn't intuitive, it just should be. Using mouse wheel to scroll back and forth thru images isn't possible. You can in Photomechanic. This is an instant FAIL. You can't change the shortcuts. Another FAIL. Shortcuts popout ends up in another part of the screen - FAIL. The colours on the icons for face selection or information - what the hell is with that? It's not explicit about what the stupid colour gradients mean. Instant FAIL. There's no information about where processing is done, local or offsite. Instant FAIL. Blocked with firewall prior to installing just in case. What goons program this half-baked crap? Next

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

Actually I do use T for tagging in Select. There are plenty of shortcuts and some can be changed. And the colours to determine focus work well for me. Seems you've made up your mind though so hope you find something that works for you.