From this shoot, pick the best 60 for the client gallery and export them.
The cull gets you from four thousand frames to a few hundred. The gallery is a different question: now you need the best sixty, and the answer changes depending on whether the client wants a story or a highlight reel.
Because scores are already stored from the analysis pass, narrowing is instant. Asking for a different number re-ranks what is already known rather than re-running any AI.
What happens, step by step
Narrow to a number
reselect_photos re-ranks the analysed set to the top N from stored scores, and returns immediately.
Sanity check the selection
list_photos shows what made the cut, with scores, so you can see why.
Export the set
export_photos renders the selection with its edits into a delivery folder.
Why it is worth doing this way
Selection is cheap once scoring is done, so you can ask for sixty, then eighty, then a different sixty, and see each answer straight away instead of waiting on a re-analysis.
The tools behind it
Nothing here is a black box. This workflow is these tools, in this order, and you can read exactly what each one does:
Getting set up
You need imagic Max and an MCP client. The free 7-day trial includes Max with no card, and connecting a client takes about three minutes:
Questions
Does a different number re-analyse everything?
No. reselect_photos re-ranks from scores already stored, which is why it returns instantly.
Can I deliver the gallery from here?
Exported galleries can be published through share.imagic.ink on a Studio plan, or delivered however you already deliver.
Other things to ask for
- Find duplicate and near-duplicate photos
- Score and rank photos automatically
- Cull a wedding shoot with AI
- Teach an AI your editing style
Try it on your own shoot
Free for 7 days, everything included, no card. Then imagic Max is €99 once, with no subscription.