AI Auto-Cull & Forensic Security
Instantly filter out blurry, out-of-focus, and low-quality photos using in-browser AI vision analysis. Secure your exports with invisible tracking UUIDs. 100% local, zero cloud uploads.
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JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF or a whole folder. Files are decoded on your own device and never uploaded.
How the Smart Photo Culling AI Works
Manually reviewing thousands of photos to find the sharpest shot is the most tedious part of a photographer's workflow. Our Smart Cull tool automates this process using a specialized Laplacian edge-detection algorithm.
By calculating the luminance variance across every pixel, the engine assigns a precise 0–100 Sharpness Score to every imported image. Blurry, out-of-focus, or motion-blurred shots receive low scores and are automatically flagged or rejected, allowing you to focus only on your best keepers.
100% Local AI for Complete Privacy
Unlike cloud-based AI tools (like Narrative Select or Aftershoot) that require you to upload gigabytes of raw photos to a third-party server, Make Contact Sheet processes everything directly in your web browser using WebAssembly and Canvas 2D.
- Zero Server Uploads: Your pre-release commercial or wedding proofs never leave your computer, ensuring total compliance with client NDAs.
- Instant Speed: Because there are no upload or download wait times, the culling engine processes thumbnails in milliseconds.
- No Subscriptions: Premium local processing power without the $20/month paywall.
Forensic Leak Protection
Protecting unreleased client work is critical. Our engine includes a toggleable Invisible Forensic Watermark. When enabled, a cryptographic session UUID is embedded invisibly into the spatial luminance data of your exported proof sheets.
If a client ever leaks a proof sheet to social media before authorization, you can drop the leaked image back into our "Verify Leaked Proof" inspector to instantly extract the tracking payload and trace the source.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Smart Cull and how does it work?
Smart Cull is a local AI tool that analyzes the edge sharpness (Laplacian variance) of every imported photo right in your browser. It automatically detects blurry or out-of-focus shots and flags or rejects them instantly without manual review.
Are my photos uploaded to the cloud for AI analysis?
No. Make Contact Sheet performs all image processing, including Smart Culling, entirely offline inside your web browser. No photos, metadata, or AI tracking data are ever uploaded to a server, guaranteeing 100% privacy.
What happens to photos that are flagged as blurry?
Photos that fall below the sharpness threshold are marked as "Flagged" or "Rejected" and given a Sharpness Score note. You can easily filter out these photos using the workspace toolbar, keeping only your sharpest shots.
What is the Invisible Forensic Watermark?
The forensic watermark embeds an invisible tracking payload into exported proofs. If a proof sheet is ever leaked or shared without authorization, you can drop the leaked file back into the tool to extract its UUID and trace the source.