First Pass is your AI-powered culling assistant. First Pass gives you Image Assessments (the colored hexagons that show up on your image thumbnails) to get you to your best photos faster. There are 3 different assessments you'll see:

These assessments give you guidance based on relative differences between images in a scene – they are not an objective rating of a single image. For example, some images with warnings may not be objectively bad if viewed on their own – but they may be in the undesirable or unlikely category because we believe that there are better similar images in the scene.

Hover over them for an explanation, and a neat highlight that shows the scene they relate to. In the example below, the unlikely pick has a lower focus score than the potential picks and the undesirable one

You can use the sort options in the top right to change the viewing order. First Pass icons will appear when you filter by Capture Time (you won't see the First Pass hexagons if you filter by Filename or Camera/Serial). You can also change to 'Scene Time' to view the images grouped by scene in capture time order, or 'Scene Rank' to view the images grouped by scene in image assessment rank order.

You can use the filters in the toolbar to hide images within an Image Assessment category. To filter your images by Image Assessments, click on the icons as shown below:

AI First Pass+ is an updated version of First Pass, currently available in beta. It moves away from purely relative ratings toward more objective ones, giving you a clearer and more actionable picture of where each image sits within a scene.

Best in scene (dark blue hexagon) Likely the best image from the scene. These are your strongest candidates for selection.

Above average (light blue hexagon) No major issues detected — this could be a good option to pick from this scene.

Average (grey hexagon) No major issues detected, but there are probably better options in the scene.

Below average (pink hexagon) Some issues detected; better options are very likely available.

Undesirable (red hexagon) Significant issues detected; almost certainly a poor choice.

You can filter by any assessment category using the AI First Pass+ dropdown in the toolbar — check the categories you want to show and uncheck the ones you want to hide. A count next to each category shows how many images have that assessment in your current view.

Users might work purely from the top two categories for a fast pick. Those who prefer more control might use all five categories — filtering out Undesirables first, then working through the rest at their own pace.

You can control how strict or relaxed the AI is when assessing your images via Preferences > AI First Pass settings. Changing this setting shifts how images are distributed across the five categories — it never deletes photos or makes selections.

Ruthless — The AI is highly critical and pushes more images into the lower categories. Best for a quick cull where you want the AI to do the heavy lifting. You may want to double-check key moments.

Balanced (default) — A mix of speed and caution, giving you a balanced spread of assessments.

Cautious — Gives more photos the benefit of the doubt, keeping more images in the grey and blue categories. Best if you prefer to review more images yourself.