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December 11, 2020
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How does "Choose best photos" on LR web work?

  • December 11, 2020
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I am trying to learn more about the nuts & bolts of this new LR and LR web feature.  I am researching a report on the use of AI and related techniques for aesthetic photo evaluation.  So far, my tests of the LR Web version’s "Choose best photos" feature do not seem to match my own ranking (even when I tell LR to "ignore my ratings").  Is there any benchmarking of this new LR  feature against commonly used imaging test sets that are used in aesthetic image research (databases such as Photo.net, AADB. Flickr, AVA, AROD, or similar)?   How is the rank order created?  Are the results, in the form of a numerical score available?  What elements of an image are evaluated? ….  balancing element, content, color harmony, depth of field, light, object emphasis, rule of thirds, vivid colors, etc. ?   Any kind of technical manual or citation of research publications will be of great help.  Thanks, Michael.Peddecord@gmail.com   

 

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Participant
July 18, 2024

It's been more than 3 years since I tested LR choose Best Photos. A repeat test with same set of photos still shows identical poor agreement vs professional photographers judges

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I am trying to learn more about the nuts & bolts of this new LR and LR web feature.  I am researching a report on the use of AI and related techniques for aesthetic photo evaluation.  So far, my tests of the LR Web version’s "Choose best photos" feature do not seem to match my own ranking (even when I tell LR to "ignore my ratings").  Is there any benchmarking of this new LR  feature against commonly used imaging test sets that are used in aesthetic image research (databases such as Photo.net, AADB. Flickr, AVA, AROD, or similar)?   How is the rank order created?  Are the results, in the form of a numerical score available?  What elements of an image are evaluated? ….  balancing element, content, color harmony, depth of field, light, object emphasis, rule of thirds, vivid colors, etc. ?   Any kind of technical manual or citation of research publications will be of great help.  Thanks, Michael.Peddecord@gmail.com   

 


By @Vanishing Images_Photo


. A duplicate image is sent to Best pile and the Other pile.  My finding: LR Chose Best Photos is STILL NOT serviceable and ready for public consumption. Contact me for  details published in the International Journal of the Image.

Rob_Cullen
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Community Expert
December 14, 2020

I do not know if anyone outside of Adobe Technicians will be able to give a comprehensive answer.

I only know it exists 🙂

https://mattk.com/get-the-most-from-adobe-7-use-ai-to-search-photos/

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/lightroom-cc/using/search-organize-mobile-android.html

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
Participant
December 14, 2020
Thanks Matt. I am hoping that someone from Adobe will respond to me
questions. Automated image aesthetic screening / grading is a big step.
It’s essentially to get at least a bit of a glimpse into the black box of
AI.