After culling, you can export the culling results and review the photos with the ratings in Adobe editing software. With RAW files, the ratings are in sidecar XMP files. With JPEG, TIFF, and DNG files, the XMP info with the ratings is embedded inside the file. After your review, you sync back your changes to Culling Studio and continue to edit your files in Imagen.

If you are reviewing culling in Lightroom CC, make sure that your Culling Studio preferences are set to stars or flags. Lightroom CC doesn't support color ratings.

1. On the Projects page, find your culling project, and click Review culling.
   
   
   
2. Click Export <# of photos> photo ratings to export ratings.
   
   
   
3. Check that you're exporting the ratings you want, and click Export.
   
   The metadata is exported to the folder or catalog where you uploaded the photos for culling.
   
   
4. Click Open folder to see the files.
   
   
   
5. Open the Adobe editing software, and browse to the folder where your culled photos are. Review the culling results, and make changes to the ratings if needed.
   
   
6. In Imagen, on the Projects page, click Review culling. 
   
   
7. Click the Sync button. 
   
   The Sync metadata window appears.
   
   
8. If you are syncing from Lightroom CC, Photoshop, or Bridge, make sure XMP files is selected. If you are syncing from Lightroom Classic, make sure that Lightroom catalog is selected.  
   
   
   
9. Click Sync. There is a summary of the culling results and the sync.
   
   
10. Click Edit <#> photos to continue editing in Imagen.