Get Vantage.
Drop in a shoot, get back the keepers. Culling runs entirely on your own machine — your photos never leave it unless you say so.
Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Windows will show a blue “Windows protected your PC” box when you run the installer. That's expected. Here's what to click:
- Run Vantage-Setup.exe
- On the blue box, click More info
- Click Run anyway
Why it happens: Vantage is a new product from a new company and the Windows installer isn't code-signed yet — a certificate is something we'll add as the beta grows. It's not a sign anything's wrong with the file. On Mac there's no warning at all — it's signed and notarised by Apple.
Install
Mac: open Vantage.dmg and drag Vantage into Applications.
Windows: run Vantage-Setup.exe and follow the installer.
Open it
Mac: double-click Vantage. It's signed and notarised by Apple, so it opens straight away — no security warnings.
Windows: the installer isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen shows “Windows protected your PC”. Click More info, then Run anyway. This is expected during the beta — we're working on a signing certificate.
On both platforms Vantage keeps itself up to date automatically.
First launch — the engine downloads
Vantage fetches its local AI engine (about 1.4 GB) the first time it runs. Give it a few minutes on good Wi-Fi — after that, everything works offline.
Sign in and cull
Create your account in the app, drop in a folder from a real shoot, and watch it sort. Keyboard the review (K to keep, R to reject), grade with one click, export.
What you need to run it
Vantage does its culling on your machine, not in the cloud — so the specs matter. No graphics card is required: it runs on the CPU and uses the GPU when there is one. More CPU cores make culling faster.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| CPU cores | 4 | 8 or more |
| Free disk space | 5 GB | 10 GB |
| Operating system | macOS 11+ · Windows 10/11 (64-bit) | Apple silicon (M1 or later) |
| Graphics card | Not required | Any modern GPU |
On first launch Vantage downloads a one-off ~1.4 GB culling engine, so you'll want a reasonable connection for that first run. App updates afterwards are small. Below the minimum, Vantage will still try to run — but expect it to be slow, and very large shoots may run out of memory.
Beta tester?
If you've been given a beta code, choose a plan inside the app and enter it under "Add promotion code" at checkout — it gives you Vantage free for your trial period. Cancel anytime from your account.