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Cyme Adds Conversational Search to Peakto
28 July 2023
Cyme has released Peakto 1.8 featuring a conversational search feature powered by AI image analysis to find photos faster and more efficiently. The company also announced a yearly pricing plan at a 50 percent discount from the monthly plan.
Conversational Search. Very quick search for 'windows' with no keywording involved.
In a very brief test, we found Peakto delivered results almost immediately but often they were rather loosely allied to the search term.
Peakto recommended we use a more verbose search term than the single word we used (it is conversational search, after all). There is also a Tolerance option to select among Close, Standard or Tolerant.
NEW FEATURES
New features in version 1.8 include:
- Conversational search: find images using a description of what you are looking for. Full support for specifying location and people in the images.
- Similar images search: right click on any image to Find Similar images... based on content.
- Search suggestions panel: find images with the same metadata as your selection.
- New Media Manager to add catalogs that is easier to use and gives better previews of the catalog content.
- Better onboarding for the managed apps. Peakto no longers display poping windows at first launch but adds the Managed apps in the sidebar with a Add button to fully install the integration.
Improvements in version 1.8 include:
- Capture One Sessions are now properly found in the Media Manager.
- Better toolbar with cleaner icons. New Conversational Search icon.
- Improved the cancellation of AI tasks.
Bug fixes in the lates release include:
- Fixed some cache issues that could lead to inconsistencies in faces and their relationship with images.
- Fixed a bug that could cause albums to not be renamable.
- Fixed several icon rendering issues.
- Fixed some processing bugs that could cause delays or crashes.
- Fixed the availability of the trial period.
- Fixed various smaller bugs.
PRICE, AVAILABILITY
Peakto for macOS 111 or later is available by subscription or one-time purchase on Cyme.io and on the Mac App Store. Peakto can be tested for free for 15 daysand is available on a monthly plan at $9.99/month, a yearly plan at $59.99/year or for a one-time purchase of $189.
For more information see the news release below.
New Conversational Search in Peakto 1.8
Just Ask Peakto to Instantly Find Photos
MONTPELLIER, France -- Cyme is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking new feature that enhances Peakto, its macOS software designed for photo enthusiasts: AI-Powered Prompt Search. Peakto revolutionizes the way users explore their extensive photo collection by introducing a conversational search feature powered by advanced AI image analysis. With this exciting update, users can now find their photos with twice the speed and efficiency. Peakto is becoming more accessible than ever with Cyme's Yearly Pricing Plan, offering now a significant 50 percent discount from the Monthly Plan.
Game-Changing Search Feature: No Keywords or Sorting Required
Gone are the days of laborious classification, annotation and the need for precise knowledge of photo locations. With Peakto's conversational search, users can now simply describe an image and the AI will analyze their entire photo database to retrieve matching images (sometimes yielding original results that highlight the value of human perception).
Peakto stands out for its exceptional compatibility with a wide range of photo editing software. Notably, Peakto offers powerful centralized searching across multiple image catalogs and now it's even faster and simpler. With the latest update, prior organization is no longer necessary -- a simple description is all that's needed to find images swiftly and effortlessly.
With Peakto, photo enthusiasts can now experience the future of photo search -- where finding the perfect image is as simple as describing it. For once, artificial intelligence is serving photographers, rather than competing with them.
This new Conversational Search is performed locally, ensuring the privacy of users' photos. It can be conducted in English (or any language, as long as Peakto has access to an Internet connection). This prompt search can be associated with Person and Place tags, making it possible, for example, to efficiently find "@Lisa eating ice cream in #Barcelona."
This Conversational Search is complemented by two additional functionalities: similarity search and suggestion search. For more information on Peakto and to explore its features, please visit http://www.cyme.io.
Peakto Now More Accessible Than Ever
These revolutionary search options make Peakto an indispensable tool for photography enthusiasts. That's why Cyme is introducing a new pricing plan to meet the needs of an ever-growing number of users. Only the annual Peakto subscription has been discounted and will now be $59.99 per year (ie $4.99 per month), a 50 percent reduction from the Monthly Plan at $9.99 per month.
Configuration
Optimized for M2, Peakto requires macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later.
Price and availability
Peakto is a software for macOS, available by subscription or one-time purchase on Cyme.io and on the Mac App Store. Peakto can be tested for free for 15 days (no credit card required on Cyme.io). Peakto is available on a monthly plan at $9.99/month; a NEW yearly plan at $59.99/year; or for a one-time purchase of $189.