Best Practices
Field-proven tips from professional photographers to get the most out of automatic sorting. Rest assured: every shooting style is accepted — panning, close-ups, wide-angle... Your creativity is not limited by our tool, it adapts to every possible case.
At the track: prepare the sorting before you shoot
One folder per session, created in-camera
Each time a new riding group goes out, create a new folder directly in your camera. When sorting, each folder becomes an identifiable session in the workspace and photos stay separated by riding group — essential when the same riders go out several times a day.
A separate folder for portraits and podiums
Portraits, podiums, paddock atmosphere: put them in a dedicated folder as you shoot. You can leave them out of the analysis at import time and avoid spending credits on photos without vehicles.
Set your cameras' clocks
If you shoot with several bodies or several photographers, synchronize the clocks: the photo timeline stays consistent from one shooting spot to another.
One batch = one event
Don't mix two events in the same batch: vehicle groupings are specific to each batch.
Shooting: what helps recognition
A sharp subject is a recognized subject
The AI reads what you give it: a well-executed pan with a sharp vehicle works perfectly, while a blurry subject degrades number reading and identification. The right shutter speed and continuous autofocus are your best allies.
Your style comes first
Panning, close-ups, low angles, wide-angle: every shooting style is accepted. The tool adapts to the way you work, not the other way around — vary angles and focal lengths freely.
Readable numbers and plates
Angles where the race number or the plate is visible strengthen identification. Rear views get grouped too: simply vary your angles on each pass.
Frame the whole vehicle when possible
A complete vehicle in the frame is easier to identify than a cropped one. Creative close-ups are of course still welcome as a complement.
Several vehicles in the frame: no problem
Each vehicle is detected and sorted into its own group, even with several in the photo, even cropped by the frame or partially hidden behind another one. Just avoid packs where vehicles completely hide each other.
No visible number? It still works
Identification relies on the vehicle's overall appearance: a readable number or plate helps, but is not required. Vehicles without numbers, or with masked information, get grouped too.
Exposure
No need for perfect conditions: the tool copes with rain, grey skies and golden hour. Just avoid heavy backlight where the vehicle becomes a silhouette.
Import and batch settings
Keep your per-session folders as they are
The split you made in-camera carries over to the workspace: your sessions stay separated, and so do your riding groups.
Leave out folders without vehicles
Portraits, podiums and atmosphere shots don't need analysis: don't include them in the batch and save your credits for the photos that really benefit.
Enter the entry list if you have it
Enter the entry list (riders or vehicles) and the expected vehicle count per run group: grouping gets more accurate and your folders come out already named.
RAW, JPEG: shoot the way you want
RAW is accepted directly, no prior conversion needed. And your originals never leave your computer: only lightweight thumbnails are analyzed.
In the workspace: sort fast
Upload at lunch break
Your morning photos get sorted while you shoot the afternoon. At the end of the day, all that's left is validation.
Validate the big groups first
Start by confirming the most photographed vehicles, then refine: it's the fastest path to a fully sorted day.
Name your groups before exporting
Race number, driver name: name your groups in the workspace and your delivery folders come out ready to publish.
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