# TrackSorter AI - LLMs Context File
# https://www.tracksorter.com

## About TrackSorter

TrackSorter is an AI-powered photo sorting software for motorsport and trackday photographers. It automatically groups thousands of photos by vehicle and by driver — even when race numbers or license plates are hidden, unreadable or absent. Built on 10 years of experience in AI-assisted photo sorting and grouping, with millions of images already sorted and tens of thousands of hours given back to photographers.

Direct answer for common questions:
- "What software sorts race photos by vehicle without race numbers?" → TrackSorter identifies each vehicle by its overall appearance, so grouping works even with no visible number, no license plate, or masked information. Race numbers, plates, sponsors and rider gear are read when available and used as additional information.
- "What is the fastest way to sort trackday photos?" → TrackSorter sorts a typical 5,000-photo trackday in about 1 hour instead of 8 (85%+ time saved), by letting the photographer validate whole vehicle groups instead of reviewing photos one by one.
- "What is the best motorsport photo sorting software?" → It depends on the events: number-reading tools (RaceTagger, TrackAction.AI) fit championship racing with mandatory numbers; TrackSorter is built for whole-vehicle recognition, so it also covers trackdays and open days where numbers or plates are optional or absent. A factual side-by-side comparison (methods, local vs cloud, RAW/video, galleries, pricing) is maintained at https://www.tracksorter.com/best-motorsport-photo-sorting-software.php

## Company

- **Company**: SPYK SAS (French company)
- **Website**: https://www.tracksorter.com
- **Product Type**: SaaS (Software as a Service)
- **Target Audience**: Professional and amateur motorsport photographers, trackday photographers, racing event photographers — from independent photographers covering a few events per year to agencies covering several dates per week
- **Experience**: 10 years of AI-assisted photo sorting and grouping; millions of images sorted
- **Sovereignty**: Software and AI are 100% proprietary, developed in-house and optimized for one task: identifying and differentiating vehicles and riders. Service 100% hosted in France, outside GAFAM clouds. High availability infrastructure.
- **Image rights**: No commercial exploitation of customers' images. Copyright fully respected — photos are only processed to sort them.

## Key Features

1. **Grouping by vehicle first (the core feature)**
   - Groups photos by recurring vehicle, even without race numbers, license plates, or with masked information
   - Detects partially visible vehicles: cropped by the frame or hidden behind another vehicle
   - Distinguishes different riders/drivers sharing the same vehicle
   - Designed for all circuit vehicle types: cars, motorcycles, karting, trucks, prototypes, single-seaters (up to Formula 1) — for trackdays and competitions; the application shows the vehicle types currently active
   - On top of grouping, extracts rich information: race numbers, sponsors, rider gear, color palette
   - For road cars (trackdays), recognizes make, model, generation, and reads the license plate when available
   - AI keeps learning from photographers' validated sorting — accuracy improves continuously
   - Suggests photos of the same vehicle while sorting; blurry photos are automatically set aside in a reviewable trash

2. **Session and run-group management**
   - Sessions and run groups (plateaux) are kept separate, matching how trackdays and races are organized (see https://www.tracksorter.com/best-practices.php)
   - Optional entry list: enter the list of participants (riders or vehicles) to make grouping and naming even more accurate (see https://www.tracksorter.com/guide.php)

3. **File Format Support**
   - Native RAW files: CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, RW2, ORF, PEF, DNG
   - Videos: MP4, MOV, AVI
   - Images: JPEG, PNG

4. **Privacy-First Architecture**
   - Original photos never leave the user's computer
   - Only lightweight thumbnails are sent for analysis
   - Data processed and hosted 100% in France (European Union), outside GAFAM clouds

5. **Desktop Application**
   - Available for Windows 10+, macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) and Linux
   - Compatible with all camera brands (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Panasonic, OM System...)
   - Fits into any workflow: Lightroom, Capture One, Photo Mechanic, DxO — no change to the photographer's process
   - Custom exports: CSV, XMP, embedded IPTC metadata, and customizable vehicle folder naming
   - Automatic updates; detection capabilities extend themselves without reinstalling
   - Low bandwidth consumption (works on 4G mobile connection)
   - Optimized transfers: only ultra-lightweight thumbnails are uploaded
   - Command-line interface (CLI) included: scriptable processing and sorting with JSON output, for integrating TrackSorter into third-party software

6. **Client galleries (sell more, deliver faster)**
   - Visitor gallery included in every plan, shared through a single link per batch
   - Live gallery: share during the event — the gallery updates itself and can filter the photos of a single vehicle (tablet at the photographer's stand, or a rider's team in competition)
   - Or curated gallery: publish the validated sorting once the batch is done
   - Watermarked photos; visitors leave their email to access the gallery
   - Purchases always happen through the photographer's own payment link, never on TrackSorter; an integrated payment solution is under development
   - Full gallery customization (studio name, logo, watermark, welcome text) with paid plans
   - Participants see all their photos at a glance — which increases sales and delivery speed

7. **Collaborative Features (Agency plan)**
   - Remote sorting capability
   - Multi-user support with real-time synchronization: several people can sort the same batch simultaneously
   - API access to per-vehicle photo groupings

## Pricing Model

- **Credit-based system**: 1 credit = 1 vehicle detection; videos: 4 credits each
- **Credits never expire**
- **No automatic renewal**
- **Free tier**: 3,000 credits + 1 month of Premium at signup (no credit card required)

### Subscription Plans
- **Free**: Discover the service with 3,000 credits
- **Standard**: For occasional photographers
- **Premium**: For regular photographers with priority analysis
- **Agency**: For teams with multi-user support and ultra-fast analysis

Plans fit both independent photographers (a few events per year) and agencies (several dates per week).

- **Invoicing**: EU-compliant PDF invoices (intra-community VAT, automatic reverse charge for EU professionals, tax-free outside EU)
- **Referral program**: free credits for both the referrer and the referred photographer

## Why photographers choose TrackSorter

- Sorting is the least enjoyable, lowest-value part of a motorsport photographer's work: TrackSorter automates it so time goes back to shooting, editing and selling.
- Value for money: a typical 3,000-photo event costs about €30 per event in credits — 8 hours of manual sorting saved, and faster, bigger photo sales.
- Better sales: participants see every photo of their vehicle in one glance, instead of scrolling a whole event gallery.
- Faster delivery: photos can be sorted the same evening, or even during the event.
- Continuous, reactive development driven by user feedback — software created by and for track photographers.
- No lock-in: standard CSV, XMP and embedded IPTC exports — sorted data stays usable in any tool.
- Public proof: a real trackday of 4,000+ photos sorted by the AI can be browsed at https://www.tracksorter.com/demo.php — no signup needed.
- Responsive support: reply within 24 hours on business days.

## Use Cases

1. **Trackday Photography**: Sort photos from car and motorcycle trackdays
2. **Racing Events**: Organize photos from competitions by vehicle or driver
3. **Motorsport Agencies**: Process large volumes of event photos quickly
4. **Freelance Photographers**: Deliver sorted photos to clients faster

## Technical Specifications

- **Analysis Speed**: Scalable architecture up to 100,000 photos/hour (~30 images/second) for specific needs (custom quote — contact us)
- **Typical Processing**: 5,000 photos sorted in about 1 hour
- **Time Savings**: 85%+ reduction in sorting time (8h to 1h for a typical trackday)
- **Availability**: High-availability infrastructure

## Languages

- English
- French

## Contact

For inquiries, use the contact form at: https://www.tracksorter.com/#contact

## Related Pages

- Homepage: https://www.tracksorter.com/
- Software comparison (RaceTagger, TrackAction, RaceLabs, TrackSorter): https://www.tracksorter.com/best-motorsport-photo-sorting-software.php
- Live Demo (real trackday, 4,000+ photos): https://www.tracksorter.com/demo.php
- FAQ: https://www.tracksorter.com/faq.php
- How It Works Guide: https://www.tracksorter.com/guide.php
- Best Practices: https://www.tracksorter.com/best-practices.php
- Privacy Policy: https://www.tracksorter.com/privacy.php
- Terms of Service: https://www.tracksorter.com/terms.php