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SidelineID is the phone half of GalleryID Desktop, now on iPhone and Android. The camera sends each frame to your phone over its own hotspot, CaptionID names the athlete from the roster between plays, and the captioned file goes out by FTP or SFTP, or back to your laptop to review before it ships.
Photo Mechanic Plus was withdrawn from sale in March 2026. Your captions live in the files, not the catalog. How GalleryID Desktop's Catalog picks the archive up.
GalleryID Desktop captions sports photos three ways: MatchID and review, roster shortcodes, or Who Is This on one unclear frame. Pick per game.
GalleryID Desktop writes the athlete's name and its variations into the caption template fields you set up, from a roster you bind once. No headshots required.
GalleryID Desktop runs MatchID locally on Mac and PC. Tag players offline, embed names in metadata, and browse your whole archive with the Catalog.
GalleryID's new sports photography pricing removes the per-image meter. MatchID is unlimited on all paid plans. Storage is the only line item.
A photographer's guide to delivering sports galleries professionally. Branded pages on all paid plans, configurable expiration per share link, and per-link download tracking that closes the gap between sent and used.
A deep look at GalleryID's token-based filename system. 14 tokens, auto-resolve at upload, per-gallery overrides, and multi-person formatting that survives team shots.
Pre-season setup for sports photography: roster headshots, jersey color uploads, and folder permissions that pay back across months of galleries.
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