How bib number recognition works

Bib number recognition reads the race numbers in each photo, so participants find their photos by typing their bib. It works with the bibs you already print: no codes, no special paper.

Set it up

1. When you create the event, pick its event type. It decides where numbers are looked for: a chest, a bike plate, a swim cap, a motocross bike. The type is locked after creation.
2. On the Recognition tab, BIB sub tab, click Add bib numbers and enter your valid bib numbers or ranges, such as 100 to 150 or A-100 to A-200.
3. Turn on bib recognition for the albums you want.
4. Upload the photos. Recognition starts on each batch as it arrives, and the progress card shows how many are done.

How wrong numbers stay out

A race photo holds more numbers than bibs: sponsor boards, clocks, distance markers.

• Every number read gets a confidence score, and weak reads are dropped.
• Only numbers on your valid list count as bibs.
• The bib table lists each detected bib with its photo count. Edit a bib to remove a photo that does not belong.

When a bib cannot be read

Folded, covered or muddy numbers are not guessed. Three things cover those photos:

• Selfie search: faces are detected, so the participant is found by a selfie (bib, selfie or sponsor recognition).
• Manual tags: type the bib on the photo yourself. They always count and update search right away (manually tag a photo).
• The timeline: participants browse the photos from the time they passed (use the timeline).

What participants see

Find My Photos opens the bib search: participants find their race photos by bib number, in the share link and in the gallery on your website.

Good to know

• Bib recognition stays locked until the valid bib list is set: "Add bib numbers first".
• Motorsport has its own detector, built for numbers on riders and machines. What each sport reads is on the sport pages.
• Bib and selfie recognition share one capacity, and a photo is charged once whatever is on (buy recognition capacity).
• No bibs at your event? Choose the type Other and use selfie recognition only: the gallery then shows no bib search.