AI Captioning for Sports Photography

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Sideline's AI watches your ingest folder and generates professional, publication-ready captions for every sports photo—in seconds, not minutes.

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Sideline Captions AI Captioning
Michael K.
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"Sideline cut my postgame workflow from two hours to 20 minutes. I used to dread captioning, but now I just have Sideline do it for me. My clients think I hired an assistant."

— Michael K., Freelance Sports Photographer

How It Works

Set It. Forget It.

Sideline runs in the background, automatically captioning every image as it's ingested. No manual intervention required.

1

Set Your Watch Folder

Choose a folder to watch on your computer and Sideline will automatically caption new images as they're ingested.

2

Add Your Roster

Point Sideline to a code replacements file so it understands players and teams. Don't have one? Roster Manager can create one for you.

3

Get Publication-Ready Captions

Every caption matches the style your publication expects. AP, Getty, Imagn—Sideline delivers captions ready to publish.

12x Faster Than Manual Captioning

Sideline reduces captioning time from 30 seconds per image to just ~2.5 seconds per image. You'll save hours every game and deliver results faster.

30 seconds
Manual Captioning
20 seconds
Using Code Replacements
~2.5 seconds
Using Sideline Captions

Intelligent. Automatic. Fast.

Everything you need to caption sports photos faster than ever before.

Automatic Caption Generation

Auto-generates captions on import, pulling names from your code replacement files and writing to IPTC metadata

Intelligent Player Identification

Identifies teams by jersey color, distinguishes duplicate numbers, and uses in-camera audio for context

Publication-Ready Styles

Supports AP, Getty, Imagn, and more. Every caption matches the style your publication expects

Smart Image Processing

Works with RAW and JPEG files. Uses JPEG previews for fast processing—even with RAWs

Caption Filtered Photos

Filter by color class, star rating, or tag. Caption only the images that match your criteria

FTP Mode

Live FTP folder monitoring with automatic download and captioning. Optimized for wireless gameday workflows

Works With Your Favorite Sports

Sideline understands the unique context of each sport—from player positions to game situations—to generate accurate, sport-specific captions.

Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Track & Field
Volleyball
And more...
Pricing

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  • AI Captioning for macOS
    AI-generated captions for sports photography
    Intelligent AI captioning in all styles Local folder watching Filtering & post-captioning actions Caption Review Manual roster creation Roster Manager Export rosters & matchups FTP Mode
  • Code Replacements
    Roster data for over 15,000 teams
    240+ leagues, 15,000+ teams, 250,000+ players Generate on the web Generate in the app
  • Sideline Live
    Real-time photo galleries delivered in seconds
    Unlimited galleries & images Password-protected galleries Sell your images & earn Photographer profile pages Protect your images with a watermark Custom domains & branding Advanced analytics 10GB of storage included
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Sideline Captions

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  • AI Captioning for macOS
    AI-generated captions for sports photography
    Intelligent AI captioning in all styles Local folder watching Filtering & post-captioning actions Caption Review Manual roster creation Roster Manager Export rosters & matchups FTP Mode
  • Code Replacements
    Roster data for over 15,000 teams
    240+ leagues, 15,000+ teams, 250,000+ players Generate on the web Generate in the app
  • Sideline Live
    Real-time photo galleries delivered in seconds
    Unlimited galleries & images Password-protected galleries Sell your images & earn Photographer profile pages Protect your images with a watermark Custom domains & branding Advanced analytics 10GB of storage included
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