Why SnapCaption

Stop Building Roster Files by Hand

Each hour you spend copying rosters from PDFs is an hour you're not covering the game. Sports photographers save hours by automating their most tedious task — building roster files by hand.

20→1
Minutes Saved
10+
Leagues
Regular
Roster Updates
Free
No Cost, No Catch
Manual Process
20-30 min

Manually copying rosters before each game

With SnapCaption
<1 min

Select teams and generate complete file

THE PROBLEM

The Manual Roster Problem

You know shortcodes save time captioning. But building the roster files? That's where hours disappear.

The Copy-Paste Marathon

Hunting down current rosters, copying hundreds of names one by one, cross-referencing multiple sources because PDFs are outdated.

Never-Ending Updates

That rookie called up yesterday? Player traded at the deadline? Jersey number changes? Manual tracking means missed updates.

Duplicate Disasters

Two players wearing #23? Time to manually create suffixes and hope you don't accidentally overwrite one with the other.

Repetitive Torture

Building the same file for conference rivals for the 15th time this season. Same teams, same tedious process, every single game.

THE SOLUTION

Your Roster Building, Automated

Keep your Photo Mechanic or GalleryID Desktop workflow. Just eliminate the worst part of it.

Instant Roster Access

Select your league and teams. Every player loads automatically from continuously updated databases. No more PDF hunting.

Smart Duplicate Handling

Automatic unique suffixes for duplicate numbers. Football even uses position-based codes (15o for offense, 15d for defense).

Set Once, Use Forever

Save your configuration as a template. Next game against the same teams? One click loads everything.

Reusable Shortcode Sets

Save your referee shortcodes, venue shortcodes, and action shortcodes as reusable sets. Load them into any roster file with one click.

TIME COMPARISON

Manual vs. SnapCaption

Real scenarios. Real time savings.

Single Game
20–30 minUnder 1 min
Tournament (4 teams)
1–2 hours2–3 min
Full Season
4–8 hours10–20 min
Last-Minute Assignment
Scrambling...Under 1 min

Automate Your Roster Workflow

SnapCaption generates TSV roster files compatible with Photo Mechanic, GalleryID Desktop, Adobe Bridge, and Capture One.