All About Photos
A digital CrossCountry app map is invaluable for competitors, they can walk the course so much more efficiently when their next fence is somewhere in the trees or over the hill. They can see where they are on course by just tapping the blue arrow. With Pro they get their minute markers (no more wheeling!)
But photos take a course to the next level. They bring a course alive and make it so much more valuable for riders and officials. Riders can review and visualise the courses to feel more prepared for their ride and share the courses with friends and owners or with their coach whether or not they are at the venue. Courses are a permanent record in our library and they help riders make a decision on which event and level to enter.
Where do photos come from?
Photos may be added by the organiser, the course designer, builder or a volunteer. They may be added after a course has been published (so make sure to check back). This is because fences are often being dressed right up to the evening before and organisers want their courses to be presented at their best. Sometimes the organiser runs out of time to add photos. It is a super busy time for them.
Please thank the organisers for taking the effort to add photos. They are making your life so much easier
How do I tell if a course has photos?
The explore page and event page shows the number of photos, video or voice memos
Do you put photos behind a paywall?
No. If there are photos free users and Pro subsribers see them equally
What if there are no photos?
A rider or supporter can also add photos. Record and publish your course from scratch or download a course and add your own photos, then republish it.
As a competitor you can add your own photos. You will need a Pro subscription. Find out more about personalising your course.
You can then share the course with its photos either privately ( upload the course and share the link by whatsapp, text message, email etc) or on social media or you can also make it public. Even after the competition it is still worthwhile publishing your course. It’s amazing how many people look at past courses in our library. Find out more about sharing.
Did you know you can even share a link to a specific jump on social media?
Portrait or landscape?
If you are just taking one photo per jump, portrait photos look best - it's also much quicker as you don’t need to rotate your phone. For combinations you can take landscape to minimise scrolling.
Some android phones take long thin photos. Portrait is definitely best in this case or else you have a lot of white space.
Android photos
The app crops tall photos automatically to make them look good on any phone. Make sure the fence is in the centre to avoid it getting cropped off.
You can add other media too
Add a video of a line through a combination or to show terrain. Sketch an alternative route and add a photo of it.
How to view the photos
You can browse the jumps in the usual way or just click on any jump on the map. Pro users can see a super quick overview of all the jumps in a gallery.
Can I extract the photos?
Yes if you have a Toolkit subscription you can export all the photos from a course as a zip file sorted by name or number. Here's how.
