Iris - About

About Iris

Ths Iris software was born out of a need for simple yet powerful software to run photographic club competitions. It provides a straightforward photo upload experience, coupled with a simple and robust process on competition night. With both upload and display handled through custom software, the whole experience is easy to run and administer.

Website - Gathering images to show

Users register for an account, and images are owned by the user
Users are invited to join clubs, and once they accept the invitation they can upload images to that club's competitions
Clubs nominate administrators who look after their competitions, inviting new members and removing old ones
Once a competition closes, a file can be downloaded and then run on competition night in the Iris client
A download link can be sent to the judges via email with a single click, ready for them to download and review images
Images are marked up with awards once results have been uploaded

Client - Running the competition night

Images are shown to the judges in sequence, under their full control with a presentation clicker
Titles are shown on screen, and audibly read out, alongside an indication of progress to help with timekeeping
Images can be held back for later review with a simple press of the H key
Held images can be reviewed, then opened full screen for further discussion
Once open, the image can be given an award or placing
A slideshow of award winners can be shown during an interval
Panel competitions are supported
Panels are held and awarded as one, not as individual images
Once the competition is complete, a QR code can be scanned to upload results to the website