Select an existing competition to edit, delete, or restore.

Defines the year for this competition. Used with the month to resolve the exact Award Night date.

Defines the type of competition such as monthly, special event, or annual competition. Used to group competitions and control how they are scheduled and managed.

Defines which month this competition applies to. Used to calculate the Award Night when Monthly is selected.

Defines whether the competition is internal to the club or an external event. Used to control available features and how the competition is managed.

Number of future competition months to automatically create from this setup.

Select the categories available in the competition such as Open, Mono, or Set Subject. These define how entries are grouped and judged.

Select whether the competition includes digital entries, print entries, or a combination of both. Determines how submissions and judging workflows are handled.

Choose the official capture method for member print voting. QR and paper should not both be used for the same print member vote.

Title to use when Set Subject Mode is Entered Manually instead of using the predefined monthly subject.

Brief description to use when Set Subject Mode is Entered Manually instead of using the predefined monthly subject.

Select the weekday the competition is held (e.g. Wednesday). Used for monthly scheduling.

Select which week of the month the competition is held (e.g. second Wednesday).

The date when judging results are presented and awards are given. This date is used to calculate submission and voting deadlines.

Controls when submissions open and close. Can be based on Award Night timing, always open, or manually set dates.

The date submissions open if using manual timing. Entries cannot be submitted before this date.

The date submissions close if using manual timing. Entries after this date are not accepted.

Number of days before Award Night that submissions open when using automatic timing.

Number of days before Award Night that submissions close when using automatic timing.

Controls when member voting opens and closes. Judge award entry is handled separately and may remain available for award-night presentation workflows.

The date member voting begins when using manual timing. Voting cannot occur before this date.

The date member voting closes. Members cannot vote after this date.

Number of days before Award Night that member voting closes when using automatic timing.

The date results are published to members when using manual timing. Results are shown after judging is complete.

Number of days after Award Night that results become visible when using automatic timing.

Defines whether entries must be new uploads, selected from existing images, or both.

Defines how image capture dates are restricted, either by a specific date or a rolling time period.

Sets the earliest capture date allowed for submitted images. Images taken before this date are not eligible.

Limits entries to images captured within a specified number of years from the competition date.

Sets the maximum number of entries a member can submit across all categories. Ensures total submissions per member stay within competition limits.

Defines which members are eligible to enter the competition. Can be restricted based on membership status or role.

Determines who is able to download the submitted images in a competition for better viewing

Sets the maximum number of digital images allowed per category.

Sets the maximum number of print entries allowed per category. Used for rules only and not enforced.

Defines the maximum allowed print dimensions for physical entries. Used as a guideline for entrants.

Defines the required mount size for print entries to ensure consistency for judging and display.

Maximum file size allowed per image upload.

Defines the accepted file format for uploads. Files in other formats may be rejected.

Defines the required colour profile for images. Use sRGB for best compatibility.

Sets the maximum allowed width in pixels. Images exceeding this may be rejected or resized.

Sets the maximum allowed height in pixels. Images exceeding this may be rejected or resized.

Defines who participates in judging the competition.

Choose how the judge will be assigned to this competition.

Select an existing registered judge for this competition.

Enter the full name of the new judge.

Enter the judges email address. The system will create their judge account and send the appropriate email.

Defines how members vote, such as ranking images or assigning points.

Defines how members score images during voting (e.g. points-based or placing-based).

Defines the labels members use when voting (e.g. 1st/2nd/3rd or custom award names).

Defines how judges assess images, such as assigning awards or scores.

Defines how judges assign scores to awards (e.g. fixed points per award or custom scoring).

Defines the award labels judges can assign (e.g. Gold, Silver, Bronze, Merit).

Determines whether awards are given per category or overall.

Defines whether results are combined or kept separate when both judges and members are involved.

Controls whether judges can explicitly reject an image (no award or points).

Controls if and how judges can download images in bulk (e.g. per category or full competition).

Controls whether judges can assign Merit awards or if Merit is applied automatically.

Sets the point value for each judge award, such as Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Merit.

Sets the points awarded for each judge award (e.g. Gold = 5, Silver = 3, Bronze = 1).

Controls how many awards a judge can assign in a category (e.g. fixed limits or unlimited).

Sets the maximum number of each judge award allowed per category.

Select the role that the presentation pack will be made available to

Choose when the projectionist pack should be automatically generated and emailed. The default is 1 day before award night so the projectionist has time to test the pack while keeping the contents as current as possible.

Use this only when you want the projectionist pack emailed on a specific date instead of using an automatic award-night or voting-close rule.