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SpectateSwamp · 08-26-2010, 01:07 PM

Here's how this slow motion option works for GOLF -- (it can work just as well for Football and other sports)

The initial plan was to shoot video of each golfer from behind and across; then play these short (4 to 6 secs) videos back in SLO-MO and NORMAL speed before the awards luncheon started.

This was ACCOMPLISHED and the 180+ videos were up and playing on a large screen within 10 minutes of leaving the course. The only PROBLEMS were: that a few golf swings took far more time than others (10 to 15 secs) and when played back in slow motion; the audience would lose interest. As well; in attempting to capture just the "golf swing" we missed some completely.

The SOLUTION was a program fix that allowed for just the FINAL 3 secs of video (the swing) to be played in slow motion. With this change; we can start recording when the golfer addressed the ball and shut it off on completion of the swing. No more missed swings or bored viewers.

Now they see each video clip followed by the final 3 seconds in Slo-Mo (as a screen saver).

The 180+ videos fit on 2 GigaByte USB sticks. These sticks can be quickly loaded with the videos & software before the golfers leave. They just LOVED the immediacy.

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SEE the above link; for video clips from those 2 tournaments. 20 of the 360+ videos are being switched out daily. Our NEXT Dropshots video series will be barrel racing where I quickly stop and restart recording after they round each barrel.

This method is extremely easy; because NO EDITING is required. Just off-load the MPEG video from the 2 camcorders (5 to 10 mins). Catalog the video to play normal speed and Slo-mo (mere seconds). Then start the replay. VERY timely. All golfers from the rank amateur to the seasoned pro; want to see their swing in Slo-Mo. Having hundreds of dual-speed golf swings playing randomly on the clubhouse screen is far more interesting to the patrons.

For football you turn the camcorder on before the snap, then off at the whistle. Similar results for basketball, high jump, gymnastics, cheerleading tricks....

SpectateSwamp · 08-26-2010, 01:09 PM

While showing those golf video clips after the supper; a number of golfers wanted to see their swing. But at the time we couldn't easily do that. They were just 2 video clips in among 180 or so. Now there is a SOLUTION.

By creating an extremely short video as each group approaches the Tee (maybe showing a whiteboard containing the flight# and player names?); the program will use that as a "group break point". That will now allow for the golfer to indicate which group they were in from the tournament sheet and we can replay their video and those of the rest of the players in that group. It will also enable us to play the videos random by group. For the Barrel racing it will randomly replay the video group for each racer. During this event we shut the camcorder off and immediately switch it back on after the horse and rider round each barrel. Randomly playing just part of the run wouldn't be the same.

Here is what a respondent from another Forum said:

this is an honest-to-God useful feature. I've often wished the shuffle function on music devices could be made to work this way. The reason is that I mainly listen to classical music. Much of that music is divided into movements, with each movement being a separate track. The movements themselves are not independent, however, and in sequence form the complete work. So I'd like to be able to say, for instance, "Play all my Beethoven pieces in a random order", and have Symphony #6 followed by Piano Concerto #5 rather than Symphony #6, movement II followed by Piano Concerto #5, movement I.

softwaretailor · 10-10-2010, 11:36 PM

thanks for share