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1. SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER User Manual SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Contents Table of Contents Part 1 An Introduction Overview of Gamebreaker 2 3 Set up Requirements 3 Computer 3 Video Camera 3 Converter 3 Converters that support Thunderbolt technology 3 Cables 4 Current Gamebreaker Version 5 Application Installation amp Licensing 6 Software Updates 6 Gamebreaker Support amp Feedback 6 Choosing a Language 7 9 Glossary of Terms Gamebreaker Quick Start 11 Launching Gamebreaker 12 Gamebreaker Project Window 12 Gamebreaker Project Principles 13 Project Window Controls 13 The Movie Zone 13 Movie Playback 14 The Movie Player Controls 14 View the Movie Frame by Frame 15 Go to a Specific Part of the Movie 15 Play a Movie in Slow or Fast Motion 15 Resize Movie Window 15 Presenting Movies In Full Screen 15 Adjust the Movie Volume 16 Movie Playback Keyboard Control 16 Loop Instance Playback 16 The Coding Form 16 The Movie Dock 16 The Timeline Zone 17 The Inspector 18 The Main Menu SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER 19 4 Gamebreaker Keyboard Shortcuts Part 2 Capture 23 Capture 23 Import a Movie Pre captured 23 Capture Movie 24 Making the Connections 24 Settings for Live Capture 26 Start Movie Capture 26 The Capture Toolbar 27 Interrupted Capture 27 Instant Capture 28 Timeslip Part 3 Code 30 Coding Form 30 Main Coding Objects 31 Import Existin
2. Traditional Lucida Grande Y ia Select the font style typeface and size from the selections in the drop down menu To change the text color in this menu routine click on the color box and choose the color from the palette choice For more detailed color options refer to the sections above SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 42 Editing a Coding Form Delete a Button Click on the button in the Coding Form and press DELETE on the keyboard Delete a Group of Buttons 1 Pressthe COMMAND key and select the buttons you want to delete or click and drag over the group using the lasso bounding box to make the selections 2 Press DELETE on the keyboard Move a Button Click on the button and drag it to the required location in the Form or use the arrow keys to move it more precisely Move a Group of Buttons 1 Pressthe COMMAND key and select the buttons you want to move or click and drag over the group using the lasso bounding box to make the selections 2 Clickand drag the buttons to the required position in the Form Duplicate a Button 1 Toduplicate a button and its properties highlight the button by clicking on it once Ensure that any Geometry properties are Unlocked 2 Pressthe OPTION key and click and drag the duplicate to another location within the Coding Form 3 the new button All the properties will be the same as the original except for any Hot Key assigned Hot keys can only be
3. To play the movie in full screen presentation On the Movie Player Control click on the mode select the movie window and press the Full Screen button at the left the keys on the keyboard ME This will present the movie full screen To stop presenting a movie in full screen and return to the Movie Zone 1 Press COMMAND key on the keyboard 2 On the Movie Player Control click on the Full Screen button 3 Press the ESC key Adjust the Movie Volume At the right side of the player control bar click on the Volume button Drag 4 the control button to the desired volume Use the Function keys on the keyboard to increase or decrease volume 15 SPORTSTEC GAMEBR EAK ER Part 1 An Introduction 16 Movie Playback Keyboard Control Once a movie is created or linked to a timeline you can use many key combinations to play it at different speeds SPACE BAR plays and pauses the movie RIGHT ARROW moves the movie forwards frame by frame Hold it down for continuous slow motion movement forward LEFT ARROW moves the movie backwards by frame Hold it down for a smooth rewind action Loop Instance Playback Looping an instance repeats it continuously 1 On the player control bar select the Loop button 2 Play the movie The Coding Form The Gamebreaker Coding Form is the starting point for coding your video It contains the categories buttons you want to analyze such as set pie
4. Duration 00 07 36 The Inspector has no Appearance functions in the Movie Zone 52 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze 53 Gamebreaker Drawing Tools The Drawing Toolbar The drawing toolbar contains tools for creating drawing objects The drawing objects created Can only exist on an Instance Movie or in the Main Movie or on a Whiteboard By default they will be colored Yellow Have their own Timeline Row irrespective of how many drawing objects may be placed in a Timeline By default their duration is 3 seconds except where less than 3 seconds remain in the Timeline May have their visibility and or appearance manipulated within the Movies on which they are overlaid Because both the Main movie and Instance movies have their own independant timelines drawing objects placed in one will not be visible in the other Drawing Tools Select the tool you wish to use by clicking on it once The tool selected will be lit with a blue background To activate the tool click on the movie zone and drag the cursor Activate the Inspector for that tool to change the properties from the default Gamebreaker stores any amended Inspector properties as a new default setting A tool is deactivated as soon as you discontinue dragging the cursor Gamebreaker will automatically return to the Selection tool cursor when the tool is deactivated You may lock a selected tool so it doesn t deactivate after each use if you wish by
5. symbol which will then backlit with sky blue hue to expose the Properties Window which will display the Start and End times and Duration of the instance Properties You may edit the start time duration and or end time If y Visibility animation you change either the start or end time the duration will be Start Time 2 automatically amended Duration 2 38 End Time 5 26 Click on the symbol which will then be backlit with a sky blue hue to expose the Appearance Window which will allow you to determine the color of the instance Altering the color here will not affect the color of the button in the Code Window Manipulating Instances in the Timeline After the movie is captured and available with a Timeline coding can be done by dragging the playhead to any location or in the Movie Window by using the movie player controls such as fast forward even the playback speed can be set faster or slower with the player controls Manually Create a New Instance for a Code already existing in the Timeline 1 Highlight the Event Row by clicking on the event row name 2 Position the playhead at the point in the timeline where you want the instance to start or end 3 Press down and hold COMMAND then click and drag the playhead in the timeline to the required end or starting point Adjust the Length of an Instance or a Drawing Object Click on the Instance or the drawing object instance to selec
6. Movie functions all Gamebreaker specific and are described in the Movie Zone section Dock The functions are all Gamebreaker specific and are described in the Movie Dock section Timeline The functions are all Gamebreaker specific and are described in the Timeline section Form functions are all Gamebreaker specific and are described in the Code Zone section Arrange The functions are all Gamebreaker specific and are described in the Code Zone section Format functions are all standard Apple system functions View The functions are restricted to Show or Hide the Inspector Colors amp Fonts Window The functions are all standard Apple system functions Help Contains an electronic copy of this manual SPORTSTEC GA MEBR Part 1 An Introduction Gamebreaker Keyboard Shortcuts The following table describes the keystroke symbols used to depict keyboard shortcuts KEYSTROKE KEYSTROKE SYMBOL COMMAND CONTROL OPTION SHIFT LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN ARROWS PAGE UP PAGE DOWN fnt fni CLICK The following table describes the keystrokes which are used for Main Menu System Functions or keystrokes for Main Menu functions which are in common usage MENU ITEM FUNCTION KEYSTROKE PROJECT EDIT VIEW WINDOW SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E A K ER Part 1 An Introduction 20 Note The Undo function in the Edit Menu will perform only as far back as t
7. clicking on the tool icon twice A tool will remain locked even though you may move to another clip or to a whiteboard until it is unlocked To unlock the selection select another tool The Drawing Toolbar Icon Functions The Drawing Toolbar Icon This is not a button The Selection Tool Use the Selection tool to move the position of drawing objects to vary the size or to select 1 or more drawing objects in the view The Freehand Tool The Freehand tool provides you with the ability to draw freehand objects Objects drawn with this tool will be fixed as to what was drawn once the tool has been deactivated You may manipulate the position and overall dimensions by using the Selection tool SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze 54 The Straight Line Tool 1 The Straight Line tool allows you to draw a straight line You may reposition a straight line hs drawn and reposition either end of the line by using the Selection tool The Shape Tools The Shape tool allows you to draw up to 3 varying shapes in the movie view Use the Inspector function to choose the shape of the default and to vary the shape of an existing Shape object The Text Tool Select the Text Tool and click in the movie Use the Inspector to set the font the font size and color Type the text in the text box You may change the dimensions of the Textbox by using the Selection Tool to drag a corner to your required size To edit the text double clic
8. the Timeline The button may deactivate itself automatically or may be required to be manually deactivated depending upon whether or not the Lag Time function is active refer to Event Time Tweaks on page 32 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER 34 TextBox a Part 3 Code When and each time you click on this icon a Shape button by default a rectangle with square corners colored yellow will be placed in a descending vertical sequence in the Coding Form A Shape button has no coding function s The purpose of a Shape button is to help organize your buttons visually which can make the coding process easier especially live You may color it change its shape etc to use as a background mat by using the Inspector function When and each time you click on this icon the word Text surrounded by 8resizing knobs will be placed in a descending vertical sequence in the Coding Form A Text box has no coding function s Its purpose is purely to place text at your selected place in the Coding Form A Text Box can be resized and the text can be selected to be aligned left right or centered within the text area Contextual Menu Shortcut L When you click on this icon in the Coding Form Toolbar you will be presented with the Form dropdown from the main menu Coding Form Grid Background The default coding form has a background with a grid pattern The purpose of this grid is to assist you to position your coding
9. Once a color has been chosen and that color is displayed in the color bar click on the color bar and drag the color to one of the favorites boxes at the bottom of the color window ee To recall a color simply click on the color in the favorites box and drag it to the color bar SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 41 Immediately above the line of color favorites boxes is an Opacity slider This may be used to vary the opacity of a color selected and displayed in the color bar The Opacity Slider can also be used to make a button transparent for use in some more advanced coding applications You may color a button s text by highlighting the button then double clicking on the button text then following the instructions in the previous sentence You may also wish to refer to the sections above for options within the Fill submenu of the Inspector function to effect color change Fonts This function is available for Event buttons and for the Text box 1 Highlight the text that you want to change the font of 2 Clickon the Appearance panel in Inspector 3 Clickon the box containing the font name and font size The Font Menu will be displayed 000 Fonts Collections Family Typeface Size All Fonts Letter Gothic Std Regular 13 English LiHei Pra Bold 9 Favorites LiSong Pra 10 Recently Used Lithos Pro 1 Fixed Width Lucida Blackletter 0 12 Fun Lucida Bright Modern Lucida Calligraphy i PDF A Lucida Fax
10. by clicking on the Instance Movie thumbnail then drag it to the amended position and drop it When the number of thumbnails in the Movie Dock exceeds the amount of real estate available for presentation of the entire Movie Dock you can scroll forwards or backwards through the Movie Dock by clicking the open arrowhead buttons at the left for back or right for forward at either end of the display The Instance Movie Dock icon button to the left of the thumbnails opens the Instance Movie Action Menu Clicking the solid arrowhead which is located at the top left of the Instance Movie Dock display will play the Instance movies from first to last in their order in the Movie Dock At the same time an Event Row will open named Movie Dock which will contain all the dock movies displayed as numbered instances in their dock order Clicking the garbage bin icon located at the top right of the Instance Movie Dock will delete all the Instance movies in the Instance Movie Dock 50 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze 51 Spliced Board A Spliced Board is a combination of two Instance Movies that are synchronized and displayed side by side A Spliced Board can only exist in the Movie Dock It is not represented in the Timeline By default the Spliced Board will only play for the duration of the shortest of the 2 movies after the synchronization has been determined When the Spliced Board is selected in the Movie Dock bot
11. computers manufactured prior to January 2011 the cable used to connect to a video converter between the camera and the computer is likely to be a 9 pin to 4 pin or 6 pin to 4 pin Firewire cable The 9 pin or 6 pin end of the cable connects to the computer and the 4 pin connects to the converter Digital converters generally have a 6 pin connector but some have both 4 pin and 6 pin For computers manufactured after Jan 2011 we recommend you use a Thunderbolt cable connector SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 2 Capture 24 Making the Connections When connecting any video devices for capture try to visualize the video signal flow Drawing the video flow on paper can be very helpful Start by identifying the source and destination connectors physically on the devices then map out how they are going to connect to each other matching video out to video in accordingly eg if you are sourcing the video from a satellite receiver you are likely going to be using an analog to digital convertor as a bridge from the source to the capturing computer Direct Connections DV HD USB Capturing Connection Computer Video Flow Satellite Video Out Convertor Video In Convertor Firewire Out Computer Firewire In So the video flow will start at the video out connector of the satellite box travel to the video in connector on the convertor using an RCA cable then travel to the computer using a Firewire cable Set the convertor setti
12. form objects on the form relative to one another You are able to be more precise with this positioning by using the Geometry function in the Inspector Appearance SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code Inspector in the Coding Form Click on the object in the Coding Form to highlight it then Sec uic Inspector icon button from the Project Window Controls or select VIEW Show Inspector from the Main Menu The Inspector Panel will open Click on the symbol which will then be backlit with a sky blue hue to expose the Properties Window which will allow you to specify the objects properties Clickonthe symbol which will then be backlit with a sky blue hue to expose the Appearance Window which will allow you to determine how your object and or button combination s will appear Inspector Properties Tabs Event Name Event Name Populate in Timeline Event Time Tweaks Lead Time Lag Time Hot Key no Key Clear Name an Event Button Event Name Event Name With the button highlighted in the Event Name panel of the Inspector Properties function type the name or caption that will describe the Event In the illustration above Event Name has been used You may also name an Event button by double clicking on the button and then typing a new caption 35 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 36 Populate in Timeline Below the Event Name field is a checkbox Populat
13. graphical object to place text on the Coding Form Timeline The zone that displays a timeline of the movie in the movie zone and which shows each instance of all Event buttons chronologically recorded Timeslip The ability to review captured video during capture Whiteboard A Whiteboard is comprised of drawing objects that have no movie behind them the background is static SPORTSTEC 2 Select Project 3 Start capturing a video or Import a video SPORTSTEC I1 Build your Code Form and start coding the video SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction 11 Launching Gamebreaker To open your Gamebreaker application select the Gamebreaker Icon from your Desktop or from the Dock or from the Applications folder This will open the Project Startup Dialog Window When you select New Project in the Project Startup Dialog Window you will be asked to name and nominate where the project file will be saved before being taken to the Gamebreaker Project Window You may also open a new Project when the Gamebreaker application is open by selecting 76 PROJECT from the Main Menu then selecting New You may open existing Project by selecting Open or Open Recent and selecting your target Project from where it is saved Mew Project pen Project Instant Capture When you select Open Project the Project Startup Dial
14. in Design mode and Capture is initiated Gamebreaker will by default change to Code mode Design Mode Design a Coding Form In the Coding Form Toolbar select Design mode Select the coding object you require by clicking on it The coding object selected will be placed on the coding form Each object placed on the form has it s own layer so that the second object created will be above the first and the third above the second and so on The order may be changed by using the Arrange menu in the Main Menu bar Event Button When and each time you click on this icon an Event button will be placed in a descending vertical sequence on the left side of the Coding Form This will have a default caption Event in the center of the button This Event button will be used to mark an event as an instance in the Timeline By default the button shape will be a rectangle with rounded corners You may make the corners more or less rounded or square by clicking and dragging the purple dot to the right or to the left To name an Event button double click on it and type the name or highlight the button single click and then open the Inspector window and select the Properties options To manipulate the buttons properties and it s appearance characteristics use the Inspector function When an activity is being coded clicking on an Event button will activate or deactivate the button and at the same time create an Instance in
15. in the Timeline Synchronized Drawing Objects and Drawing Instances in the Timeline Part 4 Analyze 50 50 50 51 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 The Movie Dock The Main Movie Thumbnail The Instance Movie Thumbnails The Spliced Board Skimming in the Movie Dock Delete an Instance Movie or Whiteboard from the Movie Dock Inspector in the Movie Zone Gamebreaker Drawing Tools The Drawing Toolbar The Drawing Toolbar Icon Functions The Selection Tool SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Contents 53 The Freehand Tool 54 The Straight Line Tool 54 The Shape Tools 54 The Text Tool 54 Angle Measurement Tool 54 Line Measurement Tool 54 Show or Hide the Drawing Toolbar 54 Create Drawing Objects in a Movie 55 Create Drawing Objects in the Timeline 55 Copy Paste Drawing Objects 56 Inspector with Drawing Tools 57 The Whiteboard 57 Create a Whiteboard 57 Add a Whiteboard with the Current Frame as a Background 57 Inspector with the Whiteboard 58 Instance Movies 58 Creating Instance Movies 58 Create a Movie from a Single Instance 58 Create a Movie from Selected Instances in a Single Row 58 Create a Movie from all Instances in a Single Row Chronologically 58 Merge Rows 59 Sequential Rows 59 Selection Order 59 Saving Instance Movies 59 Working with Code Rows 59 Add a New Blank Row to the Timeline 59 Move a Row 59 Move Multiple Rows 60 Duplicate a Row 60 Copy selected Instances from a Row into a new Row 60 Delet
16. its functions to both movies in the Spliced Board as if it were playing a single Instance movie after taking into account any synchronization applied Each Instance Movie in the Spliced Board has a synchronization control slider that allows you to choose the synchronization point for each Instance Movie Determine what is to be your synchronization point such as the time a ball is struck Use the playback control to find the first time the chosen synchronization event occurs in either movie Next use the slider bar below the instance movie illustrated within the red oval in the picture above which allows you to advance or reverse the instance movie to find the synchronization point and then you may fine tune the exact synchronization point by stepping the movie back and forth Next use the slider and stepping controls under the other instance movie to find the synchronization point for that movie Now move the floating playback control back to the beginning left ready to play the 2 movies which will be synchronized to the synchronization points in each Note The sliders below the instance movies in the spliced board will move in unison when they are being used This is because they will reflect the synchronized start and resultant end time SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze Skimming in the Movie Dock You may preview any Instance movie in the Movie Dock except a spliced movie by skimming As you pass your cursor over
17. of the form The position of the button may be locked by checking the Locked box This will prevent the button from being moved within the Form no matter what other positioning or repositioning of buttons or combinations of buttons may occur To turn this function off re check the box Colors When you click on the Show Colors option in the View column of the Main Menu bar a Color Palette will open which presents a Toolbar range of 5 palette options for selecting colors In the example below the center option of the 5 options available has been illustrated wende There are 3 function features common to all the 5 palette O Hm E mm choices which will assist you in enhancing the coding of your Coding Form The magnifying glass symbol at top left beside the color bar can be used to capture a specific Palette Apple BES color hue from anywhere by clicking on the symbol it will become your cursor Next place this modified cursor Blue over the color you want to use and click on it The color mn chosen will be displayed in the color bar and if you have B Green the target button highlighted it will also change to the Magenta color choice Orange Purple At the bottom of the Color window is a row of boxes d referred to as the Favorite Colors Bar These boxes may be used to store any special or favorite color mixes you have chosen so that they may be recalled at any time
18. other criteria click on the adjacent up down button and select the criteria you require You should next select whether you want the sort sequence to be in ascending or descending order To remove a sort selection click on the X button in the sort row Sort Rows by Name All rows will sort in alphabetical order Sort Rows by Color Colors are sorted in order of the palette from left to right descending from lighter to darker The color palette has 600 colors and each color has X Y coordinate White the upper left most corner 1 20 and the darkest red in the lower right most corner 30 1 define the sorting pattern from left to right top to bottom Sort Rows by Color then by Name All rows will sort by color and then within each color sort by name Sort Rows by Number of Instances All rows will sort according to how many instances are in each row The row with the most amount of instances will move to the first row The row with the second most amount of instances will move to the second row and so on SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 5 Share 63 Imports Import a Movie This is a standard file import process When you click on the Import Movie button in the New Project Window or select Import Movie from the dropdown Movie tab in the Main Menu the window will open which contains your file list s to select the movie file you require Gamebreaker is compatible with any movie format which can be opened with Q
19. the background is static By default a whiteboard background is white but you may change the background to any color by using the Inspector function A whiteboard has its own Timeline and has a fixed duration by default 10 seconds which may be varied by amending the duration with the Inspector function see below to an accuracy of 01 of a second A whiteboard may be exported as a standalone file for later editing and or reuse This file can be used in other projects and shared with others Refer to the Share section of this manual Note A whiteboard created will have the same aspect ratio screen size as the main movie Create a Whiteboard From the Dock Menu in the Main Menu bar select Add White Board A blank whiteboard will be presented in the movie window along with a Drawing Toolbar from which to select the drawing objects which you wish to place on the whiteboard A whiteboard created will automatically be saved to the Movie Dock Each drawing object on a whiteboard will be added as a row to the whiteboards Timeline A drawing object will by default have a duration of 3 seconds You may manipulate the duration and visibility of the object s on the whiteboard by changing or duplicating the object instance s To change the background color select Inspector and using the Appearance function select the Fill option Add a Whiteboard with the Current Frame as a Background You may capture the current frame as an image backgrou
20. to expose the selection menu SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze 59 Sequential Rows Sequential rows creates an instance movie of the instances in row order of the timeline for all selected rows from the top down All instances in each row will be played in chronological order 1 Organize the timeline rows from top to bottom by clicking and dragging on the row name 2 Hold down the COMMAND key and click on the row names to select multiple rows 3 Right Control click on one of the rows to expose the selection menu Selection Order Selection order will create an instance movie of all instances selected in the order in which they are selected in the timeline 1 Hold down the COMMAND key and click on the instances in the order you want them to play in the instance movie As each instance is selected it is labeled with a number 1 2 3 2 Right Control click on one of the instances to expose the selection menu Saving Instance Movies Any instance movie can be saved as a file for presentation archive or distribution purposes 1 Clickon the movie that you want to save It will be surrounded by a blue border 2 Choose Export Clip from the Dock menu in the main menu bar 3 Name the file and select Where 4 Set the required movie format from the bottom of the save window 5 Click the Save button Working with Code Rows Add a New Blank Row to the Timeline Press the Add new row icon Menu
21. to use your mouse and or your keyboard to activate a button while you are coding in a live environment To provide for this option click on the Text box from the Hot Key panel at the bottom of the Inspector window and then type in your keyboard option preference Hot Key no key Clear If a Hot Key has been nominated it will be displayed in the top left corner of the button You may also display or hide all the Hot Key combinations in the button titles in the Coding Form by clicking on the Contextual Menu button or from FORM in the Main Menu select Show Hide All Hot Keys SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code Inspector Appearance Tab A Event Appearance Text Attributes Text Attributes You may amend the font font color and position of text Helvetica 13 Caption D md 4 The default setting places this Event or Caption centrally within the target button You may move the M Caption Caption within the borders of the button either Harizontal mm horizontally or vertically by clicking on and dragging the T nd Caption sliders If you prefer you may also move the Vertical Caption outside the borders of the button 4 Caption Shape Horizontal e 0 Rounded Rectangle Vertical Fill mo Wherever you move a Caption to it will remain relative to Color the button borders even though you may subsequently ch
22. used once per Coding Form 4 duplicate a button from one Coding Form to another highlight the button by clicking on it once then copy it COMMAND open the Project which contains the target Form and then paste it into that Coding Form COMMAND V Duplicate a Group of Buttons To duplicate a group of selected buttons from one Coding Form to another press and hold the COMMAND key and click on each button in the group to highlight them Then copy them COMMAND open the Project which contains the target Form and then paste them into that Coding Form COMMAND V SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 43 Button Layers Every button created in the Coding Form is on a separate layer Each object placed on the form has it s own layer so that the second object created will be above the first and the third above the second and so on The order may be changed by using the Arrange menu in the Main Menu bar It is sometimes useful to overlap buttons or hide them 1 To move a button to the top layer highlight the button press OPTION and COMMAND and the DOWN ARROW key 2 To move a button to the bottom layer highlight the button press OPTION and COMMAND and the UP ARROW key 3 move one layer at a time press the COMMAND key and press ARROW UP to move the layer forward 1 level at a time or press COMMAND key and press ARROW DOWN to shift the layer backward 1 level at a time Alternatively right click CONTRO
23. your movie that you want to code click on the relevant code button or use your preset hot key b From an existing Project Open the Project Press the Code mode button and the movie will begin to play When you see an event in your movie that you want to code click on the relevant code button or use your preset hot key If the button has been customized with a specified lag time you will see a circular timer countdown fill the button until the lag time runs out Note the video must be playing in order for the circular timer to activate ie if you are coding with the movie paused and click on a button with a lag function you will not get the timer Stop Coding To stop coding just stop the movie Of course Coding will have stopped at any time as soon as the last code button has been deactivated Pause Restart Coding To pause the coding and pause the movie and then to restart the coding press the Space bar on the keyboard Note any code button which is active when the space bar is pressed will be paused and be reactivated when the pause is reactivated Live Coding during Capture Coding can be done during capture You can code using the mouse or using hot keys To save time we suggest using hot keys because you can type while watching the performance whereas if you are mousing you will have to look where you are clicking SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 45 The Timeline A Timeline is a graphical r
24. L CLICK on the button and select the action from the drop down menu Save a Coding Form By default the objects which you place on the Coding Form and the properties of those objects are saved when the project is saved Export a Coding Form Once you have created all your code buttons on the Coding Form you can use this Form as a template for other projects to code any movie This saves time as you will not have to recreate all the buttons in a new project 1 In the Form Menu select Export Form 2 Give the Form a name and a file destination SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 44 Code Mode Code a Movie Code Mode will insert instances at the position of the playhead on the timeline When an Event button is clicked to start marking an instance the instance will start at the playhead if no lead time is set for the button After the movie is captured coding can be done by dragging the playhead to any location or use the movie transport controls such as fast forward or rewind or the playback speed can also be set slower that you want to code then hold down the Command key and drag amp drop the playhead to manually create an instance Coding Instances a From a new Project Open a new Project and select Import Movie Select the movie file you wish to code and import it to your project Build or import a Coding Form Press the Code mode button and the movie will begin to play When you see an event in
25. R Part 3 Code 38 The Fill Panel Button and Form Presentation Button Presentation This function is the same for Event buttons and Shape buttons The Fill panel allows you to color the button by clicking on the default color in the color box The Colors palette choice will drop down Click on the button color you want from your preferred palette You may also choose to make your button transparent by selecting None as your choice You may also choose to use an image as a button With the button highlighted open the INSPECTOR function and from the Fill panel drop down menu select the Image option A File List window will open Select the image you wish to use this could be a photograph illustration or symbol The image will fill Fill the target button i Image The Fill panel in the Inspector window will change Original Size ws E when you select this button to show the image and to Scale to Fit provide further options for Image button re sizing J caleto Fill Stretch T Stroke Tile o manipulate the image first use the resizing knobs to get the image to a size and shape that is suitable If the image does not fit the required shape or if during the shape and size manipulation the image has become distorted you can restore image integrity by selecting one of the options in the Image drop down menu which best suits your needs If you had previously placed a name in the Event butt
26. and if a drawing object is deleted the drawing instance and the drawing event row will also be deleted 48 J F 1 3 m F3 1 P 3 E j 1 Fr 1 1 i I 1 F b SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze The Movie Dock m won c wil Lert E 14 T 1 m 4 ic LL AN LES ES x B i n E at E a os _ The thumbnail of the movie in the Movie Dock which is active and loaded to play in the movie zone will be highlighted with a blue outline as illustrated in the Main Movie Thumbnail above The Main Movie Thumbnail The Main Movie thumbnail is at the left of the Movie Dock Js The Main Movie icon button to the left of the thumbnail opens the Movie Action Menu which is a mirror of the drop down Movie options in the Main Menu The Instance Movie Thumbnails The Instance Movie thumbnails which occupies the main body of the Movie Dock is a pictorial display of thumbnails of Instance Movies and Whiteboards which have been created in the Project The Movie Dock may also contain Spliced Boards The Movie Dock is constructed in the order in which the Instance Movies are created from left to right except when the order has been changed manually You may change the order of an Instance Movie in the Movie Dock
27. as according to the options set from the previous time this camera captured So when this camera is selected to capture again Gambreaker is able to calculate the amount of storage required per minute of capture for that camera The amount of capture time remaining at those settings based on the amount of storage capacity available on the computer hard drive or storage peripheral is displayed in minutes hours and days Important Check the available space before starting capture SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 2 Capture 26 Capture Timer Slide the switch to the right to turn it on The fields provide ELS 2 you with the ability to specify the duration of the capture 1C with a count down timer to the capture end You may FETE amend the capture time at any time The amended capture time will take effect from the time that you click the apply button The countdown timer will display the time to run calculated from the beginning of the capture session or if amended from the time the amendment was applied Start Movie Capture To start your Capture Click on the RED Capture button in the Movie Zone or select Start Capture from the Movie Menu During capture a red disc will flash in the top right corner of the movie view and the floating toolbar will change to display the pause and stop buttons and will also display the elapsed time with a horizontal red progress bar The Capture Toolbar Show H
28. associated with that term Capture To record a movie to a file on the hard disk drive or external drive Code A category for information in your movie When you want to identify an event a piece of action from a movie for later reference analysis you code that action Coding Form The form for creating and using Event buttons to categorize events in a timeline Coding Object An object which populates the Coding Form Drawing Object A graphical object created from the Drawing Toolbar which is overlaid on a movie or a whiteboard and which has a corresponding row in the Timeline Event Button Event buttons are used to define an action by its name and time when it occurred in a certain play Event buttons are toggle buttons which means that you are required to press them to activate and press again to deactivate except when you have a lag time programmed which automatically terminates the instance at a fixed time after the instance was created Inspector A tool for attributing appearance and behavioural properties to objects in the Coding Form Movie Zone Timeline and with Drawing Tools Instance An instance is a passage in time created by a particular event or is a coded segment of a movie which has the following properties Start Time End Time Code Name An instance becomes part of the timeline for that movie also see code e Active instance An instance that has been created by activating the Event button but has not yet
29. been deactivated It has an empty End Time property Instance Movie A movie created from a single instance or multiple instances coded from the Main Movie SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Lag Time Lag time automatically terminates an instance at a specifed time after the instance has been created When you click on the Event button to code the instance Gamebreaker au tomatically adds the lag time to its end Lag time modifies a button so that it only needs to be pressed once The beginning of the instance is marked when the button is pressed down and the end is marked when the lag time runs out Lead Time Lead time automatically adds a specific time to the beginning of an instance when it is being coded When you click on the Event button to code the instance Gamebreaker marks the beginning of the instance in advance of when the button was pressed by the lead time specified Main Movie The performance you are using as the source of your information Movie Dock A pictorial display of Instance Movie thumbnails and any Whiteboards which have been created in the Project Objects Objects in the Coding Form Movie Zone Timeline and with Drawing Tools are what the Inspector is able to attribute appearance and behavioural properties to Project The Gamebreaker package consisting of the 3 principal components Shape A decorative graphical object which places a visual scene on the Coding Form Text Box A
30. bove this indicates 5 seconds As the storage capacity of the capturing computer is filled the line will graphically display in red the proportion of storage used Interrupted Capture If the capture is unexpectedly interrupted or the capture fails before you Stop Capture the next time you login to Gamebreaker the video in a Project file which had been captured before the capture failure will be displayed in the Project Startup Dialog window at the top of the Recent Projects list in RED You will be given the option to Restore Remove or Cancel Restore will perform the flattening process on the video file which would have been performed in the normal course of events Remove will delete the project Cancel will allow you to proceed to other tasks in Gamebreaker and leave the project file in question in abeyance until you decide what you want to do with it Instant Capture Instant Capture will bypass the normal setup protocols that prompt you to define the capture parameters and immediately launches the capture function using the last parameter settings used This function may be very useful where the setup time is limited and you are confident with your settings By default the Instant Capture project will be named Instant Capture No and it will be placed on your desktop SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 2 Capture 28 Timeslip Timeslip gives you the ability to review captured video during the capture without interru
31. ces in a field hockey game Event buttons are used to categorize and mark the time of events in your movie These events or instances become your own personal study of performance specific information You can save time by coding instances as you capture your movie Then if you want to change add or delete information it s easy to go back and do so later You may orient your Coding Form on the left or right of the Project Window by selecting which option you prefer from the Form dropdown in the Main Menu or from the menu options contained in the Contextual Menu icon in the Code Form Toolbar Movie Dock The Main Movie thumbnail is displayed at the left of the Dock The Instance Movie thumbnails which occupy the main body of the Movie Dock is a pictorial display of thumbnails of Instance Movies and Whiteboards which have been created in the Project The Movie Dock may also contain Spliced Boards The Timeline Zone A Timeline is a graphical representation of the movie duration expressed in hours minutes seconds hundredths of a second The Timeline may be divided up into Instances Instances catagorize chosen events which happen in the movie A Timeline may also contain drawing objects SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction 17 Main movie each Instance movie will have their own independant Timeline s Drawing objects may be placed within any Timeline but because the Timelines ac
32. computer requirements for Sportstec Gamebreaker are Computer Apple Macintosh running Mac OS X 10 6 8 operating system or later We strongly recommend adding more RAM up to the current maximum of 8GB to any computer running Sportstec Gamebreaker This will be particularly relevant if you plan to use an HD camera Video Camera Digital video cameras currently range from Standard definition to Full HD To capture directly from the camera without a bridging converter the camera must support FireWire IEEE 1394 output Cameras that record in HDV or DV will support FireWire capture This technology is becoming obsolete but is still available in most markets We support all cameras that record to SD card in MOV format Nearly all cameras have some type of video output whether it be composite s video component or HDMI These signals can be captured using a converter Check your cameras outputs when choosing a convertor If you are choosing a new camera make sure these connections are convenient to connect to when the camera is mounted on a tripod or other fixture Converter Firewire analog to digital video convertor Canopus product lines are recommended Converters that support Thunderbolt technology The Matrox MXO2 family of products or the Blackmagic Intensity Extreme and Blackmagic Ultrastudio 3D are recommended Check that your Apple Mac supports Thunderbolt before purchasing Cables Firewire cables to plug in the camera or co
33. ding Form is the starting point for coding your video It contains the categories buttons you want to analyze such as set pieces Event buttons are used to categorize and mark the time of events in your movie Pressing an Event button marks the Timeline of the movie and this is graphically represented in the Timeline Zone These events or instances become your own personal study of performance specific information You can save time by coding instances as you capture your movie Then if you want to change add or delete information it s easy to go back and do so later Main Coding Objects Event Button a code button Properties Name Lead Time Lag Time Functions can become turned on creating a new instance can become turned off ending the instance Shape a decorative graphical object Properties Shape amp Color Functions To create a visual scene on the Coding Form SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 31 Text a graphical object Properties Object size Text Font amp Color Functions To create artistic text on the Coding Form Clicking of an EVENT SHAPE or TEXT Icon will place an object in the Coding Form A button in the Form must be highlighted before you can work with it with the Inspector function when you are designing your Coding Form Click on a button to highlight it It is highlighted when it has become surrounded by eight 8 square re sizing knobs one in each corner and o
34. e a Row 60 Edit Row Names 60 Change Code Name Color 60 Sorting Code Rows 60 The Sort Panel 61 Sort Rows by Name 61 Sort Rows by Color 61 Sort Rows by Color then by Name 61 Sort Rows by Number of Instances Part 5 Sharing Files 63 Imports 63 Import a Movie 63 Import a Coding Form 63 Import a Timeline 63 Import a Whiteboard 65 Exports 65 Export a Main Movie 65 Export a Dock Movie 65 Export a Clip Movie 66 Export a Coding Form 66 Export a Timeline 66 Export as SportsCode XML Edit List 66 Export as CSV Edit List 67 Export a Whiteboard SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Welcome to Gamebreaker This manual will help you find your way around Gamebreaker The manual has been structured to conform to the workflow which in our experience is applicable to High School Sports and amateur sports club coaching This manual assumes you have already seen a demonstration or been trained in using Gamebreaker and therefore have a basic knowledge of how it works If you are unfamiliar with Gamebreaker or require more information please email Sportstec at Support sportstec com Overview of Gamebreaker Gamebreaker is very user friendly just follow some simple steps and you ll be on your way Here s a quick guide on how the Gamebreaker process works You ll ind step by step instructions in the following pages 1 Gamebreaker is Project based in that each event analyzed is a separate project wit
35. e application online If you are not connected to the Internet you can register the application manually Manually Cancel Register Enter the Registration Code provided to you by Sportstec and click the Register button SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction If you have a Firewall that won t allow you to register online you may register manually To effect this process click on the Register Manually button Gamebreaker will provide you with a Registration Key Email this code to admin sportstec com to receive an Activation Key Enter both the Registration Key and the Activation Key into the relevant panels then activate your software Software Updates Sportstec Limited is constantly seeking enhancements to how this software can be used and Sportstec welcomes User feedback for this purpose You are able to download any enhancements and update the software by clicking on the Sportstec Gamebreaker Heading at the far left of the Main Menu From the Sub Menu selection click About Sportstec Gamebreaker to check which software version you are using and then from the same Sub Menu select Check For Updates If there are any software upgrades available these may be downloaded Gamebreaker Support amp Feedback In order to keep Sportstec product software at the cutting edge we invest heavily in research and development Sportstec is constantly providing it s customers with innovations developed from featu
36. e in Timeline If you tick this 42 box row with the Event Name will be automatically created in the Timeline when 12171717 coding begins Usually a row is not created until the button is pressed Event Time Tweaks You have complete control over the duration of each event you code Using the Lead and Lag Times means you can program Gamebreaker to automatically add a specific time to the beginning or to the end of an event marked in the Timeline In the illustration below 5 seconds Lead Time and 10 seconds Lag Time have been selected Event Time Tweaks Lead Time Lag Time 5 10 a 4 1 The purpose of the Lead Time selection box is to set a predetermined period that the instance will start before the timepoint that the event button was activated In the illustration above the instance is set to commence 5 seconds before the time the event was marked by clicking on the Event button 2 The Lag Time selection box has 2 purposes i When the Lag Time box is not ticked it will require the coding operator when the activity is being coded to mark when the instance will stop by clicking on the Event button to manually deactivate it ii When the Lag Time box is ticked the Event button will be deactivated automatically and the instance will end after the period in seconds specified Hot Keys You may choose to assign a keyboard Hot Key or a combination of keys to any button This will allow you
37. e row you want to edit 2 Openthe Inspector and click on the Fill color box 3 Select a new color Sorting Code Rows Rows can be sorted in a variety of ways manually dragging up and down being the most common You can also sort using name and color to automate the process The Sort Panel To specify a sort setting for the Timeline select Timeline from the Main Menu or click the Settings icon then Sort Timeline Events You will be presented with the Sort panel Events sorting In the Sort Panel you are able to sort by the following Timeline criteria Code Name Row Color Number of Instances 60 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze 61 You may choose the sort order of the above criteria Each of the above sort criteria can be set in ascending or descending order Where you have colors these colors will be grouped see explanation below The sort criteria will be automatically saved for the project You may manually amend the sort order by clicking on a row in the Timeline then dragging and dropping it into the required sorted position Note If you change the sort order manually the previously saved sort criteria setting will be broken To specify a sort sequence for the Project Timeline in a blank Sort Panel click on the button on the right to fill the top panel for the first of your sort criteria By default the first criteria presented will be Code To change this to one of the
38. e two ways to pause a movie 1 Click the Pause button on the Movie Player Control 2 Press the Space bar on the keyboard View the Movie Frame by Frame There are two ways to view a movie frame by frame 1 Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to view Click on the Step Forward Back Button on the movie frame by frame the movie player control SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Go to a Specific Part of the Movie There are three ways to go to a specific part of the movie 0 2 3 Drag the Use the Fast Forward or Press and hold the playhead in the Fast Rewind Buttons on the COMMAND key then press Timeline to the movie player control the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW required point in keys to move the playhead the movie though the movie Play a Movie in Slow or Fast Motion The tool bar has a speed slider on the left hand side This control provides a movie ln playback speed from 0 1 times normal speed 1 0 times to 8 0 times normal speed Click and drag the sliding indicator to the speed you require Drag to the left to slow and to the right to quicken All movies will then be played at the speed set Resize Movie Window 1 Select the movie window 2 Drag the side or base line to the desired position Presenting Movies In Full Screen Any Main movie or Instance movie can be presented in full screen There are two ways to present a movie in full screen
39. egin With Import Movie Capture Movie Import a Movie Pre captured This is a standard file import process When you click on the Import Movie button the window will open for you to navigate to your file list s to select the movie file you require Note Gamebreaker is compatible with any movie format which can be opened with Quicktime Player If you have received video that has been recorded from a television broadcast or similar this footage will usually require ripping or converting to a format which Gamebreaker can work with If you are unfamiliar with this process please view the video tutorial on Capture or contact Sportstec Support for assistance Capture Movie Gamebreaker supports various capture cards firewire and USB cameras such as a webcam Warning The USB port on most hard disk drive or SD card cameras is for file transfer only it does not output a video stream Hence many of these cameras cannot be used for live capture Specify your Capture Setings then ensure the camera or video source is connected to your computer When the Capture Movie button is clicked Gamebreaker will search for any connected video sources If it does not find an external camera it will default to the built in iSight camera if available on the computer otherwise it will indicate none available This is useful to know when testing connectivity between computer and video sources For
40. epresentation of the movie duration expressed in hours minutes seconds hundredths of a second The timeline may be segmented into Instances which catagorize chosen events which happen in the movie A Timeline may also contain drawing objects Both the Main movie and Instance movies will have their own independant timeline Drawing objects may be placed within either timeline but because they act independantly of each other the drawing objects in one will not be visible in the other A Timeline is populated with Instances by the coding process in which Event buttons in the Coding Form are selected to identify and catagorize the events which you wish to analyze Instances may also be created manually in the Timeline Components of the Timeline When your Timeline and movie are open the movie is displayed in the Movie Zone at the top of the screen and the attached timeline is displayed below the Movie Thumbnail Display The Timeline Toolbars Click on the arrowhead to Show or Hide the Event E Events Rows Click on the button to add a new row Click on the arrowhead to Show or Hide the Drawing Rows E Displays what is selected Movie Clipboard or 5 ORTA Whiteboard The Action Button is a mirror of the Main Movie At a Main Menu Timeline selection The Timeline Displays A Timeline of your movie is represented in hours minutes seconds and hundredths of seconds The movie is displayed fr
41. es already existing in the movie dock A whiteboard will have the aspect ratio of the main movie in which the whiteboard was originally created When a whiteboard is imported into a project which contains a movie that has a different aspect ratio it will be automatically resized to fit the new movie size but it will retain its original aspect ratio SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 5 Share 64 White Board New Project s Board Resized Imported White Board In the illustration above the image on the left represents the original size of the imported whiteboard containing a circular graphical object The image in the centre illustrates how an imported whiteboard with an aspect ratio of 4 3 would be resized if imported into a movie with an aspect ratio of 16 9 The illustration at the right illustrates how an imported whiteboard would appear if it was a whiteboard with an aspect ratio of 16 9 imported into a movie with an aspect ratio of 4 3 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 5 Share Exports Export a Main Movie Any Main movie can be exported as a file for presentation archive or distribution purposes Select Movie from the Main Menu Select Export Main Movie from the Menu The following drop down panel will open Export As Export Movie Project Where Movies Encode with Quick Time Movie Format Default Settings Cancel Export Give your exported movie a name In the Export As field and speci
42. file icon hen you have your Show icon preview option checked in your Desktop Preferences Export as SportsCode XML Edit List The SportsCode XML edit list generates a list of events in play order but in an XML structure The SportsCode XML edit list is used for transferring timeline information to a SportsCode application Export as CSV Edit List The CSV Edit list is used for transferring timeline information to an Excel spreadsheet application However since it is a common file structure it can be used in hundreds of ways SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 5 Share 67 Export a Whiteboard A whiteboard can be exported as a standalone file for later editing or re use To export a whiteboard select Export White Board from the Dock dropdown in the main menu The exported whiteboard will posess all the properties of the original whiteboard The sexported whiteboard is an independant copy of the whiteboard it was made from An exported whiteboard will posess the following properties of the original whiteboard All the whiteboards properties will be visible in the Inspector The whiteboards Timeline event s All drawings along with their properties including any graphics images Drawing timeline events and instances Y An exported whiteboard will be represented by this file iconhen you have your Show icon preview option checked your Desktop Preferences
43. fy the storage destination The Encode with field will present you with a menu of available movie file formats The Format field will present you with a menu of available preset file quality options Note You should be mindful of the distribution medium you will be using Gamebreaker has offered preset formats to optimize the file size and quality to suit the chosen distribution format for a given file type so that you export your file in the type and format best suited for the intended recipient You may precisely determine the quality of the export file by selecting the Edit option in the Format dropdown then selecting Duplicate to copy the general preset format then choosing your desired settings Be aware that no matter what format settings you choose the quality of the output exported will largely be determined by the quality settings that were used for the capture Export a Dock Movie You may export the entire Movie Dock as a movie Select Dock from the Main Menu then Export Movie Dock and follow the directions as above Any properties which you have ascribed to each clip comprising the Dock Movie such as slow or fast playback speed will be retained in the Dock Movie Export a Clip Movie You can export a single Clip Click on the Clip in the Movie Dock which you wish to export to highlight it Select Dock from the Main Menu then Export Clip and follow the directions as above Any properties which y
44. g Form 22 Create a New Coding Form 32 The Coding Form Toolbar 32 Operating Mode Functions 33 Design Mode 33 Design a Coding Form 35 Inspector in the Coding Form 35 Inspector Properties Tabs 35 Name an Event Button 36 Populate in Timeline 36 Event Time Tweaks 36 Hot Keys 37 Text Attributes 37 Caption 37 Button Shapes and Images 38 The Fill Panel Button and Form Presentation 39 Form Presentation 39 Bevel 39 The Stroke Panel Button Presentation 40 Geometry 40 Colors 41 Fonts 42 Editing a Coding Form 42 Delete a Button Contents SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Contents 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 48 48 Delete a Group of Buttons Move a Button Move a Group of Buttons Duplicate a Button Duplicate a Group of Buttons Button Layers Save a Coding Form Export a Coding Form Code Mode Code a Movie Coding Instances Stop Coding Pause Restart Coding Live Coding during Capture The Timeline The Timeline Toolbars The Timeline Displays Zooming in the Timeline Import a Timeline in XML Format Inspector in the Timeline Manipulating Instances in the Timeline Manually Create a New Instance for a Code already existing in the Timeline Adjust the Length of an Instance or a Drawing Object Move an Instance in a Timeline Row Move all Instances in a Timeline Row Delete an Instance Move or Delete Multiple Instances Skimming
45. h all components linked within that project 2 Each project will comprise 3 components A movie of the event A timeline of the event A form containing coding objects for the event 3 Create a new Coding Form This is the form where you can create edit and utilize code buttons to categorize the actions in the event 4 Decide which actions in the event the movie you want to categorize code for future analysis Create and name code buttons for all the actions For example you may want to code a particular player a particular move or each time a goal is scored Each button will code instances for the actions in the timeline 5 Capture record the movie of the event to the hard drive either live or by importing the movie from an external source and at the same time code the information you need using the coding form or you can code the event later 6 You now have the movie captured and the information about the movie coded in a timeline The movie and the timeline are linked together and are a chronological record of the instances you have coded 7 Youcan now analyze performance according to the information on the timeline If you want to change the information add to it or delete from it it s easy Gamebreaker is completely flexible to fit your needs Welcome to Gamebreaker You ll wonder how you ever did without it SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Set up Requirements The recommended
46. h spliced movies will be surrounded by the blue border A Spliced Board is created by click drag and dropping an Instance movie onto another Instance Movie in the Movie Dock In the Spliced Board the movie on the left will be the movie which was dragged the movie on the right will be the movie onto which the dragged movie was dropped By default the initial synchronization will be the start point of each movie The position in the Movie Dock of the dragged movie will change if it is dragged further than the movie immediately to the left or right of it If the movies in the Movie Dock were to be assigned a ranking from low to high as you traverse from left to right then if an Instance movie is dragged from a higher position to a lower one then the dragged movie will be repositioned in the Movie Dock immediately to the right of the movie onto which it was dropped If the movie is dragged from a lower position to a higher one then the dragged movie will be repositioned in the Movie Dock immediately to the left of the movie onto which it was dropped The position of the Spliced Board in the Movie Dock will be located immediately to the right of the 2 movies of which it is comprised Note A Spliced Board created will be kept in the Movie Dock and stored in the Project along with the Instance Movies it will be included in the Dock Movie when the movie is played A Spliced Board can be exported Synchronizing the Movies The playback control applies
47. he last Save The following table describes the keystrokes which are used for Main Menu functions specifically for Gamebreaker MENU ITEM FUNCTION KEYSTROKE EDIT MOVIE CODING ARRANGE FORMAT Font FORMAT Text SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E A K ER Part 1 An Introduction 21 VIEW Show Hide Inspector You may choose to allocate your own Function keystrokes by Choose a keystroke combination which does not already exist in the above tables Click on the Apple symbol and navigate to System Preferences Click on the Keyboard icon then select Keyboard Shortcuts then Application Shortcuts Click on the checkbox to activate your chosen Keyboard Shortcut Expose the list of available applications using the dropdown symbol Choose Sportstec Gamebreaker Aum PWN gt If the keystroke combination you have chosen is already allocated and in use you will be advised and you shall have to choose another combination SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 2 Capture 23 Capture We define capture as the process of recording video from a camera or digital convertor into a file on the internal hard disk of the computer or other storage device The Movie Zone contains the area in the window which plays the Main Movie amp Instance Movie s In an empty Movie Zone at the point where you Create a New Project you will be given the option to Import a movie or to Capture a movie B
48. ide Capture Settings This will display or remove the Capture Settings panel described on the previous pages Timeslip Click the button to review the video captured without interupting the capture and then click its red stop button to return to the live capture Pause Resume Capture To pause capture click the pause button While capture is paused the red flashing disc at the 9 top right of the movie view will display constant red To resume capture click on the pause button again Stop Capture To stop capture click on the Stop capture button or select Stop Capture from the Movie Menu When you stop capture Gamebreaker performs a function to finish the movie file that has been captured The captured movie is referred to as the Main Movie SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 2 Capture 27 Adjust the Audio Volume 4 Move the slider to vary the volume of the audio output during capture It does not affect the audio level on the sound track of the movie Full Screen Capture Click this button to expand the vision to full screen To return to the movie zone display click it again or key COMMAND or press the ESC key Capture Time Indicator This displays the total capture time storage capacity available in days hours minutes and seconds on the right In the illustration above this indicates 9 days On the left of the display the duration of the current capture is displayed In the illustration a
49. in the timeline toolbar or select Add Event from the Timeline Move a Row Click and drag the row up or down in the timeline or highlight the row and while holding down the COMMAND key press the UP or DOWN arrow key Move Multiple Rows Press COMMAND and click on the rows you want to select Ensure that you hold your mouse button on the last selection and drag the rows to your chosen location The rows will move together in their original top down order SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze Duplicate a Row Create a new blank row by clicking on the button Select all instances in the row to be copied by clicking on the row number Then hold down the Option key and click on any of the highlighted instances or on the row selection indicator tab and drag them into the new row Copy selected Instances from a Row into a new Row Create a new blank row by clicking on the button Highlight each instance to be copied in the row by Command Click on each instance Then hold down the Option key and click on any of the highlighted instances and drag them into the new row The instances will be in time order Delete a Row 1 Click on the row you want to delete and press the Delete key or 2 Clickon the row you want to delete and select Delete Timeline Event from the Timeline menu Edit Row Names 1 Double click on the row name you want to edit 2 Typein the new name in the text area Change Code Name Color 1 Clickon th
50. k on the text using the selection tool i Angle Measurement Tool The Angle Measurement tool acts initially as a freehand tool to allow you to draw 2 lines then display the internal and external angles between the 2 lines from their point of intersection Use the Selection tool to reposition the extremity points of each line and also the intersection point Line Measurement Tool relative to a known distance You can use the known distance to set the relative scale of the measuring tool By default the line drawn will be divided into 4 equal sections For greater accuracy it is recommended that you select landmark points in the horizontal plane x axis and in vertical plane the y axis as close as possible in the view you wish to measure Double click on the measurement displayed and replace it with your known measurement for the distance between the 2 points If you wish to include a unit measure eg Metre or ft etc you must place a space between your numeral s and the alphameric text This will set your measurement scale Using the Selection tool reposition the extremity points of the measure to where you want to measure the distance from and to The measure will display the distance as determined by the scale you had set Byusing known distances in a frame of video you can accurately measure other distances Show or Hide the Drawing Toolbar Pl Click this button in the Movie Player Control to display o
51. ligned when the Timeline View Control Bar fills the entire baseline To align the playheads manually click and drag the Timeline View Control bar left or right When you hover the cursor over the Timeline View Control Bar it will assume a grey outline with resizing bar at each end Clicking and dragging either of these end bars will cause the movie Timeline to zoom in when you make the bar shorter and zoom out when you make the bar longer When you zoom in the timescale on the Timeline will expand in an inverse proportion to the size of the Timeline View Control Bar You may visualise the remainder of the expanded timeline extending out beyond the boundaries of your screen Import a Timeline in XML Format A SportsCode XML edit list fle can be imported To import a Timeline or XML file select Timeline Import Timeline and then make your required file selection You cannot have a timeline without a movie so you must have a movie captured in your Project before you can import a Timeline From the Main Menu select Timeline Import Timeline Inspector in the Timeline The Inspector tool assigns Behaviour and Appearance properties to Objects SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 47 Click the instance object the Timeline to highlight it then select the Inspector icon button from the Project Window Controls or select VIEW Show Inspector from the Main Menu The Inspector Panel will open Click on the
52. lor chart will appear Select the color you want the button outline to be and then click on the up or down arrowheads box on the right of the panel to set the width of the outline which will be drawn from the existing outside of the box in Fill O Color Beveled Stroke Geometry Origin 33 4 Size 90 Width Height Locked Here is an example of a result of settings used above 39 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER 40 Part 3 Code Geometry This function is the same for Event buttons and Shape buttons Geometry Origin 3 4l This function allows you to vary the position of a button and the Y size of a button in the Coding Form very precisely Size 100 5 32 15 Width Height 2 T If you highlight the target button it s position in the Form will be precisely described the Origin and Size boxes The reference values X and Y are references in pixels to size from the left hand side and from the top of the button for the Size boxes For the Origin boxes the X value refers to the distance of the left hand side of the button from the left hand side of the Form and The Y value refers to the distance of the the top of the button from the top of the Coding Form In the illustration above the left side of the button is 53 pixels from the left of the form and 41 pixels from the top of the button to the top
53. nd by selecting Add a White Board with Current Frame from the Movie Menu Inspector with the Whiteboard The Inspector tool assigns Behaviour and Appearance properties to Objects Click on the whiteboard in the Movie Zone to select then select the Inspector icon button from the Project Window Controls or select VIEW Show Inspector from the Main Menu The Inspector Panel will open Click on the symbol which will then be backlit with a sky blue hue to expose the Properties Window which will Content display the duration of the whiteboard Duration SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze 58 Instance Movies Instances are the events in the Timeline which are created by the Coding process or are created manually Refer to the Coding and Timeline sections of this manual for more detailed information on these processes Instance Movies are created by double clicking on the instance in the Timeline or by clicking and dragging the instance to the Movie Dock They are automatically saved and displayed as a thumbnail in the Movie Dock They are placed in the Movie Dock from left to right in the order in which they are created Creating Instance Movies You can create an instance movie from e Asingle instance Selected Instances in a single row All instances in a single row chronologically All instances across multiple rows chronologically Merge rows All instances in order of selected
54. ne in the middle of each side A button can be moved around the Coding Form by clicking on the center of the button and dragging it to the desired location A button may be customized for easy recognition to differentiate it from other buttons in the Coding Form and to set specific system parameters around how it will function when it is used during a coding session A button may be named functional properties attributed to it and the appearance of a button may be manipulated by using the INSPECTOR function refer page 31 Import an Existing Form This is a standard file import process You are able to import a Coding Form which has been exported from another Gamebreaker project and or from a CODA application When you click on the Import Form button the window will open which contains your file storage list s to select the Form file you require Coding forms can be moved from computer to computer without any problems just like any other type of file You can share your work and have everyone using the same terminology and coding schemes NOTE Code Forms created in a SportsCode application are not able to be imported SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 32 Create a New Coding Form By default a Coding Form is created each time you create a new project This form will be required to be populated either by importing an existing form or by designing a new form Use above to create a new form or imp
55. ngs to analog input if automatic detection is not enabled Settings for Live Capture Capture Settings Video source Click on the menu Built in iSight arrowheads The choices available will be presented 3 panels The upper panel Weegee None f will comprise the options for iSight Edit Camera List Quality camera and any camera which is connected to the computer by Firewire connection The middle panel will contain a list of IP Cameras already set up The bottom panel provides a facility to edit the camera list Capture Timer Audio source If your video source is iSight camera or other camera connected to the computer by Firewire connection select which audio source you will use or none for no audio Built in Input 1 Built in Microphone SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 2 Capture 25 Video Quality Video can be captured using 3 or 4 quality settings depending on the operating system and the device that is being used to capture the video signal It is important to note that Uncompressed and Best quality settings are less CPU intensive where High and Standard are far more CPU intensive If your computer is older ie Intel Core 2 Duo we recommend using the Uncompressed or Best quality settings This will mean larger file sizes but the capture will be successful To save space the file can be compressed after capture to any settings of your choice The four quality
56. nvertor to the computer 4 to 9 pin and 6 to 9 pin are recommended as standard cables to own Composite video or s video cables audio cables and cables to connect the video source to a convertor and to output movie presentations to a display or recording device HDMI cable to plug in the camera with HDMI Output to the converter Mini Display port to DVI VGA to connect to projectors or secondary monitors Thunderbolt cables for connecting to Thunderbolt convertors SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Current Gamebreaker Version The current version which this manual relates to is Version 1 0 To check which version of Gamebreaker you are operating click on Gamebreaker in the Main Menu The first item in the drop down menu About Gamebreaker n nn nn displays the Gamebreaker version you have The electronic versions Software DVD and website accessed of this manual contains links to a series of short video tutorials You must be connected to the Internet to access these tutorials These links are marked by the following icon d Li dme D Wherever this icon appears the manual click the icon to view a short video tutorial which will demonstrate a feature or function of Sportstec Gamebreaker which is described in the text alongside SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Application Installation amp Licensing 1 Do
57. o has a Floating Toolbar with specific functions Gamebreaker Project Principles Each project is a stand alone package consisting of a Movie component a Coding Form and a Timeline component A new project must be created if any of the component parts are to be replaced by an entirely new component not just edited When a new project is created each of the component parts will either be established by building it in the project or by importing it Apple System Features which will speed up many of the Gamebreaker processes are inherent in the Gamebreaker application We recommend that you familiarize yourself with all the Apple system features We have explained some of these features in the Keyboard Shortcuts page 16 but for a SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction 13 full explanation you should consult your Apple Manual Project Window Controls Located to the right of the Movie Dock are the Project Window Controls Collapse or Expand Coding Form e Show or Hide the Inspector E Show Hide the Timeline The Movie Zone The Movie Zone contains the area in the window which plays the Main Movie amp Instance Movie s The size of this zone may be changed horozontally by clicking and dragging the right side of the zone it may be changed vertically by clicking and dragging on the base line of the zone In an empty Movie Zone usually at the point where you Create a New Project yo
58. og Window you will be presented with your file storage options You will also launch Gamebreaker when you double click on a saved Project from wherever it is stored Selecting Instant Capture in the Project Startup Dialogue Window will immediately start a video capture refer to the section on page 24 for more details on what this function provides You may choose to bypass this window by selecting Preferences from the Gamebreaker Menu in the Main Menu Bar and selecting your preferred option from the On start up menu here You may reinstate the Document Startup Dialog by going to Gamebreaker in the Main Menu select Preferences and then select the Show Startup Dialog option SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction 12 The Gamebreaker Project Window Your Gamebreaker screen Project Window comprises 4 functional zones 1 Movie Zone 2 Coding Form 3 Movie Dock incorporating movie thumbnails displayed 4 Timeline PA TY Project Name mm TIL With Import Movie Jhowe to create a neve forma import Form Main Movie The entire window may be resized by clicking and dragging the resizing triangle in the bottom right corner of the window Gamebreaker has been written so that almost all the functions required of the application may be accessed instigated from the Gamebreaker Main Menu refer to page 15 for more information The Movie Zone als
59. om the location of the playhead in the Timeline The playhead is the square red pointer with a triangular apex pointing in a downward direction and with a red line extending down through the Timeline Rows It can be dragged right or left to move through time in the movie Event Rows that are populated by Instances from Event buttons The number of Instances in the row are displayed in the row tab at the left A selection indicator tab will be located at the right of the row name to display the number of instances which have been selected in the row SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 46 Drawing Rows that are populated with Drawing Objects from the Drawing Toolbar By default the duration of a drawing object is 3 seconds The number of Drawing Objects in the row are displayed in the row tab Instances in the Event Rows and Objects in the Drawing Rows and where they happen within your movie timeline Along the base of the Timeline is the Timeline View Control Bar The entire length of this bar represents the entire length of the movie Main Instance or Dock and it s associated timeline which is displayed in the Movie Zone The Timeline View Control also contains a red playhead This playhead is a display only and it graphically displays where the actual Timeline Playhead is in relation to the entire Timeline when the Timeline view is zoomed The Timeline Playhead and the Timeline View Control playhead will only be automatically a
60. on this name will remain in the button overlaid on the image To remove the name if the image portrays the event with the Event button selected select the INSPECTOR icon and deselect the Caption box by removing the tick from the box The Gradient option in the Fill panel provides the ability to fill the button with a color gradient vertically or horizontally SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code Form Presentation In the same way as the Inspector Fill function may be used to fill a button it may also be used to color the background of the Form By default the Form background 0 is white To change background to a color of your choice place the cursor within the Form but clear of any button and click to ensure that nothing in the Form il B is highlighted From the Inspector panel select the Appearance panel and then the Background box The Colors palette choice will drop down Select the color you want from your preferred palette the background color will change with your selection Form Appearance Bevel Ticking this option will give your button a subtle bevel shading appearance The Stroke Panel Button Presentation This function is the same for Event buttons and Shape buttons The Stroke panel scribes a border outline around the button By default the Stroke is the same color as the button background If you Click on the colored panel underneath the Stroke box a co
61. oose to move or re size the button To show or hide the Caption in the button tick on the Check box to show it and turn the display of the Caption off by clicking on the Caption box to deselect it W Beveled You may change the color and typeface of the Caption by selecting the button then clicking on VIEW gt Show W Stroke Fonts in the Main Menu window will appear which will present you with a variety of standard Font options change the Caption Font color select the font color box displayed upper center right of the window a color drop down window will appear Select the color palette EE EN you prefer from the Color Toolbar and then click on your Origin 201 2 215 7 color choice X Y Size 100 Button Shapes and Images VIS Height This function is the same for Event buttons and Shape Locked buttons If you wish to graphically represent different events you may change the shape of a button or import Rectangle an image to use as the button The following 4 shape Rounded Rectangle options are available within the drop down menu These Ellipse shapes may be manipulated by using the re sizing knobs Filled Images If an image has been imported Filled Image s will be the default display The shape of the Filled Image may be manipulated by selecting one of the other 3 options and using the resizing knobs 27 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKE
62. or which will scribe a shaded box to encounter the instances you want When you release the mouse those instances selected will have their resizing bars highlighted To delete the multiselected instances press the Delete key on the keyboard To adjust the instances select the Adjust Timeline Instances option from the Timeline dropdown in the Main Menu or from the Action button in the Timeline baseline Note 1 You must begin your lassoo manouvre clear of an instances ie in the black background 2 This maouvre does not apply to Timeline Rows Skimming in the Timeline You may preview any Instance in the Timeline by skimming First select the Instance by clicking on it then as you pass your cursor over the Instance a vertical red line will appear in the instance and the movie will scroll through as if you were moving the Timeline playhead Synchronized Drawing Objects and Drawing Instances in the Timeline Each drawing object in the movie will create it s own Drawing Event Row and Drawing Instance Each time a new drawing object is placed in a movie a new row will open in the Timeline You may replicate a drawing object at selected intervals throughout the duration of the movie by following the instructions Manually Create a New Instance for a Code already existing in the Timeline above By default if the drawing object s color is changed then the color depicted in the drawing event row in the timeline will correspondingly change
63. ort Form To design a new Form simply click on one of the Design icons in the Coding Form Toolbar See the section below Design Mode Gamebreaker does not accomodate multiple Coding Forms for a Project If you want to create a new Coding Form for a particular Main Movie you will be required to create an entirely new Project with the same Main Movie The Coding Form Toolbar 123 The Coding Form contains a Toolbar with 5 icons which have 3 distinct functions 1 Operating Mode Functions Code Design 2 Coding Objects Event Shape Text 3 Action Functions Operating Mode Functions The Mode selected the active mode will be in white text on a blue background Code Mode In Code Mode when objects on the Coding Form are activated and or deactivated an instance will be started and or ended in the Timeline When a code button is clicked to start marking an instance the instance will start at the position of the playhead in the Timeline if no lead time is set for the button SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code 33 Design Mode In Design Mode objects can be placed on or removed from the Coding Form and objects on the Coding Form may be manipulated Note In Design Mode you will notice a colored halo around the active object in the Form to indicate that the object is selected and will be available for manipulation in accordance with the functions of the Inspector Note If you are
64. ou have ascribed to each clip such as slow or fast playback speed will be retained in the exported movie 65 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 5 Share 66 Note The exported movie will be required to be imported into another Gamebreaker project if it is to be reopened in Gamebreaker Depending on your chosen exported movie format it may be able to be opened if the movie format is available to a recipient Export a Coding Form Coding forms can be moved from computer to computer without any problems just like any other type of file You can share your work and have everyone using the same terminology and coding schemes Select Export Form from the Contextual Shortcut button or select this option from the dropdown Form tab in the Main Menu An exported coding form will be represented by this file icon when you have your Show icon preview option checked in your Desktop Preferences Export a Timeline Timeline data can be easily exported and used in other applications such as Excel and Final Cut Pro You may export a file into other formats and it will not affect the original file Select Timeline from the Main Menu then Export Timeline From the dropdown menu provide a file name storage address and file format Save Timeslip Test Where Desktop Output formal Timeline SportsCode XML Comma Separated Values CSV mm Cancel 4 An exported timeline will be represented by this
65. pting the capture by clicking on the Timeslip icon During capture a red disc will flash in the top right corner of the movie view During Timeslip you will not see this flashing disc to indicate that the capture is continuing but instead the entire Capture Time Indicator in the Timeslip toolbar will be colored red The Timeslip icon will also be replaced by a button with a red dot which you click when you wish to return to the capture in real time During a Timeslip review of the movie being captured you may review edit or remove any instance in the Timeline You may also insert new instances either manually in accordance with the instructions on page 44 or by positioning the Playhead at the point where you wish the new instance to start then press the relevant Event button and drag the playhead to the point at which you want the instance to end If you use an Event button for this task and instead of dragging and ending a new instance you return to the real time capture with the Event button active the instance created will start from the start point and be continuous up to the real time and until the Event button is deactivated You may also insert a drawing object or multiple drawing objects during Timeslip by using the drawing tools These amendments will automatically be saved for post capture review and analysis 0 03 05 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER 30 The Coding Form Part 3 Code The Gamebreaker Co
66. r Hide the Drawing Toolbar Create Drawing Objects in a Movie With a movie open select the appropriate drawing tool and mark the movie according to your wishes Each time a new drawing object is placed in a movie a new row will open in the Timeline SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze Create Drawing Objects in Timeline You may replicate a drawing object at selected intervals throughout the duration of the movie by 1 Highlight the Row by clicking on the Drawings Row name 2 Position the playhead at the point in the Timeline where you want the object to start or end 3 Press down and hold COMMAND then click and drag the playhead in the Timeline to the required end or starting point Copy and Paste Drawing Objects Drawing Objects may be copied highlight the object then use the Apple function COMMAND C and pasted use the Apple function COMMAND V either into the same movie clip or into another movie clip If you paste the object into the same movie clip the pasted object will be offset to the right slightly below and in front of the original This is to allow you to view both the original and the copied objects If you paste the object into a different movie clip it will be placed in the same geometric position in the screen as the original SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze Inspector with Drawing Tools The Inspector tool assigns Behaviour and Appearance properties to Objects Click on the Dra
67. res and enhancements which have been driven by customer demand Sportstec also provides innovation that takes full advantage of advances in technology Sportstec has a rigorous testing process to ensure that all software is robust and fit for purpose Occasionally a bug will exist in spite of our best efforts to discover and eliminate it If you discover any fault or bug in Gamebreaker please email support sportstec com as soon as possible We aim to respond to you within 24 hours of your notification We would also welcome other feedback and comments regarding your ideas for a function or feature which might be improved on or added If you require individual training in the Gamebreaker application please contact your Gamebreaker distributor Choosing a Language Gamebreaker currently supports the following language options English French Italian Spanish Espana Spanish Latin America Japanese Chinese English is the default language To change the language to one of the languages supported Select your System Settings and in your language option select your language preference If you select a language which is not supported by Gamebreaker the default language English will prevail SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Glossary of Terms Many terms in this manual are specific to Gamebreaker Here s a brief explanation of the most common terms and where relevant the properties and functions
68. rows by row number Sequential rows Instances in selection order in a single row or across multiple rows Selection order Create a Movie from a Single Instance Double click on the instance in the timeline An instance movie of that instance will be placed in the Movie Dock Create a Movie from Selected Instances in a Single Row 1 Hold down the Command key and click on the required instances in the row to highlight them 2 Aselection indicator tab will open at the right of the row name field which will display the number of instances selected 3 Double click on any of the highlighted instances or the selection indicator 4 Aninstance movie of those instances in chronological order will be placed in the Movie Dock Create a Movie from all Instances in a Single Row Chronologically ra Double click on the Row tab which indicates the number of instances the row An instance movie of those instances in chronological order will be placed in the Movie Dock Merge Rows Merge rows creates an instance movie of all instances in the selected rows in chronological order of the timeline When multiple instances in different rows overlap the merge rows feature will merge those instances in the instance movie The instance movie created will have each of its component rows displayed 1 Hold down COMMAND to select multiple rows Select the row of instances by clicking on the row number 2 Right Control click one of the rows
69. settings available are Uncompressed Will capture the native video being streamed from the device This setting can produce excellent quality files but it generally produces large files and for certain capture devices this can generate files so big that they are essentially unusable by less powerful systems Best Will capture video feeds up HD 1080 This setting uses the Apple Intermediate Codec it produces great quality video but again the files can be quite large This setting is recommended if you want to capture HD 1080 video High This setting captures H 264 HD 720p This produces very nice quality video at 720p frame size and keeps the file sizes down to very friendly levels Do not use this setting if you are capturing from a standard definition capture device There is no benefit of scaling the video up to this frame size Standard This setting will capture 264 standard definition producing video at 640x480 frame size If you are capturing standard definition use this setting You will find it creates a very small file with acceptable quality Aspect Ratio If a Canopus box converter is used converts an analog signal from the camera or transmission source to digital you might have CLLLLIII the resultant video distorted To correct the distortion you may manually alter the aspect of the picture to either 4x3 or 16x9 Space Available Gamebreaker remembers the size of the file captured by each of the camer
70. t independantly of each other the drawing objects in one will not be visible in any other A Timeline is divided into Instances or populated by the Coding process in which Event buttons in the Coding Form are selected to identify and catagorize the events which you wish to analyze Instances may also be created manually in the Timeline Refer to the Code section of this Manual The Inspector The Inspector tool assigns Behaviour and Appearance properties to Objects The Inspector functions may be applied to the Coding Form Movies in the Movie Zone the Timeline to Drawing Tools and to drawing objects Refer to the relevant sections of this Manual for detailed explanations of the Inspectors functions Inspector in the Coding Form 31 Inspector in the Timeline Page 43 Inspector in the Movie Zone Page 48 Inspector with Drawing Tools 51 SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction 18 The Main Menu For the purpose of this manual the functions of each of the Main Menu Headings in the Main Menu Bar are summarized below Gamebreaker The functions are limited to Registration amp deregistration of your Gamebreaker licence Gamebreaker version updates Gamebreaker Preferences The Preferences Window provides you with options for 4 default startup settings for Gamebreaker Project The functions are all standard Apple system functions Edit The functions are all standard Apple system functions
71. t it The Instance will assume a white outline with a resizing bar at each end ff Clicking and dragging either of these end bars will cause the start time left end and end time right to be changed The duration will be automatically amended Move an Instance in a Timeline Row An Instance may be moved within it s Event Row in the same manner as adjusting the length of an instance SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 3 Code Move all Instances in a Timeline Row You may nudge all the instances in a row left or right Highlight an Event row or multiple rows From the Timeline dropdown in the Main Menu or by clicking on the Contextual Menu icon select the Adjust Timeline Instances option A window will open in the Timeline baseline which will display an editable value in increments of 0 1 second The instances will be nudged right or left in the Timeline row by the specified value in seconds A positive value will nudge all the instances in the row to the right by preceding the value with a minus sign the instances will be nudged to the left Delete an Instance Click on the Instance in the Timeline to highlight it and press the Delete key on the keyboard Move or Delete Multiple Instances If you wish to delete or adjust multiple instances in a timeline you may select multiple instances by lassooing them To lassoo click and hold within the timeline in the vicinity of the instances which you wish to select drag the curs
72. the Instance movie thumbnail in the Movie Dock a vertical red line will appear in the thumbnail and the Instance movie will scroll through as if you were moving the Timeline playhead Delete an Instance Movie or Whiteboard from the Movie Dock To delete an Instance Movie or Whiteboard from the Movie Dock click amp hold then drag the thumbnail out of the Movie Dock and drop it anywhere A puff cloud image will briefly appear to illustrate that the movie or whiteboard has been deleted Or you can highlight the thumbnail and press the Instance Movie Dock icon at the left and select Remove Clip Inspector in the Movie Zone The Inspector tool assigns Behaviour and Appearance properties to Objects Click on the movie thumbnail of the main movie or of an instance movie in the Movie Dock which you want to select then click on the movie window and then activate the Inspector icon button from the Project Window Controls or select VIEW Show Inspector from the Main Menu The Inspector Panel will open Click on the Ld symbol which will then be backlit with a sky blue hue to expose the Clip board Properties Window which will display the Movie Format the technical properties of the movie and its duration J Main Movie Properties Movie Format H 264 384 x 288 Millions AAC Stereo L 44 100 kHz Original Size 384x288 Aspect Ratio 4 3 FPS 25 15 Data Size 773 0 Data Rate 840 01 Kbit s
73. to any part of the movie whenever you like with a click of the mouse Just drag the Timeline playhead and you ll be there instantly no need to fast forward or rewind To select the Main Movie at any time just click on the thumbnail The thumbnail will be surrounded by a blue border to indicate that it is selected Conversely click on an instance movie thumbnail in the Movie Dock to select it it will become surrounded by a blue border You may extend the movie zone across and over the Coding Form display Click on the right side of the Movie Zone and drag the zone to your desired width Click and drag the side again to restore the zone to its default sizing This will be particularly useful when you are working with the Splice Board and have two instance movies displayed side by side at the same time The Movie Player Controls wa 00 00 05 a The Movie Player Control has an upper and lower level The upper level contains the main player controls and the lower level contains a slider which represents the duration of the movie with the total duration on the right and the elapsed time on the left Show or Hide the Drawing Toolbar ff Clicking this button will either Show or Hide the Drawing Toolbar in the Movie Zone Play any Movie gt There are two ways to play a movie 1 Click the Play button on the Movie Player Control 2 Press the Space bar on the keyboard Pause any Movie o There ar
74. u will be given the options to Import a movie or to Capture a movie Note The dimensions of the movie zone in any particular project will be determined by the aspect ratio of the main movie captured The Movie Zone Controls In an empty Movie Zone contains no movies no playback controls are displayed When the zone contains a movie there will be a floating control bar refer to the Movie Playback section and also a Drawing Toolbar refer to the Drawing Tools section These toolbars appear when the cursor is in the movie zone The movie which is loaded in the Movie Zone either Main or Instance movies will be indicated as being selected in the Movie Dock with a blue border surrounding the thumbnail The Main Movie Once a new Project is established the Main Movie must be captured Capture is performed by recording the performance game to the computer hard drive either by 1 Importing the Movie into the Project package from a pre captured file 2 Live from a camera or other transmission device TV DVD Recorder etc Once a movie has been captured it becomes the Main movie and its Thumbnail will be displayed in the Movie Dock Movie Playback You will use these controls more than any other in Gamebreaker It is crucial that you become very familiar with how they perform and what they do SPORTSTEC GA MEBR E Part 1 An Introduction Once the Main Movie has been captured playing the movie is easy you can go
75. uicktime Player Refer to the Capture section for further details Import a Coding Form Coding forms can be moved from computer to computer without any problems just like any other file You can share your work and have everyone using the same terminology and coding forms This is a standard file import process You are able to import a Coding Form from another Gamebreaker project and or from a CODA application When you select Import Form from the Contextual Shortcut button or select this option from the dropdown Form tab in the Main Menu the window will open which contains your file storage list s to select the Form file you require Refer to the Code section for further details Import a Timeline Timeline presented in SportsCode XML format A SportsCode XML edit list fle can be imported To import a Timeline or XML file select Timeline Import Timeline and then make your required file selection You cannot have a timeline without a movie so you must have a movie captured in your Project before you can import a Timeline From the Main Menu select Timeline Import Timeline Import a Whiteboard A stored whiteboard file can be imported into any Gamebreaker project To import a whiteboard select Import White Board from the Dock dropdown in the main menu The imported whiteboard will posess all the properties of the original whiteboard which was exported The imported whiteboard will be added at the end of the instance movi
76. wing Tool to highlight it then select the Inspector icon button from the Project Window Controls or select VIEW gt Show Inspector from the Main Menu The Inspector Panel will open Click on the Ll symbol which will then be backlit with a sky blue hue to expose the Properties Window Only the Line Measurement Tool has Inspector Properties As the measurement displayed on the drawing in the movie changes this will also change in the Text Box in the Inspector If you change the text in the Inspector this change will be reflected in the measurement display in the drawing on the movie Clickonthe symbol which will then be backlit with a sky blue hue to expose the Appearance Window For the Line Tool the Freehand Tool and the Shape Tools you are able to vary the following Stroke Attributes Stroke type Stroke width Stroke color For the Line Tool and Freehand Tool you are also able to choose a shape for the end s of the line For the Text Tool the Angle Tool and the Ruler Tool you are able to choose from the following Text Attributes Fonts Text color Text geometry bias For the Angle Tool and the Ruler Tool you are also able to vary the Stroke Attributes listed above 56 SPORTSTEC GAMEBREAKER Part 4 Analyze 57 The Whiteboard A whiteboard only appears in the Movie Dock and it functions as a standalone Clip A whiteboard is comprised of drawing objects that have no movie behind them
77. wnload the full installer from the Sportstec website at www sportstec com 2 Run the installer package by double clicking on the installer found in the image Once the installation is complete Gamebreaker will be found in the Applications folder 3 Launch Gamebreaker by double clicking on the Gamebreaker icon in the Applications folder The following window will appear which provides you with a demo period to evaluate Gamebreaker before you will be required to purchase and register the software 10 0 hours remaining in demo mode Please register license or contact Sportstec Use Unregistered Quit Register 4 Asa security measure each time a softaware licence is either registered or deregistered you will be required to enter the computer Administrators name and password before being able to proceed with the registration or deregistration process You are able to check your Administraor name and your system password by clicking on the Apple symbol in the Main Menu bar then select System Preferences and then Accounts Type an administrators name and password allow Sportstec Gamebreaker ta make changes Password Details 7 Cancel ox 3 5 You will be required to register your Gamebreaker application if you intend to continue to use Gamebreaker beyond the demo period click the Register button Registration License Enter your license and press the Register button to activate th

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