Using the SkyEye RUNWAY to edit and upload film.

Using the SkyEye Sports RUNWAY (Desktop Application) makes importing, uploading, editing, and highlight reel creation fast and easy! The RUNWAY can be downloaded from our site and as always is free for your use.

After downloading and installing the desktop application, when you open the program you will be asked to login as you would on the SkyEye website with the same login information you would normally use.

You will see this screen after logging in:

From here you can import your film, cut and edit your film, upload, and create highlights from your film.

Importing Film:

To import your film either choose “Import DVD” or “Import File,” Clicking the DVD option will save and import film from a DVD that has been inserted into the drive. Clicking the File option opens up your file explorer so you can pick and choose which film you want to upload that has been saved on the computer itself.

After selecting your file(s) you have the option to trim each film down to save space and to make your film sessions more efficient. Simply click the Scissor” icon to the right of each clip to trim the film.

Once the film is how you want it, you click “Upload to Site” in the top right corner of the RUNWAY application.

You will then be asked to name the folder you want the film in, what the date is, what type of film it is, and the angle of the film.

Click “Upload” and you’re done!

Cutting Film:

An imported File or DVD can be cut automatically by our software, saving you time. After selecting the files for import, you will receive this message asking you if you want to trim and edit your film manually or let our system do it for you:

Cutting manually: To cut manually you simply click the “Scissor” icon that we talked about earlier (pictured above), and then you will be directed to the film cutting area. Once in the cutting area you can use the software tools provided to edit your film.

Simply click “IN” to start the film and “OUT” to stop it. Do this until all your film is trimmed the way you want it. Click “Add to List” at the bottom. Be sure to delete the original file out of the working area when all of your clips are completed.

Creating Playbooks and How to Use Them

Creating Playbooks and How to Use Them

SkyEye Sports offers the ability to create, save, and edit digital playbooks to go along with your game film. Playbooks are directly linked to the tagging area. Each formation and play from your playbook can be tagged for each individual play.

Playbooks are also printable, meaning quick and easy distribution of plays to your team or scout team!

How To:

1. You can create and edit your playbook by clicking “Playbook” on the Secured Page of your team site.

2. After clicking into the Playbook, you are going to be given options of what Playbook you want to work with. In football, you will get 'Offensive,’ ‘Defensive,’ and ‘Special Teams.’ In all other sports, you will not get Special Teams (obviously).

3. Once you choose which team you want to work with, you will be given a page with all of your

formations and plays. To add a new formation click “Add New” beside formation (red). To add a new play to the formation click “Add New” under the Play List (green). You can also view each play in a formation by clicking “View All” (blue).  You can also navigate to other sides of the ball as well (yellow). You can get a printable list of all of your formations and plays by clicking “Play List” (purple).

4. Add a new formation: Add a title, then add the drawing of the formation. This is optional. In order to use in tagging area, you have to input the title, not the drawing. You can also come back and edit it later! Make sure to click “Save.”

Add a formation name and name the play, top right of the picture above.

What do the buttons add to the diagram?

1. Squares  2. Circles  3. Straight Lines  4. Free Flow Drawing  5. Text  6. Routes with Arrow  7. Blocking  8. Color Change  9. Undo

5. Add a new play: You will notice, once you click “Add New” for a play, the picture that comes up will automatically have the formation you have input earlier. You can still edit it and add anything you want to it. Like change where players are, input an opponent, and draw player’s assignments. Insert the play’s name, then make or draw any enhancements to the play, make sure to click “Save.”

Playbook Linked to Tagging Area: Your playbook is linked to the tagging area. If you do not want to use it, you can use the gear box and hide the column. Each playbook “Formation” is linked to the corresponding selection in the “O/D/ST” column. Each “Play Call” is linked to the “Formation” column.

Create Highlight Reels with Animations for Better Quality Highlights!

Create Highlight Reels with Animations for Better Quality Highlights!

**The following is to be done in the SkyEye RUNWAY Desktop Application**

Cutting your film for editing: To cut a game film manually into clips, or highlights, you will need to click the scissor icon after importing the file. You can use this area to either cut film or trim film. What is the difference? Cut Film is the ability to cut a full length game film into individual clips or plays for your Highlight Reel. Trimming Film is simply the ability to trim a clip to make it smaller (take out the wasted space) so you can fit more plays on your Highlight Reel.

Once in the Cut Film area, you can begin using all the tools available to you. To begin cutting a film, you can either hit the play button, or the IN button. Once the IN button is clicked it will begin a clip (play). As soon as you hit the OUT button, it will create the clip on the clip list below the screen. If you already have individual plays and you want to make them smaller, simply click IN when you want the clip to start and OUT when you want it to end. This way you can trim any unwanted space on the clip. You will do this for each play during the game that you want to for your Highlight Reel. Once you complete each clip, you will click “Add To List” at the bottom. Once you have all of your clips/plays created, you need to delete the original file out of the working area.

Building Your Highlight Reels

Step 1 - The first step will be select the clips you want to use and  ‘drag and drop’ your clips to the timeline in the order you want them. You may reorder the clips by simply ‘drag and dropping’ them in the correct order. To ‘drag and drop’ all you have to do is click the clip and drag it where you want it to go. You can preview each clip by clicking the play button. If you would like to delete a clip, right click and select ‘delete.’

Step 2 - Once you have your clips in order you can create a title screen on the highlight by clicking “Add Title Screen.” You will be able to upload a picture and any information you would like to start off your Highlight Reel.

Step 3 - Once your title page is created, you can begin inserting your graphic overlays to each clip. The graphic overlay area is on the right side of the video. You can choose to point out a player with different arrows, circle players, or add text into the video. You can also select different colors for the overlays. Once selected, you can choose to ‘Put in Motion’ or ‘Apply Fade in Effect.’

If you would like to preview the clip, click the play/pause button.

Apply Fade in Effect - Applying a fade in effect makes the graphic overlay come in while the video is paused for a few seconds. Once the overlay is seen, the video resumes, and the overlay disappears. You can place the overlay at the beginning of the video, or right before the BIG play is about to happen!

Step 4 - Once you have your overlays in place you can input music by clicking the music tab.

Reminder on Music: SKYEYE SPORTS does not accept any responsibility for music that is uploaded with your personal Highlight Reels. If it is found that you do not have the rights to your music, or if your music is classified as vulgar by us, we have the ability to remove your reel from the site. In other words, keep it clean.

Step 5 - Once you have your graphic and music overlays you can preview your reel. To preview the entire reel, click ‘Play full timeline’ on the right of the timeline and then click ‘Play/Pause.’ To preview individual clips, click the clip and click ‘Play/Pause.”

Step 6 - UPLOAD IT! Once you feel good about your reel, click ‘upload to site’ at the top right of your page. Once the clip is uploaded it can be found on your profile page.

Intercutting Video can make your film sessions more efficient and effective!

Intercutting Video can make your film sessions more efficient and effective!

SkyEye Sports is here to assist you as a coach in multiple ways. Our video software looks to offer many conveniences, one of which is the ability to easily intercut game film! Do you have two camera angles that you use regularly? Intercutting allows you to easily put these two angles together on the same game tape for easy study. And as always, the service is FREE!

All you do is:

1. Upload your game films by clicking “Upload Film” on the Secured page.

2. You have two ways to upload film, online through the site or through our desktop application that can be downloaded from the site. Note: When uploading through the site and not the desktop app, your file formats must be .MP4 or .WMV; the desktop app (RUNWAY) allows more file types to be uploaded and also compresses the video size to save your video space.

3. Uploading...

Uploading through the site: Just click “Upload Film” on the right hand side of the page. On the upload page you may now select the files you wish to upload and click upload! This allows you to separately upload your films or upload them all at once. Then after uploading save the name of the folder, date recorded, what kind of film, and the angle of the tape and click Save!

Uploading through the desktop app (RUNWAY): After downloading the RUNWAY, open and run the program. You will see on the left side three options: Import File, Import DVD, and Download File From Site. Use one of the Import options (if already saved on the computer, use Import File; if on a DVD, use Import DVD) and select your files. This allows you to separately upload your films or upload them all at once. Then after you have selected your files, click “Upload To Site” in the top right corner of the RUNWAY program and save the name of the folder, date recorded, what kind of film, and the angle of the tape and click Upload!

*Example of how the save/upload box will look just before saving/uploading to the site

4. Click the “Intercut Video” button that is beside the “Upload Film” button.

5. After you click “Intercut Video” you will be asked to select the folders of film you want to use and intercut. For example if you upload the two angels in two different folders, select those two folders and you will be directed to the Intercutting Page to put them side by side.

5. If the cameramen did a good job with the sync then the film should be ready to go, just click “Save.” You’ll know you are ready to save if you have the same number of plays for each video.

6. If your cameraman missed an angle or clip, you can simply add a “filler” to take the space of the missing clip, the video will then continue to run the rest of the game tape with no issue.

7. After your video is synced up, just click “Save” and you will then be asked to categorize the film as Game, Practice, or Opponent and then asked to name the folder. And you’re done!

*Example of the Intercutting Page, save is in the top right corner. You add your fillers in the areas below the video to get your tape synced and the software does the rest!

A Few Tips!

• Have your cameramen use a defined schedule on when to start and stop filming. For example, start running the game film when players break the huddle and stop when the referee is handed the ball after every play. This means not having to use fillers when intercutting and makes for effortless film creation.

• Saving two angles of a single game in separate folders makes intercutting much easier! If your angles are in different folders when selecting which films to put together you can simply pick those folders and the software will do the rest!

• Teach your managers and cameramen how to use the site and what it can do, OR WE CAN! We offer live demo sessions weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST.
  
  
• Players can also put highlight clips from the team page on their page, so editing your film with SkyEye also gives depth and exposure to your player’s profile pages! All for Free!

Trading Film - Even with HUDL Users

Trading film with your opponents is a key aspect to success during the season. This enables you to scout and look at the tendencies of your opponent. When trading film you can do so very easily from your Secured Page on SkyEye Sports. You can even trade film with other teams that have HUDL. All they have to do is create a school account like you did when you registered. If they have any questions that you cannot answer, feel free to contact us through our support line at 1-800-937-5920

Cutting and Tagging Film After Importing Film and Uploading To Site

Many of you have uploaded film and now it is time to take the next step. After importing your film and uploading it to your Secured Page, you want to cut that film and then eventually tag it. As a reminder, you can upload your film through either the website or through the RUNWAY Desktop Application. If you follow the "HOW TO" section on the webpage, each specific section can walk you through both cutting and tagging your film. I have highlighted those sections below in the pictures, but first I want to point out some advantages of both cutting and tagging film on SkyEye Sports.

Cutting Film

- Cut your large file into individual plays
- Players can take their plays and put them on their player profile page
- Use individual clips to create Highlight Films in RUNWAY

Tagging Film

- Track Down and Distance, Offense/Defense/Special Teams and anything else you want to tag
- Use Tagging to track stats for Player and Team Reports
- Separate plays when incorporating with your Playbook

RUNWAY Updates

Here at SkyEye Sports we are always seeking to make what you do easier. Just wanted to update everyone on the newest update to RUNWAY, our desktop application. Now after you import your film to RUNWAY, whether it be from camera, DVD, your computer or a flash drive, uploading your film to your secured page on the site is easier and faster than before. Now instead of transcoding all of your film first and then uploading the clips to the site, everything is done simultaneously. This will save you time and allow your film to be ready faster on the website so you can start tagging, cutting and trading your film right away.

Gameday Reminders

Make sure you have the current Silverlight installed. You can download the most up to date one here at http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight   

Some schools have streaming video blocked. If you are trying to watch game film from school, make sure this isn't the case. If your film is uploaded, it means it CAN be played. Our system will not accept any film it cannot play. If you are getting a black box where the video should be, this means it might be getting blocked. 

Make sure firewalls and antivirus software are letting SkyEye stream video. Some software requires you to click "Allow" before it will play the video.

Download RUNWAY from your secured page.

New Features on SkyEye Sports

Coaches,

As you all get back into school mode and prepare for the upcoming season of games, we wanted to take some time to tell you about some of the new features with your video here at SkyEye Sports.Our goal is to advance our software to make film editing even easier for you. Check out some of our new features below:

Continuous Play Button
Now in the tagging area within you secure page, you can choose whether to repeat each play/clip or to have it run continuously. This gives you the option to watch the entire game in order or to have each play repeat until you click on the next play. This option can be used by simply checking the box or unchecking the box beside the "repeat play" text. 
 

Playlist Button and Play Selection Bar
Now when watching your game film in both regular or full screen mode, you can pull up your playlist. This allows for you as the user the ability to go to different plays by simply clicking on the play preview icon at the bottom. This eliminates the aspect of having to exit full screen mode and then choose your next play to watch. This feature works hand in hand with the "repeat play" feature discussed above.

Coming Soon to SkyEye Sports......
We have been listening to coach feedback and will soon release a new feature on the RUNWAY Desktop Application. Soon you will experience even faster upload speeds as the transcoding and uploading process will improve dramatically. 

 

Coaches,

August 1^st has arrived! Practice has begun for many of you and in just a few weeks from tomorrow night the football season will be kicked off. ARE YOU READY? IS YOUR FILM IN ORDER? There is so much that goes into game planning and film is a major part of this. You have your profile on SkyEye Sports but there are some particulars to check up on before the season officially begins. Read below to make sure you are up to date with your Computer and Mobile Devices both at school and at home.

Do You Have RUNWAY Downloaded to Your Computer?

If you have your SkyEye Sports account created, the next step is to download RUNWAY to your computer. RUNWAY is the Desktop Application that is to be used when Importing Film, Cutting Film, Creating Highlight Tapes and Uploading Film from RUNWAY to your School, Team and Player Profile Pages. Without utilizing RUNWAY, you will waste a lot of time with your film. Stay ahead of your opponents by letting RUNWAY cut your film for you and have it ready to tag on the website.

Do you Have Silverlight Downloaded to your Mac or Tablet Device?

If you are using a Mac / Apple Computer you will have to have Silverlight downloaded in order to watch film through the website. You can update your profiles without Silverlight but it is best to have Silverlight to get the full flow of the website setup of SkyEye Sports. SkyEye Sports does not currently run on iPad but does run on any tablet or mobile device that has Silverlight capabilities.

Do you players have accounts created?

Your players need to be linked to your school and team pages so their film can be on their individual pages. Build your roster for your different sports on your school and team pages and then once your film is uploaded your players can pull clips down to their profile pages. These links can then be shared through Email, Facebook or Twitter for everyone to see.

These are just a few things to check up on before the season starts. Also, read the previous blog entry below to get information on what else to check up on to make sure you are ready to go in a couple weeks.

Get Prepared For the Season Now! Being Ready to Go Next Month Is Essential

Are you ready for some football? We sure are. The season is right around the corner and we’re starting to prepare for it just like all of our coaches. We know that your time is limited and that a computer issue is the last thing you need when you’re trying to upload your video on a game night.

We want to make sure that your computer runs as smoothly as possible this season, so you can dominate those video uploads. Here’s what we recommend you do:

Run Updates

Even when the season’s come and gone, it’s good to check for updates on your computer about once a month. It keeps everything running quickly and smoothly.

On a PC:

1. Click Start and go to the Control Panel. There should be a Windows Update category in there.

2. Run all of the important updates that it suggests. If you have time, it doesn’t hurt to run all of them.

On a Mac:

1. Click the Apple in the corner of your screen.

2. Hit Software Update and the updates should automatically begin.

Keep in mind, most updates won’t fully install until you restart your machine, so save any work you might be in the middle of before starting.

Firewalls

Firewalls are a common issue that we see on school computers because of restrictions on the school’s network. You can check for firewalls by uploading some video to skyeyesports.com while connected to your school’s network. If you run into any issues or get a pop-up that indicates the upload is being blocked by a firewall, have your IT staff check out our firewall information and make the necessary changes.

As always, we are happy to talk with you or your IT staff to help determine what needs to be cleared in order for an upload to go through.

Update Your Internet Browser

When it comes to working on a PC, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is the way to go with everything SkyEye Sports. It makes a huge difference with those buffering and video playback issues you see. If you’re using a Mac computer, there are some issues with Chrome and Silverlight, so we suggest Safari over other browsers.

Internet Speed

Your Internet speed can be a huge road block when uploading video. Check yours at speedtest.net.

Download Speed
Your download speed will affect video playback and issues loading the video in your library. Typically, if you see a download speed of anything less than 5.0 Mbps, you may be in trouble. We suggest at least 5.0-10.0 Mbps. 

Upload Speed
Your upload speed determines how fast you can get video onto skyeyesports.com and onto the RUNWAY Desktop Application. The lower the number, the less likely your video will end up online. We suggest a speed of at least 2-3 Mbps for uploads.

If your upload or download numbers are low, you can talk to your IT staff or Internet provider about increasing your bandwidth.

We recommend that you upload film at school on your wired Ethernet connection which is a lot faster than a wireless connection.

Clean Up Your Library

You have received emails in recent weeks about moving your old film to "Archive Storage" and out of "Live Storage". If you have any questions about this please contact us or refer to the HOW TO section at the top of skyeyesports.com

Update your Rosters and Schedule

Make sure your players have their player profiles created so that they will show up on your roster. Be sure to also input your game schedule so that you, players and fans can keep track of the schedule for the upcoming season.

Please take time to check up on the above topics so that the season will get off to a great start. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns through email (info@skyeyesports.com) or our support line at 1-800-937-5920