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myDartfish is more than just a pretty cloud

August 30, 2015 No Comments

In the week that Dartfish releases myDartfish, Neil Melville introduces this new technology and reflects on how we got here. Just a few short years ago, when Dartfish brought out version 6 of its desktop software, we made the call to remove the CD/DVD burning feature. “Nobody is using optical disks anymore”, we reasoned but we reasoned wrongly and a month later the burner was back. I seriously doubt that those who requested its resurrection would still clamour to save it today, such has been the wave of change pushed by the twin forces of fast, reliable broadband and mobile computing on our phones and tablets. These days, when I want to share something, I’m more likely to put it on Google Drive than on a memory stick or disk. It’s not just file sharing which has transformed, it’s anything we do electronically; so I started writing this article on my PC,…

April 30, 2015 In Other Features

About time!

Dartfish 8 introduces two new ways of recording the time of events: 1) Include the $(WallClock) function within the keyword property of tagging tools to record the time of day that the event occurred 2) Do the same with $(Gametime) to record the time from a match clock…

October 3, 2014 In Baseball/Softball

Dartfish Note – the next evolution of visual coaching tools in diamond sports

Over the last several years, baseball and softball programs have used video tools, integrating game reports and video, to develop individual player’s skills, scout opponent tendencies and evaluate player’s performances in games. Dartfish has a full set of video tools providing individual player practice review, as well as…

July 23, 2014 In Other Features

Who needs high speed video?

Some of that high definition, super slow-mo used in nature documentaries and sports broadcasting is amazing isn’t it? Increased awareness of the possibilities of sharp, detailed video in slow motion may be why I’m often being asked about high speed video use with Dartfish. The question is most…

April 3, 2014 In Other Features

Nine things you can do with a key position or still shot

The Dartfish software key position, or its Dartfish Express equivalent, the still shot, are the foundation of a Dartfish analysis but I’ll bet you didn’t realise all that you could do? Let’s put that to the test. 1. Create a photograph It’s hard to capture exactly the moment you…

February 28, 2014 In Other Features

Streamlined sharing

I’ve got stuck into a lot of teaching these last couple of months, mostly helping Dartfishers take their first steps. I love it when these experts in their own field make me look at our software in new ways and, as a result of that, yesterday I found…

November 21, 2013 In Other Features

The Dartfish Express difference

Quite a few of you have been asking “What makes Dartfish Express better than other video analysis apps?” Well, the fact is that I have several great apps on my phone and all are striving towards perfection according to their own definitions of perfect. The simple, if enigmatic,…