It might surprise you to learn that Dartfish, so well-known in the fields of instruction and coaching, started its life as an invention for television. Simulcam proved itself as such an invaluable way for broadcasters to illustrate where alpine skiers made and lost ground that the Austrian national ski team bought it. Thus began the development of our Dartfish software and the rest is… Well… not history, because those roots continued into a branch of Dartfish which reaches to the present day. The technology, for which we won an Emmy award in 2005, is still in use by many, many broadcasters and production companies around the world. You’ll have seen it if you watch winter sports, taekwondo, motorsport, athletics, baseball, diving… or any Olympics since Sydney 2000. The list of sports and events is impressive. Dartfish has brought to the broadcast community the stunning SimulCam™ and StroMotion™ special effects. Those…
Robert Carrol is the Dartfish representative for Ireland and he’s also Thevideoanalyst.com, which has become one of the go-to blogs for those involved in, or wishing to be involved in sports performance analysis. His new eBook ‘The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Sports Video Camera’ is available by registering…
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…
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…
Here is a tip for Dartfish power users. It was sparked by this question…. “I’d like to display the current score on the video. I could add scores as text drawings and fade them in and out as required, but is there a quicker way? – Zak Saucede,…
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…
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,…