Tactic 8.0 Release Summary

Release summary (major new features).

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Team ID (Tactic Pro).

Team ID uses a machine learning model to further enhance Player Detect functionality. When used, Tactic Pro not only detects players and their movement, but also which team they belong to.

Team ID has identified each team, player box colour is determined by palette home and away colour. Non outfield players (officials, staff, goalkeepers) are assigned a neutral colour.

From the Team ID page, users can choose the current formation for each of the teams playing, and which portion of the team they want to attach graphics to. Once this is done, just clicking on the user defined graphic style will attach the graphic to all players required and as the graphics are attached to the players, the graphics will follow as the video is played.

Adding tactical explanation graphics becomes even easier with a faster turnaround with Team ID as graphics can be placed to cover the whole team, or parts of the team, with one click.

Circles attached to every player of Team A.

Circles and lines attached to every player of Team A in a “523” shape.

Circles and lines attached to every player of Team A in a “343” shape.

In addition, the “Team Dimensions” function will place a graphic equal to the total length or width of a chosen team between the furthest forward/backward or right/left players. If the distance graphic is chosen, the distance in units (metres, yards, feet) can also be displayed.

Team Dimension function showing team width and length with the distance graphic tool.

The shape function attaches points of the region graphic to the players at the most extreme edge to show the shape of an entire team.

Shape graphic on team A.

Team ID can be disabled in the preferences menu if it is not required.

ChromaKey Set button always available.

The Auto ChromaKey is now even quicker than before with the Chroma Key set button always available in the toolbar next to the other auto functions. Users no longer have to turn the chroma keyer on to reveal the Set button.

Set ChromaKey button always available on toolbar.

Slow motion effect saved as part of the analysis.

Slo-Mo effects can now be added to the timeline to slow down a section for especially detailed analysis.

Speeds of 50%, 25% or 10% can be chosen, then go to the point in the timeline where you want the Slo-Mo to start and click on the Slo-Mo button. Go to where you want the video to return to normal speed and click the button again.

Slo-mo button and Slo-Mo effect (50%) in the timeline.

The Slo-Mo effect is shown in the timeline and is saved as part of the analysis so will always take place when the analysis is recalled or layed off.

“Lite Mode” operation.

Emulating the operation of Tactic Lite, a simple button push enters “Lite Mode”. In this mode, when a graphic is placed a pause and the graphic’s out point is automatically inserted into the timeline making it impossible to use graphics on moving video.

“Lite Mode” cuts down the complexity of operation of Tactic and is an ideal option for coverage of sports when graphics are only ever used on paused video making Tactic more  accessible to less experienced users.

Automatic pause insertion button.

Other new features.

• Faster Layoff

  • Exporting analysis files is now faster than real time. As long as “As fast as Possible” is enabled in the layoff section of preferences, laying off an analysis can be as much as 50% faster.

• Bounded Region parameter for region graphic.

  • Selecting the Bounded Region option for the region graphic will prevent jagged border lines when players cross over ensuring that the region follows the players on the outside edge.

Without Bounded Region.

With Bounded Region.

• Colour Change events.

  • The following graphics have a new change colour event which changes the graphic to any colour at any point in the analysis.
    • Player Circles
    • Player Circles 3D
    • Adv_Text
    • Strap
    • Text
    • Textbox
    • Title

If a player has moved into a better position to receive a ball for example, this could be illustrated by changing the colour circle to whichever colour the user chooses.

• Text Change events.

  • The following graphics have a new change text event allowing the text content in the graphic to change to new text at any point.
    • Clock,
    • Strap,
    • Text,
    • Textbox,
    • Title
    • Adv_Text tools

Changes in events (clock timings, formation changes etc) can be illustrated with changing text content.

• Dual Colour line option.

  • A new parameter enables lines and arrows to be drawn in two colours as chosen by the user.

The colours are easily made to match home and away colours, allowing lines between players from opposing teams to be added easily.