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Football Player Tracking

Lock it on. It follows him.

The hardest part of highlighting a player on film is that he moves. ProPlayVision's player tracking lets you lock a spotlight, ring or marker onto a player so it rides with him through the play — and if it drifts, one drag puts it back.

Tracking For Teaching, Not Stats

There are two kinds of "player tracking" in football. One is data tracking — GPS or computer vision that measures speed and distance for analytics. The other is visual tracking: keeping a graphic attached to a player so viewers can follow him.

ProPlayVision does visual tracking, sometimes called motion tracking or auto-tracking. It's built to make film easier to understand: follow the linebacker's fit, the receiver's release, or the running back's path through the line — without keyframing a circle by hand, frame by frame.

Track A Player In Four Steps

  1. Pick the player

    Pause on a clear frame and choose the player you want to highlight.

  2. Lock a graphic

    Attach a spotlight, ground ring, player ISO, nameplate or marker.

  3. Play the rep

    AI-assisted tracking keeps the graphic on him as he moves.

  4. Correct with one drag

    If it drifts in traffic, drag it back and it re-locks from there.

What You Can Attach

Spotlights

Offensive and defensive spotlights that follow the player.

Ground & Dual Rings

Rings on the turf under the player, matched to the field's perspective.

Player ISO

Isolate one player so the eye goes straight to him.

Player Nameplate

A name tag that stays with the player.

Player Lock

Lock other drawings to a player's movement.

Clone Player

Show where a player was, or should have been.

Tracking Questions

Does it measure speed or distance?

No. ProPlayVision's tracking is visual — it keeps graphics attached to players for teaching and broadcast. It isn't a GPS or analytics tracking system.

What happens when players cross in traffic?

Tracking can drift when players overlap. One drag puts the graphic back on the right player and it re-locks from there.

Does tracking work on video game footage?

Yes. It works on real game film and football video game footage like Madden and College Football.

Can I use tracking live?

Yes — lock a spotlight during a DVR replay and send it to OBS. See the broadcast telestrator.

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