Score Board for sports events at DVinfo.net

John Lorince · November 19th, 2009, 09:29 AM

Good day to you all! I was just sitting here thinking of how I can incorporate score board graphics into my sports events...and I suppose the only way to do this is watch the whole game in the edit bay and switch the score manually as people score. With Basketball, this would be every minute or so....I suppose I could capture live into my editor and do a live edit to save time in the edit bay on this....just thinking out loud here...If anyone has any thoughts on this please join in....does any one here capture live events and edit that with graphics online so to speak? I have yet to do this with Vegas and even wonder if you can....I do have that new Adobe On location software also, but thinks this is not a true editing suite, just for capturing.

Thanks in Advance!

Edward Carlson · November 19th, 2009, 10:08 AM

I did this for a few basketball games. I just created a graphic in Photoshop, then used FCP's built-in text generator to create the score. Each time there was a score, I just changed the number. It took some time, but the end result was well worth it. I'm not familiar with Vegas, but if you can have multiple layers of video then you can do something similar.

Edward Troxel · November 19th, 2009, 10:12 AM

Edward, yes the same could easily be done in Vegas.

John, if you want to tape the scoreboard the entire time, another option would be to add that camera angle as a PIP.

John Lorince · November 19th, 2009, 10:23 AM

Thanks guys for responding...Edward is there a way to edit a live stream with Vegas...and use it to add graphics while I capture? I know I have seen this before with other editors while I worked on a live concert crew once and also at a church event with FCP.

Edward Troxel · November 19th, 2009, 10:47 AM

No. Vegas won't edit a live stream.

Jonathan Palfrey · November 19th, 2009, 01:15 PM

I was wondering a while ago how to incorporate a clock on the scoreboard. Is there anyway to generate one without having to type out every single second?

As for just a general scoreboard I do it like how Edward explained, create it in photoshop then generate the text in Sony Vegas.

Mike Kujbida · November 19th, 2009, 01:21 PM

Free on the VASST site, courtesy of John Meyer:
Count Up/Down Sports Clock

John Lorince · November 20th, 2009, 02:18 AM

I like the idea of filming the clock....and ironically enough as I type this I see a game on HD cable showing that exact thing. I think I would create a graphic then encase the clock in it for a more custom look. Thanks for all ideas and input.

John Lorince · November 22nd, 2009, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Kujbida

Free on the VASST site, courtesy of John Meyer:
Count Up/Down Sports Clock

Mike is there a script buried in this clock counter somewhere? Just wondering how I can make it appear for more than 5 seconds at a time it at all possible...?

John Lorince · November 22nd, 2009, 11:59 AM

I did just figure out how to make the time what I want it to be and to make it last as long as I need it to. For those that are interested in how that works, I went to properties and adjusted length and where the time starts at. Thanks Mike!

November 19th, 2009, 09:29 AM	#1
John Lorince Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 75	Score Board for sports events Good day to you all! I was just sitting here thinking of how I can incorporate score board graphics into my sports events...and I suppose the only way to do this is watch the whole game in the edit bay and switch the score manually as people score. With Basketball, this would be every minute or so....I suppose I could capture live into my editor and do a live edit to save time in the edit bay on this....just thinking out loud here...If anyone has any thoughts on this please join in....does any one here capture live events and edit that with graphics online so to speak? I have yet to do this with Vegas and even wonder if you can....I do have that new Adobe On location software also, but thinks this is not a true editing suite, just for capturing. Thanks in Advance! __________________ John Lorince Http://capturemotion.tv

November 19th, 2009, 10:12 AM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Edward, yes the same could easily be done in Vegas. John, if you want to tape the scoreboard the entire time, another option would be to add that camera angle as a PIP. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 19th, 2009, 10:23 AM	#4
John Lorince Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 75	Live Event Editing Thanks guys for responding...Edward is there a way to edit a live stream with Vegas...and use it to add graphics while I capture? I know I have seen this before with other editors while I worked on a live concert crew once and also at a church event with FCP. __________________ John Lorince Http://capturemotion.tv

November 19th, 2009, 10:47 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	No. Vegas won't edit a live stream. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 20th, 2009, 02:18 AM	#8
John Lorince Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 75	I like the idea of filming the clock....and ironically enough as I type this I see a game on HD cable showing that exact thing. I think I would create a graphic then encase the clock in it for a more custom look. Thanks for all ideas and input. __________________ John Lorince Http://capturemotion.tv

November 19th, 2009, 10:08 AM	#2
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	I did this for a few basketball games. I just created a graphic in Photoshop, then used FCP's built-in text generator to create the score. Each time there was a score, I just changed the number. It took some time, but the end result was well worth it. I'm not familiar with Vegas, but if you can have multiple layers of video then you can do something similar.

November 19th, 2009, 01:15 PM	#6
Jonathan Palfrey Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Torbay, UK Posts: 170	I was wondering a while ago how to incorporate a clock on the scoreboard. Is there anyway to generate one without having to type out every single second? As for just a general scoreboard I do it like how Edward explained, create it in photoshop then generate the text in Sony Vegas.

November 19th, 2009, 01:21 PM	#7
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Free on the VASST site, courtesy of John Meyer: Count Up/Down Sports Clock

November 22nd, 2009, 11:59 AM	#10
John Lorince Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 75	I understand I did just figure out how to make the time what I want it to be and to make it last as long as I need it to. For those that are interested in how that works, I went to properties and adjusted length and where the time starts at. Thanks Mike! __________________ John Lorince Http://capturemotion.tv