Video camera for recording matches
- Thread starter slach
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Slach, that's not going to be a function of the camera. Some kind of software would be needed for that to work.
The scoring you see on livestream is added real-time by broadcasting software (Wirecast), or added by video editing software (Adobe Premiere or even iMovie).
The reason I'm asking is that I have an Android straight pool scoring app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mosens.straightpoolscorerv1.straightpoolscorer ) and was thinking about features to add to it. A great feature would be to let the scoring app control your video recorder and super impose the match score onto the recording while the match is in progress.
Assuming there's BlueTooth controllable cameras (I'm most familiar with BlueTooth) the challenge would be to hack into the camera connection to show the current score on the recording. May not be too hard for me to do and you'd end up with a better recording without needing to go back and edit on the score. This would be great for the casual recording, and maybe for the pro types too.
Assuming there's BlueTooth controllable cameras (I'm most familiar with BlueTooth) the challenge would be to hack into the camera connection to show the current score on the recording. May not be too hard for me to do and you'd end up with a better recording without needing to go back and edit on the score. This would be great for the casual recording, and maybe for the pro types too.
Since you're the developer of this app, why not use the API/library to access the camera on the device (tablet) to record,and super-impose the live scoring there.
For matches already recorded, and avoid editing I thought about creating an srt file (subtitle file) to add credits and score update.
For matches already recorded, and avoid editing I thought about creating an srt file (subtitle file) to add credits and score update.
Interesting ideas. What I'm interested in (initially) is more for the casual recorder. What I typically see is someone sets up a camera on a ledge behind the table and a scoring app (tablet) next to it. The recording is great, but you don't know the score. If the scoring app could add the score automatically (inning by inning) to the recording it would improve it a lot. That's what I'm hoping to do.
This GoPro with wifi and bluetooth may meet your development needs. GoPro already have an app that can control the settings remotely.
https://www.amazon.com/GoPro-Camera-HERO-Video-Recording/dp/B00XUP5M6Y/
For cameras that don't have these features, I think subtitle file that you can add to playback could achieve the same goals. Have your app export a subtitle file. Each entry would be the time-stamp (since the video recording started) and the score update.
https://www.amazon.com/GoPro-Camera-HERO-Video-Recording/dp/B00XUP5M6Y/
For cameras that don't have these features, I think subtitle file that you can add to playback could achieve the same goals. Have your app export a subtitle file. Each entry would be the time-stamp (since the video recording started) and the score update.