Focus X2 (Mac version) Quick Start Guide

Focus X2 (Mac version) Quick Start Guide

Welcome to Focus X2 Focus X2 is now used by coaches and educators in more than 60 countries and in over 30 different sports. The purpose of this document is to stepthroughsomeofthekeyaspectsofthemacversionoffocusx2 andtoenableyoutoget workingquicklyand effectivelywiththesoftware. For thepurposes of this Quick Start guide we will use Football/Soccer as ourexample, although you will obviously adapt the key points to meet the requirements of your own sport. Video Formats The Focus X2 Mac version works with MP4 and.mov video file formats. If you are importing videos for use in Focus X2 they will need to be in one of these video formats before you bring them in. Ifyouhaveacamerathatgeneratesfilesinadifferentvideoformat,orareperhapslooking tousevideofromadvdthatyouhave(normally.vobfiles),youwillneedtoconvertthese tomp4ormovfileformats. There are a number of free video converters that are available for you to download and use. These tend to provide specific MP4 or.mov output formats and produce good quality converted files. Examples of converters that we have used: Handbrake http://handbrake.fr/ Free Video Converter http://www.koyotesoft.com/video-software/free-videoconverter.html Any Video Converter http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/ HANDBRAKE

Opening the Focus X2 software 1. In Applications, open the Focus folder and click on the Focus.pkg icon. 2. The Focus Programme will open to show the main Focus X2 screen The Focus video window When you select the video clip(s) that you want to use in your Project you will seetheminthevideowindowonthelefthandsideofthescreen. Video Controls Below the video window is a basic set of video controls. However, you may want to use the following keyboard video controls to help you move more quickly to through the video; Fast Forward: + Fast Backward: + Slow forward: + Slow Backward: +

Creating/Editing a Category Set The first thing that we want to do is create a Category Set that we want to use in our Project. This is the process that enables you to decide which aspects of the performance you want to view and analyse. Click on the Category Editor menu option. The Category Editor window will open up. You will see the list of exemplar Category sets in your library. Click on the Add Category option. Forthepurposesofthisguidewewillusefootball/soccerasourexample.Herewe havedecidedthatforthisprojectwewant toanalysekeyaspectsofagamefrom a Team perspective and so our Category Set will reflect this. 1) Give your first category a name. For our example here we want to do an analysis by team and have called our category Team. 2) As this is your top category, put a check in the Timestampbox Note: It is important that when adding any additional Categories that the Timestampbox is not checked. In the last Category that you enter (i.e. the bottom Category) make sure that the Log Trigger box is checked. 3) Select the number of Rows and Columns that you want. We want to create 2 buttons, one for each team. 4) Click on the Save Button The new button options that you have created will appear in the window. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on your first button. Select the Edit Button option when it appears and the Button Settings window will open.

Creating/Editing a Category Set (cont.) Name: Give Your Button a name. In our examplehere Team A Colour: You have the option of allocating a colour to your button. For example, this mayreflectthecolourthatateamisplayingin. Assign Keys: You have the option to allocate a Keyboard Shortcut to your button. This enables you to enter events via the buttons on your keyboard rather than via your mouse. Pre-Seconds: This is where you determine how many seconds before an event the video will go to when you select that option. For example, if this is set at 5 seconds the video will automatically move 5 seconds before the event when you select it in Review Mode. This setting also determines the in-point for your video clip when Focus is automatically generating your Highlights movies. Post-Seconds: This determines the out-point for your video clip when Focus is automatically generating your Highlights movies. ClickontheSavebuttonandthenrepeattheprocessforeachbutton. Once you have edited each of the buttons in your Category, click on the Add Category button and repeat the process. You can add up to 10 Categories and up to 100 Button options in each. However, remember that the simpler your Category, the quicker you will be able to enter your analysis information. OnceyouhaveaddedeachofyourCategoriesclickontheSavetoLibrarybuttonand thenonok. Give Your Category Set a name and click on the Save button. This will add your CategorySettoyourLibraryandwillenableyoutoselectittouseinanyProject.

Creating a new Project WearenowreadytocreateanewProject. Click on the Manage Projects menu button and the Focus Projects window will open.thenclickonthecreatenewprojecttab We can now begin the process of creating our Project. Firstly, give a name to your Project. The date on which you are creating your Project will automatically appear in the date window. The next thing we have to do is choose the video clip(s) that we want to use in our Project. Click on the Manage Media button and the Focus Manage Media window will open.

Creating a new Project (cont.) Select the Add New button and browse to find the first video file that you want to add to your Project. Find and Highlight your video file and then click on the Select File button to add your video to the Manage Media window. Repeattheprocessforanyadditionalvideofilesthat youwanttoaddandthen click ontheclosebuttontoreturntoyourprojectwindow. Note: If youhaveaddedmorethanonevideoclipfocuswillautomaticallyjointhese togetherintoonesingleclipforuseinyourproject. IfyouarehappythattheProjectinformationthatyouhaveaddediscorrect,clickon the Save Project button. You will told that your new Project has been created successfully.

Creating a new Project (cont.) Your Project will open and you will see your video clip(s) have been added to the Focus window. ThenextstepistoaddintheCategorySetthatyouwanttouseforthisProject. In our example here we will select the Category Set that we created earlier. To do this, click on the Category Editor button and find and select the Category Set you wanttouseinthelibrarylist. Click on the Load Set button and your Category Set will appear in the Category Editor part of the window. Click on the Save to Project button and your Category will be loaded into your Project ready for you to begin entering events.

Organising your Focus screen YouwillseeyourCategorySetinthebottomrighthandcornerofthescreen. Above your category Set you will see your Events List. This is where each of the events thatyouenterwillbeshown. On the top right of your screen is your Results Grid. This is the area that will show the datainrelationtotheeventsthatyouenter. Tip: You can change the size of any section of your Focus screen by selecting and dragging the respective sizing handle.. You can choose how you want to review the data in your Results Grid. Click on the dropdownmenuforbothaxisandchoosethecategorythatyouwanttoviewineach. YourResultsGridwillthenre-organisereadytoshowthedatafromtheeventsthatyou enter.

Entering Events Entering events is very straightforward and easy in Focus. However, we would always recommend that you invest time in familiarising yourself, and working with, the video controls. The quicker that you can move to the correct point in the video, the more time you will save overall. 1. Movethroughyourvideountilyouseeapieceofactionofinterest.Getthevideoto the point where that action is about to happen and pause the video. In our example here, our video has been moved to a point where a player from Team A is about to shoot. Note: You don t actually have to pause your video to enter events but it is something that we would recommend initially. That way you ensure that you are entering the event at the correct point in the video. As you become more experienced you will find that you can entervideosinreal-timewithnoneedtopausethevideoeachtime. 2. To enter an event you choose one option from each of your categories. In this case we click on Team A in our Team category and then on the Shot option in the category that we have called Action. 3. Once you have selected an option from each category Focus recognises that you have completed the process of entering an event and adds it to both the Event List and Results Grid. We can see from our example that a summary of our event can now be seen in the Event area and that the Results grid has refreshed to show our event as a game statistic.

Entering Events (cont.) We repeat the process to add in any further events. In our example here, the player from Team A has scored a goal. A second event was therefore added. We selected Team A again from our Team category and this time selected Goal from our Action Category. You continue through your video adding events that are of interest to you. As an example we have now moved to a Project that has many more events entered into it. YoucanseethateacheventhasbeenaddedtoboththeEventListandResultsGrid. Note: Try to add events as close to the point that they happen in the game e.g. at the point where the player is about to shoot. This will assist when reviewing events as this will help you when Reviewing events. Your pre-second settings take you to a specific point in the video before the exact moment that you entered the event. The more accurate you are in entering events, the more accurate your pre-second settings will be. Entering events in Real-Time You can find out how to capture video directly into Focus in the Support area of our website; www.performanceinnovation.net

Reviewing Events The real value of the Focus software is the ability to instantly view any aspect of performance that you are interested in. Again we are using a Project that has many more events added to best show the Review process. There are 2 ways to Review events; Using the Results Grid - RemovethecheckfromtheEventLoggingModebox.YouarenowinReviewMode. - MovetotheResults Grid and select theevent(s) that you want to view interactively. In our example here we want to look at the Attacks by the White Team and so we click on the corresponding number(in this case, 2). - Focus filters your Event List to show just the examples that you have chosen (in this casethe2attacksbythewhiteteam). - Click on the first event in the Event List and Focus will take you to that point in the video (it will actually take you to the number of seconds before the event that you have chosen in your Pre-seconds settings). You can then use the video controls to move through and view this event. - To view the second event simply click on it and Focus will again take you to the secondattackandsoon. Using your Category Set - AgainmakesurethatthecheckisremovedfromtheEventLoggingModebox. - Choose one or more options from each Category to filter the events that you want to view. Forexample, if you want to view the Attacks by thewhiteteamyou would select the White Team option from your Team category and the Attack option from your Action category. Your Events List will filter to show just your filtered events. - You can filter to show multiple choices. For example, if you wanted to look at all of the Corner Kicks in the game you would select both the Blue Team and the White Team from the Team category and the Corner Kick option from the Action category.

Creating Highlights Movies Focus has the facility to automatically generate Highlights movies for you of key aspects of performance. These clips can then be shared offline or online. The Highlights clips that are created are in.mpg format. To begin the Highlights process select the Create Highlights menu option in the main Focus window. The Create Highlights window will appear. In the left hand side of the window you will see your Category Set. You can use the arrows to expand each section. FindandselectthefirsteventthatyouwanttoaddtoyourHighlightsmovie. Click on the Copy button and the event will be moved across into the Highlights Compilation section of the window. Repeattheprocesstoaddintheadditionaleventsthatyouwantinyourmovie. Give your Highlights movie a name in the box below the Available Events area of the window. Click on the Create Highlights button and your movie will be automatically generated. Your movie will be stored in the Highlights folder (you will find this inside your main Focus folder in Applications.

Managing your Highlights movies ClickontheManageHighlightstab.Youwillseeyournewmoviehasbeenaddedtothe list.inthiswindowyoucanuploadyourvideodirectlytoyouryoutubechannelorcopy ittoanewlocation. To copy your video to a new location select it in your list of available highlights movies andthenclickonthecopyfiletobutton. Inthewindowthatopensyoucanchoosethenewlocationforyourvideofileandeven change the name. Click on the Select Destination Folder button and your file will be saved. Find your file in the location that you stored it in and either double click on it to open, orclickonctrlandclicktochoosetheprogrammethatyouwanttoopenitwith.

Other Focus Tips Working with existing Focus Projects Rather than create a new Project you may want to open and work with an existing project. Select the Manage Projects menu button. The Projects window will appear. - ClickontheOpenExistingProjecttab. - SelectandhighlighttheProjectyouwanttoopenfromthelist. - ClickontheLoadProjectbuttonandyourProjectwillopenintheFocuswindow. Editing existing Category Sets Instead of creating a new Category Set from the start each time there may be occasionswhenyouwanttoeditanexistingone. - Select the Category Editor menu button. - Find and select the Category Set that you want to edit from the list of Library Items - ClickontheLoadSetoptionandtheCategorySetwillappearinthewindow. To edit/change a Category Option 1: Click on the name of the category that you want to change. Here you can changethenumberofbuttonsorthenameofyourcategory. Option 2: Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the name of the category that you wanttochange.hereyoucanmoveacategoryupordownordeleteit. To edit/change a Button Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the button that you want to edit. Click on the Edit Button option and can then edit the Name, Colour, Keyboard Shortcut orpr/post Roll settings.