Step 1: Make sure you have the proper equipment
A successful capture depends on your camera devices being charged and stably mounted in tripods and mounts. See this article for guidance on proper setup equipment.Step 2: Camera orientation
The first option you’ll choose on-screen during camera setup is camera orientation.IMAGE HERE IMAGE HERE IMAGE HERE IMAGE HERE CAMERA ORIENTATION STEP
Pick the best orientation for your athlete, movement, and space. For baseball hitting assessments, we typically recommend portrait orientation.Step 3: Camera position
1-camera baseball hitting assessments currently have a single camera position option: camera positioned on the other side of the plate, pointed at the athlete’s open side. Choose this option to proceed with setup.IMAGE HERE IMAGE HERE IMAGE HERE IMAGE HERE POSITIONING OPTIONS x2
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Step 4: Place the camera
Now you’re ready to place your camera. There is a helpful silhouette indicating where the camera should be placed in realtion to the athlete.Tips:
- It’s very important that the athlete stays fully in view for their whole movement - if the camera can’t see part of their body, we can’t track it.
- Having someone stand in position and do a practice swing/pitch/jump can help you make sure your cameras are place far enough away from the athlete to capture their whole body.
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Step 5: Enter the distance
Once your camera is placed at the proper distance, measure and enter the distance from the center of the tripod to the center of where the athlete will be standing when they start the movement.Tip:
- If you’re capturing in the same facility every time, you can mark the tripod position on the ground with tape or paint, and make a note of the distance so you don’t have to re-measure every single time.