Table of Contents
(Click on a subject line for a link to the
corresponding section of text. If viewing in the Home Viewer software, right click on the
screen and click “back” to return to the table of contents)
Recommended
Hardware
System
Requirements
Loading the Software
onto Your System
Uninstall
Loading Data from a CD-ROM
Loading Data from Email
Viewing your Data
The Two-View Screen
Using the Video
Screen
Creating a
Snapshot
Viewing
and Printing Snapshots
Viewing
Instructional Clips
The Four-View Screen
Using the Video
Screen
Playback
Controls
Setting Key
Positions
Analysis Tools
Math
Creating and
Viewing Snapshots
IV. Video Capture Features and Options
Connecting a Digital Camcorder to your Computer
Capturing Video
Receiving Data
V. FAQ/Troubleshooting
RightView Pro Home Viewers
“Capture Viewer” (Cv300)
And “Player Viewer” (Pv300)
Software User Guide*
*(The Capture Viewer and Player Viewer are identical, with
one exception: only the Capture Viewer has the video capture capability
necessary to capture swings. Player Viewers can be upgraded to a Capture Viewer
by purchasing and downloading the upgrade at www.rightviewpro.com)
I.
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of RightView Pro Home
Viewer, an exciting software program that allows you to compare your swing to
the best players in the game. With RightView Pro’s interactive, instructional
analysis system, you have the tools to improve your swing and track your
progress.
There are 3 ways to add your swings to the software. Your
swings can be:
1.) Captured by your RVP Instructor and delivered to you
on a “Playerdata CD.”
2.) Captured and e-mailed to you by any Capture Viewer
Cv300, or by your RVP instructor with the Is300 Instructional System.
3.) Captured by you, using the Cv300 and a digital camera
hooked up to your PC with firewire.
To view data your instructor has provided, first load the
Home Viewer onto your computer. Once the
viewer is loaded, you can load data from a data CD or from an email attachment.
Please see the Table of Contents for instructions on each of these
applications.
The RightView Pro Home Viewer software is compatible with
Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft 2000 operating systems (both Home and
Professional). The capture viewer
software is designed to capture digital video, either from a Mini-DV tape
source, or live from a digital camcorder connected to your computer through a
firewire connection.
The RightView Pro
Pv300 software has the following minimum requirements:
·
1 GHz or higher CPU
·
256MB RAM
·
20 GB UDMA Hard Disk
·
CD-ROM Drive
·
Windows 2000 OS
The RightView Pro Cv300
software has the following recommended configuration:
·
Pentium 4 2GHz or higher processor
·
512MB RAM
·
40 GB or larger UDMA Hard Disk Drive
·
Windows XP
(Home or Professional)
Loading the Software onto Your System
1. Insert
the RightView Pro Home Viewer software CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Wait
a few moments. Most Windows systems will
detect that a CD has been inserted, and then automatically launch the Setup
program on the CD.
3. Click
the “Install” button.
4. We
recommend that you accept the default destination location (c:\Program
Files\Swing Solutions Home).
5. Select
to install all software components.
6. The
software disc will automatically create an icon identified as “Capture Viewer”
or “Player Viewer” on the desktop and in the Start menu.
7. We
recommend that you accept the default Program Folder (Swing Solutions Home).
8. Proceed
to Chapter II to learn how to use your software.
Uninstalling
1. Go
to “Control Panel” and double click “Add or Remove Programs.”
2. Scroll
down to “Home Viewer.” Highlight and
click “Change/Remove.”
3. Click
“Next,” click “Finish,” and click “Yes to All.”
You have now uninstalled the program.
Loading Data from a CD-ROM
Insert
the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. After a few moments the following screen will be displayed:
Click the “Copy Data” button found on the main page. The
following browser window will open:
Follow these steps to load your data:
1. Make
sure the D: drive directory is displayed in the top window (use the down arrow
to find the D: drive if necessary)
2. Click
“OK.” The files are then loaded from each of the folders on the data CD into
the appropriate main screen menu choices.
3. When
the copying process is complete, you will see a message stating, “CD copied
successfully.” Click “OK” and return to
the main screen.
Loading Data from E-mail
Double click the
attachment and choose “Open” (do not choose “Save to disc”). A file in the .exe file format will be
opened. When prompted to extract the
files, click “OK.” The files will extract directly into the Home Viewer and the
file names will be loaded in the appropriate menus.
Viewing your Data
Once your data is loaded, you have two options for viewing
your lesson contents - the Two-View screen and the Four-View screen.
II.
Using the Home Viewer Software –Two View Screen
After you have successfully installed your software,
double click on the Home Viewer desktop icon.
The following screen opens:
When
you open the software, you may see a brief promotional video clip or clips,
depending on the instructor, facility, or company that provided you with the
Home Viewer software. You can view these
clips, or click one of the Main Page buttons to access other functions.
The
first step to viewing your swings is to load the captured data from a CD-ROM,
an e-mail attachment or from the capture feature on the Cv300. (Please see
Table of Contents for instructions on each of these functions.)
The Two-View Screen
To open the Two-View screen, click the button labeled “Two
View” on the main page.
In the screen image shown above, the large dark area is
the viewing window that first appears when the Two-View screen is
selected. The screen is divided into two
equal-sized viewing windows. The separation is marked by a red “splitter”
button located at the top-middle of the screen, under the drawing tool
bar. Both viewing windows remain dark
until a swing clip is opened in either one.
Viewing Swing Clips
Clips of your swings can be found in the lower right
portion of the screen, under the “Front” and “Target” tabs. Clips of the pros’
swings can be found under the “Pro Frt” and “Pro Trg” tabs.
(NOTE: “Front” files refer to a camera point of view
directed at the chest of the batter. “Target” files include points of view from
all other angles. For identification purposes, Target file names will include
the point of view. For example: “Palmiero pitcher” would indicate the image of
palmiero is from the pitcher’s point of view.)
To view swings:
1. Click
on the either the “Front,” “Target,” “Pro Frt,” or “Pro Trg” tab to display the
contents of the selected tab.
2. Select
the clip you want to view by clicking and holding down on the file name with
the left mouse button.
3. Drag
the file name into one of the two viewing windows, and release the left mouse
button to open the clip. (drag and drop)
In the example above the “Pro Frt” tab is selected, and
the clip named “Nomar Garciaparra” has been dragged and dropped into the left
viewing window.
In the example above, the “Pro Trg” tab has been selected,
and the clip named “Sosa catcher” has been dragged and dropped into the left
viewing window:
To view a single clip in a larger portion of the video
window, drag the red splitter button (located below the drawing toolbar) to the
right. The clip will now occupy more of the total viewing area:
You can also view two clips side by side, or in the “split
screen” mode. To do this, slide the red
splitter button to the center position, then load one clip into the left side
of the screen, and another clip into the right side of the screen. In the following photo, two different clips
of Brian Giles have been loaded into the “split screen” viewing area:
Now you are ready to play your clips and analyze your
swings.
Using the Video Screen
From top to bottom, the basic “look” of the video screen
is as follows (please refer to the full screen view above):
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Drawing tool bar
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Displays a row of buttons
that allow the corresponding analysis feature to be drawn on the video
screen. Disposal box allows you to drag
and drop unwanted swings. This will permanently delete the swing.
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Video window info
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Identifies front and
target clips by either the name or the date and time captured. The active
screen name is displayed in red text.
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Video windows
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Initially divided in
halves. To increase the size of a window, the red “splitter” button can be
dragged from side to side.
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Playback controls
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Occupy the center of the
lower portion of the screen:
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Play
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Click either ‘play’ button
to play the clip at the speed indicated on the ‘speed’ button. (The top button controls the left window.)
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<
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Reverses the corresponding
clip one frame at a time.
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>
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Forwards the corresponding
clip one frame at a time.
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Clock
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Displays time location of
either clip in hundredth of seconds.
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Cursor bars
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Drags or steps the clip to
a desired location.
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Sync
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Slide Image
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Check to activate sliding
or panning function for the active window.
The image can be dragged either left or right by clicking and holding
any point in the window and dragging to the new position.
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Swap sides
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Click to reverse the image
windows
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Exit/Cancel
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Click to return to the
main (first) video screen
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Play speed
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Click the up or down
arrows to select the desired playback speed
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Instructions
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Click to open the
instructional clip viewer
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Take snapshot
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Click to save either a
single or dual image as a snapshot
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View snapshot
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Click to view and/or print
your saved snapshots
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Analysis Tools
Drawing lines and reference points on screen allow you to
visually analyze your swings. You can
access these drawing tools on the drawing toolbar located above the video
window.
In the next screen shot, two clips are displayed with the
pro model on the left and the student on the right. As an example of what’s possible with the
Home Viewer(s) software, the drawing toolbar has been used to draw reference
dots at the top of each player’s head, and the angle drawing tool has been used
to compare the angle of the right wrist in each player. Both clips have been
“stepped” or moved to the same point in the swing.
There are many combinations of drawings and digital
effects available for your analysis. You and your coach can determine the tools
that will most effectively analyze your swing. For reference, here is a table
of all the telestration tools and their functions, moving from left to right on
the drawing toolbar:
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Undo/undo all
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Undo removes the last
telestration, undo all removes all telestrations
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Toggle Grid
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Turns a movable grid on
and off
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On/off
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Temporarily hides or
redisplays the graphics in the current side
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Thick/Med/Thin
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Line thickness options –
check one to select
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Color buttons
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Choice of 4 colors for
telestration
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Line options
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Choice of three line
drawing tools – vertical, horizontal, diagonal
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Circle
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Draws a circle
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Rectangle
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Draws a rectangle
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Angle
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Draws and measures an
angle between any two points
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Arrow
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Draws a diagonal line with
an arrow at the end
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Freehand
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Draws freehand
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Dot
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Places a dot on screen
where clicked
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Zoom in/out
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Click the + sign to zoom
in, the – sign to return to normal view
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Flip
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To activate a drawing tool for swing analysis, place the
cursor over the desired tool and click the left mouse button to select it. To
draw, place the pointer where the drawing is to begin and click the left mouse
button. Keep the left mouse button depressed, drag the cursor to the position
where the drawing is to end, then release the mouse button. The drawing will
remain on the screen until it is removed. To remove only the most recent
drawing, click the “undo” (curved arrow) button. This will remove the
telestrations one at a time starting with the most recent. To erase all the
drawings, click the “undo all” button (second from
left).
Here
is a sample snapshot created and saved from the analysis example above:
To
create and save your own snapshots follow these steps:
1. Load the clip or clips for
your snapshot into the main video windows.
2. Move the clip to the desired
frame and add drawings (optional).
3. Click the “take snapshot” button.
4. The following window
appears. By default the snapshot will be named according to the date and time
it was created. If you want to rename
the snapshot, type in a new name.
Click “OK” and the snapshot is named and saved in the
photos folder.
Viewing and Printing Snapshots
To view or print snapshots, click the “View Snapshot” button. The following
viewer opens:
Select a snapshot from the “Available Photos” list on the left side of the
window. The selected snapshot will be previewed in the lower left corner.
Select the size of snapshot you desire.
To view the snapshot, click the “Preview Only” option and click the “Print”
button. To print the snapshot, uncheck
the “Preview Only” option and click “Print.”
To view an instructional clip, click on the “Instructions” button in the
main window. In the instructional clip
viewer, you will find the available instructional file names displayed in the
lower portion of the viewer window. Click on a folder to open it, then click on
a file name to open the lesson file you want to view. The clip will
automatically begin playing (make sure your computer speakers are connected and
turned on to hear the audio portion.)
When you are finished viewing the lesson file, click “Exit/Cancel” to
return to the main Home Viewer window.
Also available in the Home Viewer software is a Four-View
interface for viewing, playback, and analysis of your swings. To access the Four-View screen, either click
the “Four View” button on the opening page, or if using the Two-View screen,
click the “Four View” button located in the lower left corner of the screen.
The Four-View Screen
The screen image shown above depicts how the Four-View
screen appears when first opened. The
large dark area is the viewing window, which is divided into four, equal-sized
viewing windows. Each of the windows remains dark until a swing clip is
opened.
Viewing Swing Clips:
1. Click
on the either the “Front,” “Target,” “Pro Frt,” or “Pro Trg” tab to display the
contents of the selected tab.
2. Select
the clip you want to view by clicking and holding the file name with the left
mouse button.
3. Drag
the file name into one of the four viewing windows, and release the left mouse
button to open the clip. (drag and drop)
In the example below, the “Pro Front” tab has been
selected, and the clip named “Sammy Sosa” has been dragged and dropped into the
upper left viewing window:
To open a clip from another tab, first select the tab and
then follow the instructions just given.
In the following screen, clips of Edgar Martinez have been dragged and
dropped into the top two viewing windows for comparison:
To view four clips at once, drag and drop one clip into
each of the four sections of the screen.
In the following screen, both the Target and Front clips of Edgar
Martinez and Sammy Sosa have been dragged and dropped into the viewing windows:
Now you’re ready to play your clip or clips and analyze
your swings.
Using the Video Screen
Playback Controls
The controls located next to each video window provide
several tools for controlling playback and other functions. A pop-up menu in the upper left corner of the
screen displays the function of any particular tool when the cursor passes over
it. Here is a more detailed description
of how the playback controls work:
