Version 5.7 INTERACTIVE FRONTIERS, INC. The V1 Professional Digital Coaching System Version 5.
THE V1 PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL COACHING SYSTEM 5.7 User’s Manual 2007 Interactive Frontiers Inc. 6134 Gotfredson Road Plymouth, MI 48170 Phone +1.734.357.2214 • Fax +1.734.357.2961 Web: http://www.v1pro.
Table of Contents 1 G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 4 W O R K I N G W I T H V I D E O S What’s New in Version 5.
D I G I T A L E F F E C T S Wedge 53 9 Zoom 54 Academy Options 71 Enhance 54 Receiving Videos to be Analyzed 74 Ball Flight Animations 55 Recording an Internet Lesson 75 Measure 56 Uploading your Lessons 78 Tempo 56 Managing Locker Content 78 Trace 57 Downloading Model Videos 79 Flip 59 Recording CD Lessons 80 Printing 60 I N T E R N E T 1 0 7 A D V A N C E D E F F E C T S M O R E A C A D E M I E S O P T I O N S Software 81 Time-Lapse / Key Frames 61 Bin Opti
Chapter 1 Getting Started A Quick-Start guide to this powerful new release T his chapter contains valuable information about the installation and basic operation of the V1. It begins with an overview of what’s new since 5.5. There’s also an overview of the user interface, and an overview of how the V1 is used in a coaching environment. What’s New in Version 5.7? Much of what’s new in version 5.7 deals with making Academy lessons easier and more flexible than ever.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Live video and full-speed playback may now be displayed “flipped” for self-analysis or opposite-handed comparisons. Video tab preview speed has been enhanced. You may save pictures of your students in your student database to help you associate names with faces. When you select a student to work with, that student’s videos will automatically appear in the Results bin.
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V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 8. You must accept the end-user software license agreement by clicking Yes to continue the installation. 9. We recommend that you accept the default destination location (c:\v1_57) and the default program menu folder (Interactive Frontiers). 10. We recommend that you install all software components. Choosing to install the “empty database files” will overwrite any information contained in your V1 database from a previous installation (at the chosen destination location).
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The following Welcome window appears: You have 45 days in which to operate the V1 in demonstration mode before the software must be activated. In demonstration mode, it is not possible to view live video (or to record). If this is the first time you opened the V1, you must click Next on the Welcome page.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 After entering your serial number, there are three ways to complete first-time activation: 1. If your V1 PC is connected to the Internet, click Next, then the button labeled Click to retrieve your key via the Internet. 2. If you have another PC connected to the Internet, browse to http://activate.v1pro.com and enter your serial number and PC activation code (the 12 digit number displayed below your serial number). 3.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 NOTE: All unlimited-license V1 Pro registration keys must be periodically renewed (free of charge). If your V1 Pro has an Internet connection, this process may be completed automatically for your convenience. If a phone-in renewal is required, the V1 will notify you each time that you launch the software once there are fewer than 15 days remaining.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 This allows you to perform Internet lessons without having to be connected physically to the Internet at the time of your lesson. If you experience problems logging in, check the following: 1. You have visited http://v1home.com/facultyapp.asp to request an instructor account. 2. You have entered the correct email address and password. 3. Microsoft Internet Explorer is installed and is able to connect to the Internet. 4.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 About the User Interface Here’s a shot of the V1’s main user interface window: Command buttons are large for ease-of-reading and for the easy use of “tablet and pen” input devices. Buttons are also high contrast for ease-of-recognition and easy outdoor use. The large “video window” is surrounded by the V1’s buttons. It’s here that videos are displayed and live video is previewed. This window is not simply used for viewing, however.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 There are five groups of command buttons. The two groups found above and below the video window allow you to open and navigate videos. They are described in chapter 2, Video Playback. You’ll also find the Exit button located here (use this when you’re done with the V1), as well as the Academy button (see chapter 9, The Internet Academies) and Student button (see chapter 8, Working with Students).
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Some buttons act simply as momentary buttons—pressing one of these causes an action, but the button does not remain activated, and requires no deactivation. Examples of these are Clear and Undo. Still other buttons act as menus. When you click them, menus with more buttons and function choices appear. Examples of these are the Print, Text, Record and Animations buttons.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Teaching with the V1 – An Overview If you’re like most people, you’ll soon be asking yourself how you ever taught without the V1. When you begin work with a student, click the Student button. If this is a new student, click Enroll and enter the student’s information. If this is a returning student, locate and highlight the student’s name on the alphabetical list and select him as the Current Student by clicking Select. A list of the student’s videos is presented.
Chapter 2 Video Playback Getting immediate results O k, you’ve just installed your V1, and you’re ready so see what this package can do. The first thing you’ll want to do is to learn how videos are organized in the V1, and how to open one of the model videos that was installed. Read on… Previewing and Opening Videos The V1 stores video files as “tabs” in one of five “bins.” Bins act as storage categories and help you to organize your videos.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 It is unnecessary to open each video in order to preview its contents. Instead, you merely need to pass the mouse cursor over the tab, and a video preview window is opened in the upper-right corner of the V1’s window. It will look similar to this one: Beneath the video preview image, you will find the “Tab ID,” the student’s name, the date, and the duration of the video (in seconds). The Tab ID is an 8 character label that you can give to any tab.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Video may be “randomly accessed” in a quick-shuttle fashion by using the video position slider. The slider has a movable ball that represents the position of the video. When the ball is at the far-left side of the slider, the video is “rewound” to its beginning. When the ball is at the far-right side of the slider, the video is at the end.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Click the Set Impact button once you have advanced the video to the proper impact frame. Once the Impact Point has been set, you will see the Key Position buttons: To immediately advance the video position to any one of the key positions, click the desired Key position button.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The orientation of the split is determined by a setting on the V1’s Playback Options page. Side-by-side comparison is best for golf video, while top-to-bottom comparison is probably best for swimming video. The arrow buttons allow you to select which video you wish to control with Digital VCR tools such as Step and Slow motion. The + button allows you to control both videos simultaneously. There are several V1 features which become available in Compare Mode.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Playback Options To access the Playback Options window, launch the V1 then select Options. Select the Playback tab: Display Options: If you select the Begin slow motion when a new video is opened option, a video will enter slow motion as soon as you open it. This does not apply to video opened in Compare Mode. Skip every other field during slow motion. On slower and/or older systems, you may notice that slow motion is a bit too slow.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 (Available on V1 Widescreen version only). This is a video quality enhancement technology which increases the apparent resolution of the video in areas without motion (such as most backgrounds). This technology works best with adequate lighting and when using a tripod. Here’s a comparison: Smart De-interlace (SDI) Without SDI With SDI You will notice more “stair casing” and other video artifacts without SDI enabled.
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Chapter 3 Video Recording Bringing new video into your system T he V1 supports several different technologies for recording video (this is sometimes referred to as “video capture”). Please read this chapter to discover and understand the technology choices that you have with your particular system. Live Video Options To access the Live Video options page, launch the V1 then select following window will appear: Options. The There are four “device” choices.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 working well with the V1 version 4.0, your system should continue to operate with “Legacy VfW” selected, as it provides essentially the same technology used in the V1 version 4.0. Dual-camera DirectShow mode is only possible if there are two or more cameras listed in the DirectShow list box. The dual-camera mode will open the first two cameras on that list, and present them in a split-screen in your V1 window.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 If the “Unable to display live video” window appears, either the camera was not found, or it could not be initialized. The “Live video options…” button allows you to quickly access the V1’s Options window to verify your settings. If simply reconnecting the camera does bring up live video, you might want to try the “Troubleshoot…” button. The troubleshooter wizard contains a great deal of information to assist you with resolving any camera connection issue.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Using Two IEEE-1394 Cameras Use of two digital cameras simultaneously offers many benefits. First, there is no longer a need for an expensive external hardware “video mixer” device—this is done internally using software. Second, the center of each video frame is previewed, as opposed to the left and right sides exclusively, which forced odd camera angles to achieve the desired affect. Finally, two full-frame videos are produced when recording with this mode.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Recording Options When you click the V1’s choices appears. Record button, a menu with several recording The first is Record continuous video with manual stop. This recording mode allows you to record videos as large as you’d like (that is, up to a Windows® limitation of 1 gigabyte, which is about 5 minutes, or until your hard drive space runs out). When recording begins, the Record button icon will alternate with a Stop icon. Press either icon to end recording.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The last recording option is Record a lesson then burn it to CD. In order to use this option, you must be using the XP or Vista operating system with a CD-R (recordable CD) drive. You must also enable “desktop CD recording.” Do this by opening the “My Computer” icon on your desktop or Windows Start menu. Locate your CD drive icon, right-click on it, and select “Properties.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Impact Trigger Options To access the Trigger Options window, launch the V1, select Trigger tab. You will see this window: Options and then the Using this window, you may specify the size of the buffer (in seconds) used to capture the video. Golf swings typically can be represented adequately in a 3 second time window. Other motions may require varying amounts of time.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 or subtract a small number of frames from the impact frame number that the V1 computes based on audio received. With “full” and even “half” preview-resolution DV video, it is not unusual that this value be as great as +/- 10 or more. Under situations of varying computer load (other software running, or use of laptop battery), an accurate setting of the adjustment may also drift. Experience will determine the optimal setting for your particular system configuration.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Once you have installed the HYTEK USB force plate driver, and have connected the device, verify that everything is properly connected by running the WeightRight software that is included in the force plate package. Exit the WeightRight software before running the V1. The V1 should be able to “see” the force plate if the files “HYTEKFPlate.dll” and “mpusbapi.dll” are found in the “C:\V1_57” folder (they should have been installed automatically by the V1 installer).
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Chapter 4 Working with Videos Keeping things organized N ow that you’ve learned how to record and retrieve video, it’s time to learn how to keep your V1 organized so that you can easily find the videos that you need when you need them. In this chapter you will learn how to Delete, Move, and Trim (shorten) your videos. You will also learn how to backup your videos, and share your videos with other V1s.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 inadvertent deletion of valuable model tabs, use of the tabs in a bin is limited to use on the Current bin only. Select All button to select all Click the Reset button to instantly un-select all tabs and return to the single-tab deletion mode. Click the Review button the display a slideshow of all selected tabs. As with a single tab, to proceed with the deletion of multiple tabs, click the Delete button on this window.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Click the Reset button to instantly un-select all tabs and return to the single-tab move mode. Click the Review button the display a slideshow of all selected tabs. As with a single tab, to proceed with the move of multiple tabs, click the Move button on this window. To close the window without moving, click Cancel. When tabs are moved to or from your system’s hard drive and a removable disk (such as a re-writable CD or floppy disk), the original tab is not removed.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Finally, you have the option either creating a new tab (a “copy” of the section of the video you’ve selected), or replacing the video in the existing tab. Click Trim to proceed with the operation, or click Cancel to close the window without trimming the video. Video Information Database The V1 is capable of storing a great deal of descriptive information with each video. Information ranges from the date and student’s name to the camera angles and the type of club used.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Name The current student’s name is entered here automatically when a video is recorded. In other words, you need to Enroll a student and make him the Current Student before you record in order for the name to be automatically associated with a video. Date Date the video was recorded, entered automatically by the V1.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Tempo These values are calculated by the software once the impact point is set. They are adjusted automatically when you fine-tune the video’s Key positions.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 inherited from the camera view settings on the Camera Options page as discussed in the More Options chapter. Right view The camera view that captured the right side of a split-screen. Click the downarrow to select from the following: Face-On, Down-the-Line, Overhead, Back, Other, or None.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 At what angle from the ground did the ball “take off?” If you don’t have a launch monitor, this may be estimated by using the angle drawing tool on a frame following impact. Side Angle At what angle from straight-on did the ball leave the club (that is, push or pull)? Back spin The back spin helps you to estimate what the vertical change the ball will make relative to its initial course (that is, rising or dropping).
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The Find function uses a “query by example” search. That is, you enter data into the field or fields for which you would like to find a match. There are four ways in which to match: 1. Exact Match – must be the only entry in a field. Entering “John Smith” will find only “John Smith.” 2. Contained in 3. Less than – the field must be an exact match, or precede your text alphabetically.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 the Models bin. The third tab is on the V1’s hard drive, and is number 20 in the Current bin. If you attempt to open a video which is contained on a removable volume, and that disc is not currently in the system, you will be prompted to insert the correct disc. If your V1 is connected to a network (LAN), the Find function gives you the ability to search any particular machine. Only one V1 database may be searched at a time.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Sorting Tabs The Sort function arranges tabs in one or more bins according to your choice of index. When you click the Sort button, a window appears: Click the checkmark box next to the bin or bins you wish to sort. Click the radio button next to the field you wish to use as an index. Available indexes are the following: Student name Instructor name Date Tab ID Location Focus Click the Sort button.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 How to access a removable disc: 1. Insert the disc. 2. Hold down one of the bin labels until a list of media tabs is displayed. Media tabs have icons which designate the type of media. Discs which have not yet been initialized for use with the V1 will have names of “?.” 3. When you move the cursor over one of the media tabs, a media information window will be displayed. Here you will see the type of media, the disc size, used space, and free space. 4.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 How to initialize a new removable disc for use with the V1: 1. Click the tab containing the “?.” 2. You will be asked to enter a volume name for the new disc. This name will appear on the media tab, and will be used when searching for videos. 3. The list of media tabs will now contain the name you just selected. How to copy videos from a models CD: 1. Insert the CD. 2. Locate the model videos by following the “How to Access a Removable Disc” instructions.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 1. If you are using XP® or Vista®, please follow the instructions found in the Recording Options section of chapter 3 to enable the built-in CD writing capabilities of your operating system. 2. Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc. 3. Hold-down the Stored, volumes appears: Lessons, Models, or Titles bin label until the list of 4. The V1 will show a tab with a CD-R icon and a ? label. Click this tab to label the CD and create the associated V1 database files.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 9. Once the CD has been burned, it may be used like any other V1 removable media. Using 3rd Party CD Burning Software You also have the option to obtain and install the appropriate CD-RW software for your operating system and CD drive. We recommend the Roxio® product. Once this software is installed, follow the manufacturer’s instructions for “initializing a blank CD.” You may then mount the CD as a V1 removable disk.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Networking The V1 has the ability to share video with other V1s via a network. Any V1 should be able to “see” the other V1s on the Intranet (Local Area Network or LAN) if the system meets these criteria: • Each machine must have installed the Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and the Microsoft® NetBUI protocol (pre-XP versions of Windows only). • Each machine must have a workgroup name of “V1”.
Chapter 5 Digital Illustration Using the V1’s suite of analytical drawing tools The Drawing Tools section contains buttons that allow you to draw reference lines and shapes on top of the video. Line, Box, Circle and Angle each have several variations that will “pop out” if you click and hold them down or use the right mouse button. Menus may be made to pop-up instantly if you enable the feature as described in the More Options chapter. NOTE: How to Draw Select the drawing tool that you wish to use.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Lines The Free and Spline line tools have their own buttons. The other line tools, however, share one button. To change among the Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal line tools, hold down the button that’s currently displayed to reveal a menu. Free: draws freehand, just like using a pencil. Each time you press the mouse button (or push down on the pen), you begin a new line.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Boxes The box tools share a single button. To switch between these tools, hold down the box tool button that is currently displayed. Rectangle: draws a shape with four sides and four right angles. Click at one corner, and then draw to the opposite corner. Box: draws a perfect square. Click at the center of the square, and then draw “outward” in any direction. Grid: draws a grid—a series of overlapping horizontal and vertical lines.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Text The Text button allows you to write text on top of the video in the current color. The V1 will memorize phrases that you use frequently. Click the Text button to open the following window: To use the Text tool: Click then type into any empty phrase box, or click and edit any of the existing phrases. Click a phrase’s “radio button” (the circle to the left of the phrase) to use any memorized phrase.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Erasing Here are a set of tools for removing drawings from the screen. Removes the last thing you drew. You have up to 99 “levels of undo,” where you can undo up to 99 drawn objects in the order that you drew them. When you use the Undo button, the button will split into two parts: Undo and Redo. Each time you click Undo, the system will remove another drawn object from the screen, proceeding in order from most recent back.
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Chapter 6 Digital Effects The magic begins… W ith this chapter and the next you will see some of the many advantages and the flexibility that the realm of digital video affords. Wedge Overlays a half-transparent triangle on a student to assist you in determining (for example) if a club moves in or out of plane during the golf swing. Here’s an example: Each video may have one wedge drawn at a time—when a new wedge is drawn, it replaces one that may already be on the screen.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Zoom This tool is used to show a close-up view of a section of the current video image. This tool behaves like one of the digital illustration tools. When you click the Zoom button, the cursor becomes a magnifying glass. Move the cursor over the video, then click and hold the mouse button to display a “window within a window” magnified view. While holding the button down, you may move the mouse and the magnification window will follow.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Ball Flight Animations The V1 ships with 23 animated videos which depict various aspects of golf ball flight based on several parameters, including club path, impact angle, launch angle, club loft, and sweet spot. When you click the Animations button, a menu appears which allows you to select one of three categories of ball flight animations.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Measure When you draw a line with the Measure button turned on, the V1 will place a digital measurement along the line. By default, the units of this measurement are 100 “pixels” on the display (the V1’s video window is 640 pixels wide and 466 pixels high, so a horizontal line drawn from the leftmost point to the rightmost point on the window will measure 6.40). You may “calibrate” these measurements by holding down the Measure button.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Trace This golf-specific tool allows you to draw a continuous arc (a Bezier curve) through the club path, or any moving object in the video. For a golf swing, you may choose to target the backswing and the downswing together or separately. The line may be shaded to better visualize the varying speed of the club head through the swing.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 You should first experiment with drawing a trace without checking the auto-advance feature. In this way, you actually have more control over the placement of the trace points. It will only take about 8 points to represent a backswing, and 15 to represent a downswing. To draw a backswing trace: 1. Move the video to the address position if it’s not already there. 2. Click on the club head. A small green square will appear where you click. 3.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Once you’ve clicked Done, you have another opportunity to edit your trace. This time, you may click anywhere on the trace line, and the V1 will attempt to automatically move the video position to the nearest point, and add a square. If you click an existing square, the video position is adjusted, and you then may “drag” the square to a new position.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Printing If you have a printer attached to your system, the V1 allows you to reproduce on paper what you see in the video window. An options window appears: Choose the paper size, orientation, and logo position, and then click Print to begin printing.
Chapter 7 Advanced Digital Effects Now things really start to get interesting… T he features described in this chapter were designed to aid you in viewing your video from alternate perspectives. The Time-Lapse features, for example, use various techniques to compress multiple frames of video into a single image. Time-Lapse / Key Frames Click and hold the Time-Lapse, following menu: Key Frames, or Multi Exp button to open the The V1 will remember the time-lapse feature you used most recently.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Notice that the Tempo feature is supported with Time-Lapse. Multiple Exposure This advanced digital effect simulates the photographic effect of exposing one frame of film to multiple images. In the V1, this effect is performed on sequential frames of video, providing a powerful way to compress an entire athletic movement into a single image.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Overlay First, set up Compare Mode with two similarly recorded videos. When you click the Overlay button in the Digital Effects frame, the videos will appear blended together. It will still be possible to change each video’s position by using the sliders and the Key position buttons. You may also Step or use Slow motion on one or both videos. The Slide tool in the Digital Effects frame may be used to fine-tune the alignment of your videos.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 All Digial VCR controls are available with the exception of Play. Other tools not available in conjunction with Live Video Overlay include Time-Lapse and Zoom. Slide When using Compare Mode, only half of the normal space on your screen is available for each movie, and one subject may appear larger than the other. The Slide tool allows you to “pan and zoom” a movie in order to position it for better viewing.
Chapter 8 Working with Students Keeping your business organized T he V1 helps you to do business by maintaining a database of your students, their contact information and other lesson related data. From a student’s record, you can instantly jump to any of the student’s videos that are stored on your system. Each time you begin work with a new student, you should Enroll the student if necessary, and then select him as the Current Student.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 one, or to add additional information to the name field, such as year of birth. It’s up to you as to whether you prefer to use first name followed by last name, or last-name-first. To the right of the student’s name, you will see a black box and a Capture button.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Body Type Endomorph (overweight), Ectomorph (thin), or Mesomorph (muscular) Notes Holds any other useful information. This can include motion flaws, strengths, learning style, etc. Video History Date When a video was recorded Instructor The name of the instructor that worked with the student at this lesson Notes Instructor’s notes on what the student was working on with each lesson Tab ID The ID assigned to each video tab.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 You may reset the current student to its original (not set) state by using your keyboard’s Backspace key to delete the student name that appears in the box above the list of available students; then click the Select button. Enrolling a New Student To enroll a new student, you must enter his or her full name into the box above the list of students.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 To edit a student’s information: 1. Locate the student and click the Edit button. 2. Use the mouse to move the cursor to one of the information field boxes and click. 3. Change the existing information or enter new information. 4. Move to other fields and enter additional information as necessary. 5. Click the Done button to make your changes permanent. Click the Cancel button to stop editing the student—you will lose any changes you made to that student’s record.
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Chapter 9 The Internet Academies Distance leaning here and now T he V1 Golf Academy (and the Internet Sports Academy) connect golf and other sports professionals like yourself with their students anywhere in the world. Students use their personal computers, cameras, and the V1 Golf, Leadbetter Interactive, or V1 Home 2.0 software to capture their motion. You receive an email notification when a student uploads his video and is requesting an analysis.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The Temp folder is used to hold videos and lessons as they wait to be packed and sent to the Academy. The default location of “C:\iga” is recommended. However, if your system has a “D:\” hard drive partition, you may wish to use this instead, as it will likely have more free space than your “C:\” drive. Configuring your Microphone Before using the V1 to create a CD or an Internet lesson, you must configure your microphone.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The third step asks you to adjust the gain (or recording volume) of the microphone. There’s a graphic display of the sound that’s currently being “heard” by the computer. You’ll want to position the microphone and speak as you would when performing a lesson. The object is to set the gain as high as possible without “clipping” the audio. Clipping will create distortion in the audio. You will see the graphic display turn red when clipping occurs.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 You may choose to create broadband lessons “Always, never, or by student preference.” When you select “student preference,” a check box appears on the V1’s Record Lesson window allowing you to select broadband at that time. This setting is then remembered on a per-student basis. This allows you to create broadband lessons only for those students who will benefit from them. Note that the broadband encoding profile is always used for CD lessons.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Once the video is on the Academy website and assigned to you, you can use the Academy button to view your Inbox and retrieve it. If you are logged on, the Academy button will actually flash when you start the V1 in order to alert you that you have new lesson requests. You must be connected to the Internet in order to make changes to your Inbox and to send and receive. Your Inbox contains a list of the new videos which students have assigned to you.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 (not received through the Academy) or a model video, select your student as the Current Student, and then select the Academy option from the Record pop-up menu. The student must have a valid email address in his student record. Begin your lesson immediately. Your lesson cannot exceed 10 minutes in duration. A 10 minute countdown timer will begin on the V1 window. To the right of the countdown timer is a graphical display of recorded audio activity.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The lesson that you recorded will be open for “preview” at this time in the V1’s video window. You may use any of the video control buttons to see and hear what you’ve recorded. You may change the description so that it appears as you would like in the student’s locker. In addition to description for the lesson as a whole, you may assign a title to each individual clip. Do this by clicking on a clip, then typing into the Clip Title box.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 click Save, you then may immediately use the V1 for other purposes. If your lesson is being written to CD, however, you must wait for the Windows CD writing process to complete before continuing. If you are constantly inserting the same videos each time, check the Set as default wrap-up box before you click Save to automatically add the current videos each time you perform a lesson.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 (using the same email address as was used to login as an instructor on the V1’s beginning menu screen), then make yourself the current student and perform a lesson. When this lesson is uploaded to the Academy, it also automatically will be saved into the My Locker folder on your system.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 To download a video, click on it, then click the Download Video(s) button. You may select more than one video to download by holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard as you click. Videos that are queued for download are listed on the Accepted page. Once a video has been downloaded and unpacked, it will be shown on the History page, and will appear in the Current bin of the V1 software.
Chapter 10 More Options Further customize your V1 experience… H ow do I turn off the pop-up help windows? How can I change the name of my bins? How can I tell the V1 that I would like videos recorded by my second camera to be labeled as “Face-on” shots? These and other questions are answered in this chapter. From the V1’s opening menu, click Options. V1 options are separated into a number of options pages.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 If you select Shutdown System on Exit, the V1 will close all open applications on your system and attempt a power-down when you exit the V1 software. This option is handy if you are using the V1 as a dedicated Kiosk system. The Popup Help Windows option will cause pop-up help windows to appear alongside the cursor as you move the cursor over the V1’s buttons.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 override this behavior, remove the check from the automatically use the Internet to check for software updates box. Key Position Buttons You may choose to display either 4 or 8 Key position buttons as discussed in the Video Playback chapter. If you select to have only 4 of these displayed, they will correspond to the Address, Top-of-Backswing, Impact, and Follow Through positions.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Camera Options This page allows you to specify your camera configuration so that captured video is appropriately labeled and handled. The camera “view” settings are inherited by new videos as they are recorded. You will see this information in the Video Information Database, and you may be able to search and sort using this criteria.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Full-screen mode By default, this option is enabled, and forces your desktop resolution to 800x600 (1280x768 for the Widescreen version). In this mode, the V1 occupies your entire display. Use this mode on “dedicated” analysis machines. You may not want to use this mode on laptop PCs which are unable to properly switch to this display mode (you may see a large black border around the V1 window).
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 2. Your PC must have sufficient “horsepower” for smooth operation of two displays. 3. You must configure the second monitor to be used as part of an “extended desktop.” To do this, right-click on your Windows desktop and select Properties. Click on the Settings tab. You’ll see a page like this one: Click on the monitor number “2” icon and then insure that there’s a check in the box “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor.” Click OK.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Intranet (LAN) utilization When you “hold down” bin buttons, or move videos between bins, the V1 (by default) searches for removable media and other V1 network peers. In certain non-network cases, this behavior may cause your system to “hang” for a minute or longer before it “gives up.” To disable the network search, set this option to “do not access the LAN.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 The option to Show a stat window after each swing capture (vector only) is especially useful for calibrating or troubleshooting the Vector. The stat window includes the most recent image captured by the Vector, as well as any error or warning messages that it may have generated. Following a swing, the V1 must wait for the launch monitor to complete image processing before continuing.
Chapter 11 Troubleshooting If everything doesn’t go as planned, read on… P lease read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) telephone support. Here, we’ve compiled a list common support call questions. If you don’t find use the System Info window in order to tell configuration when you contact us. section before calling for of answers to our most your answer there, please us about your system’s FAQ Q: In dual-camera mode, I receive error 800705aa or similar.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 Q: Why do my FireWire® cameras stop working intermittently or cause my system to crash? A: If using cameras with batteries, insure they are charged, and power-saving (autoshutoff) modes are disabled. Also, be advised that the FireWire spec calls for a maximum cable length of only 15 feet. Try turning your cameras off, then turning them back on one at a time, pausing several seconds between each camera.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 A: If you own a computer system that does not allow you to enable multiple displays as PRIMARY displays, you will see a pink screen on any display that is not PRIMARY. See the Playback Options section in the Video Playback chapter for instructions on enabling RGB-only output mode. Q: When I launch the V1, the image does not fill the entire LCD panel—there is a large black border around the V1 window. The desktop returns to normal when I exit the V1.
V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7 This window contains information about your system which may be useful to a technician should you ever find it necessary to contact Interactive Frontiers for technical support for your V1. If you email your support request, you should include no less than the Version number found in the V1 section of the window, and the contents of the OS box. Technical Support A variety of technical support service agreement packages are available from Interactive Frontiers.
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