Beta · Android
Automatic directing for team sports
Visicatch is an Android mobile app for team sports: two smartphones at the side of the court automatically film and direct matches (basketball, volleyball, futsal, football, handball) with a live scoreboard in the video, statistics, and live streaming to YouTube.
Whoever films a match does not watch it. With Visicatch two phones film it, and everyone goes back to watching.
That is the whole idea. The rest of the work is about making it run in a real gym, with whatever network is there.
The phone recognises players and ball.
Nothing more than what is already in your bag.
Android phones
Mid-range or better, ideally recent. One films the left half, the other the right half.
Tripod with a double mount
At the middle of the long side, a few metres back and as high as possible. The two phones sit side by side on the same mount.
Cables and computers
The phones talk over the gym's network or over the hotspot of one of them.
From the team to the video, on a real phone.
From filming to the summary, with no editing.
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Automatic directing
Two phones, one per half of the court. The one where the play is goes on air.
Ready - 02
Scoreboard in the video
Score, period and clock in the video, with the teams' colours and logos.
Ready - 03
Stats and summary
One tap per action. Box score, shot map and PDF at the end of the match.
Ready - 04
Match video
One file, already edited, in the gallery or on YouTube and Facebook.
In testing - 05
Live stream
On YouTube, Twitch, Facebook or an RTMP server.
In testing - 06
Merged view
The two shots in a single frame.
Coming
- Ready used in real matches
- In testing in the app, being checked in the beta
- Coming not there yet
The summary writes itself during the match.
One tap per action, from the directing phone or from a third phone. At the end of the match a box score, shot map and PDF; match after match, the season.
The stats, sport by sportFor people who would rather watch the match than hold the camera.
Families
The whole match, with the score, to watch again and send to the grandparents.
Players
Their own plays and season stats. Accounts from age 14.
Coaches
The match to review the next day, with the stats already done.
Clubs
Every team filmed and archived, without a volunteer behind the camera.
What it does today, and what it does not yet.
Today
- It films and records without internet: the phones connect to each other.
- Five sports, each with its own rules, scoreboard and stats.
- PDF summary and season stats.
- Even with a single phone: scoreboard in the video and stats, for small courts.
- Live streaming and upload to YouTube and Facebook, being checked in the beta.
- Sign in with Google or email and optional YouTube channel connection for live streams and uploads, adhering to Google Limited Use requirements. Policy §5.1
Not yet
- The iPhone version.
- The merged view, with the two shots in a single frame.
- Recognising people is not planned: the app sees shapes and the ball, not faces or names.
Try it at your next match.
The beta is open to clubs, coaches, families and players, in the matches already on the calendar.