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Post by ogie4 on Dec 13, 2005 12:59:22 GMT -6
Mav,
Found the hit chart option, it is kind of hidden and it took me a while to get it working but that is a nice extra. I wish this program came with a operating manuel, the help features are pretty vague. Saving new fields must have an extra step I am looking for, I can't recall them for the next game I put in, do you know how to do it to save it permanently in the inventory? Last question, how much memory does each game use on your computer and how many external drives do ya'll have to save games for the entire season and still have room for your games to self scout and make hi-light films?
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Post by Mav on Dec 13, 2005 14:12:15 GMT -6
We did everything on a laptop this year. The portabilty and flexabilty was great. Anytime, anywhere I could pull out the laptop and watch/scout our team or our next opponent. We never left a question or concern unanswered. This option was made possible only in the last year mostly due to the type of high end disk needed for video (rotates at 7500rpms). With 60-100GB you can have about 6-10 complete games/angles locally. Each week when done with opponent, I just move the previous weeks video to a 320GB external drive (about $175) and load the coming up opponents video.
For Monday films, I would just plug laptop into the tv(or projector) and show the video to the kids. It was nice because you could overlay the down/dist/LOS/Formation/play and coaches comments directly on the video. The video quality and control is the best you could imagine(forward and backwards at any speed).
If you have the budget give a laptop a try, you'll wonder how you did without it.(last year the laptop cost about $1400 from Dell)
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Post by Mav on Dec 13, 2005 14:39:14 GMT -6
ogie4,
On the computer that has ProScout installed, go to C:\Proscout football\Manuals That's where the Microsoft Word, 54 pages User Manual is located. I printed out several copies (1 of each coach using the software). It's not too bad.
To add a new field - Launch Index and Retrieval, then under Tools you'll see 'Database Utilities' Under that is 'Add or remove fileds from database' It'll bring up a small utility to add or delete fields. Note- this is not for deleting 'data' within a field, it's to add or delete the actual field/column.
Concerning disk space, each game/angle is about 35-40 minutes in legnth, which is about 6-8 GB. We bought one 320GB external drive for the complete season(opponent and our games=about 40 games).
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Mav
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Post by tribepride on Dec 13, 2005 14:42:51 GMT -6
Poorer/smaller schools.......we bought TD Video for the Mac. It is a decent program for cutting up plays and scouting teams. It does not have all the bells and whistles the DVS type systems have but the price was only $900 and it does more than what I need it for. If you have an I Mac (needs a memory boost) or E Mac (works great, better if it has i DVD & burner) you are set. Extras that we bought...external hard drive to store games on = $200, media converter = $120 which allows you to turn VHS tapes into the digital format. (hook it up inbetween your vcr and computer and it will allow you to down load those vhs tapes into a digital format.
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Post by Mav on Dec 13, 2005 15:21:31 GMT -6
Poorer schools -- ProScout is FREE... not $900. We checked out TD Video and honestly, it's about half of what ProScout is.
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Post by ogie4 on Dec 13, 2005 15:21:38 GMT -6
Thanks Mav, found the manual, big help. 320gb for a whole season is much better then what we are using up now with Sportedit.
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Post by tribepride on Dec 13, 2005 15:27:31 GMT -6
Mav
We have the Pro Scout also......home computer of one of the coaches. We do not have access to any PC computers in our school so the only option is to run something on the Mac. We don't make enough to buy a PC or laptop that we could have around the school just for football.
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