Tag Live mode

The process of tagging live is a simple one where you will start capturing video to disk and in the process using a tagging panel to tag events. First activate the Tag Live mode (see The Video Panel). Select a Capture Destination, a Capture Device and set the Clip Properties. Read section Capturing from camera in the Video Library chapter to learn how to do this.


Tag live process:

1.	Click the Record button. The video clip starts being captured to your hard disk. The live feed is displayed in the Video Panel. Use the tagging panel buttons to tag events as they happen.

2.	Click Pause Recording (optional). You may wish to use this during parts of the competition of no interest to you; half time, injury stoppage, gaps between competitors etc.

3.	Click Resume Recording (optional), to continue recording. Note that the pause/resume recording does not create a new video clip.

4.	Click Stop Recording at the end of the game. A new clip is saved on your hard drive and a thumbnail appears in the Tray.

It takes practice before you are able to accurately tag all events as they happen. Start simply by tagging "important" events without adding too many additional values. Read the section Review & edit events to see how you can edit and/or add events after they have taken place.

If tagging from tape, the VCR button will display a set of controls allowing you to control your video camera directly from Dartfish but remember that you must record video before starting to tag.