SWEET!!! Richard that is very nice. If you are able to add the ability to add a picture then that will a super product for me :)

You are simply adding adding data to a Title layout. If a picture can be placed on the layout, then ideally when the data is imported via a CSV (or other format), then the path of the image could be imported and your program would place each individual photo in the layout for the correct person along with their data. In our case it would be an athlete with their stats.

In football we would create multiple layouts, example.
1. Offensive Lineman
2. Offensive Running Backs
3. Offensive Receivers
4. Quarterbacks

The layouts for each of these would be slightly different. However, the layout would be fixed. And we would simply import a CSV file for each layout which would contain the players and specific data for that layout.

Now the real trouble for me in production is that I need to have about 20 stat images. I need to be able to throw a stat image up on the screen within 1 second of hearing the commentator mention their number. Right now, I have to find their name, look at the shortcut key assigned to them, then bring it up. That is too long and the play has moved on. Unfortunately vMix does not allow for Multi-Key-Shortcuts (ie ALT+99). If inputs could have multi keystroke stortcuts then that would not be an issue. In sports it would be most logical to assign player numbers.

It is possible that you would want multiple layouts for the same player (ie Offensive stats and defensive stats). If multi keystroke shortcuts are available, for player number 23, we may use ALT231 for his offensive stats and ALT+232 for the defensive stats (with the last digit defining offense or defense.

I am using sports here since that is what I do, however, I would imagine that if a large event with many speakers is taking place, the ability to use multiple keystrokes would be nice.

So maybe your add-on could use multi keystroke shortcuts :)

I am getting excited as I think this will be very nice for me. Do you have any idea on the price for the full version?

Tim

Hi Richard,

Great video and great program!
I have moved this thread to the 3rd party forum and you should now be able to reply and post new threads here.

Regards,

Martin
vMix

Stefan,
great idea with logging!

We always let the customer proof read and accept titles/graphics before we go live. And tell them that what we do is what they get. Of course, if we then (rarely) put out the wrong name we have to post edit.

You can always route a Fullscreen output to externally record a (partially) clean feed (eg using an Atomos Ninja or Blackmagic Hyperdeck). Just set the check boxes in Settings/Outputs to mark what should be in/excluded.

Hi Richard,

Fantastic programme, I will love to be part of the testing team...

Good luck and keep me posted

Hi everyone and thank you very much for the feedback and interest!

We have a handful beta testers already. Hopefully our next step will be to release the free version soon. When depends very much on drklumo, who besides coding SmartTitler is busy studying programming in London.

Maybe before the end of November...

Hi,
Just wanted to inform you that we have found some time (Holiday's) to pick up the work with SmartTitler.

Most bugs and beta tester's feedback have been sorted out.

We will now test a couple of different ways to implement Tim's "stat cards", including selection.
And also consider implementing Stefan's logging idea.

But most likely the initial release will contain neither stats nor logs. As soon as I know more I'll let you know.

Hi you all,
and again thanks for the great feedback!

An updated demo video is now available at https://youtu.be/AZNh0bTW_e4

As I say in the video we still need a few weeks to tweak some minor things. Then we will release a version with a limited life time, and meanwhile figure out how to manage licensing - and payments ;) (including setting its price).

Any tips on the best way to make API calls over network from C# would be grateful. We think there is something disturbing the communication when SmartTitler is running on another PC, some of the API calls gets lost...

Also, any creative ideas of how to select the post (eg for a team player) instead of using the Button bar would be helpful. Using combinations of letters and numbers, eg the sequence A-2-2 (for player 22 in team A) is problematic. In particular if SmartTitler is running on the vMix PC as Window's picks keystrokes from the active window.

Looking forward to your thoughts,

/richard

Very nice, Richard

Would like to test this looks very interesting WOW!! test test test ++!!

Richard,

I was very excited when you posted the first demo of smart titler. It was super simple and filled a need for many of us who needed to use a lot of titles. Since then it looks like you have been battling "feature creep" and are having a tough time finding an ending to the possibilities.

I just want to encourage you. Smartitler idea and understand you're now dealing with the costs of development. You've already produced what I believe many of us are interest in, the ability to handle several titles on one machine. Please consider offering this now, if nothing else to really gauge interest. If Smartitler gets too involved and the price climbs too high, you might miss the market for a "Basic Smartitler".

Many of us are looking forward to what you will finally choose to release