Sports analysis is an ever-evolving process, with thousands of different organisations vying to be the best, each have to constantly improve, or face being left behind.
One company that has always been ahead of the curve is Dartfish.
Founded in 1998 as inMotion Technologies Ltd, Dartfish has driven the sports analysis space for over 20 years.
Created via the advent of the SimulCam in 1997, Dartfish has since launched revolutionary products and services such StroMotion, Dartfish TV, and several apps such as the MyDartfish Express Mobile App.
To maintain its position as a world leader, Dartfish is committed to providing leading services for its clients everywhere, featuring offices across the world, including in Australia.
In the world of football, Dartfish is celebrated for its world class video analysis.
Football Video Analysis
Currently, Dartfish offers three tiers of video analysis for football, ranging from entry level solutions to club level packages.
Dartfish understands the uniqueness of each of its clients and thus all packages work on Windows, Android, IOS and Cloud. Additionally, all packages support 4K, Mpeg-4, and h.264 video file formats.
As a standard, Dartfish provides tagging tools in its packages, allowing coaches to bookmark key moments in game recordings to review later. This is bolstered by a range of annotation and compositing tools, and overlays to aid coaches in showcasing and detailing what is happening on the pitch.
Additionally, each analysis package provides video editing and publishing tools to create clips and videos to be shared.
Premium Video Analysis
Where Dartfish’s technical capability absolutely stars is in its two highest tiered packages.
Expanding on the basic video tools in the first package, the MyDartfish Soccer and Dartfish ProS solutions both supply clients with multi-video analysis, 3D drawings and analysis, plus live feeds, video encoding and tagging tools.
Through multi-video analysis, coaches can combine different videos to review and edit, bestowing greater freedom in how to decipher game situations.
3D drawing and analysis provides an entirely new dimension to scrutinise. 3D drawing enables coaches to annotate crosses and high ball movement far more effectively than in 2D.
However, the inclusion of live feeds, video encoding and tagging tools may stand as some of the more genius, and actively decisive revelations across the packages. Live feeds and encoding mean active game vision can be livestreamed for others to watch, such as support coaches and staff.
Live tagging builds upon the previously available tagging tools through being actively usable during a game. This is an incredibly useful tool for coaches as it allows them to quickly tag a key moment in a game to review later, without distracting them from the action.
Dartfish ProS
However, Dartfish does not stop there.
The most premium of their packages – the Dartfish ProS – features the company’s flagship products the SimulCam and StroMotion, plus Dartfish Live Collaboration.
SimulCam combines multiple videos of different actions to be combined into one, providing a direct comparison of how several athletes perform.
StroMotion captures footage of an event and showcases the evolution of how athletes move. Through these technologies, coaches can evaluate if athletes’ techniques are correct or if they are moving to the right positions.
The final feature, Dartfish Live Collaboration, allows for multiple users to join a shared timeline during a game. In the timeline, users can share, edit and delete tags they have added to review and analyse how a team is playing.
Conclusion
In addition to their work with clients, Dartfish has received acclaim from the Croatian and Swiss national teams, and successful clubs like BSC Young Boys.
As a long-time leader in the sport analysis space, Dartfish continues to elevate the market with its world class technological solutions.
For any club looking to improve, Dartfish’s video analysis packages stand as an incredibly beneficial solution.
