Player video

Cut one player's shifts and talk over them.

After a game I want one player's shifts in a single file I can talk over. In Pelaa video analysis you tag the shifts, stack them, draw on stop frames and record your voice over the lot. The result is one MP4 you send to the player. It is a Mac app, from €19.99/month, with a 14-day free trial and no card.

From a game to one player's video.

Tag the shifts

Create a tag window with the plus button and add a button named for your player, with a key assigned, and set its behavior to Toggle (press once to start, again to finish). Switch the tag window from Build mode to Tag mode. Press the button (or its key) when the shift starts and again when it ends. Each press pair lands as one tag on that player's row on the Track.

Send their tags to the Stack

Click the player's row name on the Track to select all their tags, or Cmd-click individual tags. Then press Equal sign to send them to the Stack. Their clips land on one row in the Stack.

Trim and order

In the Stack, set the playhead and press Cmd+I for the start and Cmd+O for the end of a clip. Drag clips into the order you want to discuss them. Re-cutting a clip never touches its tag.

Draw on a stop frame

Press Closing bracket to insert a stop frame, a paused frame held for two seconds as a clip of its own. Draw an arrow, a circle, a spotlight or a highlight on it, or type a line of text. The drawing stays on a stop frame. Cmd+Shift+Closing bracket adds a title card, for example with the player's name.

Record the voiceover

Choose Recording > Start Recording, or press Cmd+Shift+R. A 3-2-1 countdown runs while the screen, microphone and camera warm up. Play the Stack, step through the clips, draw and talk. Cmd+Shift+P pauses. Cmd+Shift+R or Esc stops. Cmd+Shift+Delete throws the take away.

Add your face if you want it

Recording > Include Camera (Cmd+Shift+V) adds a camera bubble. Drag it where you like and resize it. Pelaa remembers the place.

Find the file

The take is one H.264 MP4 in Movies / Pelaa, named for the day. Recording > Reveal Last Recording in Finder shows it, ready to attach.

Or skip the talking

Cmd+E opens the export chooser. A Single Video export makes the whole Stack one MP4 with the stop frames and drawings burned in. A Row by Row export makes one MP4 per row, which is useful when each row is a player.

The file is yours to send.

Pelaa does not host anything. Your files stay on your Mac, and nothing uploads unless you send it. What you send is an ordinary MP4 file, either the recording with your voiceover or, without a voiceover, a plain exported video file. The player needs no app to watch it. Attach the file to an email, drop it in a shared folder or upload it wherever your team keeps video. If you would rather hand over the breakdown itself, Stack > Export Stack > As Pelaa Project makes a self-contained project with only the stacked clips. The player needs Pelaa to open that one.

What to know before you record.

Questions about player shift videos.

Can I talk over one player's shifts and send them a single file?

Yes. Start a recording with Cmd+Shift+R, play the Stack, draw on stop frames and talk. The take is one H.264 MP4 on your Mac, ready to attach to an email or upload.

Does Pelaa find a player's shifts automatically?

No. You tag the shifts yourself with a button for the player, then send the tags to the Stack with one key.

Does the recording include the game's own sound?

No. A recording captures your microphone only, so the voice you hear is yours. The window content, your drawings and the cursor are captured.

Does the player need Pelaa to watch it?

No. You send an ordinary MP4 file: the recording with your voiceover, or, if you skip the talking, a plain exported video file. Only the optional Pelaa project export needs the app to open.

Can I send the video from inside the app?

No. Pelaa has no player portal or cloud sharing. You send the MP4 yourself, by email, a shared folder or an upload.

Try it on one of your own games.

Download Pelaa video analysis and cut a real player video free for 14 days, no card. Related: hockey video analysis on a Mac, tagging a game live and building a video session for your players.

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