Overview

The timeline is a dynamic, information-rich view in the Synergy Editor. Timeline view is available for imported or captured video, as well as full game edits downloaded from the Synergy Team Site, allowing you to do more with your video than ever before. With dynamic and improved tagging and more detailed and useful filters and tools, timeline view offer an excellent way to visualize and break down your film for a variety of uses.  

 

Full Game Edits

Full game edits can be downloaded from the Synergy Team Site and reviewed using the timeline view. Using the Game tab on the Team Site, select Full Game Video and assure the playback is set to Editor.


A timeline of the full game edit will automatically populate the lower left panel of the Editor, displaying a visualization of all of the Synergy clips in chronological order organized in data specific, expandable rows on the left side of the Timeline. Any clip or row can be viewed by simply double-clicking.

 

 

NOTE: Full game edits are sent to the Editor as a temporary edit, indicated with an asterisk and italicized title as shown above. The timeline will be removed from the Editor when the application is closed, unless the edit is saved by selecting the carrot icon on the edit tab and selecting Save.

 

Autoplay Toggle

With the Autoplay toggle, you can choose to either view your playlist or timeline one clip at a time, or allow the clips to play continuously. Click the Autoplay toggle to turn on or off.



Toggle Autoplay on, and your video will automatically begin the next clip as soon as your previous clip has finished, without having to watch repeat footage from overlapping clips.



Toggle Autoplay off, and each clip will play from beginning to end, and pause at the end of your clip. You will then need to manually select and start the next clip you would like to watch. 

 

 


Right-Click Menus

Right-clicking on any data row will bring up a menu of options including:

  • Flag Row - Marks a row with a customizable color for easy filtering and sharing data of particular interest with your staff
  • Hide Row - Hides a row and the clips within to help with visual clutter. The row can be restored by clicking between the row numbers where previously displayed
  • Save Row as Custom Edit - Automatically creates a Custom Edit of all clips within the selected data row
  • Export - Exports all clips within the selected data row for offline viewing or sharing via flash drive
  • Delete - Deletes all clips within the selected row. A pop-up window will appear to confirm your selection in order to prevent accidental deletion

Right-clicking any clip within the timeline will bring up a menu of options including:

  • Add User Tags* - Add your own additional tags to the Synergy tags if desired
  • Open Hierarchy* - Opens the tagging hierarchy to help select additional Synergy tags, or create new user tags
  • Export - Exports all clips within the selected data row for offline viewing or sharing via flash drive
  • Delete - Deletes all clips within the selected row. A pop-up window will appear to confirm your selection in order to prevent accidental deletion
*NOTE: Tagging video features are exclusively available to Editor Max users.

 


Timeline Toolbar


 


Across the top of the Timeline, you can access the following items from left to right:

  • Classic/Players/Team/User Tags Only Perspective
    • Classic Perspective will display all tagged events on the timeline
    • Players Perspective will display a breakdown of all events by player, including stats, outcomes, play types, and user tags
    • Team Perspective will display the selected team's tagged events grouped by Offense and Defense. This perspective is only available on Synergy created Timelines, not local capture or imports
    • User Tags Only Perspective will display only User tags, and hide all of the Synergy Tagged data. This is particularly useful if you would like to start with a blank timeline of Full Game footage imported from the Synergy Team Site.
  • Start/Stop Capture*
    • Create a new live capture, or append a new capture on top of an existing local capture
  • Jump To Live*
    • Automatically jump to the video that is currently being captured live
  • Magnifier
    • Zoom in and out of the Timeline using the slider
  • Filter
    • Filter the Timeline to only display the rows desired e.g. Team, Player, Event Type, and Flagged Clips
  • Tag Owner
    • Filter the Timeline to only display the tags created by Synergy, yourself, or another member of your staff
  • Column Text Overlay
    • Select a data column to be displayed as text in the video player for the selected clip
  • Follow Play Head
    • Keeps the play head in the center of the Timeline at all times, scrolling the Timeline horizontally to stay present with the video being played
  • Flag Clips
    • Marks a clip or set of clips allowing for easy filtering and sharing clips of particular interest with the staff
  • Delete
    • Deletes the selected clip or set of clips
  • Undock
    • Moves the panel to its own window for more flexible window management
  • Views
    • Switch between Timeline, Playlist, Matrix*, and Videos* views to see the edit in different presentations from the dropdown menu
*NOTE: These features are exclusive to Editor Max users.


 

Hotkey To Flag Clips

Assigning a hotkey to flag clips can make the workflow simpler and help remove the need for excessive mouse clicks. To assign a hotkey, select the Tools menu, then Options. Under the Hotkeys tab, scroll down to Flag a Clip, click Add to input your desired key and click Ok to complete.  

 

Summary

With redesigned tools and added features, the MAX Editor 12 Timeline view is more versatile than ever. Utilize more detailed views and filters to focus on the exact data, plays, and information you need. Flag and mark clips to revisit later, use in Custom Edits, or easily toggle to Matrix view and compare the data in a robust and visually significant table. While Base Editor users can view Synergy Full Game Edits as a timeline, creating custom timelines is a unique feature for Editor Max users, providing new practice workflows and an opportunity to explore the data even further.