Dartfish software Pro S offers the possibility to record up to 4 cameras in a single recording. The resulting file created is a Dartfish Document and the tagging, the metadata and the synchronization between the different views are persisted after the capture is stopped. When a Dartfish document is opened in Dartfish, the 4 video views are loaded automatically.


You will find herebelow a list of the limitations of the current implementation of the Dartfish Document:


General

  • The multi-views document is a Pro S feature. A multi-view document can be opened in the Live S but only the view A will be displayed
  • In the library, only the view A is displayed

Capture

  • Recording a multi-view document requires similar video sources (e.g. 2 blackmagic devices, 4 IP cameras with the same video profiles). Mixing recording devices and different frame rates may lead to issues such as bad synchronization and freezes
  • The live encoding, (i.e. the possibility to convert a video file during the capture) is not yet available in multi-views recordings


Converting, Publishing & Sharing

  • Publishing a multi-view document on dartfish.tv is not yet supported by every publishing process
    • In the event pane in Replay, "Export & Share > Share video" publishes the video as a mult-views document. To watch the 4 views on dartfish.tv, the multi-view option is required
    • All other publishing paths uploads only one view: the active view in the software, or the view A in case the grid view is selected before starting the publishing
  • Publishing a mutli-views document from the tray uploads the 4 view as 4 separated videos.
  • The "Export Events" function creates one video clip per view and per event
  • The "conversion from library" function is disabled for multiview documents
  • OnAir supports multi-views document

MultiView Workflow (Dartfish Pro / Pro S)

When working in MultiView (up to 4 camera angles) in Dartfish and performing a match analysis with sequences, several options are available to publish content to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud.

1️⃣ Share the Video to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud

If you choose Share Video:

  • the entire match video is published to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud

  • the 4 MultiView angles are preserved

  • the sequences remain visible on the timeline

? Result:
The video published to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud contains the full match in MultiView, with the sequences visible on the timeline.

2️⃣ Share Sequences to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud

If you choose Share Sequences:

  • only the selected sequences are published to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud

  • however, only one camera angle is published

  • the published angle is the one currently displayed in the software at the moment of sharing

? Result:
The sequences published to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud contain only a single angle, not the MultiView layout.

3️⃣ Publish Only Sequences in MultiView to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud

If you want to publish one or multiple sequences in MultiView to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud, without publishing the entire match, an intermediate step is required.

Step 1 — Create an Export Rule

In the Rule Manager, create a rule:

Export Sequence as Video

Recommended settings:

  • Sources: All sources

  • Encoding profile: No conversion (fast)

Step 2 — Export the Desired Sequences

  1. Select the sequence(s) you want

  2. Run the rule you created

  3. The sequences are exported to a folder

Step 3 — Create the MultiView Video to Publish

  1. Empty the tray

  2. Import the exported sequences from the folder

  3. The sequences will automatically rebuild in MultiView

You can then:

➡️ Share the video to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud

? Result:
A MultiView video containing only the selected sequences is published to Dartfish TV or SmartCloud, without uploading the entire match.