In order to get footage form the net that can NOT be imported for various reasons, you need to be a bit creative. While seemingly old fashion, filming a TV screen and importing the footage into the Interplay analysis computer can be a good solution. Here I have 2 laptops, one to view the the footage of Real Salt Lake vs. Portland and the other laptop I use for the analysis. I set up a camera with tripod at an angle such that the image is cropped into the viewfinder screen of the camera and is level. I then film the footage of the game projected to the TV and take the stream out via the A/V port of the camera. I then use a Canopus Media Converter to connect the camera into the media converter via composite cables or the yellow, red, and white cables; yellow carries the video signal. The next step is to use a fire wire cable connected from the converter box and into my Interplay analysis laptop with a a built in fire wire port. I see the game in both laptops and now I am ready to tag the game and do my scouting. The video quality is actually good enough for the player's to see key situations.
Tagging the Real Salt Lake match via Interplay-sports software while filming my TV screen.
The analysis is running time of the game which always saves me a lot of time and offers more time for me to show player's and the coaching staff tendencies and key patterns that we need to prepare for.
