Record Full Race Videos

Updated 1 month ago

You can use the AthleticFIELD app to record full-length videos of races from a mobile device and have the video appear alongside the results on AthleticLIVE! AthleticLIVE uses your meet management software's schedule files to nicely organize each video file and then will upload them in the background while you record the next video.

To record full race videos, you'll need to have AthleticFIELD 1.2.0 or newer installed on an iOS or Android device with a camera. You'll also need to install AthleticLIVE Local version 3.4.2 or newer. Finally, you'll need to have full race videos enabled on your AthleticLIVE account. Contact us to enable this feature on your account at no extra charge.

Option 1: Stream and Auto-Chop

If you have the means to stream video through OBS, ask us for a stream key. Put any overlays you like onto the stream and send to us. We auto-chop on-demand videos in the cloud. Learn more here >

Option 2: Configure AthleticFIELD

In the AthleticLIVE Admin, edit your meet and set a Race Video Password. If you do not see this field, email live@athletic.net for access.

Download and open AthleticFIELD on an appropriate mobile device.

From the main screen, select  Settings.

On the User Settings page, check the box labeled Record Full Race Videos? and then return to the main screen.

Record Videos
From the main screen in AthleticFIELD, select  Record Full Race Videos.

On the next screen, select  Load a Meet, and enter the Meet ID and Password from AthleticLIVE Local, then hit Submit.

Finally, tap on the meet name. You'll be presented with a list of all running events in the meet.

Select an event and a heat, then hit  Record. If this is the first time you've recorded video with AthleticFIELD, you'll probably need to allow the app permission to access the camera, photo album, and microphone. Once you've recorded your video, select  Upload. At this point, you can select Next  to move to the next heat or event, or you can select  Remove to remove the video.

Selecting  Remove will remove the video, even after it's been uploaded to the live results page. You can then upload another video in its place or elect to omit a video for the heat.

Once you begin the video upload, you may proceed to the next event, even if the previous video is still uploading. Videos will queue in the uploader, with the first video recorded being uploaded first, before moving to the next video. Once videos are uploaded, they will appear on your live results page:

If changes are made to the order of events or the seeding of races, the recording operator will receive an alert that changes have been made and will be prompted to refresh the event schedule on their device.
Finding a hardline ethernet port on site will be key for uploading some of the larger video files.
A hardline may not be available. Another option is focusing short distance uploads while on site, and uploading the longer races on a home wifi network.

INCLUDING MULTIPLE VIDEOS IN AN XC EVENT

Re-title your Videos

Rename the video titles that are shown on the live results page to make them something more descriptive and appropriate than "Heat 1", "Heat 2" etc.

Visit the AthleticLIVE Meet Administration Portal, and click Manage Events.

For each event that should have videos re-titled, click Edit.

Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, to the Video section. In the text box, enter the title for each video that will be uploaded, separated by the pipe/bar character (|).

When you're finished, click Save Event at the bottom of the screen. If you visit the live site, you'll notice your videos now have descriptive titles:

FIXING STUCK VIDEOS

Uploading All

If videos get stuck, here's how you can get them uploaded.

  1. On the main meet event page, click the list icon in the top right.
  1. On the Video list page, click the three dots button in the top right.
  1. Click "Stop All".
  2. Click the three dots button again and hit "Restart Uploader".
  3. Click the three dots button again once more and hit "Upload All"
Uploading One at a Time

If it seems like Uploading All isn't working, you can try uploading one by one.

  1. Click the three dots button again and hit "Stop All".
  2. Click the three dots button again and hit "Restart Uploader".
  3. On the Video List page, try uploading videos one by one. See if a couple work. If so, then click the upload button for the rest.

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