Hudl Sportscode Release Notes

Hudl Sportscode 12.36.0

What's New?

• You can now import Wimu Human Performance Sessions uploaded from SPRO into a Hudl Sportscode timeline.

What's Fixed?

• An intermittent issue where Capture with an AJA UTAP and “No audio source” would cause Capture to fail or the preview window to freeze.

Hudl Sportscode 12.35.0 

macOS Monterey

• This is the last supported version of Hudl Sportscode for macOS Monterey (macOS 12). To receive further updates please upgrade to a newer macOS version.

What's New?

• You can now automatically align imported Sportscode XML with video in a timeline when it contains Session Info Start Time.

What's Improved?

• When combining timelines, you will now be given the option to remove any duplicate data and data collected outside of active play.

Hudl Sportscode 12.34.0 

What's Fixed?

• Performance improvements and under-the-hood enhancements.

Hudl Sportscode 12.33.0

macOS Monterey

• In June, Hudl Sportscode will no longer get updates for users running macOS Monterey (macOS 12). To ensure continued access to the latest features and improvements, we recommend upgrading to the latest macOS version available. If you have any concerns please contact Hudl Support.

What's Improved?

• Previously, when click-dragging an instance on the timeline during live capture, the playhead could become stuck to cursor movement. The playhead will no longer get stuck to mouse movement.
• Previously, sending an empty playlist to Studio would result in a confusing error message. You now won't be able to Send to Studio until clips are selected first.

Hudl Sportscode 12.32.0

What's Improved?

• In 12.28.0 we changed duplicating instances onto a new row in databases to appear at the end of the database rather than underneath the original instance. We heard from some teams that they preferred the old behaviour, so we added an option in Settings that lets you return to this. Simply go to Settings > Rows > Overlap instances.
• Previously, our messaging was unclear if you tried to send content to Studio, but didn't have Studio installed, or it failed to open. We've improved our messaging to make it more clear what the issue is.

Hudl Sportscode 12.31.0

What's New?

• We've made it easier to work in databases. You can now reorder clips when you're working in the Code View.
  

What's Improved?

• Opta Rugby Union data import has been updated to synchronise with the latest feed updates from Opta.

 What's Fixed?

• Previously, when playing clips in an Organizer, the playback would jump back when switching angles mid-clip. The clips will now continue playing from the point where you switched angles.

Hudl Sportscode 12.30.0

What's New?

• You can now send clips from one database to another database.

What's Fixed?

• Previously, an issue on macOS Sonoma didn't let you load a CSV file list in the Alternate Names section of the Code Window inspector. You'll now be able to load in a CSV file.

Hudl Sportscode 12.29.0

What's New?

• You can now connect to STS DataHub for post match retrieval of official MLS data

What's Improved?

• Instances opened via a matrix from a database are now sorted based on the start time from the source.
• You can now reorder clips in the sorter view of a database by using drag and drop.

What's Fixed?

• Minor improvements to performance of databases.

Hudl Sportscode 12.28.0

What's Fixed?

• A crash on macOS Sonoma when scripting files exceeded 100 lines.
• An issue where the transparent background on code window buttons were not being respected on macOS Sonoma.

Hudl Sportscode 12.27.1 Hotfix

What's Fixed?

• An issue where users were not prompted to install Rosetta, leading to functionality issues in Capture, Live Sharing, and the Hudl Replay integration.

Hudl Sportscode 12.27.0

What's New?

• We've expanded the ability to create Game Time to allow you to manually add it to footage which doesn't have a game clock on screen.

What's Improved?

• Previously, Game Time search filters were being ignored when selecting data source in Advanced Find. This will now work when you select Game Time as a search filter when selecting data source.
• The original video time was showing when you'd selected Game Time in the Instance Player and then went into full screen. This will now display the clock you'd selected in full screen.

Hudl Sportscode 12.26.0

Setting Audio To Mute By Default

• We've heard from some of you that you don't want videos to open with audio playing. We've now made it a setting so all videos players will open with muted audio by default. You can enable this through Sportscode > Preferences/Settings, and go to 'Movies'

What did we fix?

• Rugby heat map diagram now returning correct X/Y coordinates
• An issue where the playhead on the timeline would sometimes jump straight to the beginning when pressing play during a capture

Hudl Sportscode 12.25.0

What did we fix?

• UI improvements to the STS Datahub window.

Hudl Sportscode 12.24.0

What did we improve?

• We've enhanced the Game Time feature we recently released so Game time will now also appear in playlists and databases.
• We've added Timeline Row Operations which let you select rows and use AND/NOT/OR logic to create new rows from it. For example, if you have a row for 'In possession', you can select the row and choose a 'NOT' operator to create a new row with instances for 'Out of Possession'.

What did we fix?

• Previously when you dragged a Game Time row, it was causing some rows to disappear, and this is now working as expected.

Hudl Sportscode 12.23.0

What did we improve?

• You can now use an exciting new feature called ‘Game Time’ to view and analyse game time in your pre and post-match workflows. Using an OCR reader (optical character recognition), the reader extracts game time from an on-screen clock in broadcast feeds and incorporates it into the data model. you can find out more about this here.

What did we fix?

• We've identified a couple of issues in the Enhanced Capture feature which we're working on fixing. In the meantime, we're turning this feature off for anyone who hasn't specifically enabled it in Preferences. You can still use Enhanced Capture by enabling it in your Preferences.

Hudl Sportscode 12.22.0

Live Streaming - Shared Timeline

• Users of Live Streaming Sessions can now collaborate in real time, across one shared timeline, when analysing live games and practices.
• To use this feature each joiner will need an Elite licence and enable the Shared Timeline in the Hudl Sportscode Settings/Preferences.
• Learn more about how the Shared Timeline can enhance your live analysis workflows by reading our blog.

What did we fix?

• When downloading playlists from your Hudl Team Library, you should no longer see black video at the start of clips.

Hudl Sportscode 12.21.0

What did we fix?

• On macOS Sonoma, when opening an Insight timeline including offset, videoOffset & videoDuration, the alignment is now correct.
• On macOS Sonoma, when initially opening a sorter with a number of clips in, the index was incorrect, and the selected row icon wasn't visible. These have now both been fixed.
• Previously, when flagging on the instance player after deleting a row in the timeline, Sportscode would sometimes crash. This has now been fixed.
• When uploading multiple items to Hudl, scrolling to the top of the Progress Queue window was creating a confusing view where a later progress bar was projecting onto the first upload. The progress on each upload will now be accurate.

Hudl Sportscode 12.20.0

What did we improve?

• Multi-angle Playlists can now be downloaded from a user's Hudl Library via Open From Hudl.
• The Playlist “Synchronise” toolbar option has been renamed to “Sync to Source” to reduce confusion with “Sync to Hudl”.
• The messaging on the progress queue has been improved when synchronising a Playlist to Hudl.

What did we fix?

• Multi-angle Playlists were being synced up to Hudl as single angle.
• During the upload of an unsaved Playlist, a prompt for saving would occur midway.
• Open From Exchange would display the "Open Hudl" button instead of the "Open" button after finishing a download.
• The progress queue messaging would flicker when syncing a Playlist to Hudl.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.19.0

What did we improve?

• When performing a playlist sync back to Hudl, if the Hudl.com version has been modified, you will now be given the option to upload it as a new playlist instead, preventing any work being overwritten.

What did we fix?

• A crash when entering incorrect RTP IP feed addresses
• An issue with IP feeds using an SDP file path including a space.
• The folder created by Hudl Upload is now deleted properly once the .sczip is created.
• Cancelling a Hudl Upload during the "preparing video" phase now cancels properly

Hudl Sportscode 12.18.0

What did we improve?

• You can now use the keyboard shortcut 'Control + Shift + S' to split instances.

What did we fix?

• We fixed downloading via the “Open from Hudl/Exchange” to download the best video quality available.
• We fixed playlist syncing so it no longer retries when the user is logged off.

Enhanced Capture Release

• Enhanced capture improvements are now enabled by default. These improvements can be disabled through the Hudl Sportscode Preferences/Settings.
• Captures using IP capture will benefit from:
  • HD 1080p capture preview resolution
  • Fast angle switching in capture preview
  • Unicast feed support
  • Reduced latency audio
  • Reduced CPU usage
  • Reduced network usage
  • Reduced disk usage
  • Reduced latency for Replay & Live Sharing
  • Increased accuracy in reading instance time
    

Hudl Sportscode 12.17.2

What did we improve?

• Playlists can now be synced from Hudl Sportscode to a Hudl.com team library.
• The Open From Hudl window can now be refreshed via a new Refresh button without having to close and re-open the window.
• Videos and Playlists that are processing on Hudl.com will now be displayed in the Open From Hudl window.

Enhanced Capture Beta

• To enable the new enhanced Capture Beta go to your Hudl Sportscode Preferences/Settings.
• When using this with IP capture you will benefit from:
  • HD 1080p capture preview resolution
  • Fast angle switching in capture preview
  • Unicast feed support
  • Reduced latency audio
  • Reduced CPU usage
  • Reduced network usage
  • Reduced disk usage
  • Reduced latency for Replay & Live Sharing
  • Increased accuracy in reading instance time

Hudl Sportscode 12.16.0

What did we fix?

• Label Columns are now displayed for Sorters downloaded via Open From Hudl.
• Better error messaging when trying to download content via Open From Hudl that is no longer available in Hudl.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.15.0

What did we improve?

• Listening to audio from IP feeds in the capture preview now has reduced latency. When enabling this experimental feature, you will also benefit from performance and quality improvements in the capture preview window.
• You can now move instance notes to label columns within a Sorter. This means you can now have more than one column for your notes. Click here to find out more.

What did we fix?

• Uploading Playlists containing a large number of clips will now be fully processed in Hudl without Hudl support interaction.

Hudl Sportscode 12.14.0

What did we improve?

• When capturing using a local capture device, users who join the session on Replay will now see lower latency.
• There are now tooltips in the sorter and organizer. You can hover over icons and informational text will appear.

What did we fix?

• Fixed a crash when using grayscale colors in heat map charts in the code window.
• Hudl Sportscode now won't hang when uploading Playlists to Hudl.
• When downloading Playlist Clips from Hudl, you can now correctly trim the clips.

Hudl Sportscode 12.13.0

What did we improve?

• You can now align and stack multiple (up to 12) instance player windows. This is available through 'View > Stack Instance Players' or using 'CMD + Y'. Find out more here.
  

What did we fix?

• Some links in the Upload Playlist to Hudl workflow were not working in some languages. These have now been fixed.
• Previously the Effects checkbox for a Playlist Upload was enabled and existing effects were uploaded regardless of whether a user was attempting to upload Default or All Angles. Now the Effects checkbox is enabled and effects uploaded only when Default Angles is selected.

Hudl Sportscode 12.12.0

BigSur

• This will be the last supported version of Hudl Sportscode for macOS BigSur. To receive further updates please upgrade to a new macOS version.

What did we improve?

• You can now close all open instance windows by either using the 'File' menu item or the keyboard shortcut 'CMD + SHIFT + W'.
• Users are now able to differentiate between a single-angle and multi-angle video more easily when using Open from Exchange.
• Users are now able to view a thumbnail preview for each angle by using the preview button, to help more easily identify and select the angle(s) required for download.

What did we fix?

• When ingesting a capture via live sharing or live streaming, scrubbing through the timeline on Apple Silicon machines would cause the video to lag. This is now fixed and scrubbing is smooth, without any interruptions.

Hudl Sportscode 12.11.0

BigSur

• In June Hudl Sportscode will no longer support macOS Big Sur (macOS 11). To ensure continued access to the latest features and improvements, we recommend upgrading to the latest macOS version available. If you have any concerns please contact Hudl Support.

What did we improve?

• You can now rewatch instances, when all instances have finished. Either by clicking the play button or pressing the spacebar.
  

What did we fix?

• Trying to login to STS Datahub import with an invalid client ID will no longer lock you out. Instead, you will now be prompted to check your client ID and retry.
• Fixed an issue where the Upload button was inactive whilst a playlist was being uploaded.
• Duplicating a row in the Statistical window will retain the selection of ‘Use Regular Expression’.

Hudl Sportscode 12.10.0

 What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where timeline instances were misaligned when using SRT IP feeds.
• Fixed overflow menus in the Database, Matrix and Playlist windows.
• When dragging and dropping slides or images into an organiser or sorter, the media will now appear after exporting
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.9.0

What did we improve?

• You can now listen to the audio of the angle you’re currently previewing in the capture window. This works for IP feeds on both Apple Silicon and Intel machines. To access this functionality, you can enable it in the Hudl Sportscode settings. It is worth noting that this feature is still in the experimental phase.

 What did we fix?

• Ending a live streaming session now correctly ends the session, enabling a new live streaming session to be created.

Hudl Sportscode 12.8.0 

 What did we improve?

• You can now change the name of your Live Streaming Session.
• You can now add Hudl labels to Playlists before uploading them to Hudl.
• You can now use show unique string within the statistical window.

 What did we fix?

• Matches imported via STS Datahub containing GoalKick events without corresponding Play sub-events can now be imported.
• Downloading a Playlist containing a Clip name greater than 255 characters no longer causes a Hudl Sportscode to crash.
• Use Regular Expression selection in statistical window persists after closing.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.7.1 Hotfix

 What did we fix?

• Resolved an issue that would cause Hudl Sportscode to crash when opening the capture preview window following a local capture and live streaming session.

Hudl Sportscode 12.7.0

Live Streaming Sessions

• You can now live stream a capture to other Hudl Sportscode users meaning that your team of analysts can code any game from anywhere.
• The video will be available in your Hudl library once the live stream upload has ended and the video is processed.
• Explore this feature further with this blog.

 What did we improve?

• You can now better manage the timelines within your video package; adding or deleting them as needed. With this change, when launching a video package, the last accessed timeline will be opened. Click here to find out more.
  
• You can now easily transcode your videos when adding them to your playlists. Simply go to "Insert > video" and customize the transcoding settings according to your preferences. Click here to find out more.
  
• You can now set sharing permissions on Playlist uploads.
• You can now double click on an item to start a download when using Open From Hudl.
• You can now use SRT IP feeds for single-angle live capture.

 What did we fix?

• We have resolved an issue where slides and images added to playlists stored on Fat32 or ExFat formatted hard drives were not being saved upon re-opening. They will now be retained.
• The overflow menu for the timeline toolbar now works as expected.
• Labels and notes are now being downloaded for Playlists via Open From Hudl.
• You will now reliably see a disconnection alert when RTMP or RTP IP feeds are disconnected during capture.

Hudl Sportscode 12.6.2 

 Changing playlist views

• You can now seamlessly switch between Sorter and Organiser views within the same playlist, combining the functionality of both playlist types for an even more powerful curation experience. Explore this feature further with this video.

 Sending clips from output reports to playlists

• You can now send instances directly to a playlist from an action button in your Code Window, meaning it is now much easier to get insights from your reports into your presentations while reducing the time and effort required to curate and organise content. Click here to learn more.

 What did we improve?

• You can now customise the highlight colour of instances on your timeline, helping you identify selected instances with ease. Click here to learn more.
• You can now listen to the audio of the currently previewed angle in the capture window for IP feeds. To access this functionality, you can enable it in the Hudl Sportscode settings. It is worth noting that this feature is still in the experimental phase.
• We've updated the following qualifiers when using OPTA Rugby League Import in Hudl Sportscode:
• “Penalty" - This will now display as "Penalty Conceded" to indicate penalty direction.
• "Unknown 40" - This will now display as "Ball Movement".
  • Added in new qualifiers to PTB Result; Pass Type, Penalty Group, Substitution Reason, Attacking Action Type, Defensive Action Type and Ball Movement
• The time remaining displayed when uploading playlists is now more accurate.

What did we fix?

• Issues related to relinking clips in a playlist.

Hudl Sportscode 12.5.0

Screen Recording

• You can now effortlessly share your presentation using Hudl's latest screen recording tool, accessible directly from the Sorter and Organiser. 

 What did we improve?

• When loading the Upload Playlist modal for large playlists it no longer feels like Hudl Sportscode becomes unresponsive.

 What did we fix?

• Translated texts on the Upload Playlist modal now wrap rather than being clipped.
• Playlists that were failing to upload to hudl.com due to an AWS error now upload correctly.
• Email addresses containing an apostrophe can now be used to login to hudl.com through Hudl Sportscode.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.27

What did we improve?

• You can now drag and drop external videos directly into your playlists.
  
• You can now easily switch between timelines within a video package directly from the timeline toolbar.
  
• When running your Saved Searches in your timeline, any new searches will now be automatically added to the toolbar icon.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.26 - Hotfix

What did we fix?

• Timeline data in the Sportscode XML is now included when uploading to Hudl.
  

What did we improve?

• You can now drag and drop slides directly into a sorter or organiser, making it quicker and easier to create presentations. For more information click here.
• You can now control the visibility of the video player zoom indicator via the ‘View>Video Control’ setting.
• On successful upload of a Playlist you can now open your Hudl Team Library directly from the progress queue.
• Minor UI improvements for the Upload to Playlist to Hudl modal.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.24 

 What did we improve?

• Search results in the find window are now updated with changes in the front timeline, front playlist and selected database.
• You can now remove duplicate labels from selected instances in a front timeline or database.
  
• You can now import Opta data for Rugby League games to your timeline.
• You can now retry uploading a playlist to your Hudl Team Library from the Progress Queue if it fails.

 What did we fix?

• You can now upload a playlist to Hudl with a name containing a forward slash.
• The default angle button radio button is now preselected when changing from a multi-angle to single angle playlist on the Upload Playlist to Hudl modal.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.23

What did we fix?

• A performance issue that occurred when completing consecutive captures whilst also live sharing.
• Improved video download performance when joining a live share session.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.22

What did we improve?

• Playlists can now be uploaded directly to a team's library on hudl.com without needing to upload it on the website.
• You are now able to utilise the trackpad to interact with videos within Hudl Sportscode. Pinch to zoom in to all video players and utilise a two finger swipe to scrub through footage.  

What did we fix?

• When presenting on an external display, videos will now remain synced whilst using playback controls.
• Using Live Share between Sportscode versions is now backwards compatible (except for 12.4.20 and 12.4.21). Previously using Hudl Sportscode version 12.4.19 or below wouldn't allow users to Live Share sessions with version 12.4.20 and above.
• Hudl Sportscode will now use less machine resources when using the Capture Preview Window

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.21

 What did we improve?

• It is now quicker and easier to surface insights from a video package as you can execute a saved search directly from your timeline toolbar. For more information check out this video

What did we fix?

• Improved the quality of overlay text on videos exported from Playlists.
• You can now add a buffer to the video in the capture preview window to ensure smooth playback.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.20 

 What did we fix?

• Performance improvements and under-the-hood enhancements.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.19

What did we fix?

• A crash when uploading playlists or packages greater than 4GB via Hudl Upload.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.18

 What did we fix?

• Corner events imported via STS Datahub will now start when the corner kick is taken, instead of when the corner is drawn.
• Delay on the capture preview window on Intel machines when using IP feeds from Antrica encoders has been reduced.
• Playlists with slides uploaded to Hudl.com now play back correctly in Hudl with no black frames or overlapping clips.
• Removed the option to filter by and select playlists from the Upload Timeline to Existing Package window.
• Images used in Playlists slides are now positioned correctly in the middle of the slide when exporting.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.16

Find Window Improvements

• You can now duplicate a saved search making it easier to curate similar searches.
• Advanced find search queries are no longer case sensitive.
• You now have the ability to re-order your saved searches by drag and drop; making it easier to organise your searches.
• An advanced find sub-query now displays the correct results for 'Is Not'.

What did we fix?

• Playlists containing effects on the first frame now display the effect in the correct position when uploaded and viewed in hudl.com.
• Downloading and opening a multi-angle package from a server now correctly opens the package.
• Capture frame rate is now remembered after unplugging and plugging in local capture devices.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.15

Find Window Improvements

• You can now search across any Playlist as a data source, using 'All Playlists In Folder' or a 'Custom Selection of Playlists'.
• We have made it easier to update Saved Searches, as they will now autosave.
• You do not have to save a search in order to retain it, you can now close the find window and, upon re-opening, the unsaved search will still be there.
• It is now easier for you to save, delete, import and export searches, with a new and updated layout.

Universal Build

• Hudl Sportscode now runs natively on Apple Silicon machines (M1, M2 etc.), this removes the need for Rosetta.

What did we improve?

• You can now edit information in the Sorter without the clip starting from the beginning.
• You can now control the size of the Instance Player through menu item 'View' or using the keyboard shortcut: 'Control' + '>' or '<'.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.14

What did we improve?

• You now have more time when flagging to add notes to playlist instances - we've introduced an automatic pause before the clip resumes play.
• Rows edited in a sorter now automatically highlight, making it easier to see what you're changing.
• When using the Hudl Remote, the video control buttons now allow you to press and hold.

What did we fix?

• In the Statistical window, the rank and unique rank scripting commands now support decimal places.
• When in a sorter, previous rows are now automatically selected after deleting a row.
• When importing basketball games via Synergy, you will now see the Period field properly populated.
• Removed the ability to save a Playlist downloaded from Hudl.com as a sorter for Pro and Pro review license types.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.13

What did we improve?

• You can now search for any code, label or note within your front playlist using the new and improved Find Window.
• Champion Data imports now support Center Bounce Throw Ups events.
• STS Datahub now displays data from competitions that don't have any clubs linked.
• Labels and instance notes are now supported for Playlists downloaded from a user's Hudl Team Library. This applies to new playlists that are uploaded to Hudl from Sportscode.
• Improved progress bar UX for Playlist downloads.

What did we fix?

• Importing a DFL XML or from STS Datahub now allows Shot actions within a KickOff event.
• Playlists downloaded from a user's Hudl Team Library now scrub smoothly.
• Uploading a playlist downloaded from a User's Hudl Team Library no longer errors with "An unknown error occurred".
• Cancelling an Open From Exchange download, now displays "Cancelled" instead of "Download Completed" on the progress bar.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.12

What did we improve?

• Users can now choose to download Playlists from their Hudl Team Library as either a Sorter or an Organizer.
• Updated Capture Inspector messaging to include sharing to Insight.
• Users can now import Synergy data from Baseball games.
• Users can now Relink Video when the playlist is open via Relink Video in the Edit menu.

What did we fix?

• Labels will now be saved when added to a Playlist downloaded from Hudl.com.
• The insufficient permissions alert now specifies that the microphone permission is also required.
• Opta Rugby Imports now account for new Event & Qualifier IDs.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.11

macOS Catalina

• As of the 12.4.11 release we will no longer be supporting macOS Catalina. 12.4.10 will be the last release supporting this OS. For the best experience, and to make the most of recent HSC improvements, customers should now upgrade their macOS.

What did we improve?

• Users now have the option to de-interlace timeline video when capturing RTP feeds discovered via SDP files provided they are on Apple Silicon.
• You can now download playlists from your Hudl team library as an organizer via 'Open from Hudl' 
• When sending from playlists to databases if the clips come from different timelines we respect the ordering in the playlist instead of sorting by timeline .

What did we fix? 

• You can now access the instance context menu in a timeline and organizer by pressing ‘Control’ and clicking the instance.
• Fixed an issue when Collaborative Coding with the same Code Window that would result in rows with the same name being duplicated in the timeline.
• The sczip file generated from an Upload to Hudl now uses the correct thumbnail.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.10

What did we improve?

• Hudl Sportscode will now remember the size and location of your instance player windows on your active screen.
• We've added more editing controls for clips in the timeline. When editing a clip, by releasing the drag bars, the edit bar will refresh.
• You can now launch your Find Window from the main menu bar.
• You can also get to your Find Window with the shortcut 'Command' + 'F'.
• When sending clips from Insight to a Hudl Sportscode timeline, the timeline instances can now be sent on to a Hudl Sportscode Sorter or Organizer, without having to save the timeline first.

What did we fix?

• Saving a playlist via the menu bar would cause Hudl Sportscode to become unresponsive.
• The statistical window will correctly retain the cell selection when performing row and column actions.
• When entering full screen we now retain the set playback speed.
• Corrected a visual issue in the video export pop out.
• Charts will now always display 0 values.
• Instances sent to a playlist through the find window, will now populate the ‘original instance’ data.
• Any changes to instances added to a reference playlist through the find window, will now synchronise back to the original ti

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.9

Find Window

• You can now easily search for any code, label or note across your timeline, database or a custom selection of folders with the new Advanced Find feature available in the Find Window (CMD+F). For more information check out this blog.
• You can now save your quick and advanced searches within the Find Window (CMD+F); now you will only need to build your queries once. You can also share these searches with other members of your team with our new import/export option.

Heatmaps

• You can now use Heatmaps to visualise location data in HSC, providing more context to game events and identifying trends. This can be achieved without any knowledge of scripting. For more information check out this blog.
• When using Heatmaps you can also tag your own location data and see this update automatically in real time, live or post game.

Statistical Window

• You can now use the statistical window to manipulate data into a standardised format so that it can be copied and pasted into other applications, such as Excel.

What did we improve?

• You can now send instances from Insight directly to your Hudl Sportscode Playlists.
• You can now open Insight directly from the timeline, using the menu item (File > Open Insight) or using the keyboard shortcut 'CMD' + 'OPTION' + 'i'.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.8

What did we fix?

• Performance improvements and under-the-hood enhancements.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.7

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused instance text to overlap with the studio icon in an organiser.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.6

What did we improve?

• You can now see instance information, such as flags, labels and notes, within the Organiser.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.5

What did we improve?

• You can now choose to 'Keep existing labels and rows' when changing sources in a matrix.
• We've added a Type column to the 'Open from Hudl' window to make it easier for you to see between Game, Scout and Practice film.

What did we fix?

• We've fixed an issue where closing the Open From Exchange window would stop downloads that you had in progress.
• Fixed an issue where during a Live Sportscode XML import without merging overlapping instances, changes made post instance creation would duplicate the instance on the timeline

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.4

What did we improve?

• You can now easily set and adjust the location of the timeline and player windows from the 'View' menu or using the shortcut 'CMD' + '>' or 'CMD' + '<'.
• Users are now able to share multiple reports to Hudl Replay.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.3

macOS Monterey

• We now support macOS Monterey on Apple Silicon (12.2.1 or Higher)
  

What did we improve?

• Added the ability to quickly upload League Exchange content from Sportscode to Hudl
  

What did we fix?

• In the Sorter, users can now write in the instance notes column and edit the clip length without the instance note text disappearing.

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.2

macOS Monterey

• We now support macOS Monterey on Intel machines (12.2.1 or Higher).
  

What did we improve?

• Code Window Name will auto hide on small code windows (Big Sur and Monterey Only)
• Added Ability to toggle between modes in the overflow menu in the Code Window
• League Exchange fixtures tagged by Hudl Assist will now display a tag icon in the Open from Exchanges window
  

What did we fix?

• Resolved an issue where removing certain values from the chart settings inspector could cause a crash
• Fixed an issue where the Capture Preview could flicker when connected to multiple IP feeds.
• Fixed an issue where Open From Exchange and Open From Hudl downloads would fail following an update to macOS Monterey 12.3
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.1 

What did we improve?

• Added more translations for better global coverage

Hudl Sportscode 12.4.0

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where a reference sorter would show a black screen if the file location was moved

Hudl Sportscode (HOTFIX) 12.3.11

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where the video on the capture preview and timeline window would become pixelated
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.10

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where the video in the Capture Preview window was stuttering
• Fixed an issue that could result in incorrect data being displayed in the matrix in certain scenarios

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.9

What did we improve?

• A user can now enter the first editable cell of any row in the sorter by using the return key; making it easier and quicker to edit cells using the keyboard.
• Sportscode will now remember the frame rate of each Local Capture device.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where the background image on HTML reports would be cut off on very large code windows.

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.8

What did we improve?

• An opened timeline is automatically closed if a user cancels the download.
• Added an icon to display when a fixture has tagging data attached.
• You can now make more adjustments to the clips you wish to edit within a sorter or organiser. When editing a clip, by releasing the drag bars, the edit bar will refresh.
• Changed the overlay text in the sorter to reflect the row number of each instance.
• In the sorter; when entering a cell containing labels the text cursor will default to the end of the cell.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue with the drag rectangle in an organiser disappearing beneath the rows and instances.

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.7

What did we improve?

• Added video playback controls to all editable cells in a Sorter row.
• Added a link to the progress queue to the main navigation bar and as an option to add to the timeline toolbar.
• Dates are now prepended to package names that are generated via Open From Exchange.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue with live notes not displaying multi-line notes correctly, in certain scenarios.

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.6

What did we improve?

• Added a new preference item to the existing Rows preference to control whether instances merge or remain separate when manipulated in the timeline. This includes creating a new merged row or extending, duplicating or creating an instance.
• Added ability to use 'CTRL' & click on individual rows to open the context menu in the sorter.
• The latest version of Studio includes some exciting new features, some time-saving enhancements to the calibration workflow, and support for rugby. Click here for a blog that explains all the details.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where Synergy data wasn't being imported properly
• Fixed an issue where the Open From Exchange scroll bar didn't default to the top of the fixture list after changing seasons
• Fixed an issue where black video was inserted into playlists that have been created from Open From Exchange video

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.5

What did we improve?

• You can now queue up multiple games in 'Open from Exchange' to download. If you're doing opposition research, or just need to download your last few games, simply select each game and it'll get added to your Progress Queue. And you'll still be able to start working on your first game download right away.
• When editing label, row name and flag columns in a sorter, tab+control can now be used to commit the change and move to the next clip with the field below ready for editing. Similarly, the Shift+Tab+Control hotkey can be used to move up to the previous cell.
• Added a new scripting command, Unique String, which can be used to return unique label names from a specified group.
• Updated the default Champion data import to include team name labels in player, Inside 50 and Rebound 50 rows

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where the Columns button within Sorters and Databases wasn't working in Chinese (Simplified), Japanese or Korean.
• Fixed an issue where the background area in the full-screen movie time would appear to flicker
• Fixed an issue where stopping HSC Capture without closing HSC would result in a black screen when switching angles

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.4

What did we improve?

• Instances from all machines are now sent to Replay when on a collaborative code scenario.
• Added a new floating toolbar to display the Original Video time when in Full screen mode which can be activated from the View menu item or keyboard shortcut (shift + command + O).

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue in Open From Exchange where duplicate league names couldn't be displayed in the league dropdown.
• Fixed an issue where using control + enter in notes fields to add an extra line could cause Hudl Sportscode to crash.
• Fixed an issue where the Register button did not display correctly, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue where all cell text was not displayed when resizing a label group column, in certain scenarios.

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.3

What did we improve?

• Added text wrapping controls to a Sorter so that each row can now be displayed as either a single line or multiple lines where the row height will be automatically adjusted to display all cell contents based on the column width.
• In live scenarios, the row order on viewing machines will now be maintained if they have been manually configured.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue in a sorter where the tab key would not progress to the next clip after editing the contents of a cell.
• Fixed an issue where selecting a label group cell in a sorter would not correctly enter an edit state, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue where a Standalone Playlist would unexpectedly come to the front during flagging.
• Fixed an issue where League Exchange video and data download permissions weren't being respected in Open From Exchange.
• Fixed an issue in the code window inspector that caused fields to be truncated, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue where the 'Register' button text was truncated in certain languages.
• Fixed issue where the insert menu item was visible with Gamebreaker licenses.

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.2

Charts in Code Windows

• Bar, Column, Stacked Bar, Stacked Column and Pie Charts can now be created in Code Windows using Elite and Elite Review licenses. All chart values can be set to display linked video using the new chart scripting command. Click here to learn more or click here for support resources about how to create Charts in Hudl Sportscode.

What did we improve?

• Added the ability to create a new row and use option, click plus drag to copy instances between rows in the code view of a Database.
• When video is launched from an action button on a Database, instances are now sorted by transaction order, then start time.
• Added support to filter the fixtures by team when downloading via ‘Open from Exchange’.
• Added support to allow for re-editing of effects in Studio when a clip with Studio effects is copied to another playlist.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that cause the playhead to jump to the beginning of the timeline while capturing, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue in macOS BigSur that showed an extra text cursor in different text fields.

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.1

What did we improve?

• Added the ability to edit a row name in a sorter.
• Added a loading indicator to the ‘Open from Exchange’ window to make it clear when the fixtures list is updated.
• Added support to filter the fixtures by team when downloading via ‘Open from Exchange’.
• Changed the Original Video Time to show the time in hour format for better consistency with timeline time format.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue on macOS BigSur that caused the scroll bar to not begin from the top of the DB in sorter view.
• Fixed an issue on macOS BigSur that caused an extra text cursor to appear sometimes during text entry.
• Fixed an issue where a longer code names appeared truncated in Find window.
• Fixed an issue that caused an empty sorter to still show earlier linked video, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue where flagging column in sorter did not show the updated flag, until the playlist was reopened or a row was moved.

Hudl Sportscode 12.3.0

What did we improve?

• Code windows opened and edited in this version cannot be opened in previous app versions. It is recommended for users to be on the same 12.3.0 version and higher, to facilitate sharing.
• Added support to count all labels in instances within the Matrix.
• Added support to filter by season when using the ‘Open from Exchange’ integration in Sportscode.
• Improved workflow for timeline player during label mode, looping behavior is now maintained if playback speed is modified within the instance bounds.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where instances from a Sharing machine would sometimes not appear on the Viewing machine, under certain conditions.
• Included new data identifiers for Opta Football Import for 2021/22 season.

A separate reminder that this update and beyond shall not be available to Mojave users

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.48

macOS Mojave

• This will be the last Hudl Sportscode update that supports macOS 10.14 Mojave. Mojave users will no longer be prompted to install Hudl Sportscode updates.

What did we improve?

• Added ability to select which video angle you want to download via ‘Open from Exchange’, so that you can access the video you need quicker and use less disk space on your computer.
• Added ‘Original Video Time’ on instance player (via timeline, matrix, find, code window), database and playlists to provide more context about when the moment occurred in the game. This value is also present in the playback floating controller in fullscreen mode.
• Added the ability to show or hide Instance Text when using the “Columns” button in the sorter, including a checkbox to show or hide all columns.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where Sportscode could crash when cancelling a download in ‘Open from Exchange’.
• Fixed an issue that prevented editing row names on a timeline, during a live capture session.
• Fixed an issue where Read-Only code windows were able to be edited.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.47

Matrix

• A custom matrix can now be created using complex label queries and applied across different data sources. When a matrix is applied to any open timeline or database, the row names (codes) will be updated to reflect the new data source while labels remain unchanged. Custom label queries can now be created in a matrix using AND/OR/NOT operations.

Database

• To make databases equipped with latest framework changes, an upgrade has been carried out. Older versions of Sportscode will be prompted to upgrade when opening a database file that has been opened in this version.

What did we improve?

• Hudl Sportscode added support for SDP feeds in IP capture.
• When editing an instance note in a sorter, tab+control can now be used to commit the change and move to the next clip with the edit note field ready for editing. Similarly, the Shift+Tab+Control hotkey can be used to move to the previous instance note.
• Added support in sorter to show ellipses to identify when multiple labels are present in a cell.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused the play and edit mode icons on slides to not display correctly on MacOS Big Sur.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.46

Sorter

• Added the ability to show or hide all columns when using the “Columns” button in the sorter.
• Improved adding instances to an existing sorter with hidden columns. Now when the new instances are added, any columns that have been manually hidden will remain hidden. Older versions of Sportscode will be prompted to upgrade when opening a Playlist that has been opened in this version.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused the exported video from a certain arrangement of playlist clips and slide to result in 1080p resolution, rather than 720p.
• Fixed an issue where effects did not pause in playlists, if the effect was present at the beginning of the playlist.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.45

Hudl League Exchange

You can now download video and data from Hudl League Exchange from within Sportscode. In Sportscode, go to File > Open from Exchanges, and log in with your Hudl account details to get started. Access to this feature depends on your Hudl subscription - contact your account manager for more information.

What did we improve?

• Reference playlist icons (white) and standalone playlist icons (blue) now have different background colours to help differentiate playlist types in the Finder. It is important to restart the machine after updating for this change to take effect.
• Clips are now sent from a matrix to an organiser in chronological order.
• The esc key can now be used when renaming a label group in sorter to exit edit mode and revert the name to the original state.
• Resize handles on effects in playlists now include a black border so they will remain visible regardless of the slide or clip background colour.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue with Opta Football import where Corner data was not correctly imported.
• Fixed an issue where overlapping text appeared while editing the label group name in a sorter, in a specific scenario in Dark mode.
• Fixed an issue with the Limit scripting command, that did not output the correct result, in a specific scenario.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.44

The 13" M1 MacBook Pro is now supported as a Review machine for Hudl Sportscode. For more information regarding our computer recommendations, see our support page.

What did we improve?

• Improved user experience by saving the playlist before sending any clip to Studio, to avoid any issues related to an unsaved status in the playlist.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where an empty overlay text bar was displaying on slides when exporting from a Playlist.
• Fixed an issue for standalone playlists uploaded to Hudl.com, where few frames from the previous clip were seen as the initial frames of the next clip.
• Fixed an issue where the length of a row name could not be extended manually in an organizer.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.43

Code Window Source Selection

• Code and output windows can now be executed in Report mode from unopened sources similar to the Find window, including all timelines in a folder or a custom selection of timelines.

STS Datahub API

• The STS Datahub API is now available, allowing Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 teams the ability to import live and post game data directly into the timeline. This import supports Hudl Sportscode timeline configuration, so the data can be customised when added to the timeline.

What did we fix?

• Fixed 2 crashes related to inconsistently occurring scenarios during coding sessions.
• Fixed an issue that caused a brief sound at the transition of slides, when exporting a playlist.
• Fixed an issue with a scripting command ‘Overlap_length’ that did not give the correct result.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.42

What did we improve?

• Improved user experience by making the playlist, database and edit labels window inspector show the notes section, even if there is large data present in the labels section

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where a Video and its Sportscode XML data were misaligned when downloading via ‘Open from Hudl’.
• Fixed an issue where codes in the timeline would not update instantly after completing a find and replace action.
• Fixed an issue where notes added on playlist clips did not get sent to a database correctly.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Hudl remote rewind key to not rewind the playhead in a playlist, if drawings were present in a specific order.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.41

Studio

• We’re excited to launch Studio, our new advanced, easy-to-use telestration solution. Hudl Sportscode users can now quickly add professional, dynamic drawings and graphics to multiple angles in your video packages, all within one ecosystem of products.
• Studio is available via the Sportscode Elite license, and is currently optimised for global football. You can download it here.
• Click here for an overview, here to access our “Getting Started” course on Hudl Academy, and here for support resources.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where the drag handle upon pressing option + command + caps lock keys only appeared after mouse click and drag.
• Fixed an issue that caused Champion Data import to timeout on a few older machines.
• Fixed an issue related to code window buttons moving vertically downwards, upon opening a code window on macOS BigSur.
• Fixed an issue of not being able to move a clip down in a Movie Organizer, without first dragging left or right.
• Fixed an issue where text overlapped on top of existing text while editing a column name in a sorter, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue where clicking on the angles tab in the playlist inspector caused the video keys to not work correctly.
• Fixed an issue that caused the code window button links to not show correctly, on macOS BigSur.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.40

What did we improve?

• Added the ability to filter instances that are received in Hudl Sportscode and Replay during live sharing when using a live data import with a custom timeline configuration file.
• Added the ability to merge overlapping instances from a timeline row into a single instance via a new menu item (Edit > Instance or Clip > Merge).

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused an instance note to not get added correctly if the notes window was still open and a new instance was added to the timeline.
• Fixed an issue that caused few scripting commands to update after a delay.
• Fixed an issue where overlay text could display in a playlist after deleting clips when no clip was selected.
• Fixed a crash that happened on a specific package while converting a v11 package.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.39

What did we improve?

• Added the ability to split clips in playlists. Synchronizing this change back to the source timeline is also supported.
• Added support to find and replace text strings of button IDs, button scripts, inactive buttons in a code window.
• Improved timeline playback performance by supporting a smoother playback experience with greater than 2.00 speed.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that prevented some .MTS files from importing successfully.
• Fixed an issue where an edited clip in standalone DB ended in non-alignment between clips when exported to a new video package.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.38

macOS BigSur

• Click here for an important announcement regarding macOS 11 BigSur.

What did we improve?

• Added few new fields in Champion data import to give similar import result as Sportscode v11.
• Improved scripting performance for a few commands.
• Added the ability to add flag to an instance from an action button in an output window sourced by custom selection.
• Added the functionality to search, find and replace codes, labels or a label group in a code window.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where a new playlist would lose the video link to the source package, if the source was moved to another location on the same machine.
• Fixed an issue where sorting did not correctly sort the values when labels included text and numbers together, in a sorter.
• Fixed an issue where instance text did not get exported from a playlist, if instance text display was turned off during export on another playlist.
• Fixed an issue where dragging clips to an empty sorter did not add the clip to the playlist.
• Fixed an issue that caused a captured video package to not open correctly, if it was not closed after stopping the capture.
• Fixed an issue where an ungrouped label would not be added correctly if there was a same named label group already present in the sorter.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.37

Hudl Replay with Hudl Sportscode

• Improved new discovery mechanism between Hudl Sportscode and Hudl Replay which will enable us to troubleshoot issues more effectively as well as innovate with new features faster.
• Security is now baked into Session discovery, so when you log in to your Hudl Account (from Hudl Sportscode), any capture sessions you create can only be discoverable by members of your team.
• Improved video latency between devices when live sharing for both IP and local capture.

What did we improve?

• Improved performance of transferring video from sharing to viewing machine during a live capture session in Hudl Sportscode.
• Added an error prompt to guide the user when creating a reference database from a reference playlist generated from a standalone database.
• Added additional Ruck OOA and Substitution data to the Opta Rugby Import. Matchtime data can also now be included when using a custom import configuration file.
• Added the ability to view search results in an instance player or send to other component when using the Find and Replace feature on labels and label groups from the front timeline
• Added support to edit the duration of an instance on a timeline with option + command keys and dragging the mouse, while caps lock is enabled.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where reference playlist clips showed as missing, if saving the standalone playlist was cancelled.
• Fixed an issue where flagging on an instance player did not show the label groups in the columns in a sorter.
• Fixed an issue where exporting from a package captured in Mojave could cause the audio to be out of sync.
• Fixed a few strings related to translations.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.36

What did we improve?

• Playlists opened and edited in this version cannot be opened in previous app versions. It is recommended for users to be on the same 12.2.36 to facilitate sharing.
• Improved user experience by displaying the number of instances found after a Find and Replace search.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue during live capture that caused playhead to jump back in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue that caused an undefined row to be created, when champion data import included “Centre Bounce Throw Up” in the file.
• Fixed an issue that caused instances to get unaligned with tagged moment using Edit > Live scenario, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue that did not sync back changes from playlist back to the timeline, in certain scenarios.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.35

What did we improve?

• Added the ability to send clips from playlist to database. Sending clips from standalone playlist to reference database is not supported for now.
• Added new information to the code view inspector in databases, “Original instance” which displays the instance row name and number from the source timeline. This change cannot open databases in previous app versions, therefore it is recommended for users to be on the same app versions.
• Improved behavior to retain the selection of an instance during a live data import when the timeline updates with new data.
• Added the option to cancel the process to dismiss the window if video fails to download via Open from Hudl.
• Added capability to search and replace label and label groups in the front timeline with new text. The ability to view these returned results in an instance player or send to other components will be added in future releases.
• Added the ability to include new data (distance to goal, angle to goal, pressure, amount of defenders, goalkeeper distance and xG) in the DFL data import with a custom import configuration file.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused incorrect clip duration when sent to database, if the clip had been edited in a playlist earlier.
• Fixed an issue that caused instances to get out of sync from the tagged moment in specific conditions, during fullscreen coding.
• Fixed an issue that caused the mouse to drag with the playhead even if keys were lifted off, in certain key combinations such as command+option+click and drag.
• Fixed an issue where package names would not display correctly in the Find window in certain scenarios

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.34

What did we improve?

• Added support in Find window to replace text in codes of the front timeline, to improve user experience and efficiency of changing codes in a timeline.
• Instance text within a playlist now resizes to maintain the proportion in the video player window so that text is now visible when presenting on high resolution external displays.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue in Playlists that caused a flickering display for specific videos on macOS Mojave machines.
• Fixed an issue where the option to Live Share an instance was disabled, when accessed from the Edit menu item while player window was in focus.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.33

What did we improve?

• Implemented a few changes in live share to make it a smoother experience with better latency between sharing and viewing machines.
• Improved code mode tagging sessions by having instances get tagged on the front timeline, rather than always appearing on the live capturing timeline.
• A new webpage is now available to help with Scripting feature, via Help->Scripting menu item.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused the row color to not get updated, after cells were sorted, in certain scenarios in a sorter.
• Fixed a crash that was caused by renaming a code button, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue that meant un-sharing an instance during a collaborative coding session would remove the Instance from the timeline of both the primary & viewing HSC machine.
• Fixed an issue where the DFL Raw Event import would not import correctly immediately after a game.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.32

Find

• Find window custom selection adds the ability to choose a custom selection of timelines from different packages and locations for analysis.

What did we improve?

• Added a new column to the sorter “Original instance” which displays the instance row name and number from the source timeline.
• Added capability to control video with hotkeys of up, down, left right arrow keys and modifier keys to playback, move scrubber ahead and back, while editing instance notes in sorter.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused drawings to not show at the correct times in a Playlist when uploaded to Hudl.com, in certain conditions.
• For better comprehension, removed the decimal point shown in code windows lead and lag time fields default value.
• Fixed a crash where data containing special characters was being filtered in the Find window search query.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.31

What did we improve?

• Improved ability to align data during data import by keeping the reference point as the start time of the first instance, rather than mid-point of the first instance. Align Right and Align All, on the timeline toolbar and menu items, will also take the start time of the first instance as the reference point to change alignment.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused the output windows to not update correctly in certain scenario on the viewing machine if sharing machine changed labels from the existing instances.
• Fixed an issue in the DFL import where own goals or goals scored from set-pieces were not displaying correctly.
• Fixed an issue in Opta import where an import would fail in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue that didn't let the user edit notes to add empty notes in sorter, in a certain scenario.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.30

Live Data Optimization

• You can now configure which instances are shared live to other devices running Sportscode or Replay. You control this via the new Live Sharing tab in the Code Window inspector, and you can modify the sharing status of coded instances via row and instant context menus on the Timeline, as well as a Live Sharing button at the bottom of the Timeline.

Find

• Significantly improved performance for Find window to search through large data across multiple timelines and folders. Results are now returned up to 30x faster.
• Added an option to include sub-folders when searching an entire folder using the Find window.

What did we improve?

• Improved rewind button on Hudl Remote and fast rewind on player controls to progress past the current clip when multiple clips are selected.
• Row name of a slide can be edited now and the new row name will be retained when sending to other Playlists.
• Letters used in flagging hotkeys can now add flags, regardless of caps lock on or off on the machine.
• Instance adjustments are now supported with command+control+Z hotkeys to drag all instances to a certain location on the timeline. Command+control+X can also now be used to drag all instances to the right of the playhead. If adjusted during a live sharing session, these instances get adjusted on the live viewing machine too. Keyboard shortcuts for Align all and Align right in the timeline are now option+z and option+x to so that they do not conflict with the new instance adjustment keys.
• Improved playback experience for some playlists that were causing glitches in fullscreen playback.

What did we fix? 

• Fixed an issue that caused the instance sequence number of rows in a sorter to be incorrect, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue that caused code windows with certain scripting commands, to take focus and come in the front whenever there was a change in timeline data.
• Fixed a crash related to moving rows on the timeline, that occurred in specific conditions.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.29

Note that Hudl Sportscode does not yet support macOS BigSur. For more information on macOS version support, click here.

What did we improve?

• Improved timeline player to retain its position above the timeline window, when switching between single and multi-angle views.
• Sorter rows can now only be selected and reordered by selecting or dragging from the sequence number column.
• Added an icon in sorter to reflect the presence of a slide.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where the instance duration could not be adjusted correctly using the command+option hotkeys on a live capturing timeline.
• Fixed an issue where certain clips from packages could not be saved in a standalone playlist or database.
• Fixed a crash in timeline ruler when zoomed in and out, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue that caused the instance sequence number of rows in a sorter to be incorrect, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue where an unexpected clip got selected, after a slide was inserted in sorter. Now, the newly added slide will stay selected.
• Fixed an 'Open from Hudl' issue where losing internet connectivity whilst scrolling through videos would cause the 'unable to load more videos' message to repeatedly open and close.
• Fixed an issue where black video would be displayed on a new standalone database. This would happen when sending instances from a matrix, that was launched from a standalone database, to a new standalone database, that is then given the same name as an open reference database.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.2

Legacy Movie Organizer Conversion

• Hudl Sportscode now supports Movie Organizers from Sportscode Classic to be converted into standalone playlist files in Hudl Sportscode. The files can be converted into Hudl Sportscode playlist format by a menu item File - Convert From Legacy > Movie Organizer.

 Find Window

• Hudl Sportscode now supports searching for instance notes in timelines via Find window.

What did we improve?

• Added an option to pause after each clip in a Playlist or instance in a Database.
• Improved local capture by giving an option to not select an audio source for capture. ‘No Audio Sources’ can now be chosen from the audio sources.
• Clip sequence number in a sorter shall remain visible at all times during vertical scrolling, to improve user experience.
• Added the ability to include the label group when using the “Add Label ” scripting command. 

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where wrong season data prevented users from accessing Hudl Library to open video packages from File→Open from Hudl.
• Fixed an issue where uploaded playlists to Hudl.com showed a few video frames from the previous clip or slide.
• Fixed an issue that showed incorrect values for imported data on video packages, for specific instances that were present before the starting time of the video.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.27

Legacy Sorter Conversion

• Hudl Sportscode now supports sorters from Sportscode Classic to be converted into standalone playlist files in Hudl Sportscode. The files can be converted into Hudl Sportscode playlist format by a menu item File > Convert From Legacy > Sorter.

What did we improve?

• Added support for Opta Football data import for new season, to correctly import player data. 
• Databases now work as expected on exFat format hard drives.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where aligning angles in packages, with multiple video files, was causing unexpected alignment for first and second halves of the game.
• Fixed an issue that caused effects to not get exported correctly from the visible angle in a playlist. 
• Fixed an inconsistent crash that caused playlists to crash on being opened, after a certain workflow related to Titles.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the database player to go back to the beginning of the clip, if a label was added in label mode when a database was in Sorter view.
• Fixed an issue in multi-angle playlists where an effect could still be added in multi-angle view, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue during edit mode in playlists, by not pausing or displaying effects during edit mode now. Effects and annotations shall continue to appear and can be created, like before, during play mode.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.26

What did we improve?

• Added support to copy slides and clips between playlists by dragging them to the new playlist
•  Added functionality to send slides between playlists through toolbar ‘Organizer’ and ‘Sorter’ icons
• Added hotkeys for a few menu items; Import, Export and Edit.
• Added the ability to send instances to new or existing Standalone Databases from the Find window when the source is a Standalone Database.

What did we fix?

• Fixed some issues relating to new season data in the OPTA Football import that caused import failures.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Start Time column to not sort clips correctly in a standalone sorter.
• Fixed an issue that did not correctly reflect a newly added label group in playlists, when sent to a new playlist.
• Fixed an issue where audio kept playing in a certain scenario, after player window had been closed.
• Fixed an issue that caused non-alignment of clips on Hudl.com, when an exported package was uploaded to Hudl.
• Fixed a crash in capture, that occurred under specific conditions.
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.25

What did we improve?

• Improved the process for uploading a timeline to an existing video package, by adding a dialog to indicate that data is being processed.
• Added the ability to send instances to a new or existing Reference or Standalone Databases from the Find window when the source is a Reference Database.
• Added functionality to cut, copy, paste slides with images between standalone and reference playlists.
• Improved sharing to Hudl Sportscode and Replay when the capture source is an RTP feed.
• Added support for Opta files for current season and multi-leg games, that were giving errors.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused mute setting to not disable audio in certain scenarios.
•  Fixed a crash that was caused by typing an incorrect IP feed address, in a certain workflow.
• Fixed a crash that was caused by opening timelines with incorrect data.
• Fixed an issue that caused game clock to show incorrect time format in label data, in a certain workflow.
• Fixed an issue where pasting a clip in an empty row in organizer was not possible
  

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.24

What did we improve?

• Uploading a timeline to an existing package has been removed from behind a feature toggle. This is available based on subscription level.
• Clips and slides can be cut, copy, pasted between different reference playlists.
• Added functionality to copy and paste slides with images between playlists.
• Improved sharing to Hudl Sportscode and Replay when the capture source is an RTP feed
• Added support on Hudl remote “Full” button to launch fullscreen for a player.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused Playlists to not display correct clip lengths when uploaded to Hudl.com.
• Fixed an issue where the video would not display correctly on Hudl.com when uploaded from multi-angle packages.
• Fixed an issue in sorter where notes could not be edited after adding slides.
• Fixed an issue in sorter that caused duplicate notes to be added to slides, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue in sorter which did not send the expected clips to sorter, if both clips and slides were attempted to be sent.
• Fixed an issue with the Sportscode xml export encoding to more closely match the Sportscode V11 export

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.23

Playlist

• Standalone Playlists now indicate with a prompt when opened if there are any missing videos. Those clips are highlighted in red, and it is recommended to remove them and re-add them to the to playlist.

Database

• Multiple angle audio controls are now supported in Databases. Both video and audio angles can now be set independently and globally for a Database.

What did we improve?

• Drastically improved the performance of slides in playlists, including transitions to a slide and between slides, that is particularly noticeable on high resolution or Retina displays.
• Fixed an issue that caused delays in sharing video in a live share workflow, from a Catalina sharing machine.
• Added functionality to cut, copy and paste slides and clips within reference sorters. Undo can be performed on this action.
• Undo and Redo is now supported in a Sorter in multiple operations.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused errors in Champion data import, due to timezone differences.
• Fixed an issue that caused the name of the button to appear in white during edit mode, when in dark mode setting on the machine.
• Fixed two issues in standalone playlists that caused black video if shared with another machine. Black (missing) video was resulting from copy pasting clips and sending slide+clip combination to standalone playlists.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.22

What did we improve?

• Improved playback performance in playlists where audio was not correctly synced with the transition between clips, slides and titles.
• Sorter columns, including the notes column, can now be resized to any width.
• The size and location of the Playlist window is now retained when opening and closing Playlists.
• Instance player generated from find, matrix and output window will now retain the chosen angle in the player when moving between instances.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused some older v11 packages to not be converted in Hudl Sportscode.
• Fixed a crash that was caused by showing and hiding columns in a sorter, under a certain scenario.
• Fixed few other inconsistent crashes including a crash in the timeline ruler.
• Fixed Opta Rugby data import to improve accuracy with actual coordinates from a rugby pitch and include lineout numbers.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.21

What did we improve?

• Clip level audio controls are now supported in playlists. Both video and audio angles can now be set for each clip.
• Location and size of the playlist set by the user is retained by Hudl Sportscode now, even after relaunching the app.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused the drawings to be exported on incorrect moments, from video export and upload to Hudl workflows.
• Fixed an issue where a reference playlist was not correctly sending clips to a standalone playlist, thus ended in missing video in the standalone playlist. This issue was typically visible only once the source reference video was not available

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.20

What did we fix?

• Prevented an issue that caused blank video when sending clips from Find window, in a certain scenario.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.19

What did we improve?

• An error message is shown when a v11 reference package conversion to Hudl Sportscode is not able to locate the source package.
• Sorter now supports the scrollbar to automatically move to the clip which is being played. This auto-scrolling is also supported with tab and shift-tab to move through the clips.
• Added feature to show and hide rows from organizer.
• You can now send Find Window results (instances) from a single (or multiple) timelines to a reference or standalone database.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where angles could not be aligned correctly incase a new angle was added to the package, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed a crash caused on zooming into the timeline, in a certain workflow.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.18

Playlist

• Playback mode controls added to the Playlist. Users can select to loop individual instances or a selection of instances instances from the new playback control icon added to the playlist player.
• Added controls to show or hide instance text from being displayed in the Sorter. This is possible for label group and flag columns from the context menu on the column, ‘Hide From Instance Text’.

Database

• Added the ability to flag from find window when it references a Database.
• The new video export user interface with additional controls has been introduced for video exports from the database. Users can now choose to export single or multiple angles from an entire database or a selection of clips. This also includes controls to export as individual movies, individual movies per row or a single movie.

Legacy Conversion

• Added support to convert legacy Gamebreaker Plus packages to Hudl Sportscode.

What did we improve?

• You can now send instances to a new or existing Standalone Database when you open a Matrix from a Standalone Database.
• Added ability to edit color of a clip in a sorter.
• Added ability to edit row color and name via a context menu in an organizer.
• Improved UI for audio muting controls added to the instance player.
• Improved the progress bar for sending clips to a database.
• Opening multiple timelines package now remembers the last opened timeline and highlights it, to help find the last opened timeline better.
• During live sharing the last chosen folder location to save the viewing package is now remembered.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where Live Sportscode XML could scroll the timeline to the top row, on every update in data.
• Fixed an issue where v11 reference packages could not be converted on macOS Catalina. v11 reference packages can be converted to Hudl Sportscode packages if the source v11 package are located in the same folder as the source video.
• Fixed a crash related to empty labels being tagged onto the timeline
• Fixed an issue where same named rows coming from different timelines to a database would create duplicate rows in matrix or when sending selected instances to a video package.
• Fixed an issue where instance text border was showing on exported slides and titles in playlists, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed a crash where a 0 length video would cause the timeline to crash, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue where Sportscode XML failed to import files with empty row names.
• Fixed an issue that caused live XML import to not work for Champion Data.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.17

Database

• Databases can now be switched to display in Code View. The code view of a database includes support for instance adjustments, the sorting, renaming and moving of rows, zoom controls, the ability to delete instances and undo actions.
• Playback mode controls, users can select to loop individual instances or loop a selection of instances from the new playback control icon added to the database player. Watch a demonstration.
• Labels mode can be enabled in code windows to add labels to instances in a database.
• Angle selection in a database is now maintained when moving between instances in a database.
• Click here to learn more.

Video Exports

• A new video export user interface with additional controls has been introduced for video exports from the playlist, timeline and instance player. Users can now choose to export single or multiple angles from an entire playlist or timeline or a selection of clips or instances. This also includes controls to export as individual movies, individual movies per row or a single movie. Find out more here.

Edit labels window

• Edit labels window can now be accessed via menu item ‘Edit -> Instance Labels’ or shortcut key, to view and edit labels on a selected instance in the timeline. See a tutorial here.

Flagging

• Flagging from the Find window on timelines is now supported. This includes the ability to flag to a playlist or add instances notes. This behaviour is also supported across multiple timelines where the timelines are not currently open.

Data Import

• DFL import is now supported in Hudl Sportscode. This import has also been improved to provide additional information that was not available in Version 11, watch here.

What did we improve?

• You can now send instances to any other Database when you open a Matrix from a Reference Database.
• Organizer now displays the original row name and instance number referencing the timeline it was created from.
• New label group columns can be added and renamed in sorter.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.16

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue that caused a black screen in fullscreen on playlists, in a certain scenario

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.15

Combine Timelines

• Combine Timelines feature is now available in Hudl Sportscode. Data and video from multiple packages can now be combined into a single, standalone, Hudl Sportscode package. See a demonstration here.

Playlist

• Playlist layout can now be switched between two views to change placement of the data, Data Below or Data Right.

Pause Capture during Live Capture

• Resolved issues relating to Pause capture to enable both the capture and sharing to be resumed if capture is paused during breaks in play. This includes disconnection of the capture device, removal of network connections or putting the capturing Mac to sleep while capture is paused

Database

• You can now send instances to a Sorter or Organizer when you open a Matrix from a Database.

Data Import

• Added ability to import Champion data into Hudl Sportscode.

What did we improve?

• Added the ability to choose whether to merge overlapping instances on import for third party data imports.
• Labels can now be added or removed on instances in timeline by using the command key when in the contextual menu.
• Playlists generated from databases, can sync changes back to databases by the Synchronise button. Previously this feature only supported syncing back from playlists generated from timelines.
• Changed Sidebar toolbar button to Inspector button on the playlist.

What did we fix?

• Fixed a crash that was caused by using auto sorting rows and ‘Populate codes in Timeline’ option in a code button together during capture.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.14

macOS Catalina

• For an announcement about macOS Catalina support click here.

Database

• Added functionality to trim and extend instances in databases using drag handles in Edit mode.

Matrix

• You can now send instances to a Sorter, Organizer or Database when you open a Matrix from a Timeline.

What did we improve?

• When we save a Matrix, we now also store whether axes were swapped or not.
• Added the ability to choose whether overlapping instances should be merged on import for Sportscode xml and live Sportscode xml imports.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where editing a clip from playlist caused the effects to disappear from the clip, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue where Group Labels may appear cropped or empty when dragging Labels in the Matrix.
• Fixed an issue where matrix would not generate video if the source was a reference database that was created from multiple timelines in a package.
• Fixed an issue where trimming or extending the first instance on a timeline, falling close to the starting time, caused an unexpected behaviour.
• Fixed an issue in the code window inspector for Gambreaker Plus users, where the hotkey field was not displayed
• Resolved an issue relating to RTP capture, in certain scenarios

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.13

Multiple Timelines in Packages

• Hudl Sportscode now supports multiple timelines inside packages. New timelines can now be added from selected instances using the menu item or toolbar icon.
• Where multiple timelines exist in Sportscode V11 packages, these will now all be converted into the Hudl Sportscode package.
• Find window search results have been updated to also include timeline name.
• The default timeline in a package will now be created with the package name rather than "Timeline.
• When packages containing multiple timelines are saved on a server, multiple users can now access and edit different timelines within the same package simultaneously. See a tutorial here.

Code Window

• Live notes can now be added to instances via a code window using menu items or keyboard shortcut (Elite and Elite Review only). Find out more here.

Matrix

• You can now swap the axes on a matrix.

Database

• Strip contents (labels, notes and flags) feature is now available in databases.
• Undo and redo operation can be done after stripping contents to undo or redo the operation.

Flagging

• Added functionality to allow flagging on video generated from action buttons in code windows operating on timelines.
• Flag with notes now pauses the video to give the user time to enter a note.

Data Import

• Added additional data to the Opta Rugby Import and created a start period row with instances to mark the start of each period for easier alignment.
• Enhanced Opta Rugby and Opta Football imports by providing improved color sorting and differentiation for Player and Team rows.

What did we improve?

• Improved performance of slides in playlists that caused large images to take a longer time to display during playback.

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where output windows from a database would not get triggered to give correct results, in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an icon in code window inspector that didn’t appear correctly in dark mode.
• Fixed an issue where saving a reference playlist prompted an error. Now, reference playlists can be saved as standalone playlists.
• Fixed an issue where ‘Populate code in Timeline’ from code window inspector didn’t work during capture mode, in a certain scenario.
• Fixed an issue where zoom in/out keys did not work on a timeline for keyboard with specific settings.
• Fixed an issue where two labels could not be added to the same label group for a clip in database.

Hudl Sportscode 12.2.12

What did we fix?

• Fixed an issue where Upload to Hudl from timeline, for multiple angle packages was not showing all angles on Hudl

Version 12.2.11

What did we improve?

• Upload of playlists to Hudl has been improved. Single angle playlists now support uploading of titles, slides and effects. Playlists containing multiple angles can also now be uploaded and supports titles and slides.
• You can now double click on any row, label, label group or total to launch the instance player.
• You can now browse your entire library and not just the last 100 videos. Scroll to the bottom of the list to load older videos.
• Database will now maintain clip numbers in a sequential manner per row (code), rather than showing the original clip number with respect to the source timeline.
• Added functionality to trim, extend, mark start and end time to clips in a database with hotkeys and ‘Edit -> Instance or Clip’ menu item.

What did we fix?

• Sportscode XML now supports special characters and shows these characters correctly now in the exported xml file.
• Fixed an issue where the first default angle in a playlist was re-enabled in the Playback tab, after sending new data to the playlist, in a certain scenario.

Version 12.2.10

What did we improve?

Strip contents from Instances and Clips

• The Strip contents (labels, notes and flags) feature is now available in Hudl Sportscode. Contents of instances from timeline and clip data from playlists can now be deleted with menu item, Edit->Instance or Clip-> Strip Contents.
• Undo and redo operation can be done after stripping contents to undo or redo the operation. Learn more here.

Access to Playlists

• Added support to work on playlists saved on a server and some non-apple formatted external hard drives.

What’s Fixed

• An issue where some exported videos would appear to have a slow motion section in Quicktime player, for certain video packages.
• An issue where the exported video appeared to be larger than the expected duration, for certain video packages.
• An issue where export operation would halt midway during the export, for certain video files.
• An issue where export from a playlist containing slides and titles would take a longer time than expected, in certain scenarios.

Version 12.2.9

What did we improve?

Fullscreen Coding

• Hudl Sportscode now supports fullscreen coding. Ability to tag instances from hotkeys and code window buttons has been added to work during full screen playback in code mode. Find out more here.

Access to Video Packages on Server

• We’ve added support to work on video packages saved on a server and some non-apple formatted external hard drives.

Databases

• We’ve added flagging for databases.

What did we fix?

• An issue where Capture Preset appears truncated on the capture inspector.
• A few issues related to translations.

Version 12.2.8

What did we fix?

• An issue that caused a black video upon saving a standalone playlist.

Version 12.2.7

What did we improve?

Export Video Package

• You can now create a video package from selected instances in a database or video package! This gives you a way to perform all standard timeline operations on your database, including adding labels in label mode, coding in code mode, and editing instances. It also allows you to remove dead time from a video package. Access this new feature via the File->Export->Selected to Video Package menu item, with either a database or video package in focus. Learn how to use this new feature here.

Data Exports

• You can now export data from a timeline, playlist or matrix to a CSV file, and use this data in spreadsheet or data visualisation applications. Access this functionality via the File->Export->CSV File menu item. Learn more about this feature.

Other Languages

• Hudl Sportscode now supports Turkish.

What did we fix?

• An issue which caused adjacent instances in a timeline to be merged, when using the New Merged Row feature, or when duplicating instances.
• An issue which occurred when clicking a hotkey for a non-existent angle, which caused the timeline playhead to stop moving.
• An issue which occurred when exporting a video from a video package or database with angles of different durations.
• An issue which occurred when exporting video from a standalone playlist.

Version 12.2.6

What did we fix?

• An issue where standalone playlists created from standalone databases would show a black video for clips.

Version 12.2.5

What did we improve?

Download and Open a Video from your Hudl Library

• You can now use Hudl Sportscode to down­load video from your Hudl library. Access this new feature by clicking File > Open from Hudl. Check out all the details, including a demonstration, here.

Standalone Playlists 

• Save your playlists as a stand­alone file, which don’t need the orig­i­nal source files to play. Learn more about how to use this new feature.

Other Languages 

• Hudl Sportscode now supports Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Chinese Simplified, Italian and Greek, as well as U.K. English.

Frame rate

• When capturing from a local device (i.e., AJA U-TAP, Blackmagic or others), you can now select the frame rate from the inspector window. For best capture quality, it’s recommended to select the same frame rate as the source video. 

What did we fix?

• A bug in playlists where angle information went missing from the Playback tab.
• A bug that prevented playback hotkeys from working on a database if the video player wasn’t selected.
• A crash issue when exporting a report for Sportstec Player from the timeline.

Version 12.2.4

What did we improve?

Translations

• Hudl Sportscode now supports German, Russian, Portuguese (Portugal) and Dutch

What did we fix?

• An issue in Matrix that caused the labels to disappear upon scrolling through the data

Version 12.2.3

What did we improve?

Translations

• Hudl Sportscode now supports French.

Scripting

• Further improvements to scripting performance in complex code windows, beyond those seen in the last release.

What did we fix?

• An issue that caused clips video to be ordered incorrectly, when generated from an output window executing on a database.
• An issue with exporting overlapping instances with instance text that produced unexpected exported video.
• An issue which caused a crash when importing some Synergy packages.

Version 12.2.2

What did we improve?

Scripting

• We've made significant improvements to scripting performance in complex code windows.
  

What did we fix?

• A crash that was being witnessed for a particular audio setting in custom preset in capture.
• An issue that caused the playhead to jump at the start of the timeline, upon initiating fullscreen display.

Version 12.2.1

What did we improve?

Video Import and Export

• You can now export video from an instance player in a matrix generated from database and video generated from code window action buttons. We’ve also added ability to include effects, slides and titles when exporting a playlist.

Playlist

• Added ability to relink clips to missing databases, when transferring playlists between computers

What did we fix?

• An issue where angle numbers did not update correctly after deleting earlier angle numbers in Import -> Video…
• A crash which was seen after deleting a flag, in a certain scenario.
• An issue where the instance player was not in chronological order, when generated from matrix.

Version 12.2.0

What did we improve?

v11 Packages Conversion

• You can now convert legacy video packages (including databases) with multiple video sources to the Hudl Sportscode format.

Playlist

• You can now change the properties of effects, including line color, weight and stroke style, fill colour, and font colour and size. If you add effects while presenting a playlist in full screen, the effects are now telestrated, meaning that the effects are not saved with the playlist, and are not obscured by drag handles. When sending clips from one playlist to another, effects are now sent too. We've also added the ability to relink clips to missing video, when transferring playlists between computers.

Databases

• Output windows on databases now support action buttons to generate video.

What did we fix?

• An issue in the playlist where playback wouldn’t pause at drawing after returning from full screen.
• An issue where a long video package name would overlap other columns content in a sorter.
• A crash that was being seen in certain scenarios in the Matrix.
• An issue where the results from queries could not be clicked in a certain sequence of actions.
• An issue that caused unexpected behaviour when sending very short instances to databases.

Version 12.1.10

What did we improve?

Playlist

• We added an icon in the playlist and database to show which clip is currently playing or being edited. We also added functionality to send clips to a playlist, from a standalone database

Find

• You can now search for instances in a folder of Videos using the find window

Database

• We added functionality to generate a matrix from a database.

Note: Databases created or opened in this version of Hudl Sportscode will not work in previous versions of Hudl Sportscode. Be sure to update Hudl Sportscode on all computers to the latest version.

Video Export

• When exporting a video from a timeline or playlist, the default name is now more useful.

Capture

• For local capture, if camera permissions are not enabled from System Preferences, an error message is now shown.

What did we fix?

• An issue that caused the HD720 preset to not show in the list of presets, upon first launch of a local capture.

Version 12.1.9

What did we fix?

• An issue in the playlist that caused rectangle and ellipse tools to have white color filled in the properties.

Version 12.1.8

What did we improve?

Playlist

• When a single clip is selected in a playlist, playback now continues from one clip to the next. You can also navigate between clips using tab and shift-tab. We’ve added functionality to generate a matrix from a database and synchronise changes from an organiser or sorter back to a source database.

What did we fix?

• An issue that caused the capture preview window title bar to disappear, even if hovering over it.

Version 12.1.7

What did we improve?

Playlist

• You can now add a slide on sorter, through the toolbar icon and menu item. Adding effects on slides, changing background color, deletion, dragging to another row are some of the key features enabled for slides on sorters. Playlist shows an error: if the video no longer exists on the computer. Playlists continue to work if the source video is in the original location, in the same folder as the playlist, in a different location on the same machine after having been created.

Database

• We’ve added the ability to run output windows on Databases. Make video command from Scripting is still being worked on to be supported in this feature.

What did we fix?

• An issue where copy and pasting a clip or slide didn’t paste the effects present on it.
• An issue that did not make the timeline step into a non-growing state on the viewing machine, when the sharing machine had paused capture, in a certain scenario.

Version 12.1.6

What did we improve?

Capture

• Improved performance when launching an instance player during longer multi-angle captures.

Instance Adjustments

• We’ve added the ability to adjust the start time, end time, or both, of selected instances.

What did we fix?

• A playback issue with multi-angle Videos that have been uploaded to Hudl.
• An issue which caused a loss of data when appending a capture to an existing Video, in a certain scenario.
• An issue that prevented you from selecting all clips in a database, when opened for the first time.

Version 12.1.5

This release contains internal changes in preparation for support for macOS 10.15 Catalina. Note that Hudl Sportscode does not yet support macOS Catalina. For more information on macOS version support, click here.

Version 12.1.4

What did we fix?

• A crash related to camera permissions.

Version 12.1.3

What did we improve?

Databasing

• We’ve made user interface enhancements.

Matrix

• There’s now added matrix functionality for Player licenses.

Find

• The find window now shows instance totals for each filter and instance result counts to facilitate more efficient searching. Selecting a timeline or database in the find results now selects all the found instances.

Capture

• Live viewing videos are now automatically defragmented after capture is stopped. The File->Defragment Video menu item is now disabled when defragmentation is not needed

Video Export

• We’ve added the ability to export instance text with video from instance player and playlists. Turn on instance text to enable it.

Data and Video Import

• The File -> Import -> Video workflow now automatically opens the window to select files. The Sportscode XML import now creates rows in the order that instances appear in the file, unless a row order is specified in the file. The Sportscode XML import now works for Sportscode XML files that include an XML declaration.

What did we fix?

• An issue that sometimes prevented some instances from being sent to a database.
• A playlist issue where an extended clip did not show the increased duration correctly.
• An issue which sometimes caused the playhead to enter the red zone and show black frames during capture.
• An issue which caused a Video package to be deleted when cancelling the process of adding a video file to a Video package.
• An issue that showed an error prompt when attempting to overwrite a Video package during a Synergy import.

Version 12.1.2

What did we improve?

Databasing

• We’ve improved the legibility of notes and labels during editing in databases. You can now send clips to a playlist from a reference database. You can generate a matrix from a reference database.

Find

• You can now view instances from the Find window by double clicking them.

What did we fix?

• Issues that caused the playlist and instance player window to appear in front of fullscreen playback, in certain scenarios.
• An issue that caused flagging with notes to not work if the note was not edited.
• An issue with local capture that caused length of capture on sharing machine to not match length of capture on the viewing machine, in certain scenarios.
• An issue where instance player would not show video if a feed drops out during a multi-angle IP capture.
• A crash that was witnessed for certain code windows with scripting.

Version 12.1.1

What did we improve?

Multi-Game Analysis

• We’ve added the ability to skip between cells in a database using tab and shift-tab. The database button on the timeline now sends clips to an open database, or allows you to create a new one. You can now move and hide columns in a database. The visibility and order of columns order is remembered next time you open the database.

Data Import

• Enhanced Sportscode XML import to support timestamps with decimal seconds.

What did we fix?

• An issue where up and down arrow hotkeys did not start/pause playback if instance is selected.

• An issue where video export failed when an instance extended beyond the end of a timeline.

• An inconsistent crash that affected some code windows with scripting.

Version 12.1.0

What did we improve?

Multi-Game Analysis

• Databasing is now available, you can now create standalone and references databases and add instances from video packages. The Find feature is also available, you can search for instances in timelines and databases, view the associated video, and send them to a playlist. Click here for an article with more information about the roadmap for multi-game analysis in Hudl Sportscode.

Collaborative Coding

• Collaborative Coding is now available. You can capture and code on multiple computers, and share video and data live via the File->Edit->Live menu.

IP Capture

• Hudl Sportscode IP capture now supports RTP streams, including the ability to share to other devices, and convert the video for use in Sportscode version 11.

Catalina

• Click here for an important announcement regarding macOS 10.15 Catalina.

Opta Football

• Updated Opta Football import to incorporate changes for the 2019-20 season.

What did we fix?

• An issue which caused jittering when playing 720p video with slides or titles.
• An issue which caused IP captured videos to take a long time to open, especially on external drives. These videos are now automatically defragmented after capture, and packages can be manually defragmented via the File->Defragment Video menu.
• An issue that caused a missing angle in fullscreen playback, during multi-angle capture in some scenarios.
• An issue with alignment of data in workflows where you capture and share single and multi-angle video to other devices.
• An issue which caused the capture preview window to flicker in some scenarios.
• A number of crashes that was being experienced with certain Synergy packages.
• An issue that caused HTML export and video export to not export the complete video.

Version 12.0.2

What did we improve?

Playlist

• You can now share playlists with other team members, by copying the playlist and placing source video packages in either the same folder as the playlist or in the same folder as on the source machine.

Upload to Hudl

• We added a freehand effects tool for playlists and hotkeys for effects tools: Select - S, Ellipse - E, Rectangle - R, Text - T, Line - L, Line with Arrow - A, Line with T-bar - B, Freehand line - F.

Data Imports

• Hudl Sportscode now supports Sportscode XML files from Wyscout.

Flagging

• There’s now the functionality to add notes with flagging from an instance player or playlist. This option can be set from Preferences -> Flagging.

What did we fix?

• An issue that caused text to be illegible in the playlist while editing in dark mode on macOS Mojave.
• An issue that produced a black video on hudl.com, when uploading some video packages.
• An issue that caused a crash when synchronising playlist edits after importing data from an external source.
• An issue that caused timeline row names to be illegible while editing in dark mode on macOS Mojave.
• An issue with live sharing which caused video to stall on the viewing computer.

Version 12.0.1

What did we improve?

Batch Conversion

• Added the ability to batch convert multiple Sportscode v11 packages to Hudl Sportscode format, via the menu item menu item “File->Convert From Legacy…“.

Code window

• Added the auto-save feature to code windows. Note that code windows saved in Sportscode v12 will now only be compatible with Sportscode v11.3.0 and later. Please update to the latest version of Sportscode v11 to ensure backwards compatibility.

What did we fix?

• A playlist issue where copying a drawing from one angle to another caused unexpected behaviour.

Version 12.0.0

Welcome to the new Hudl Sportscode! For more information, visit hudl.com/products/hudlsportscode.