Hi everyone,

If you have ever seen a segment of ESPN, I am pretty sure you have seen the new SCOPE technology that sportscenter uses to highlight certain plays. I am impressed by the way they add a 3-d looking circle or matte underneath the key players like ones you would see in a video game. How do they do this? Do they just use a track matte in after effects?

Bump, anybody watch espn?

Occasionally. I'm sure I've seen SCOPE but didn't know it's name. Do you have a link to a video?

Hi everyone,

If you have ever seen a segment of ESPN, I am pretty sure you have seen the new SCOPE technology that sportscenter uses to highlight certain plays. I am impressed by the way they add a 3-d looking circle or matte underneath the key players like ones you would see in a video game. How do they do this? Do they just use a track matte in after effects?

If it's a LIVE telecast, I don't think they could use AF, maybe the same tech as live masking out faces?.

Cheers.

Its definitely not a live telecast. Its sportscenter... on tv everynight on ESPN. I couldnt find any videos online and I dont have a capture card to record it. They use the scope technology when they break down individual plays/highlights. It looks pretty cool!

I've seen that and figured they export the still frame - it's always a freeze frame.
Then in Photoshop, i figure they select the player and export a png. Three layers in the timeline, done.
Photoshop is much quicker at making a selection (for me). Does CS6 have a Quick Selection tool in AE or PP now?
I'm more impressed with the 3D rotation i've seen . . . same still frame and they rotate the view to the other side of the court. As if they grab a still frame from a series of other cameras to traverse from one view of the court to the other.

Actually, it might be some kind of software specialized for broadcast graphics, not attainable for mere mortals :)