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Originally posted by amandabean
Although there are other methods like SOAP and such to find out a team's weak and strong points, as long as the camera is fixed on the matches and not people out in the stands, I would like to keep them. .
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SOAP relies on the video feeds from the camera crews. This would pose problems for us as well. Also for those who mention the use of cheap overhead fixed camera, FIRST already does this at nationals for the indoors fields. Even on the large screens it can be hard to figure whats going on. I would recommend a fixed overhead camera and 1 roaming cameraman. Then you can keep tabs on the overall amtch as well as still catch the details. Even without the screens, at the very least we can set up some lcd projectors (most high schools have plenty of them) and the nearest convenient walls in the pits. Then we are down to the cost of 1-2 people to run the cable and camera. Except for the cameras and cabling equipment, teams can volunteer to loan first equipment. It may not be the most professional looking setup, but itd be better then nothing.