basketBoard7 20 video lessons
basketBoard7 is the basketball scoreboard software for LED displays, projectors and TV graphics. These 20 lessons, 2 h 7 min in all, go through the program page by page: pick a lesson below and it plays here. The videos have no narration; on-screen captions explain each step.
Main Window and Game Page
5:52
A first tour of basketBoard7: the main window with its title bar and menu strip, the four display modes of the board, and the top of the Game page with the team names, the logos and the two free text lines.
6:51
The centre of the Game page: counting points with the score buttons, setting a score directly, running the game clock with Start and Stop, typing the time, the end of a period, changing the period with the one-step undo, and overtime.
6:59
The row under the game clock of the Game page: the shot clock with 24, 14 and Clear, typing a value, what happens at zero, the switch-off when the game clock is lower, the external shot clock window, the team fouls with the bonus, and the HORN button.
6:39
The time-out block of the Game page: starting a time-out for a team, the countdown on the panel and on the board, cancelling, another time-out length, the indicators and the time-outs left, a team without time-outs, and the alternating-possession arrow.
6:05
How to choose the playing rules in basketBoard7: the Period & Penalty Settings dialog with its five presets (FIBA, U/W, NBA, NCAA M, NCAA W), the period lengths and labels, the team-foul limit, the shot clock values and the time-out lengths. We switch to NBA and NCAA M to show what changes on the control panel and on the board, then return to FIBA.
6:18
How to show player names, points and fouls on the board with basketBoard7: the Player Stats window with the two team grids, entering fouls and points, the foul-out mark, Show Player Stats for the player panels on the board, and Clear Home / Guest Stats before a new match.
5:51
The tool icons of the basketBoard7 Game page: the keyboard shortcuts and the Keyboard Hook Manager, sound and horn, background video and middle layer image, the shortcuts to the Language and Remote Control settings, UDP broadcast, Scoreboard Console, NDI output, the compact-size button and the right mouse button.
7:01
How to use the Media Player of basketBoard7: playlists 1 to 20, the clip list, Add Clip and Delete Clip, playing one clip with Play, Pause and Stop, running a playlist with Start and Finish, Return to Scoreboard, sound, auto repeat, display mode and the URL page for web videos. The demo plays the sample clip of a new installation on the board and returns to the FENERBAHÇE - REAL MADRID scoreboard.
6:01
A tour of the Info page of basketBoard7: what every button opens, the team colours and the colour dialog, how a graphic goes on the board and how the scoreboard comes back, the background settings and the Banner with clock, countdown and formatting tags.
6:22
How to show a full-screen announcement with basketBoard7: the text memories, the team logo, the sponsor logo and the background, the six display modes, and the style panel with the colour and font dialogs.
6:46
How to manage the squads in basketBoard7: the Home Team and Guest Team editor with its groups, columns, pictures and keys, the line-up and the team slide on the board, and the player pictures page.
6:03
How to show the referees, single and multiple substitutions with basketBoard7, how to manage the sponsor logo list and how to reuse saved squads from the Team Database.
5:48
The 15 basketball info screens of basketBoard7 (FIBA preset): starting five, player intro, score, foul, team fouls, timeout, instant replay, period and final result, game leaders, box score, player of the game, standings, results and officials. Each screen is filled in its editor and shown on the board. Demo: FENERBAHÇE vs REAL MADRID, third quarter, 58 to 54.
4:58
How to keep the match statistics, the league standings, results and fixtures in basketBoard7 and show each table full screen on the board. Demo: FENERBAHÇE vs REAL MADRID with the factory EuroLeague tables of a new installation.
6:08
Sponsored mode in basketBoard7: the scoreboard with a sponsor strip below or above it. The strip shows an endless row of sponsor images or one of four scrolling texts. How to switch to the mode, fill the strip, change its style, font and colours, and set the location and the height of the strip.
7:08
Advertisement mode in basketBoard7: the board is shared by a scoreboard box, up to two banners and a large media area for clips, a camera, an NDI source or a part of the screen. The Media Player, Camera, Screen Capture and Settings tabs of the Advertisement page and the banner editor with scrolling text, sponsor images and banner playlists.
6:19
Chroma Key mode in basketBoard7: a compact scorebug and keyed graphics on a plain key colour, ready to be keyed over the live picture by a vision mixer or streaming software. The CK page: scorebug, Score and Substitution graphics, info screens as lower thirds, clips, camera and screen capture behind the graphics, and the four key colours.
6:00
The Settings page of basketBoard7, part 1: the Settings tabs, the License tab with the Computer ID, the licence key, License Info, the licence terms, Demo and the USB License Creator, and every row of Screen Properties. Guide chapters 2 (Licensing) and 18.1 to 18.3 (Settings).
6:47
The board design editor of basketBoard7: pages and elements, Location and Style properties, colours and fonts, Save & Apply, Save Design As and Factory Settings, and choosing a stored design in the design list. Guide chapters 17 (Board designs) and 18.4 (Board Design).
6:38
Remote control and language settings of basketBoard7: the phone page over the network, address and QR code, PIN, Internet access, what the phone page offers, the interface language, the interface texts and the board titles. Guide chapters 18.5, 18.6 and 19 (Remote control from a phone).
Follow the lessons on your own PC. The demo has every feature and shows only a small DEMO watermark.