Rectangle

Rectangle

In this article, you will learn how to draw a rectangle in the Creator app and how to change its color, thickness and dash type.

Before you begin

To learn how to open a video in the Creator app of SPAN sports performance analysis platform, refer to this article.

Draw rectangle

  1. After opening a video in the Creator app, you can enable the rectangle drawing feature by either clicking on the "Draw rectangle" button from the default left panel or pressing the "E" key.
  2. Upon clicking, proceed to the desired part of the video, click once to place the top left vertex of the rectangle, then drag to the preferred location. Click again to set the bottom right vertex of the rectangle, thereby completing the rectangle drawing.

Change color, thickness and dash type

  1. Select the existing rectangle drawing by clicking on it.
  2. Once clicked, the default left panel will get replaced with editing options in the form of buttons specific to the rectangle, such as "Change color", "Select thickness" and "Select dash type".
  3. Click on the "Change color" button. Once clicked, a color picker will appear, displaying the rectangle's current color as its value. Change the color of the rectangle by using that color picker as shown below.
  4. Click on the "Select thickness" button. Once clicked, a menu with five thickness options in descending order will appear as buttons, with the current thickness of the rectangle highlighted. Select the desired thickness for the rectangle by clicking on it as shown below.
  5. Click on the "Select dash type" button. Once clicked, a menu with three dash type options will appear as buttons, with the current dash type of the rectangle highlighted. Select the desired dash type for the rectangle by clicking on it as shown below.
NotesNote: Clicking on any part of the video, other than the drawing itself, will result in the current drawing being deselected, the drawing options being hidden, and the default left-side panel reappearing.