iPad

[faturner]

How about a "player" app that would run on Apple's new iPad? You could view a file and watch the animation. No editing, just viewing.

[cavalier81]

I'm looking at an ipad to put the drills I'm teaching/cleaning on. No more 120 page binders!!!

[Solstice]

Also using my iPad to replace my physical drill book. I'm "printing" my 3D files as PDF's and syncing them to my iPad via GoodReader. The main benefit for me of using GoodReader is that it supports "Folders" within the app, which allows me to store drill files, as well as equipment book files for the colorguard.

So far it works pretty darn well!

[George]

I just posted this as a reply to a different "iPad" thread, but I'm also posting it here just in case.

Drill + iPad = Awesome!

[Solstice]

Drill + iPad = Awesome!

To quote Goerge... YES!!!

We just completed a week of camp, blocking in drill... it was *SO* unbelievably easier to block when I could zoom in on the drill pages (pinch zoom, YES!) and being able to show the same videos that we've posted on our web page of the drill was another epic win!

Just finishing up writing the last section of drill and then I'll make that video and save the whole business into GoodReader and I'll be golden going forward!

[Raltis]

The only issue have is that the screen on the ipad is so tiny! It looks a lot bigger in the tv ads (no surprise) but I was astonished at just how small it really is. I'll be happy next year when the 17" iPad comes out.

[medullaman]

I know this thread is about a year old now... but I have not seen a good answer to a question it would seem you have already answered. How do I make movies from my pyware drill files?

[Pyware]

Are you on Windows or Mac?

[EODrillDesigner98]

As a drill writer myself. Since i got my iPad last year, i been using GoodReader to view all of my drill pages and its awesome being able to view it then having to carry a huge notebook of paper of drill.

[thegame_45]

I know this thread is about a year old now... but I have not seen a good answer to a question it would seem you have already answered. How do I make movies from my pyware drill files?

I use a program called Camtasia. It records the screen and then you can convert the file to QuickTime so you can play it on your iPad

[Solstice]

I know this thread is about a year old now... but I have not seen a good answer to a question it would seem you have already answered. How do I make movies from my pyware drill files?

I use a program called Camtasia. It records the screen and then you can convert the file to QuickTime so you can play it on your iPad

I also use Camtasia... One thing I make sure is that I set up cameras in Pyware (using version 6) and then I use Camtasia to capture the video play on my Macintosh. With the 'cameras' set I always get the views of the drill from the same location on each video we post for our kids... We do a "God's Eye" video (which matches the printed charts) and a sideline video which shows the show from the front side about midway up the stands. Our kids are used to these two views now, and can relate to them once the video is posted. We also post working drafts for the band leadership so they can get stoked about the show in-progress and spread the word before camp!

[George]

What can I use other than camtasia?

Are you on a Mac? If so, I recommend ScreenFlow. Costs $99 and worth every penny. A free alternative for Mac users is QuickTime X. A lot of people either don't know about this or completely forgot, but QuickTime X (Snow Leopard and later OS X versions) will allow you to capture video with it.

I'm not a Windows guy anymore so I can't help you there.

Good luck!

[greatcow95]

If you're on Windows, you can use BB Flashback Express, which is an easy and FREE capture utility. It take a minute or so to get used to it. The only bad part is that it doesn't do .mp4 or .m4v needed for the iPad. That can be easily overcome with something like HandBrake.

If you're on a Mac using OS 10.6 or higher, QuickTime X will capture the entire screen. If you need to show the drill on drill paper with the moves, I'd go for that very easy solution. If you're on 10.5, then chances are you are using a PowerPC Mac (mainly since 10.6 is a pretty cheap OS upgrade to get so there's no reason for an Intel Mac to be on 10.5) and will need to find a screen capture utility.

It is mainly "set and forget" when it comes to capturing the movements in the drill. Then you shuttle it off to iTunes and let the iPad do its magic.

[stuartsoft]

I posted this on another iPad thread a little while ago. If you're looking for a better iPad/iPhone drill viewer...

Hi everyone!
I've been working on a project that does exactly that. View Pyware style drill on the iPhone/iPad... in 3D. It's essentially a marching simulator designed for an individual performer. Currently, the application allows a marcher to enter their drill by hand, and view their drill in a set-by-set simulation. It supports several different field textures, HS and college hashes, tempo changes, sub sets... ect. Unfortunately the app does not support direct Pyware integration at this time, but I would like to support this if I could figure out how the performance files are structured.

If anyone from the Pyware dev team is reading this, I'd love to make a Pyware export feature for this. It could streamline drill distribution so so much and essentially eliminate the need to ever print drill sheets Imagine writing drill on Pyware, running an export utility and instantly, each performer's drill is available on their phones in glorious 3D!

The app is available for iPhone and iPad and I'm working on an Android version at the moment.
http://bit.ly/14lGywP