Announcing ScoreKeepr 2.0 - a high-quality sports graphics and scoreboard solution!

[Rangers4me]

Hi Tricaster users,

We at GurwinProductions are excited to announce the next-generation in our high-quality sports character generator software. Over the last year, our flagship software has been used by high schools, colleges, and even this past week in a professional context at the World Cup of Paintball.

All Pro versions of ScoreKeepr now ship with a fully-featured stats management program, called StatKeepr that lets you store player information before the game, so you can easily call up stats, bios, etc. on your broadcast. It even allows you to track stats during the game, so you can display sports-specific statistical information without having to do any of the graphic-design.

Even better is that there is no need to buy LiveText or DataLink. We work with all versions of the Tricaster, no matter what software version you are running. As matter of fact we work with any studio-in-a-box systems and production switchers, so long as they have overlay/keying capabilities.

Everyday, over the next 7 days, I will be announcing a new feature of the latest version of ScoreKeepr leading up to its official release next Monday, November 3rd. On that day, you will be able to purchase, download, and install the software directly from our new website, cgscoreboard.com (http://cgscoreboard.com).

We know there are other solutions out there, that may better fit your needs, but there will be a free, fully-functional demo version, so you can try it out and make sure its up to your broadcast's standards before you buy. To all current users of ScoreKeepr, as a thank you for your support over the last year, we are offering a 100% FREE upgrade to the new software.


NEW FEATURES (Updated 10/27):

100% redesigned, customizable graphics! One of the biggest complaints about version 1.0 is that the user was stuck using our graphic set. This meant that every stations broadcast look exactly the same unless they wanted to order a custom version of the program.

In version 2.0 that all changes. Yes, you still have to use our scoreboard graphics, but they are 100% customizable to your broadcast's colors.

Take a look:

http://img.skitch.com/20081027-rhaw72pi2uqxhnr9us4fy2295n.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/342b/scorebar-graphic)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/342b/scorebar-graphic)

http://img.skitch.com/20081027-qex7bhwddu7kf596uqgxg6cq6s.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/3421/full-screen-scoreboard)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/3421/full-screen-scoreboard)

http://img.skitch.com/20081027-kpegjht7micju3har85i2empim.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/343s/commercial-fading-graphic)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/343s/commercial-fading-graphic)

Check back tomorrow to find out about another great feature of ScoreKeepr 2.0!

ABOUT SCOREKEEPR

ScoreKeepr is a fully-featured character generator made especially for sports. It can produce a scoreboard with a user-controlled clock and score, lower thirds and an animated info bar with in-game and season stats, a fading graphic to lead in and out of commercial breaks, and even a full-screen scoreboard to give your announcers and crew a break during your commercial-free webcasts.

For more information, contact Jason Gurwin at jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com (mailto:jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com) or visit our website at cgscoreboard.com (http://cgscoreboard.com).

[Rangers4me]

NEW FEATURES (Updated 10/28):

We want to be the Ron Popeil of scoreboards - our goal is to make your life easier. We have added that "set it and forget it" feature, so you only have to add information once.

http://img.skitch.com/20081028-ntxr3w2kcqeetfrxhhfp3q8bks.jpg

You can now store your favorite teams in ScoreKeepr including their short name, team colors, and venues - so they will be easily accessible from the select sport menu.

Check it out!

http://img.skitch.com/20081028-bpj75qkt1entf34rd61xt83s8j.jpg

If you have any questions about ScoreKeepr, feel free to email me at jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com or check out our website at www.cgscoreboard.com.

[billmi]

our flagship software has been used... in a professional context at the World Cup of Paintball.

And there, it was received quite well. In addition to webcast, the National X-Ball League (one of the two pro paintball leagues in the US) World Cup games were broadcast on closed circuit cable through the tournament's trade show. I overheard a number of people commenting on how good the production was - including that the score graphics looked sharp and professional. I take that to mean that they really stood-out, since these were paintball people, not video people saying it.

Though, I'm sure the custom DVEs from Corinthian Media Services contributed too :-)

[Rangers4me]

ScoreKeepr 1.0 came with a stats management tool that had very basic functionality. It basically allowed you to store players so you could track their stats from within ScoreKeepr.

Well, with ScoreKeepr 2.0 comes a completely refreshed version of our stats management program, StatKeepr. With StatKeepr, we take away all the difficulty of managing player information for your broadcasts.

With StatKeepr all you have to do is boot it up and enter player information (bios and season statistics) in our easy to use manual mode.

http://img.skitch.com/20081029-b87k1ysydbgnw5p68tudr335rk.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y63/add-player-information-football)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y63/add-player-information-football)

But, we know some people out there are already tied to using Excel as a medium for managing rosters and stats. We wanted to make it easy on you too! You can now export your Excel file (as a CSV) and import it directly into the StatKeepr database all from the interface of StatKeepr.

http://img.skitch.com/20081029-8qakpfc8rdytt4p95dkm1pnpjw.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y6h/add-player-information-football)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y6h/add-player-information-football)

http://img.skitch.com/20081029-q9w9qnarh2emcke538tuakep6b.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y6a/search-player-information-football)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y6a/search-player-information-football)

Once your players are stored in the StatKeepr database, they are completely accessible from within ScoreKeepr and totally searchable. When a player's team is playing, that player will be available directly on the ScoreKeepr controller. You can then call any information you stored in advance, as well as the live stats you have been tracking during the game.

http://img.skitch.com/20081029-k93d6rk7jtfjhp8mefi3dei48q.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y9h/scoreboard-control-football)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4y9h/scoreboard-control-football)

StatKeepr is included with all purchases of our advanced scoreboard modules (currently, football & basketball - hockey, baseball, lacrosse, soccer coming soon!).

This is one of those killer features that you have to play with to fully appreciate how powerful it is. From using it in broadcasts over the last 6-8 months, I can tell you, it makes your life SO much easier.

ABOUT SCOREKEEPR

ScoreKeepr is a fully-featured character generator made especially for sports. It can produce a scoreboard with a user-controlled clock and score, lower thirds and an animated info bar with in-game and season stats, a fading graphic to lead in and out of commercial breaks, and even a full-screen scoreboard to give your announcers and crew a break during your commercial-free webcasts.

For more information, contact Jason Gurwin at jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com or visit our website at cgscoreboard.com.

[Rangers4me]

So yesterday we talked about the enhancements to StatKeepr, well today we are going to show you how this benefits ScoreKeepr even more than we tipped off to yesterday.

Now that you can store your players in advance using StatKeepr you can fully take advantage of its powerful database during your broadcasts. When we completely overhauled our graphic set, our philosophy was, give back screen real estate while also increasing the value of the information displayed on screen. StatKeepr + New Lower Thirds = MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Say I entered Princeton star wide receiver John Brimley into StatKeepr. Now when I call up his bio, it will map his position/# (depending on sport) and his team short name to his lower third. By displaying more than just his name, it lets the viewer gets a better sense of who they are looking at on screen.

Also, those who have used ScoreKeepr in the past may notice that we changed the way bio information displays to "Height Weight Yr | Hometown, State (Former School)". We tested a few different formats and this is the one people liked the best.

This feature isn't a game changer like StatKeepr, but to be able to display more valuable information to your viewers without any extra effort and without taking up additional screen real estate is just the type of thing that gets us excited at GurwinProductions.

http://img.skitch.com/20081030-dakx6ij1ci4y4x1m6y2sd2cw4w.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4rcf/scoreboard-control-football)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/jgurwin/4rcf/scoreboard-control-football)

[D3Cast]

Jason: Congrats on what looks like a great product! Are there any plans for a Windows version?

-steve

[Rangers4me]

Jason: Congrats on what looks like a great product! Are there any plans for a Windows version?

-steve

Thanks Steve! We really want to release a Windows version, and we have been saying all along that we will. We have an internal build that runs on Windows, but there are issues with flickering due to the way the Windows IDE works. We will not attempt to release the software until we get that all figured out.

So in short, priority number one right now is to continue to build the ScoreKeepr core, but a Windows version is on the horizon.

[Rangers4me]

Happy Halloween!

Just a quick note since many have asked me privately. The trial of ScoreKeepr 2.0 will be available starting Monday, November 3rd at www.cgscoreboard.com.

On to the feature update:

One of the enhancements we wanted to make in ScoreKeepr 2.0 was a consistent, streamlined interface for all our scoreboard controllers. We felt that our basketball scoreboard was the closest to our vision, so we built off of that design. Stats on the left, sports-specific features in the middle, and score & master control on the right.

We've taken this philosophy and redone the interfaces of all three of our current scoreboard controllers and have applied it to our upcoming versions hockey/lacrosse, baseball, and soccer scoreboards.

For those broadcasting multiple sports, this will make your life a whole lot easier since you will know where the buttons are regardless of what sport you are broadcasting.

Take a look at our football interface:

http://img.skitch.com/20081031-1dbp7j17ehqeg9s49tbp3nwmin.jpg

ABOUT SCOREKEEPR

ScoreKeepr is a fully-featured character generator made especially for sports. It can produce a scoreboard with a user-controlled clock and score, lower thirds and an animated info bar with in-game and season stats, a fading graphic to lead in and out of commercial breaks, and even a full-screen scoreboard to give your announcers and crew a break during your commercial-free webcasts.

For more information, contact Jason Gurwin at jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com or visit our website at cgscoreboard.com.

[KWeaver]

Looks Great! :thumbsup:
Have five potential customers anxiously awaiting a pc version.
F.Y.I. most of the schools, corporate, and government in AZ are often sadly PC only to the world.
Even though they often have MAC labs!
Go figure!
Ken Weaver

[Rangers4me]

As promised, ScoreKeepr 2.0 is now available for download. It can be downloaded right from our website at www.cgscoreboard.com.

New Features include:
100% brand new graphic set - looks great on TV or web
Customizable graphics - customize scoreboard’s colors directly within ScoreKeepr
StatKeepr 2.0 - manage stats with a brand new interface, advanced searching, easier editing, and Excel import capabilities
Set Favorites - ability to store your favorite teams, venues,sponsors, broadcast networks
More consistent interface - no matter what sport, the buttons will always be in the same place
Keyboard shortcuts - quick keys to make it even easier to control ScoreKeepr
More accurate timer - timer is now accurate to the tenth of a second
Advanced lower thirds, smoother animations, and many more!


We are in the process of finalizing our online store (will launch next week), so for the time being, please contact us (mailto:jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com) if you are interested in purchasing ScoreKeepr. We will e-mail you a serial within 24 hours of receiving payment.

Don't go another game without professional looking sports graphics. Why pay $15,000+ for a sports bug system, when you can get same quality for a fraction of the price? Don't believe us, go to cgscoreboard.com (http://www.cgscoreboard.com) and try it for yourself.

Tricaster + ScoreKeepr = ESPN Who?
ABOUT SCOREKEEPR

ScoreKeepr is a fully-featured character generator made especially for sports. It can produce a scoreboard with a user-controlled clock and score, lower thirds and an animated info bar with in-game and season stats, a fading graphic to lead in and out of commercial breaks, and even a full-screen scoreboard to give your announcers and crew a break during your commercial-free webcasts.

ScoreKeepr has been used by high-schools, colleges, and even in professional sports around the country.

For more information, contact Jason Gurwin at jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com or visit our website at cgscoreboard.com.

[dillacom]

what is the cost going to look like?

[Rangers4me]

what is the cost going to look like?

Our current pricing is:

$500 for ScoreKeepr (includes "all-sports" module)

Additional Modules:

+$500 for ScoreKeepr Pro (Basketball Edition): Includes "all-sports" module, StatKeepr, sports-specific controller and features (fouls, timeouts, etc.), and database driven stats

+$750 for ScoreKeepr Pro (Football Edition): Includes "all-sports" module, StatKeepr, sports-specific controller and features (down & distance, penalty flags, position of the field, timeouts, etc.), and database driven stats

+$1000 for ScoreKeepr Pro (Football & Basketball Edition) - A $250 savings!

It is expensive, but you will not find a broadcast quality character generator program with this extensive of a feature set for <$10,000 - especially one that includes full stats management capabilities.

Remember, you do not need to purchase datalink, live text, or the Tricaster 2.0 upgrade to get all of ScoreKeepr's features.

All users will be able to add additional scoreboard modules as they are released(hockey, soccer, baseball) at their incremental cost ~$250-500. You will get free updates to the software until version 3.0.

As a reminder, all those who purchased ScoreKeepr v1, there is a FREE upgrade to v2. Please contact me if you are interested at, jgurwin@cgscoreboard.com.

[Rangers4me]

Just a note, our site will be down for a few hours for routine maintenance. You can still download the demo directly from here (http://www.scorekeepr.gurwinproductions.com/download/ScoreKeepr.dmg) and the documentation here (http://www.scorekeepr.gurwinproductions.com/files/ScoreKeepr%202.0%20User%20Guide.pdf).

[Rangers4me]

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Our online store is up and running, so you can now purchase ScoreKeepr securely from our site using Google Checkout.

www.cgscoreboard.com

[Rangers4me]

We have released ScoreKeepr 2.0.1 which updates some of the graphics, fixes a few minor bugs, and updates the documentation.

[BarrettAbney]

Its been 6 months now and I was wondering when the PC version will come out. I am the TV studio tech for a large county in Florida and all we have in the district is PCs. Getting the tech department to purchase a MAC would take an act of congress.
There are 7 highschools here. Thats >$7000 of potential income for your comapny if you could just make a PC version.

[tomv]

We use LT Scoreboards : http://www.krisgurrad.com/LT_scoreboards.html

All you need is a copy of LiveText and LT Scoreboards and you are good to go. Works great, and since it uses LiveText you don't lose a camera input like you do with ScoreKeepr.

Check out any of our basketball games from last season to see it in action. http://www.valleyls.org/athletics/vsn/vsn.php?FILE=http://www.valleyls.org:8081/LiveVideo