Connect Stat Crew statistical data to a design

Titler Live Broadcast can connect to the Stat Crew database and display incoming statistical data in graphics. Complete the steps in this article to connect to Stat Crew Stats.

Note: This feature is not available in Titler Live Complete, Social, Sport, Present, or Express.

1. In Titler Live's playout interface, open a project (if a project isn't already open) and select a graphic in the playlist.
   
   

   Tip: Want to create a new graphic? Open the Library panel and drag a design from the library to the playlist. If you create a new graphic with a Stat Crew Stats design from the library's Inputs section, your graphic is already connect to a Stat Crew Stats input, so go to step 3. If you create a new graphic from the library's Designs section, complete step 2 to add the Stat Crew Stats input to your graphic.

2. Choose Inputs > Sports > Stat Crew Stats and select a sport and the type of data you want.
   
   

   The Stat Crew Stats input appears in the Input drop-down list in the Attributes panel and in the playlist for that graphic. In addition, the Stat Crew Stats input and its variables appear in the Edit / Preview panel.

   Tips

   • You can also add inputs to a graphic from the Input drop-down list in the Attributes panel or playlist.
   • To remove an input from a graphic, right-click (Windows) or Control + click (Mac) on the name of an input in the Edit / Preview panel and choose Remove input.
3. Click the Settings  button in the Stat Crew Stats panel. (You may need to expand the panel to see the button.)
   
   

   

4. Enter or select the path or URL of the Stat Crew XML file on your local network or an FTP location.
   
   

   Tip: The syntax for an FTP URL should be similar to the following: ftp://username:[e-mail]/public_html/test.xml. You can also use an IP address after @ instead of a .com address.

5. Enter hexadecimal color values (for example, #2358c9) in the Home Color and Visitor Color fields.
6. Click Save.
   
   

   If the status light in the top-right corner of the Stat Crew Stats panel is green , your XML file is connected and the Stat Crew Stats input is receiving data as expected. If the status icon is red, you have one of the following issues:

   • Your Stat Crew XML is not connected. Click the Refresh  button to try and reload the XML file, or repeat the previous steps to re-enter or select the XML file's path or URL.
   • Your Stat Crew XML is connected, but it is not receiving the expected data for the sport you selected from the Inputs menu in step 2. Repeat the previous steps to connect to a different XML file or Stat Crew Stats input.
7. Complete the following steps in the Game, Visitor, or Home section of the Stat Crew Stats panel to add statistics to a graphic.
   1. Click one of the New Item buttons and select an item that you want to include in your design.
   2. Depending on which item you selected in the previous step, you may need to select variables for that item. Complete one or both of the following steps, if applicable.
      • If the Variable Settings dialog opens, select a variable from one or more of the drop-down lists in the dialog. When you’re done, click Save at the bottom of the dialog.
        
        

        Note: If you selected Game Open or Break Score from the Game section, the Variable Settings dialog does not open because those items include predefined variables.

      • If you selected Lower Third, enter the desired text in one or both of the input fields, then click Save at the bottom of the dialog.
      • If you selected Player Matchup, select a player from the each of the item's drop-down lists (which are visible after you close the Variable Settings dialog). You can select different players at any time.
        
        

        

   3. Repeat the previous steps for the Game, Visitor, or Home section if you want to add additional statistics to your graphic.
      
      

      When items finish rendering, the Play  button appears on the right side of an item if that item is connected to a graphic in your playlist. If the Alert  icon appears on the right side of an item, a graphic is not connected to a Stat Crew Stats sports input that includes the variable for that item. Either add a new Stat Crew Stats graphic to the playlist or change the Stat Crew Stats input for an existing graphic. See step 2 above for details.

   4. Click the name of any connected item in the Game, Home, or Visitor section to preview that graphic in the Stat Crew Stats panel.
      
      

      

8. Click the Show Inputs button in the Edit / Preview panel to view the Stat Crew Stats input and variables. (If the input's variables aren't visible, expand the Stat Crew Stats list.)
9. Click and drag a Stat Crew Stats variable onto an object in your graphic. Repeat this step for each variable you want to include in your graphic.
   
   

   Tip: To disconnect a variable from an object in your graphic, right-click a variable in the Edit / Preview panel and choose Disconnect variable.

   

10. After items finish rendering in the Stat Crew Stats panel, click the Play  button next to an item to play the graphic connected to that item.