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Controlling the Phase, Time and Score
Controlling the Phase, Time and Score

How to control the scoreboard and match in CloudStudio

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Controlling the Phase

A Phase is any period of a game. For example:

  • A half in football

  • A quarter in basketball

  • A period in ice hockey

The phase controls dictate where in the match we are; first half, third quarter, etc. Adjusting the phase tells the storyboard which actions to take. A storyboard is a premade set of actions (display graphics, start the clock, etc.) designated to the match


Choose the Phase Length

Before starting the phase you can set the length of the phase. We automatically set this period length depending on the sport chosen for the broadcast.

Use the up and down arrows to set the period length. We have default lengths depending on the sport:

  • 45 minutes for football (15 minutes for extra time)

  • 12 minutes for basketball

  • 20 minutes for ice hockey


Start the Phase

It is important to start the phase:

  • Before the start of the match

  • Before the start of each half, quarter, period

Starting the period triggers the scorebug to display and other storyboard actions to start/stop.

If you adjust the phase number (P1, P2, etc.) BEFORE the broadcast, this will affect the storyboard and subsequent graphics shown. Be careful when doing so.


Stop the Phase and End the Game

It is important to stop the phase:

  • At the end of the half, quarter, period

  • At the end of the match

This will tell the storyboard that the phase has stopped and that we are in between phases. In most cases, this will display a special 'Intermission' graphic


Make sure you end the game when it is over. This will trigger any end game graphics to appear


Controlling the Time

The following controls for time are available:

  1. Toggle time to count up or down

  2. Toggle 'Start clock with phase' to chose if the clock should start automatically when starting the phase or not.
    By default, this is already enabled on soccer, field hockey, bandy, rugby & gaelic football and disabled on american football, basketball, floorball, futsal, handball, ice hockey, lacrosse, netball & water polo

  3. Start the time at the beginning of the match after starting the phase

  4. Manually adjust the minutes (time must be paused to do so)

  5. Manually adjust the seconds (time must be paused to do so).


Controlling the Score

Use the up and down arrows to change the score for the home and away teams. We support unique scoring for:

  • Football

  • Baseball

  • Basketball

  • Handball

  • Ice hockey

  • Many more!


The same functions are available on CloudStudio Anywhere


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