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How the Yellow Line is Made

This NBC Sports video shows the viewer how the yellow First Down marker is displayed on the broadcast.

There was a point in time where I had some hope that perhaps one day something like QuaterbackF/X would be created. After seeing the struggle to create a simple yellow line on the gridiron, I'm much more doubtful.

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2/3 of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Marcus Trufant.

by Chickadee on Jan 8, 2009 3:46 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well..

There are two issues that make a QBF/X system extremely difficult:

1. The quarterback is moving around, as are the receivers.
2. There is no static ‘strike zone’, where the ball needs to be placed depends a lot on the route and the coverage.

by michaelfox99 on Jan 10, 2009 5:22 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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