How to edit XbotGo footage into a highlight reel

Upload the video your phone recorded on the XbotGo gimbal, mark the plays worth keeping, and ReelBallers builds the reel. XbotGo tracks the ball or the team during capture; ReelBallers handles what comes after -- selecting plays, following one specific player, and producing a shareable cut.

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What XbotGo footage is actually like

XbotGo and ReelBallers solve different halves of the same problem, which is why they pair well. The gimbal means nobody has to stand and film. But it tracks play generally, not your child specifically, and it produces one long unbroken recording -- so you still finish the game with a two-hour file and no highlight reel.

Best XbotGo settings for sports footage

Getting these right at capture time matters more than anything you can do in editing.

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Record at the highest resolution your phone supports. The gimbal is already panning; a cropped follow-shot on top of that needs the extra pixels.
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Let the gimbal keep a wider frame rather than tracking tight. A tight in-camera track plus a tight edit crop double-crops the same footage.
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Start the recording before warmups end so you have a clean handle before the first whistle.
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Because the camera pans, note roughly when your player was involved -- marking plays is faster when the footage is one continuous take with no scene changes.

Turning that footage into a reel

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Get the video off your XbotGo

Transfer the file to the device you will edit on. Upload the original recording rather than a re-exported copy -- re-encoding costs detail that the upscaler could otherwise use.
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Upload it and mark the plays

Upload the file to ReelBallers and tag the moments worth keeping as you watch, by position and play type.
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Export the reel

ReelBallers crops and follows your player, upscales toward 4K, and produces a shareable link plus optional vertical cut for social.

XbotGo footage: common questions

Can I edit XbotGo footage into a highlight reel?

Does ReelBallers integrate with XbotGo?

There is no integration to set up, and none is needed -- ReelBallers accepts the standard video file your XbotGo already produces. Upload it and start editing.

Do I need to convert the file first?

No. Standard MP4 and MOV files upload as they are. There is no transcoding step for you to do.

What settings should I use when filming?

Record at the highest resolution your phone supports. The gimbal is already panning; a cropped follow-shot on top of that needs the extra pixels.

Will cropped footage still look sharp?

That depends mostly on what you shot. Cropping into 4K leaves far more detail than cropping into 1080p, which is why the resolution advice above matters. ReelBallers also upscales toward 4K on export to recover some of what cropping costs.

How much does it cost?

Free to start. There is no hardware to buy and nothing to install -- runs in the browser. there is nothing to download or install.

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