Annotating a Routine

An annotation is a note pinned to a moment in a routine. It can include a comment, on-screen drawings, a type, and a duration.

You'll need annotation access to do this. If you can open a routine but don't see the Annotate button or the Add annotation controls, see "Who can annotate?" in the Overview article.

Open a routine to annotate

From the routine list, click Annotate on the routine you want. This opens the annotation page with the video player and the annotation panel.

Add an annotation

Play the routine, and when you reach the moment you want to mark, click Add annotation. Depending on your preferences, the annotation will be created and the routine will keep playing OR the composer will open.
When the composer opens you will see the following capabilities:
- Comment — type your note.
- Drawing — use the rectangle, circle, or freehand tools to draw on the video, and pick a colour.
- Type — categorise the note (e.g. warning, legality, deduction, comment).
- Duration — how long the annotation stays on screen (default 3 seconds). This is spread exactly in half either side of the annotation marker
- Visibility — who can see this annotation (see next article on Visibility & Sharing)
Click Save.

Your annotation now appears in the list, with a marker on the playbar at its moment.

Tip: You can set whether the video pauses or keeps playing when you add an annotation, in your judge preferences.

Place it precisely

The annotation is pinned to wherever the playhead is. To land the exact frame, nudge the playhead with the arrow keys before you save:

→ / ← — step forward / back a fraction of a second
Shift + → / ← — jump 2 seconds

Important: Be careful that if you let the routine continue playing past the marker when editing or checking an annotation, if the playhead moves and you press save, the annotation marker will be updated to the new playhead position.

Edit an annotation

Click the edit (pencil) icon on any annotation you can edit. The video jumps to that moment and the composer reopens — change the comment, drawing, type, or duration, then Save.

If you need to fix the position of the marker, you can nudge the position of the playhead and upon saving, the annotation time will also be updated.