Adding Team Colours

Team colours (like team logos) are used to visually differentiate opposing teams, making identifying teams in stream overlays, cards, and statistical graphs easier for viewers and scorers.

You can set team colours in two locations in the NV Play Cricket for Windows software:

• Match Database: You can specify primary and secondary team colours for each team stored in the database (Tools > Edit Database). Once set, the NV Play Cricket software will use the primary colour as its first choice, and the secondary colour if both teams use the same primary selection. 
• Manual Override: You can also manually and temporarily override the team colours chosen by the software (based on the primary and secondary colours set in the match database) on match day. This is useful if the colours are too similar, or don't provide enough contrast.

Once team colours have been set, they are used in the following locations:

• Live Stream Overlay: Here, team colours are shown behind team scores, names, players, and statistics.
  

  

• Video Highlights and Ball Clips: Team colours are overlaid on video clips captured during play, and visible in both live uploads and post-match highlight packages.
• Replay Screen and Scoreboard: Team colours are also shown on many slides when using the Replay Screen Control panel (for example on cards that show team information, such as Manhattan and Wagon Wheel graphs).

Add or Change Team Colour in the Database

To add team colours in the NV Play Cricket match database during a match (for either playing team):

1. Go to Scoring > Match Details/Teams. The Edit Match dialogue opens.
2. Click the Edit button next to the team you want to edit, near the top of the dialogue. The Edit Team dialogue opens.
3. Click the Primary box in the Team Colour section to choose a primary team colour. The Colour dialogue opens. 
4. Click a colour from the Basic Colours section or click Define Custom Colours and choose a colour from the colour picker.
5. Click OK to save and close the Colour dialogue.
6. Click the Secondary box in the Team Colour section to choose a secondary team colour. The Colour dialogue opens. 
7. Click a colour from the Basic Colours section or click Define Custom Colours and choose a colour from the colour picker.
8. Click OK to save and close the Colour dialogue.
9. Click Save on the Edit Team dialogue and then Save on the Edit Match dialogue. The colour change is applied instantly to the score overlay, even if the stream is live at the time.

To add team colours to your match database when a game isn't underway:

1. Go to Tools > Edit Database. The Edit Database dialogue opens.
2. Click the Teams tab.
3. Open the Club dropdown and select the club the team belongs to. All teams that belong to the club are added to the list to the left of the dialogue.
4. Select the team you want to edit from the teams list. The team's details are added to the panel.
5. Click the Primary box in the Team Colour section to choose a primary team colour. The Colour dialogue opens. 
6. Select from Basic Colours or click the Define Custom Colours button to set a custom colour.
7. Click OK to close the Colour dialogue.
8. Click the Secondary box in the Team Colour section to choose a secondary team colour. The Colour dialogue opens. 
9. Select from Basic Colours or click the Define Custom Colours button to set a custom colour.
10. Click OK to close the Colour dialogue.
11. Click the Save button highlighted in yellow on the Teams tab. Repeat from step 3 for as many team colours as are required.
12. Click Close when you have finished adding team colours to save and close the Edit Database dialogue.

Override Default Team Colours

To override one or both team colours chosen by the NV Play Cricket software (for example, if the colours on match day are too similar):

1. Click the Settings cog on the Video Display panel and select Overlay Settings. The Overlay Settings dialogue opens.
   

   

2. Click the coloured squares under Team Colour Overrides. The Colour dialogue opens.
   

   

3. Select from Basic Colours or click the Define Custom Colours button to set a custom colour.
4. Click OK to close the Colour dialogue.
5. Click Save. Colour changes are applied instantly to the score overlay, even if the stream is live at the time.