Importing Videos from Any Source — FAQ

What videos can I import?

Any video on your device. MotionEdge doesn't care where it came from — if your phone can play it, you can import it. Common sources:

• Camera roll — swings you recorded with the built-in camera app, videos from a friend, or anything saved to your Photos library
• Screen recordings — capture a YouTube swing breakdown, an Instagram reel, or a broadcast clip and import it for analysis
• Files app — videos saved to iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or a USB drive
• Shared videos — someone AirDrops you a swing video, texts it to you, or emails it

All of MotionEdge's analysis features work on imported videos: pose detection, skeleton overlays, filmstrip, posture comparison, slow-motion scrubbing, drawing tools, and AI coaching.

How do I import a video?

1. Go to the Sessions tab or All Swings tab
2. Tap the overflow menu (⋯) in the top-right
3. Choose "Import Video"
4. Browse your Photos library or Files to select the video
5. MotionEdge imports it into a session and it's ready for analysis

You can also import from within an existing session by using the same menu from the Session Hub.

Building a reference library

This is one of the most powerful uses of video import. You can build sessions full of swings you want to study or compare against:

• Pro reference swings — screen-record your favorite Tour player's swing from YouTube or broadcast coverage. Import several angles. Now you can scrub frame-by-frame with pose overlays, draw lines, and study positions in detail.
• Instructor examples — your coach sends you a video of the drill they want you to copy. Import it, analyze the positions, then compare side-by-side with your own swing.
• Social media finds — see a great swing breakdown on Instagram or TikTok? Screen-record it, import it, and analyze it with MotionEdge's tools instead of just watching it scroll by.
• Friends and playing partners — film each other at the range, import each other's videos, compare swings.

Tip: Create a dedicated session called "Reference Swings" or "Pro Swings" to keep your imported reference videos organized and easy to find when you want to do a comparison.

Comparing imported swings to your own

Once a reference swing is imported, you can use MotionEdge's swing comparison feature to put it side-by-side with any of your own swings. This lets you:

• Compare your positions at address, top, impact, and follow-through against a reference
• See where your body positions differ from someone whose swing you're trying to emulate
• Scrub both videos in sync to spot timing and sequence differences
• Use drawing tools to mark key positions on both swings

The comparison works with any two swings in your library — imported or captured. Mix and match as needed.

A note about slow-motion and broadcast footage

When you import video that was recorded or exported in slow motion — like a broadcast TV swing replay or a slow-motion YouTube clip — be aware that timing-based measurements will reflect the slowed-down playback, not the original swing speed.

Here's why: MotionEdge reads the frame timestamps from the video file. A broadcast slow-motion replay is typically stored at 30 FPS but shows action that was captured at 240+ FPS and slowed down. The file doesn't contain the original real-time timestamps — so any tempo measurement or timing analysis will show inflated durations.

What still works perfectly on slow-motion imports:

• Pose detection and skeleton overlays
• Filmstrip positions (address, top, impact, follow-through)
• Drawing tools and annotations
• Side-by-side comparison of body positions
• AI coaching analysis of positions and angles
• Frame-by-frame scrubbing

What will be affected:

• Tempo ratio and swing duration (will show longer than the real swing)
• Any time-based measurement

The bottom line: If you're importing a pro swing to study positions and compare body angles, slow motion is perfectly fine — even preferred, since you get more frames through the impact zone. Just don't compare the tempo numbers from a slow-motion import to your own real-time captured swings.

Do imported videos get the same analysis as captured videos?

Yes — every analysis feature works on imported videos:

• Pose detection runs on any video with a visible golfer
• Filmstrip generates swing position frames
• Posture comparison analyzes address vs impact
• Drawing tools let you annotate any frame
• AI coaching can analyze the swing with full pose data
• Slow-motion playback at 1/8x, 1/4x, 1/2x speed
• Swing comparison against any other swing in your library

The only difference: imported videos won't have Apple Watch data (tempo, heart rate) or TrackMan data unless those were captured separately and associated via a different import method.

Can I export an imported video to share?

Yes. Once imported, it's a regular MotionEdge swing. Export the session as a .mef file and share it with anyone — your coach, a friend, or your own iPad for big-screen analysis.