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    Search Your Basketball Game Film

    Upload game film from any camera and find the plays you need by describing them. Mixpeek indexes every scene and returns timestamped clips, so nobody has to scrub through hours of video. Automatic box scores are in pilot.

    NBA Highlights
    Indexed and searchable by play
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    From Raw Game Film to Searchable Plays

    Mixpeek turns each game into scenes you can search by what happens in them, then hands back the clip and its timecode.

    Every Game Split Into Scenes

    Mixpeek cuts each game into scenes, embeds the frames, writes a short description of what happens in each one, and transcribes any commentary. Fixed-camera film from Veo, Hudl or a tripod works, and so does broadcast footage.

    Any camera
    Input
    MP4, MOV
    Formats
    Timed scenes
    Output

    Search Plays in Plain Language

    Type "steal that leads to a layup" or "full-court press after a made basket" and get the matching clips, ranked, with the timecode inside the full game. Search one game or a whole season.

    Text or image
    Query
    Clips + timecodes
    Result
    Game or season
    Scope

    Box Scores: Pilot Only

    We are testing automatic per-player box scores and jersey-number reading on fixed-camera film. They are not accurate enough to sell as automatic yet, so we run them only as a pilot with programs that want to help test them.

    Pilot
    Box scores
    Testing
    Jersey reads
    On request
    Availability

    How It Works

    Upload footage through the API or Studio, then search it.

    1

    Upload Game Film

    Fixed-camera footage from Veo, Hudl, or any tripod. MP4, MOV: any format.

    2

    Mixpeek Indexes Every Scene

    Scene splitting, frame embeddings, scene descriptions and commentary transcripts run automatically.

    3

    Search and Pull Clips

    Describe a play and get ranked clips with timecodes, through the API or in Studio.

    Built For

    Youth & AAU Programs

    Pull every fast break or press break from a weekend of games without scrubbing through film.

    High School & Prep Programs

    Film review by search: find an opponent's press, inbound plays or late-game possessions across a full season.

    Recruiting Platforms

    Build highlight reels faster: register a player's face, find the scenes they appear in, and export the clips.

    Tournament Organizers

    Index every court's film over a weekend so coaches can search it the same day. No per-seat licenses.

    Real-World Use Cases

    Discover how organizations are leveraging Mixpeek to solve complex challenges

    Advanced
    7 min

    Sports Highlights

    Auto-generate highlight reels from full-length sports footage

    24x faster

    Highlight generation time

    Who It's For

    Sports broadcasters, media companies, and content teams processing 100+ hours of live footage weekly

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How does Mixpeek detect highlight moments in sports footage?

    Mixpeek uses a combination of visual action recognition (player contact, ball trajectory, goal sequences), audio spike detection (crowd noise, commentator excitement), and on-screen graphic analysis (score changes, replays). All three signals are fused together to rank moments by highlight potential. You configure what counts as a highlight per sport through customizable event taxonomies.

    Which sports are supported?

    Any sport that's been filmed. Mixpeek supports configurable event taxonomies, so football (goals, fouls, red cards), basketball (dunks, three-pointers, blocks), American football (touchdowns, interceptions), baseball (home runs, strikeouts), tennis (aces, winners), and custom sports all work. Each sport defines its own 'highlight moment' criteria.

    How fast can highlights be generated after a game ends?

    With batch processing, a 90-minute match can be fully analyzed and highlights assembled within 15-20 minutes of the final whistle. For live streams, Mixpeek can generate near-real-time highlights within minutes of a moment occurring, enabling immediate social media publishing.

    Can it search archived broadcast footage from previous seasons?

    Yes. Upload historical footage in bulk and Mixpeek processes it into a fully searchable archive. Query by player name (with face recognition), action type ('bicycle kick', 'hat trick'), date range, or semantic description ('dramatic comeback in the final minute'). Results include exact timestamps and keyframes.

    How does player identification work?

    Provide labeled reference images of each player (jersey number, headshot, or in-game frames). Mixpeek builds face and visual signature models per player. You can then search footage by player name and retrieve every scene they appear in with timestamps and confidence scores.

    Does this work with live broadcast streams or only recorded footage?

    Both, with a caveat worth knowing. Mixpeek processes video files (MP4, MOV, MKV and similar) and connects to RTSP streams, where each sync poll captures a fixed-length segment rather than a continuous feed. HLS and RTMP are not supported. So a live workflow is either an RTSP connection sampling the camera, or your own pipeline posting frames for near-real-time analysis. There is a native Mux connector for assets already in Mux.

    Turn a season of footage into clippable moments

    Point us at one season. You get the plays, the players and the reactions found automatically, and it keeps finding them as new games land.

    Questions about Mixpeek for basketball analytics

    How does Mixpeek detect highlight moments in sports footage?
    Mixpeek uses a combination of visual action recognition (player contact, ball trajectory, goal sequences), audio spike detection (crowd noise, commentator excitement), and on-screen graphic analysis (score changes, replays). All three signals are fused together to rank moments by highlight potential. You configure what counts as a highlight per sport through customizable event taxonomies.
    Which sports are supported?
    Any sport that's been filmed. Mixpeek supports configurable event taxonomies, so football (goals, fouls, red cards), basketball (dunks, three-pointers, blocks), American football (touchdowns, interceptions), baseball (home runs, strikeouts), tennis (aces, winners), and custom sports all work. Each sport defines its own 'highlight moment' criteria.
    How fast can highlights be generated after a game ends?
    With batch processing, a 90-minute match can be fully analyzed and highlights assembled within 15-20 minutes of the final whistle. For live streams, Mixpeek can generate near-real-time highlights within minutes of a moment occurring, enabling immediate social media publishing.
    Can it search archived broadcast footage from previous seasons?
    Yes. Upload historical footage in bulk and Mixpeek processes it into a fully searchable archive. Query by player name (with face recognition), action type ('bicycle kick', 'hat trick'), date range, or semantic description ('dramatic comeback in the final minute'). Results include exact timestamps and keyframes.
    How does player identification work?
    Provide labeled reference images of each player (jersey number, headshot, or in-game frames). Mixpeek builds face and visual signature models per player. You can then search footage by player name and retrieve every scene they appear in with timestamps and confidence scores.
    Does this work with live broadcast streams or only recorded footage?
    Both, with a caveat worth knowing. Mixpeek processes video files (MP4, MOV, MKV and similar) and connects to RTSP streams, where each sync poll captures a fixed-length segment rather than a continuous feed. HLS and RTMP are not supported. So a live workflow is either an RTSP connection sampling the camera, or your own pipeline posting frames for near-real-time analysis. There is a native Mux connector for assets already in Mux.
    What about broadcast rights and copyright?
    Mixpeek processes footage you already have rights to, it doesn't aggregate, republish, or distribute third-party content. The platform accelerates your own production workflows. Rights management for the output clips remains your responsibility per your licensing agreements.
    Can Mixpeek extract structured game statistics from video?
    Yes. Mixpeek can OCR on-screen score graphics, detect events (goal, foul, card, substitution), and extract structured JSON data from each match. This is useful for sports data platforms that need to correlate video moments with structured match statistics.
    How does the highlight reel assembly work?
    Mixpeek returns timestamps and confidence scores for all detected events. You can configure which events qualify, set minimum confidence thresholds, and define rules (e.g., include 5 seconds before and 10 seconds after each goal). Output is a structured manifest that your video editing pipeline assembles into the final reel.
    What's the pricing model for sports media use cases?
    Pricing is based on total video hours processed per month. Sports teams typically process 50-500 hours/week (games + training + archive). We offer volume pricing for high-throughput workflows and dedicated infrastructure for leagues or broadcasters processing thousands of hours per week. Contact us for a custom quote.
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