Traditional recording modes in Uplift Capture have always used recording timers, and required you to tap to start recording. With Auto-Capture, you can now set up your camera and the app will detect the athlete's movement and automatically capture, trim, and upload a video for processing.
Note: As of July, 2026, Auto-Capture is currently only available for one-camera Baseball Hitting assessments. We're working on expanding auto-capture support to more movements and will update this article with more supported movements in the future.
What is Auto-Capture?
Auto-capture is a new recording mode that removes the need to manually tap the phone, a remote device, or a bluetooth remote to start recording a movement. Auto-capture constantly watches the video for the athlete's movement, and when detected, it clips a video of the movement and queues it for upload.
How it works
Enable auto-capture by tapping on the record mode timer in the recording view, and selected Auto-capture. Please note this is only be available for one-camera baseball hitting. at this time.
Once enabled, your typical red recording button will change to a gray indicator as seen below:
This status will change to indicate whether an athlete is detected in frame, and with indicate when a swing has been successfully detected and video captured.
Status | What it means |
 | Auto capture remains in standby until an athlete steps into frame. |
 | The indicator turns green when an athlete is in frame. Swings will be automatically detected. |
 | After each swing, the clip is trimmed and queued for upload. A chime means the next swing is ready to capture. |
As long as auto-upload is enabled (it is by default), each clip will automatically be uploaded, meaning you don't have to interact with the device at all until the assessment is done.