Sometimes, the best way to explain a tactical point is to freeze the action and draw directly on the screen. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use telestration in pauses to create clear, instructive visuals at key moments in your clips.

What Are Pauses?

Pauses are frozen frames that let you stop the video and add drawings or highlights without the distraction of movement. They’re ideal for:

• Emphasizing player positioning

• Showing where players should have moved

• Explaining tactical adjustments in detail

How to Add a Pause

1. Open your clip in the Annotations Module

2. Move the timeline to the frame you want to pause

3. Click the + button, then choose Pause & Drawings

4. A pause icon will appear on the timeline

5. Click the pause icon to open the drawing interface

Now you can add any visuals to the frozen frame.

What Can You Draw?

Inside a pause, you can add:

• Arrows, shapes, and highlights

• The Dragger tool (to reposition players and show intended movement)

• Text annotations

• Zones or marking areas

Set the Pause Duration

You can control how long the pause lasts when exported by adjusting the duration in the pause settings. This doesn’t affect how it looks during editing—only when presenting or exporting the video.

Best Practices

• Use pauses sparingly for maximum impact

• Keep drawings clear and to the point

• Combine with other visuals like Chroma Key or Field Tracking for more depth

👉 Next: Learn how to automatically follow players with visual effects using Automatic Player Tracking.