Analyze your recorded matches: every card, every turn

Paste the link of a YouTube match or upload your recording, and in a few minutes you know which cards each player put down, on which turn and at what minute. Pokémon TCG and Magic, nothing written by hand.

What it gets out of a video

Each player’s cards, with their art, their set and how many times they were seen on the table.

The turns, one by one, with the cards that came in on each and the exact minute; on a YouTube video every card links to the second it appears.

A confidence level per card and a separate list of what it could not read with certainty: never a made-up name.

A button to open the report with the Deck Coach and have it comment the match turn by turn.

How it works

The analyzer goes through the video frame by frame, detects every card that enters the table and compares its art against the game’s catalog. Once it sees the card in several consecutive frames, it confirms it, notes which side it is on and assigns it to a turn. No shortcuts and no guessing: a card that is too small or blurred is left as “unread”.

That is why the only thing that matters is the recording: a fixed camera, the whole table in frame and cards at least 150 pixels wide (4K from about 80 cm, or 1080p from under 50 cm). All of it is in the guide on how to record a match so it reads the whole game.

The video is not kept: it is downloaded, analyzed and deleted. Only the report, with the cards and the turns, stays in your account.

Works with matches that aren’t yours, too

Any YouTube video at 1080p or better with a fixed camera will do: a tournament final, an official stream, a player’s channel. On tournament streams you pick the overhead camera and, if you want, a stretch of the match by start and end seconds so you don’t wait for the whole video.

Measured on real matches: on the Masters final of the 2026 Indianapolis Regional (official 1080p stream) it identified the nine distinct cards of a three-minute stretch, all nine in the published deck lists. On the Magic World Championship final it read thirteen out of fourteen.

What no camera can see

The hand, the deck, the prize cards and the energies attached under a Pokémon. Turns are inferred from who is putting cards down, and they are flagged as inferred when the engine did not see them start. The report tells what happened on the table, not what went on in each player’s head: that is what the Deck Coach is for.

Frequently asked questions

Which games does it work with?

Pokémon TCG and Magic: The Gathering today. The engine knows no rules, it compares art against the catalog, so the rest of the games on TCGJoin will come in as they get their index.

Is it included in the free account?

Yes, with a daily quota of analyses. A YouTube link takes no space in your account; your own videos can be uploaded up to 2 GB.

What resolution does it need?

What matters is the size of the card in the video: at least 150 pixels wide. In practice, 4K from about 80 cm or 1080p from under 50 cm, always with the camera fixed.

How long does it take?

It depends on the length and resolution of the video. While it works you watch the progress live: which card it just read, on which side and how much is left.

Does TCGJoin keep my video?

No. It is downloaded, analyzed and deleted. Only the report with the cards and the turns is stored.