SportsCode

Technical Specifications

The recommended computer requirements for SportsCode are:

• Apple Macintosh with a 2.5 GHz quad core Intel i7 processor or faster
• 8GB RAM
• Mac OS X 10.6 or greater
• 500GB  5400rpm Hard Disk Drive
• DV video camera. Look for models with AV-DV IN/OUT features.
• Firewire analog to digital video convertor. These devices are used when the camera does not support AV-DV IN/OUT. Canopus or Datavideo product lines are recommended.
• Firewire cables to plug in the camera or convertor to the computer. 4 to 6 pin and 6 to 6 pin for FW 400  and 4 to 8 pin for FW 800 are recommended.
• Composite RCA video or s-video cables and RCA audio cables to connect the video source (VHS player or DVD player) to a convertor and to output movie presentations to a display or recording device.
• Quicktime 7 or later

 We strongly recommend adding more RAM and hard disk space to any computer using SportsCode.

To capture HD on a laptop reliably the following is required:

• MacBook Pro 17in with 2.5 Ghz quad core Intel i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 7200rpm hard drive or solid state drive. (The graphics adapter must be set to higher performance)
• MacBook Pro 17in with 2.5 Ghz quad core Intel i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 7200rpm hard drive or solid state drive.
• MacBook Pro 15in with 2.5 Ghz quad core Intel i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 7200rpm hard drive or solid state drive.

To capture HD on a MacPro use a minimum 8 Intel Core CPU with 8GB RAM.