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Worldwide Television/Video Standards Supported: NTSC and PAL

Video

VIDEO CAPTURE TOOL
Source: Digital (mini DV, Digital8) or Analog (Hi8, 8MM, S-VHS, VHS) Video Formats
Resolution: (Digital) 720 by 480, (Analog) 640 by 480 (720 x 576, 704 x 480, PAL)
Type: Interlaced Video 
Frames-Per-Second: 30 (25, PAL)
Converted/Extracted: Frames-Per-Second: 60 (50, PAL)
Audio: None
File Import: .AVI (DVD, Hard Drive & other videos can be used, if saved as .AVI file.)
File Save: .AVI Video Format (Crop, Size, Compression Options)

VIDEO PLAYER
File Open: .AVI Video Format
(MPEG video files can be played but not all functions will be available.) 

ANALYSIS PLAYER
Format/Files: Proprietary 

Still Images

Most Operations
File Open: .BMP, .JPG, .GIF or .ICO
Resolutions: All
File Save: .BMP Bitmap Image File Format (Can be converted to .JPG in Paint program.)
Resolutions: 720 by 480, 640 by 480, 600 by 480, 550 by 480, 500 by 480 
(All, 24 Bit, Millions of Colors)

Computer

System Requirements 
PC: 1.5 GHz (minimum)
RAM: 512 MB (or more), Vista: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 20 GB (or more)
Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
Internet Explorer 4.0 (or newer)
Video Capture Device (FireWire or Analog)
DirectX (8.0 or newer) 

Monitor Display (Recommended)
Resolution: 1024 by 768 (24/32 Bit, Millions of Colors)

A list of suggestions for optimizing the performance of your computer and All Sports Analysis Program is included.

A_S_A_P is great for analyzing the golf swing, but if your system
doesn't meet the minimum requirements, or if you use a Macintosh computer,
please visit our Golf Swing Analysis System web site.

 
What You Need

ALL SPORTS ANALYSIS PROGRAM

A basic model, miniDV (tape) format camcorder allows you to take full advantage of all program features, including the ability to do a "live" (or recorded) capture directly into All Sports Analysis Program. 

miniDV camcorders have a FireWire port, which connects to your computer's FireWire port. FireWire is technically known as IEEE 1394, Sony calls it iLink.

That's all the equipment you need. 

miniDV camcorders have a Sports shutter setting, which lets you record blur-free video, this is especially important for doing an analysis. 

The video "rate" in all consumer-level camcorders is a standard 30 frames-per-second, (25 FPS, PAL/SECAM). A_S_A_P up-converts this video to 60 (50) FPS which gives you a very good look at the performance, even when things are moving fast. All Sports Analysis Program can also import, up-convert and analyze any normal, interlaced AVI video file.

If you use a hard drive, flash memory or another format camcorder, All Sports Analysis Program's direct capture feature won't be available. You would need to capture/ transfer the video to your computer using another application and save it as a regular .AVI file. 

Analog camcorders (Hi8, VHS, etc.) connected to a computer which has an analog video capture device can also be used and will have the same A_S_A_P features available as the miniDV/FireWire setup.


digiCam ANALYSIS

digiCam Analysis is designed for use with certain digital cameras. It uses a file import method and is usually limited to a 30 FPS (25 FPS, PAL/SECAM) video rate.

Only cameras which record/play "progressive" (non-interlaced, frame) type video and saved as an AVI file can be imported into digiCam Analysis. Quicktime, MOV and other video formats need to be converted/ saved as an AVI file in another application before they can be used. 

 All Sports Analysis Program and digiCam Analysis are software-only products.
Required hardware not included. Performance is computer system dependent.
Some functions need time to process.