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Technical Information
Supported Input File Formats
Video / Audio / Image File Formats
Description | Extensions | Platforms |
MPEG-4 and H.264 Video
GoPro, 360fly, Replay XD, Sony Action Cam, Contour, and many others
| .MP4 .MOV .M4V .3GP |
Windows + Mac |
QuickTime® Video
(may require Apple's QuickTime Player to be installed)
| .MOV .QT | Windows + Mac |
Windows Media Video | .WMV .ASF |
Windows only |
Audio Video Interleave (AVI)
(when system has compatible codecs installed)
| .AVI |
Windows only |
AVCHD within MPEG Transport Stream | .MTS .M2TS |
Windows 8 & 10 only |
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 | .MPG .MPEG |
Mac only |
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360° Panoramic Video
Supports common 2:1 equirectangular format (used for YouTube, Facebook, and others)
Supports raw footage from 360fly and similar fisheye 360 degree cameras
See compatible video file formats above
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Typically .MP4 or .MOV
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Windows + Mac
Windows 10 or macOS 10.10 "Yosemite" are required for certain capabilities
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MP3 Audio | .MP3 |
Windows + Mac |
MPEG-4 Audio | .M4A |
Windows + Mac |
Wave Audio | .WAV |
Windows + Mac |
Windows Media Audio | .WMA .ASF |
Windows only |
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Common Image File Formats
JPEG, Bitmap, GIF, PNG
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.JPG
.JPEG
.BMP
.GIF
.PNG
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Windows + Mac |
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Data File Formats
Compatibility and available data features will depend on the format, data,
and functionality provided by these other products, which may change at
any time and without notice.
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Please also see the system requirements for information on supporting these media formats and codecs.
RaceRender may not be compatible with DRM-protected or other restricted-use media.
Windows Users: RaceRender's 64-bit option may have different media support than 32-bit.
Please try the 32-bit version of RaceRender if encountering problems.
Output File Formats
Name | Extension | Platforms | Notes |
MPEG-4 H.264 | .MP4 | Windows + Mac |
Windows Version
May have limited quality on Windows 7
High Profile is supported on Windows 8 and newer
Up to 4K is supported on Windows 10
Supports Google 360 degree spherical metadata (for YouTube, Facebook, and others)
macOS Version
High Profile is supported on macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) and newer
Up to 4K is supported on macOS 10.10 (Yosemite)
Supports Google 360 degree spherical metadata (for YouTube, Facebook, and others)
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Windows Media Video | .WMV | Windows Only |
Uses Windows Media 9 codec, supports WMV HD video
Up to 4K is supported on Windows 7 and newer
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Audio Video Interleave (AVI) | .AVI | Windows Only |
Up to 720x480 video, audio is PCM format,
Xvid codec is recommended if using AVI
AVI is not recommended for normal use
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System Requirements
Please note that processing larger than 1080p video (such as 4K) will naturally consume more system
resources, take longer to render, and may require the latest operating system version for some capabilities.
Whenever you double the video height and width resolution, it quadruples the number of pixels that need to be
decoded, loaded into memory, processed, and finally re-encoded. Similarly, high video frame rates can greatly
increase how often this needs to be performed. As a result, increased video resolutions and frame rates can have
a large impact on performance and practical system requirements. See Chart
In other words, for the latest and greatest video resolutions and features, you may find that you want to
be using a computer with the latest and greatest performance, or something close to that.
Windows Version
- Microsoft Windows® 7, 8, or 10
Windows 10 64-bit strongly recommended
Must have an Intel or AMD CPU (x86 or x86-64 / x64)
Windows RT & Phone are not supported
Windows XP SP3 & Vista compatibility provided as-is
- 2 GB RAM / 4 GB for HD video
8 GB or more recommended
- 1024 x 720 or larger screen resolution
1440 x 900 or larger recommended
More needed if using screen size scaling, also known as "Large Fonts" or High DPI settings
- 32-bit and 64-bit versions are included
64-bit option requires a 64-bit version of Windows 7, 8, or 10
- Users with Windows 'N' or 'KN' edition must install Microsoft's
Media Feature Pack
This applies to certain European and Korean versions of Windows that may
come without media support.
- Windows 7 and older:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4
- Apple QuickTime® 7
(required for Windows XP and Vista)
QuickTime 7 is required on Windows XP and Vista to support MPEG-4, H.264, and
some other media formats.
It is optional for Windows 7 and newer users in many cases, but may be needed or
useful for certain media formats.
Macintosh Version
- Apple macOS® 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer
macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) recommended
- 2 GB RAM / 4 GB for HD video
8 GB or more recommended
- 1024 x 720 or larger screen resolution
1440 x 900 or larger recommended
- Note: This is a 64-bit application
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