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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
Windows 7: Larger than 1080p may require Apple's QuickTime Player to be installed
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AVCHD within MPEG Transport Stream | .MTS .M2TS |
Windows + Mac
Requires Windows 8 or macOS 10.12 "Sierra" or newer
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QuickTime® Video | .MOV .QT |
Windows + Mac
Windows: May require Apple's QuickTime Player to be installed
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Windows Media Video | .WMV .ASF |
Windows only |
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
MPEG-1/2 are old formats and are not recommended for new video
| .MPG .MPEG |
Mac only |
Audio Video Interleave (AVI)
AVI is a very old and problematic format, and is not recommended for new video
| .AVI |
Windows only
System must have compatible VfW codecs installed
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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
| Various
Typically .MP4 or .MOV
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Windows + Mac
Windows 10 or macOS 10.10 "Yosemite" are required for certain capabilities
Windows 7: Video input may require Apple's QuickTime Player to be installed
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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
Up to 4K is supported
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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, S, and Phone are not supported
- Intel i5, i7, or Xeon E5 CPU recommended
Intel i7 or better strongly recommended for video larger than 1080p (ie 2.5K, 4K, etc.), or when using multiple 1080p videos
Actual requirements and performance will vary depending on use
- 4 GB RAM or more recommended
Actual requirements will vary depending on use
Use the 64-bit version of this software to make full use of your system's memory
- 1024 x 720 or larger screen resolution
1440 x 900 or larger recommended
More needed if using screen size scaling or "Large Fonts" (common for high-DPI screens)
- 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:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4
- Optional: Apple QuickTime® 7 Player
Helpful for some media formats on Windows 7
- 32-bit and 64-bit versions are included
64-bit option requires a 64-bit version of Windows
Macintosh Version
- Apple macOS® 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer
macOS 10.12 (Sierra) recommended
- Intel i5, i7, or Xeon E5 CPU recommended
Intel i7 or better strongly recommended for video larger than 1080p (ie 2.5K, 4K, etc.), or when using multiple 1080p videos
Actual requirements and performance will vary depending on use
- 4 GB RAM or more recommended
Actual requirements will vary depending on use
- 1024 x 720 or larger screen resolution
1440 x 900 or larger recommended
More needed if using screen size scaling (common for high-DPI screens)
- Note: This is a 64-bit application
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