ShotMapper: Specifications and Requirements - New Generation Video

Hardware Specifications

• Connectors
  

GPS:                        DB-9 male, standard PC pin-out
Line output:                RCA phono jack
Microphone input:           1/8" monaural jack
Microphone/GPS output:      1/8" stereo plug

• Output Levels
  

Line:                       500 mV *
Microphone:                   5 mV *

• Microphone                Electret condenser
  

* At the specified GPS output.  Level will vary with GPS output voltage

Software Specifications

• Compatible Video File Formats
  

3GP                          .3g2, .3gp, .3gp2, .3gpp
Advanced Streaming           .asf, .wma, .wmv
 Format (ASF)
AVI                          .avi
MPEG-4                       .m4a, .m4v, .mov, .mp4

For some formats, encoding can vary within the same file type (extension) so compatibility with a particular camcorder  is not guaranteed.  If the format is not compatible, the audio containing the GPS data can be sent to the ShotMapper software via the computer’s  audio input.

Requirements

• Computer System
  

Windows ® 7 or later
1.0 GHz minimum processor speed
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
10 MB disk space (additional space required for video files)
Audio input (if using sound card for input)
CD-ROM drive (for installation)

• GPS
  

Serial output,  4800 baud, > ±5 V
NMEA 0183 protocol

• Camcorder
  

External microphone (plug-in power* ) or audio line input

*If microphone input does not have plug-in power, GPS data will be recorded without audio.

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