Tools
DVDx
TMPGenc
Winx DVD Ripper
Media Player Codec Pack
To "rip" your video footage from a DVD onto your computers hard-disk, Sports Performer staff uses and recommends DVDx.
DVDx is an old tried and tested tool that creates an MPEG-1 file, a little low on picture quality but small, compact, easy to use and build additional video files from.
A full setup file for DVDx can be downloaded from
(2,011 KBytes)
DVDx setup instructions are available here.
A full video-editing software application may make life a bit simpler for you on a number of tasks, one in particular is joining the 2 halves of a game together. Sports Performer staff uses and recommends TMPGenc for these processes. A full setup file for TMPGenc can be downloaded from
(1,528 KBytes)
TMPGenc setup instructions are available here.
This DVD ripper produces a higher quality mp4 video file but may require additioanl knowledge to load into Sports Performer.
A full setup file for TMPGenc can be downloaded from
(12,268 KBytes)
Install this if you have video files with unknown file types.
(26,638 KBytes)