This is not entirely correct. SAM for the most part uses a much lower grade camera to process video than SC does. This means that the camera latency will have a much higher impact on sync issues in SAM, then in SC which only ships with high speed cameras.
It is true that SC is dependent on setting the impact correctly, but this is only if you have the motion plate installed (you do if the rotational force graph is showing). This utilizes an NI box to process data, and unfortunately the timestamps are in a completely different format than the other data segments used in SC - this is why the impact must be set correctly, because there is no other way to sync (as of know).
On the other hand, if you only use a forceplate (shows pressure distribution, but does not incorporate
weight
or lateral torsion in the plate), the center of pressure graph syncing with the video is completely independent of bookmarks in SC, and will be extremely accurate.
In other words, SC will generally be much more accurate and consistent than SAM.
I've spent a lot of time researching these programs, so just wanted to clear this up.
