I think this may then be out of date as I’m discovering online that Virb is no longer supported. So for a new go pro, even with built in GPS, you cannot connect it to Virb to overlay a power meter. Looks like the only way to do it is through more professional editing software. I think the new Insta360 Ace Pro 2 might become the new king of cycling video capture because of how easy their app makes it. I have no hands on experience with it, but the tutorials look really easy to do it from your phone.
Not exactly true that virb can’t do overlays on new GoPros.
Here’s the limitation: Virb cannot deal with h.265 (HEVC) video files.
If you were deadset solid on using Virb, you can re-encode the files from any gopro to h.264, and import into Virb, and use any .fit file from any Edge and go to town.
That said, the program died 6 years ago or so and every day that it still works is a surprise to me
I still use virb with videos from my Hero 10. It uh, sucks real bad. But it can be done.
slipdog, how does it suck? It works great once you have it dialed. What’s the issue?
Since the workaround to fix the maps stopped working it got a lot harder to sync the video to the data. There’s also not very fine control over the data timeline - sometimes the smallest tick is about 2 or 3 seconds so hard to get that perfect sync. Also sometimes the sync function just completely stops working and I have to restart everything,.
ah yeah forgot about the map issue. I work around this by starting the gopros and the garmin at the same exact time so I don’t have to sync.
I tried Telemetry Overlay but the stock gauges are duds and I ran out of time on the trial to dink around any more with it.
Insta360 makes it so easy; you don’t even need a fit or gpx file, you can simply connect your Garmin Connect account and it’ll automatically pull the stats into the video (although you still have the option of uploading a fit/gpx file, or record a GPS track with your phone). The downside is that there aren’t that many options for customization, no ability to save presets, and moving gauges around on a phone screen with your finger is finicky without grid lines, snapping, etc. But at least the act of pulling data in and synchronizing it to the video couldn’t be easier.
@giventotri What is you use a Wahoo Elemnt instead of Garmin for GPS? I currently use Virb Edit with GoPro footage and import the .fit file to bring in cycling telemetry with overlays. I do it all from a PC and it takes a few hours for it to process as 4k/60fps video. Do you know if you can do overlays from the Insta360 studio windows app, and if you can use Wahoo data? Thanks.
Yeah, you can upload a FIT from Wahoo (or anywhere else, I’ve done it with TrainerRoad FIT files even) to the Insta360 app and it’ll sync the stats to the video as long as the time on the Wahoo and the camera are in sync. Two caveats: as far as I know, you can only import videos from Insta360 cameras, I don’t think the app will let you import a video from a GoPro, and I’ve only used the iOS app, not the Windows one.
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Late to this thread but figured I’d jump in. I got frustrated enough with the existing options that I ended up building my own tool for this.
It’s called Telemetry Studio, a desktop app (macOS and Windows) I built specifically for cyclists, not adapted from motorsport or drone software (yet).
You bring your video and your .FIT/GPX file, sync them up, and you get proper power zones, W’bal, elevation, maps, all the stuff you’d actually want to see on a cycling video.
The Strava integration is a big part of it. It connects to your account and pulls in your activities directly, so you don’t have to go hunting for .FIT exports every time. It also pulls your segments and renders them as overlays on the video with the segment name, a progress bar, your time against
your PR, that kind of thing. Pretty handy for race and group ride recaps where you want to call out the efforts that actually mattered.
One time purchase, 14 day free trial, no credit card. I’m still actively building it and race recaps are the use case I care most about getting right, so if anyone gives it a shot I’d really love to hear what you think, good or bad.
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This looks great! Totally trying it!
Joe
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First quick reaction to telemetry studio
Product name is extremely similar to another similar product. Telemetry Overlay. Telemetry Overlay | GPS and metrics for GoPro, DJI, Insta360, Garmin, GPX...
Needs to be a way to shrink the timeline to fit the screen or close to it at least. A 2 hour video is miles wide all day scrolling to get to a spot. Seeing timeline in one screen is key.
Export is going to cut my file size to 1/3 original, suggesting heavy compression or a loss of bit rate.
Export is half as fast as Garmin Virb, a Rosetta application that was abandoned 6 years ago. Virb exports almost in real time a 1440/60fps video, TS at 30fps, so twice as much time.
Mini map distorts the map.
Half the mac’s performance cores are not utilized at all, the efficiency cores and the performance cores in use are at 50% or less. So total CPU utilization is barely 30%.
Allow the export range to be defined in the export screen instead of only in the editor view.
Stats evaluated in real time would be cool, like rolling 30 second power. Not sure if this is possible.
What is the RESULT DISPLAY TIME and what do the 3s, 5s, 10s choices affect
A promising start, but could not use in current form.
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Thanks for a thorough review! I really appreciate it, it will help me make the product better!
For shrinking the timeline, you can hold shift and use a mouse scroll wheel or touchbar to shrink and expand it. It should let you know that during the on boarding process, I’ll have to make sure it does.
Export with mp4 does do some compression, but PRORES should stay exactly the same.
I do have it on my timeline to speed up the exports, will definitely work on that next.
Can you touch more on: “Mini map distorts the map”, would love to know what you mean so I can fix it.
I’ll add the export range in export screen, good idea!
“Stats evaluated in real time would be cool, like rolling 30 second power. Not sure if this is possible.”
That can definitely be added, ill also work on that.
Thanks again! This is super helpful
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