I think this may then be out of date as I’m discovering online that Virb is no longer supported.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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