Using external videos to overlay

Discussion related to external cam aka action cams and lenses
User avatar
Harry
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 10516
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:32 am
Location: Siegum, Germany
Contact:

Using external videos to overlay

Post by Harry »

Hi,

Some users asked whether it is possible to use LapTimer's video overlaying with a video recorded by an external (not iPhone) camera. It is! Just visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZjshKZH ... playnext=1 [THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED IN THE MEANWHILE] to get both an example and a step by step description. This example was recorded with a GoPro camera. Overlaying has been done with a LapTimer v13 beta.

- Harry
Image Image Image Image
User avatar
vwndahs
Fewer than 10 Posts
Fewer than 10 Posts
Posts: 2
Joined: Thu May 26, 2011 10:24 pm

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by vwndahs »

Greetings Harry,

First and foremost, thank you for producing and exceptional ap for the iPhone that was long overdue.

Secondly, I'm looking to record laps using a Micro 4/3s camera (olympus e-p1) and would like to sync the overlay with the video I will be taking with the olympus. When I click on the link provided I only see track video of an IS-F and am curious where the step-by-step description is?

Thank You for your time!
User avatar
Harry
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 10516
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:32 am
Location: Siegum, Germany
Contact:

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by Harry »

You are right, this is an example not the step by step. Please check the last section on this page: http://www.gps-laptimer.de/Video.html

- Harry
Image Image Image Image
User avatar
vwndahs
Fewer than 10 Posts
Fewer than 10 Posts
Posts: 2
Joined: Thu May 26, 2011 10:24 pm

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by vwndahs »

Thank you sir!

You are amazing!
kuhhirt
Fewer than 10 Posts
Fewer than 10 Posts
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:42 pm

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by kuhhirt »

Hi Harry,

I'm using the Laptimer Pro and I have imported individual laps from my video file into "Photos." On my 1st Gen iPod Touch the Lap List Detail does not give me a video overlay option.

Is there a setting I am missing perhaps?

Thanks,
John
User avatar
Harry
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 10516
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:32 am
Location: Siegum, Germany
Contact:

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by Harry »

Hi,

Bad news for you... :(
As the iPod touch does not receive iOS4.x support by Apple, it is missing the APIs used for video processing.
Sorry, but I cannot help in this situation.

- Harry
Image Image Image Image
Chad-1stgen
20 or more Posts ★★★
20 or more Posts ★★★
Posts: 47
Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:22 am
Location: California
Contact:

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by Chad-1stgen »

Hy Harry,

Is there any plan to support video's longer than one lap? I know that the Iphone records every other lap due to limitations of the phone. However, could the overlay be applied to multiple laps recorded on another device (e.g. gopro)?

Thanks
User avatar
Harry
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 10516
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:32 am
Location: Siegum, Germany
Contact:

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by Harry »

There are quite some plans on additional video functionality - including recording of every lap instead of every other. For multi lap videos I suggest to use any video editing software to join vids from LapTimer. I always try to find limits to not make LapTimer too complex (it is already). For multi lap arrangements, and very sophisticated overlays, there is desktop software around that is probably more appropriate?

- Harry
Image Image Image Image
alecsm
Fewer than 10 Posts
Fewer than 10 Posts
Posts: 3
Joined: Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:14 pm

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by alecsm »

This video has been removed by the user.

it is somewhere any way to find out how to overlay the GoPro video with Harry's ?

Thanks
User avatar
Harry
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 10516
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:32 am
Location: Siegum, Germany
Contact:

Re: Using external videos to overlay

Post by Harry »

Hi,

Yes, the first link does not work anymore - it has been provided by a user. The step by step description how to overlay a GoPro Video is included on this page: http://www.gps-laptimer.de/Video.html [scroll to bottom].

Here is another one provided by a user: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdR1Z_qm ... tu.be&hd=1

- Harry
Image Image Image Image
Post Reply