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Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:27 am
by Aussie
Would be nice to have the possibility to record more than one lap at the time. Maybe with an option in the settings'record x' laps, or a function like 'record till 1 gig memory left'

Oliver

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:32 am
by Harry
You are aware that LapTimer currently records every other lap, not only the first one. Recording every lap is not yet supported. The detection of problem conditions (like low memory) requires some more work, especially when transferring videos recorded to the Photo library.

- Harry

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:13 pm
by Aussie
Hello Harry

yes I'm aware of the recording behavior of Lap Timer. It simply would be nice to have a more continous video. Is it neccesary to transfer the video to the phone gallery, or would it be possible to store it within laptimer and share it by dropbox?

Oliver

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:18 pm
by Harry
Yes, something like this might be a workaround - although I found the asset library integration the 'cleanest' approach. Dropbox is not faster, even for the transfer from LapTimer into the local storage. You have to keep in mind, that the files transferred are large for a small device...

- Harry

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:12 pm
by gaskleppie
Ok, but is it possible to start the first and/or next video at the last interm point before start/finish, and stop the video something like 5 seconds after start/finish? It will make the video of the lap more "complete".
On the ring its not a big deal, but on shorter tracks I would like to have some more time around the start and stop time.

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 11:07 pm
by spets
If I may make a suggestion, How about a "Number of Laps to Record" option? I know the Ring is a large track, but for example on my local race track I can do a lap in about 1 minute and 30 seconds. The iphone should have no problem recording, say, three laps in a row before skipping one to save the video.

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 2:48 am
by SteveAdcock
spets wrote:If I may make a suggestion, How about a "Number of Laps to Record" option? I know the Ring is a large track, but for example on my local race track I can do a lap in about 1 minute and 30 seconds. The iphone should have no problem recording, say, three laps in a row before skipping one to save the video.
This is a great idea. My local track Mallala I also do in around 1:30 so to be able to select 3-4 laps would be a great feature. Thank you.

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:41 pm
by Nor
The tracks I got to also take 1:30-1:40 and I would really like to have the option to record x laps, say 5-10 at a time.

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:00 pm
by Harry
My plan is as follows:

Users can start video recording manually. When LapTimer triggers, video recording is started latest. Afterwards LapTimer records video continuously - as long as at least double the space of the video is available on the device. Every time a lap is timed, both start and end point are stored in sync with the video. This start and end point can be used later to synchronize the overlay. Video recording is stopped either by he user, or when the video view is closed, or when the minimum space requirements are not met anymore. The video is transferred to the photo library. During overlay creation, the user can select the time to be displayed ahead of start (if available) and past finish (if available).

Sounds reasonable? Bad news is, this is scheduled for v15. :roll:

- Harry

Re: Video recording more than one lap

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:19 am
by spets
Harry, I like it!

I like being able to display a bit of video before and after the timed lap. It gives the viewer time to warm up and cool down :mrgreen:

I look forward to v15. Thank you for your hard work.